A. Curriculum Committee Members for 2016-2017 Academic Year

Minutes

University Curriculum Committee Meeting April 8, 2016, 2:15 p.m. Hyland Hall Room 4303

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UCC Members

Attendance: Kate Ksobiech for George Ferencz, Marshall Anderson, Teri Frame, Richard Cummings, Rashiqa Kamal, Matthew Winden, Jenni Petersen, John Zbikowski, Lynn Gilbertson, David Havas for Zach Oster, Angela Harlan, Paul House, Nelson Edmonds, Carol Elsen, Jodi Hare-Paynter, Becky Pfeifer, Greg Cook (Chair), Rowand Robinson, Tracy Arneson-Baker and Jillian Smith. Guests: Penny Portman and Bob Kuzoff.

I. Approval of Minutes from the March 18 meeting. Richard Cummings and Marshall Anderson moved approval of minutes, approved with one abstention.

II. Announcements

Greg Cook announced to the committee that the new Master of Social Work and Master of Science in Computer Science were approved at the Board of Regents meeting today. We still need HLC approval for the MSW degree.

A. Curriculum Committee members for 2016-2017 academic year.

Becky Pfeifer reminded committee members to email her when they have confirmed who from their college will be serving on next year’s University Curriculum Committee.

B. Reviewing diversity-designated courses (Kamal, Diversity Committee): draft process

Rashiqa Kamal and Kate Ksobiech were requesting feedback on a new process that they would like to put in place to review diversity (DV) designated courses. Consensus from UCC members was that the draft process looks good and very reasonable.

III. Information Only Items (To be Received and Recorded).

A. Special Courses approved since the most recent UCC meeting: Marshall Anderson and Terri Frame moved approval of area III. A.: motion passed unanimously.

Course No. Title Term Approved

of 6 Race Ethnic Special Study 496 Latina Women Writing and Fall 2016 03/14/2016 Change Recreation Travel Study 491 Adventure Patagonia Fall 2016 03/14/2016 Math Workshop 049 Moving Up Fall 2016 03/14/2016 ArtHist Special Study 496 Nonwestern Art History Fall 2016 03/28/2016 Special Education Workshop 290 Transition to College SWD Summer 2016 03/28/2016

IV. Action Items

A. Curricular Action from the College of Arts and Communication

1. Action from the Department of Communication Marshall Anderson and Angela Harlan moved approval of area IV. A.1.1.: motion passed unanimously.

1.1. New Course – JOUNLSM 224: Media Criticism

B. Curricular Actions from the College of Education and Professional Studies

1. Action from the Department of Curriculum & Instruction John Zbikowski and Richard Cummings moved approval of area IV. B.1.1.: motion passed unanimously.

1.1 New Course – CL – CIGENRL 480: Career Development Strategies for Student- Athletes

2. Actions from the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders Lynn Gilbertson and Rashiqa Kamal moved approval of area IV. B.2.1-4: motion passed unanimously.

2.1 Course Revision – CL – Number of Credits – COMDIS 483: Augmentative and Alternative Communication

2.2 Course Revision – CL – Number of Credits – COMDIS 484: Aural Rehabilitation

2.3 Change in Minor – CL – COMMDIS: Commu4nication Sciences and Disorders Minor

2.4 Change in Major – CL – COMMDIS: Communication Sciences and Disorders BS

3. Actions from the Department of Educational Foundations Jenni Petersen and Matthew Winden moved approval of area IV. B.3.1-5.: motion passed unanimously.

of 6 3.1 Course Revision – CL – Abbreviation, Pre-requisites, Co-requisites, Cross Listing, Course Catalog Description, - EDFNDPRC 210: Introduction to Education and Teaching

3.2 Course Revision – CL – Pre-requisites, Co-requisites – EDFOUND 212: Educational Psychology

3.3 Course Revision – CL – Pre-requisites, Co-requisites, Course Catalog Description – EDFOUND 214: Portfolio Development I

3.4 Course Revision – CL – Pre-requisites, Co-requisites, Course Catalog Description – EDFOUND 222: Child Development

3.5 Course Revision – CL – Pre-requisites, Co-requisites, Course Catalog Description – EDFOUND 243: Foundations of Education in Pluralistic Society (DV) (GI)

4. Action from the Department of Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Coaching Marshall Anderson and John Zbikowski moved approval of area IV. B.4.1-2.: motion passed unanimously.

4.1. Course Revision – CL –Credit Change – PEPROF 401: Teacher Performance Assessment

4.2. Change in Emphasis – CL – Physical Education EC-A License (BSE)

5. Actions from the Department of Special Education Richard Cummings and Marshall Anderson moved approval of area IV. B.5.1-9.: motion passed unanimously.

5.1 Course Revision – CL – Abbreviation, Course Catalog Description – SPECED 205: Introduction to Special Education

5.2 Course Revision – CL – Pre-Requisites – SPECED 321: Characteristics of and Interventions for EBD

5.3 Course Revision – CL – Pre-requisites, Deleted Learning Outcomes – SPECED 322: Characteristics and Interventions for Intellectual Disabilities

5.4 Course Revision – CL – Pre-requisite Change – SPECED 325: Characteristics and Interventions for Learning Disabilities

5.5 Course Revision – CL – Pre-requisite Change – SPECED 326 – Introduction to Individualized Diagnostic Assessment of EEN

of 6 5.6 Course Revision – CL – Title Change, Abbreviation, Course Catalog Description – SPECED 465: SPECED 465: Curriculum/Methods Cognitive Disabilities - Functional

5.7 Course Revision – CL – Effective Term, Pre-requisites, Grade Basis – SPECED 466: Working With Parents of Exceptional Children & Community Agencies

5.8 Course Revision – CL – Title Change, Abbreviation, Pre-requisites, Course Catalog Description – SPECFLD 485A: Specialization Field Work - Cognitively Delay

5.9 Course Revision – CL – Title Change, Abbreviation, Pre-requisites – SPECFLD 489A: Directed Teaching Special Education - Cognitive Disability

C. Curricular Actions from the College of Letters and Sciences

1. Action from the Department of Biological Sciences Richard Cummings and Matthew Winden moved approval of area IV. C.1.1: motion passed unanimously.

1.1. Course Revision – CL – BIOLOGY 315: Birding in Southern Wisconsin

2. Action from the Department of Computer Sciences Angela Harlan and Terri Frame moved approval of area IV. C.2.1: motion passed unanimously.

2.1. New Course – CL – COMPSCI 180: Data Science for Everyone

3. Actions from Geography, Geology and Environmental Science Marshall Anderson and Richard Cummings moved approval of area IV. C.3.1-5: motion passed unanimously.

3.1. Course Deactivation – CL – GEOGRPY 485: Internship in Geography

3.2. Course Revision – CL – Grade Basis, Course Component & Hours, Course Catalog Description – GEOGRPY 493: Internship in Geography

3.3. Course Revision – CL – Grade Basis, Course Component & Hours, Course Catalog Description – GEOLGY 493: Internship in Geology

3.4. Change in Major – CL - Geography General (BA/BS)

3.5. Change in Emphasis – CL – Geography Geology (BA/BS)

4. Action from the Department of History Angela Harlan and Paul House moved approval of area IV. C.4.1: motion passed unanimously.

4.1. New Course – CL – HISTRY 339: The Crusades in Comparative Perspective

5. Action from the Department of Language and Literatures Marshall Anderson and John Zbikowski moved approval of area IV. C.5.1-4: motion passed unanimously.

5.1. Course Revision – CL – Repeatability – FILM 350: Film Genre (GH)

5.2. Course Revision – CL – Repeatability - ENGLISH 352: Literature on Film (GH)

5.3. Course Revision – CL – Repeatability – FILM 352: Literature on Film (GH)

5.4. Course Revision – CL- Topic Change – FILM 483: Cinema Auteurs

6. Action from the Department of Mathematics Angela Harlan and Rashiqa Kamal moved approval of area IV. C.6.1-6: motion passed unanimously.

6.1. Course Revision – CL – Pre-requisite Change: MATH 471: Numerical Analysis

6.2. Change in Major – Mathematics

6.3. Change in Emphasis – CL - Actuarial Science

6.4. Change in Emphasis – CL – Mathematics – Applied Mathematics (BA/BS)

6.5. Change in Emphasis – CL – Mathematics –Pure Mathematics (BA/BS)

6.6. Change in Emphasis – CL – Mathematics – Statistics (BA/BS)

V. Other Curricular Item Paul House and Marshall Anderson moved approval of area V. A.: motion passed unanimously.

A. Approve the 2016-2017 Curricular Schedule.

VI. Adjourned at 3:10 pm

Respectfully,

of 6 Becky Pfeifer

University Curriculum Committee Secretary