The WPI Faculty From: Tanja Dominko Secretary of the Faculty
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WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE December 10, 2020 To: The WPI Faculty From: Tanja Dominko Secretary of the Faculty The third Faculty meeting of the 2020-2021 academic year will be held on Thursday, December 10th, 2020 at 3:15 pm via ZOOM. 1. Call to Order • Approval of the Agenda • Approval of the Consent Agenda and the Minutes from 11-5-20 2. Secretary of the Faculty Report 3. A Belated and Brief Convocation – Announcement of Trustee Awards from April 2020 4. Committee Business ñ Committee on Academic Operations Motion to approve graduation list of undergraduate students eligible to receive a degree in January 2020 ñ Committee on Graduate Studies and Research Motion to approve graduation list of undergraduate students eligible to receive a degree in January 2020 ñ Committee on Governance Motion to establish Department of Integrative and Global Studies (DIGS) ñ Committee on Graduate Studies and Research 1. Motion for MS program in Community Climate Adaptation (MS-CAA) 2. Motion for BS/MS program in Community Climate Adaptation 3. Motion to approve IGS course prefix 4. Motions to approve new courses in DIGS 5. Motion to establish a new Master of Science program in Cybersecurity (MS-SEC) 6. Motion to establish a new Master in Computer Science program (MCS) 7. Motions to approve new CS courses 5. President’s Report 6. Provost’s Report 7. New Business 8. Closing Announcements 9. Adjournment 1 WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE November 5, 2020 To: The WPI Faculty From: Tanja Dominko Secretary of the Faculty The third Faculty meeting of the 2020-2021 academic year will be held on Thursday, November 5th, 2020 at 3:15 pm via ZOOM. 1. Call to Order • Approval of the Agenda • Approval of the Consent Agenda and the Minutes from 10-1-20 2. Secretary of the Faculty Report 3. Committee Business Committee on Governance a) Motion to expand the tenured and tenure-track faculty to include those who may be designated as “teaching intensive’ when appointed, and to adopt tenure criteria for these positions b) Motion to revise Appendix D in the Faculty Handbook c) Motion to add Guidance for Documenting and Assessing Activities Toward Tenure for Professors designated as teaching intensive 4. New Business 5. President’s Report 6. Provost’s Report 7. Adjournment (will be presented for approval at the January 14 , 2021 meeting.) 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Faculty Meeting Materials, December 10, 2020 Page 1. Consent Agenda motions 4 2. Committee Business ñ Committee on Academic Operations Motion to approve graduation list of undergraduate students eligible to receive a degree in January 2020 (will be presented at the meeting) ñ Committee on Graduate Studies and Research Motion to approve graduation list of undergraduate students eligible to receive a degree in January 2020 (will be presented at the meeting) ñ Committee on Governance 66 Motion to establish Department of Integrative and Global Studies (DIGS) ñ Committee on Graduate Studies and Research 8. Motion for MS program in Community Climate Adaptation (MS-CAA) 96 9. Motion for BS/MS program in Community Climate Adaptation 119 10. Motion to approve IGS course prefix 142 11. Motions to approve new courses in DIGS 143 12. Motion to establish a new Master of Science program in Cybersecurity (MS-SEC) 152 13. Motion to establish a new Master in Computer Science program (MCS) 160 14. Motions to approve new CS courses 167 3 CONSENT AGENDA MOTIONS CAO - Revise AE4733, AE4770, and AE4771 CAO - Add BB3530 CAO - Add BB3570 CAO – Add CE4020 CAO – Add Minor in Latin American and Caribbean Studies CAO – Add HI1345 CAO – Add SP3533 CAO – Add SP3534 CGSR – Waiving option for the RBE 500 course requirement in the graduate catalog CGSR – Redesign of the MBA program CGSR – Modify policies related to Academic Standards for Graduate Students CGSR - Revise MSMG graduate program 4 Date: December 10, 2020 To: WPI Faculty From: Committee on Academic Operations (Prof. Mathisen, Chair) Re: Motion to change the course descriptions for AE 4733, AE4770, and AE4771, as approved by the faculty of the Aerospace Engineering Department on 11/11/2020. Motion: The Committee on Academic Operations recommends, and I move, that the course descriptions for AE 4733, AE 4771, and AE 4770 be modified as follows. Additions for each course are indicated with an underline and deletions with overstrike. For each course, the proposed course description follows the marked-up version, and the rationale, impacts, and implementation dates are included. These revisions were approved by the AE Department on 11/11/2020. AE 4733 – GUIDANCE, NAVIGATION, AND COMMUNICATIONS Cat. I This course covers methods and current enabling technologies in the analysis, synthesis, and practice of aerospace guidance, navigation, and communications systems. Topics covered include: attitude- and position kinematics, inertial navigation systems, global satellite navigation systems, communication architectures for satellite navigation, satellite link performance parameters and design considerations, tropospheric and ionospheric effects on radio-wave propagation, least squares estimation, and the Kalman filter., and pursuit guidance. AE 4733 – GUIDANCE, NAVIGATION, AND COMMUNICATIONS Cat. I This course covers methods and current technologies in the analysis, synthesis, and practice of aerospace guidance, navigation, and communications systems. Topics covered include: attitude- and position kinematics, inertial navigation systems, global satellite navigation systems, communication architectures for satellite navigation, satellite link performance parameters and design considerations, tropospheric and ionospheric effects on radio-wave propagation, least squares estimation, and the Kalman filter. Rationale: The proposed revision to the AE 4733 introduces additional Telecommunications topics. The expanded material in AE 4733 and the new material in AE 4771 (Motion 2) will address Telecommunications in these two courses required by the Astronautics track, in sufficient depth to satisfy the ABET Program criteria for aerospace engineering programs. Impact on Distribution Requirements: None. Resource Needs: No new resources are needed. Implementation Date: 2020-21 academic year. 5 AE 4770. AIRCRAFT DESIGN. Cat. I This course introduces students to design of aircraft systems. Students complete a conceptual design of an aircraft in a term-long project. Students are exposed to the aircraft design process, and must establish design specifications, develop and analyze alternative designs, and optimize their designs to meet mission requirements. Students work together in teams to apply material learned in the areas of aerodynamics, structures, and aerospace materials, propulsion, stability and control, and flight mechanics and maneuvers to the preliminary design of an aircraft. The project requirements are selected to reflect real-life aircraft mission requirements, and teams are required to design systems which incorporate appropriate engineering standards and multiple realistic constraints. The teams present their design in a final report and oral presentation. Recommended background: aerodynamics (AE 3711 or equivalent), aerospace structures (AE 3712 or equivalent), air breathing propulsion (AE 4711 or equivalent), aircraft dynamics and control (AE 4723 or equivalent). AE 4770. AIRCRAFT DESIGN. Cat. I This course introduces students to design of aircraft systems. Students complete a conceptual design of an aircraft in a term-long project. Students are exposed to the aircraft design process, and must establish design specifications, develop and analyze alternative designs, and optimize their designs to meet mission requirements. Students work together in teams to apply material learned in the areas of aerodynamics, aerospace materials, structures, propulsion, flight mechanics, and stability and control, to the preliminary design of an aircraft. The project requirements are selected to reflect real-life aircraft mission requirements, and teams are required to design systems which incorporate appropriate engineering standards and multiple realistic constraints. The teams present their design in a final report and oral presentation. Recommended background: aerodynamics (AE 3711 or equivalent), aerospace structures (AE 3712 or equivalent), air breathing propulsion (AE 4711 or equivalent), aircraft dynamics and control (AE 4723 or equivalent). Rationale: This motion addresses minor editorial revisions. Impact on Distribution Requirements: None. Resource Needs: No new resources are needed. Implementation Date: 2020-21 academic year. 6 AE 4771. SPACECRAFT AND MISSION DESIGN. Cat. I This course introduces students to design of spacecraft and missions. Students are introduced to the process of designing a spacecraft and major subsystems to meet a specific set of objectives or needs. In addition, students will learn about different spacecraft subsystems and what factors drive their design..Particular emphasis is given to the propulsion, power, attitude control, telecommunications, structural, and structures subsystems. Students work together in teams to apply material learned in the areas of orbital mechanics, power, attitude determination and control, telecommunications, space structures, and propulsion to the preliminary design of a spacecraft and mission. Students complete a term-long spacecraft design project conducted by teams. The project addresses orbital mechanics, the space environment, attitude determination and control, telecommunications, space structures, and propulsion, along with other