PDC150130A NOTICE OF MEETING There will be a meeting of the PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE Friday, January 30, 2015 1:00pm-4:30pm In Room 3100 Medical Education Building (MEB) AGENDA Formal Business 1 Approval of Agenda 2 Minutes of Meeting of December 18, 2014 3 Business Arising from the Minutes 4 Outstanding Business 4.1 Digital Journalism – Admission Requirements - Revisions Dr. Martha Lee PDC150130-4.1 Items for Approval 5 Reports/New Business 5.1 Masters of Applied Economics and Policy - New Program Proposal (Form A) Dr. Nurlan Turdaliev 5.1.1 Reviewers Report, AAU Response and Deans Response (Confidential) Dr. Charles MacDonald PDC150130-5.1 PDC150130-5.1.1 *5.2 Computer Science – Minor Program Changes Dr. Ziad Kobti PDC150130-5.2 *5.3 Communication, Media and Film - New Course Proposal Dr. Valerie Scatamburlo-D'Annibale PDC150130-5.3 *5.4 Languages, Literature and Culture – Minor Program Changes Dr. Antonio Rossini PDC150130-5.4 *5.5 Languages, Literature and Culture – New Course Proposal Dr. Antonio Rossini PDC150130-5.5 *5.6 Economics – New Course Proposals Dr. Ronald Meng PDC150130-5.6 *5.7 Engineering (Co-op)– Minor Program Changes Dr. Nader Zamani PDC150130-5.7 *5.8 MBA/JD Minor Program Changes Dr. Vincent Georgie PDC150130-5.8 *5.9 Inter-Faculty – New Course Proposals Dr. Martha Lee PDC150130-5.9 *5.10 Inter-Faculty (Forensics and Minor in Anthrozoology) - Minor Dr. Martha Lee Program Changes PDC150130-5.10 Page 1 of 2 Page 1 of 113 Item for Information *5.11 Computer Science - Summary of Minor Course and Calendar Changes Dr. Ziad Kobti PDC150130-5.11 *5.12 Earth and Environmental Science – Summary of Minor Course and Dr. Iain Samson Calendar Changes PDC150130-5.12 *5.13 Physics – Summary of Minor Course and Calendar Changes Dr. Chitra Rangan PDC150130-5.13 *5.14 Inter-Faculty – Summary of Minor Course and Calendar Changes Dr. Martha Lee PDC150130-5.14 Items for Approval 5.15 Draft PDC Reports on University Program Review (Confidential) (IN-CAMERA) Prof. L. Walsh 5.15.1 Reviewers Report, AAU Response and Deans Response for Biology, PDC150115-5.15 History and Woman’s Studies (Confidential) PDC150115-5.15.1 Biology (Undergraduate) – New Report* Business (Undergraduate) - 5th Annual Status Report Business (Graduate) -1st Biennial Report Communication, Media and Film (Undergraduate) -3rd Annual Status Report Computer Science (Undergraduate) - 4rth Annual Status Report Education (Joint PhD) - 1st Biennial Report General Science (Undergraduate) - 4rth Annual Status Report History (Undergraduate and Graduate) - New Report* Kinesiology (Undergraduate) - 4rth Annual Status Report Physics (Undergraduate) - 5th Annual Status Report Social Work (Undergraduate) - 5th Annual Status Report Women’s Studies (Undergraduate) - New Report* Additional Business 6 Question Period/Other business 7 Adjournment Please carefully review the ‘starred’ (*) agenda items. As per the June 3, 2004 Senate meeting, ‘starred’ items will not be discussed during a scheduled meeting unless a member specifically requests that a ‘starred’ agenda item be ‘unstarred’, and therefore open for discussion/debate. This can be done any time before (by forwarding the request to the secretary) or during the meeting. By the end of the meeting, agenda items which remain ‘starred’ (*) will be deemed approved or received. Page 2 of 2 Page 2 of 113 REVISED PDC150130-4.1 University of Windsor Program Development Committee 4.1: Digital Journalism – Minor Program Changes (Form C) Item for: Approval MOTION: That the Admission Requirements for the Combined BA Honours in Digital Journalism** programs be changed according to the program/course change forms.* *Subject to the approval of expenditures required. ** The Combined BA Honours in Digital Journalism (DJ) programs include: DJ and Communication, Media and Film; DJ and English Language and Literature; DJ and English Literature and Creative Writing; and DJ and Political Science) Rationale/Approvals: § The proposal has been approved by the Centre for Inter-Faculty Programs. § See attached. PDC Questions to Inter-Faculty At the PDC Meeting on October 30, 2014 it was agreed that clarification be sought regarding the following questions: 1) Is the area removing the requirement to have a portfolio and a statement of intent; and, 2) Does Digital journalism currently require the submission of two samples for admission or just one - a video or writing sample? Response from Inter-Faculty: 1) Yes, the area is removing the requirement for students to have a portfolio and a statement of intent; and, 2) Students are no long required to submit a video or a writing sample. (Currently, students can submit a video or sample or both.) Page 1 of 4 Page 3 of 113 PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE MINOR PROGRAM CHANGES FORM “C” TITLE OF PROGRAM/CERTIFICATE: Digital Journalism (with combined Honours) DEPARTMENT/SCHOOL: Inter-Faculty Programs FACULTY: Centre for Inter-Faculty Programs Proposed change(s) effective as of [Fall, Winter, Spring]: Spring 2015 A.1 PROGRAM REQUIREMENT CHANGES Please provide the current program requirements and the proposed new program requirements by cutting and pasting from the current undergraduate or graduate web calendar (www.uwindsor.ca/calendars) and clearly marking deletions with strikethrough (strikethrough) and additions/new information with bolding and underlining. Example: Major requirements: 00-100, 00-101, 00-110, 00-210, 00-310, 00-410, plus three additional courses at the 300-level or 400-level. ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS FOR STUDENTS COMING FROM ONTARIO SECONDARY SCHOOLS All programs require a minimum admission Calculation of Secondary Averages average of 70%. This average may be higher, A second average is considered for students applying for the depending on the number of applicants. following programs: Computer Science/Math – average of math courses (70%) For Business programs a minimum admission Nursing – average of chemistry and biology (70%) average of at least 73% is normally required. For Engineering – average of all math and science courses except Business Co-op programs a minimum admission biology (74%) average of at least 78% is normally required. Science – average of all attempted science and math courses (70%) For Business programs a minimum admission Forensics – average of all required science and math courses average of at least 75% is normally required. (70%) Kinesiology - In addition to the best six averages, a minimum For the Combined Honours in Digital Journalism grade of 70% in each of grade 12U English and Biology will be programs a minimum admission average of at required for students admitted to Kinesiology. least 75% is normally required. Business- a minimum mark of 70% in at least one grade 12 U math course (or equivalent) is normally required. […] Biology and Biochemistry (Health and Biomedical Science stream) - average of all attempted science and math courses (75%) DEGREE TITLE/PROGRAM OSS ADMISSION CRITERIA, COURSE REQUIREMENTS SUPPLEMENTAL APPLICATIONS, INTERVIEWS, AUDITIONS Bachelor of Arts, B.A. (Honours programs) […] […] • For the Combined Honours in Digital Journalism programs, a Combined Honours Digital Journalism and English portfolio may be required (i.e., sample of relevant work (writing Language and Literature or other media, and a statement of interest). Combined Honours Digital Journalism and English Literature and Creative Writing, Combined Honours Digital Journalism and Political Science, […] A.2 MINOR COURSE CHANGES REQUIRING ADDITIONAL RESOURCES OR AFFECTING DEGREE REQUIREMENTS If this is a minor course and calendar change (usually noted on a Form E) requiring additional resources or affecting degree requirements, please provide the current course information and the proposed new course Page 4 of 113 PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE MINOR PROGRAM CHANGES FORM “C” information by cutting and pasting from the current undergraduate or graduate web calendar and clearly marking deletions with strikethrough (strikethrough) and additions/new information with bolding and underlining. Examples of minor course changes include: deleting courses, course description changes, pre/anti/co- requisite changes, contact hour/lab requirement changes, course title changes, renumbering courses, and/or cross-listing courses. Minor course calendar changes, which do not require additional resources or do not affect degree requirements, should be submitted on a Form E. N/A B. RATIONALE Please provide a rationale for the proposed change(s). Admission Requirements None of Digital Journalism’s co-major departments require the submission of samples for admission. The submission of samples by applicants has been inconsistent, and it is not clear that the writing samples received for review were appropriate or adequate measures of students’ potential achievements in the program. Consequently potential registrants may be denied entry to the program because they either fail to submit the samples because they are not aware they were to do so, or their samples are not strong because they do not understand what type of sample is appropriate. Eliminating the sample admission criterion for Digital Journalism will achieve a higher applicant to registrant ratio, and admit students who will mature as journalists as they take the first year Digital Journalism courses. The area expects that these changes will increase the number of applicants to the program. C. RESOURCES C.1 Available Faculty and Staff Resources (QAF sections 2.1.7, 2.1.8, 2.1.9 and 2.1.10) Describe all faculty and staff resources (e.g., administrative,