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Curriculum and Academic Programs Committee (CAPC) Thursday, October 2, 2008 3:30–5:00 p.m. COMPUTING COMMONS – Room 123
Present: Art Blakemore, Gregory Castle-Chair, Renee Cesaro, Nora Gustavsson, Heather Hoffart, Jere Humphreys, Glenn Irvin, Eric Kostelich, Fritz Leigh, Phyllis Lucie, Lisa McIntyre, JoAnn Mulvihill, Jeanne Powers, Filiz Ozel, Philip VanderMeer,
Excused: Pauline Komnenich, Achim Hermann, Brent Vernon, Francisco Lara-Valencia, Kathy Wigal
Guests: Ron Pan – Ira A. Fulton School of Engineering James Collofello – Ira A. Fulton School of Engineering Abdullahi Gallob – Religious Studies Kevin Burns – W. P. Carey School of Business Marjorie Baldwin – School of Health Management & Policy Ileana Orlich – CLAS Gerald Farin - SCI
1. Call to Order The meeting was called to order at 3:30 p.m.
2. Approval of Minutes
Minutes from the September 11, 2008 were approved.
3. Old Business None
4. New Business
Action Items: Curriculum Proposals
College of Liberal Arts & Sciences Disestablishment of an academic unit Department of Mathematics and Statistics College of Liberal Arts & Sciences Establishment of an academic unit School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Establishment of a minor Romanian
All curricular proposals on the consent agenda were approved as submitted.
A motion was made and seconded to approve these curricular proposals.
The motion was approved by unanimous voice vote.
New Course Proposals
W. P. Carey School of Business HSM 578 Managing Clinical Trials WPC 302 Honors Professional Development
Committee members raised a question about HSM 578, as it relates to the number of hours the course is taught as described in the syllabus.
After a brief discussion, there was a motion to conditionally approve HSM 578, pending a revised syllabus. The updated syllabus will be sent to Heather Hoffart.
A motion was made to conditionally approve HSM 578. A motion to conditionally approve was made, seconded, and approved by unanimous voice vote.
WPC 302 was approved as submitted.
A motion was made to approve this course proposal. A motion to approve was made, seconded, and approved by unanimous voice vote.
Mary Lou Fulton College of Education DCI 451 Design Research and Educational Gaming Practicum RDG 440 Computer Gaming, Learning and Literacy
A motion was made to approve these course proposals. A motion to approve was made, seconded, and approved by unanimous voice vote. Ira A. Fulton School of Engineering CON 100 Introduction to Construction CSE 522 Real-time Embedded Systems CSE 530 Embedded Operating System Internals
A motion was made to approve CON 100, CSE 522 and CSE 530 as submitted. A motion to approve was made, seconded, and approved by unanimous voice vote.
CSE 552 Randomized & Approximation Algorithms IEE 620 Optimization I IEE 670 Mathematical Statistics
Committee members asked several questions regarding the grading process and projects relating to CSE 552.
Pending clarification of an amended syllabus (to be submitted to Heather Hoffart), there was a motion to conditionally approve CSE 552.
A motion was made to conditionally approve CSE 552. A motion to conditionally approve was made, seconded, and approved by unanimous voice vote.
It was suggested by CAPC that IEE 620 Optimization I, should be tabled until the October 16, 2008 CAPC meeting, or until additional, requested information is received (to be submitted to Heather Hoffart).
CAPC would like clarification regarding approval by the current chair of the department, clarification of the pre-requisite issue, and how this course relates to Industrial Engineering.
A motion was made to table IEE 620 pending receipt of additional information. A motion to table was made, seconded, and approved by unanimous voice vote.
IEE 670 Mathematical Statistics
After a lengthy discussion regarding the need for students to understand theory when taking this course, and how this course applies to the principles of Industrial Engineering, a motion was made to approve.
A motion was made to approve this course proposal. A motion to approve was made, seconded, and approved by majority voice vote.
l deny vote. New College of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences JHR 525 Action Research in Social Justice and Human Rights JHR 511 Community-Embedded Seminar in Social Justice and Human Rights IAP 202 Perspectives on Interdisciplinary Arts and Performance
A motion was made to approve these course proposals. A motion to approve was made, seconded, and approved by unanimous voice vote.
Journalism and Mass Communication JMC 473 The Business and Future of Journalism A motion was made to approve this course proposal. A motion to approve was made, seconded, and approved by unanimous voice vote.
JMC 478 Cronkite News Service
Pending clarification of an amended syllabus as it relates to the grading policy based upon the instructor of record (to be submitted to Heather Hoffart), there was a motion to conditionally approve JMC 478.
A motion was made to conditionally approve JMC 478. A motion to conditionally approve was made, seconded, and approved by unanimous voice vote.
College of Liberal Arts & Sciences CHI 380 The Chinese Language PHY 542 Topics in Biophysics PHY 544 Introduction to Nanoscience PHY 546 Surfaces and Thin Films REL 461 Different Voices within Contemporary Islamic Discourse ROM 411 Advanced Spoken and Written Romanian I ROM 412 Advanced Spoken and Written Romanian II
A motion was made to approve these course proposals. A motion to approve was made, seconded, and approved by unanimous voice vote.
Technology and Innovation EST 200 Project Lab EST 345 Planning and Delivering Engineering EST 370 Sensors
A motion was made to approve these course proposals. A motion to approve was made, seconded, and approved by unanimous voice vote.
5. Adjournment at 4:30 p.m.
Submitted by Phyllis Lucie