Implementation Plan
| Recommendation | Proposed Follow-up | Responsibility for Leading Follow-up | Timeline for Addressing Recommendation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Student Security Clearances | Establish a working group with the Director of Operations to streamline security requirements for students. |
Commandant Principal |
First meeting by December 2024. |
| 2. Encouraging Applications by Female Students | Establish a committee to encourage applications to graduate studies by equity-seeking group members, including women. | DGS | First meeting by December 2024. |
| 3. ECE Distinguished Lecture Series | Implement a series of regular lectures by distinguished speakers who are researching electrical and computer engineering. | Dept. Head | Ongoing.
Reassess the value of the series in 2026. Consult with J3 to clarify policy for inviting speakers in 2025/26. |
| 4. Library Database Workshop | Implement a workshop on using library resources in course EE502, Applied Research in Electrical and Computer Engineering. | Dept. Head | Complete. |
| 5. Courseware Development Facility | Establish a working group to advocate for the unique information technology courseware development requirements of the Department of ECE. |
RMC J6 Dept. Head IT Working Group |
Complete. |
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6. High-Performance Computing |
Establish links between High-Performance Computing Center and RMC (including interested faculty members in the Department of ECE). | Vice-Principal Research | Implement regular meetings by December 2024. |
| 7. Retain Software Engineering Courses | While the ECE Dept. has already decided to retire obsolete software engineering courses from the ECE graduate course offerings list in the Graduate Calendar and establish the "Cyber Security" field of study, course offerings are reviewed annually based on faculty and student interests. | Dept. Head |
Complete. |