University of
MINUTES
2005-2006 Curriculum Committee Meeting
# 5
February 23,
2006 1:00 p.m. Moccasin Flower Room
Present: John Schwaller, Michael Korth, Judy Kuechle, Tap Payne, Jooinn
Lee, Carol Marxen, Ray Schultz, Harold Hinds, Van Gooch, Maggie Stewart, Alyssa
Herzog, Clare Strand, Jeri Mullin, Nancy Helsper.
Absent: Heather Michaelson, Sara Haugen and
Tom McRoberts.
Meeting was
opened by John Schwaller at 1:00
APPROVAL OF
MINUTES:
Approval
of the minutes from February 2, 2006.
Motion:
(Hinds, Korth) to approve the minutes from meeting #4
VOTE:
Motion passed (11-0-0)
EDP Sub-committee for 2005-2006
Schwaller
explained that the sub-committee usually includes a member from the previous year.
This will not happen this year because Judy Kuechle is the only member from
last year still on the Curriculum Committee and as she will be acting Dean
cannot be on the EDP sub-committee. He
opened the floor for volunteers. The
following members volunteered to be on the EDP sub-committee:
Van Gooch
Maggie Stewart
Tap Payne
Courses for regular approval
ArtH 3112
Byzantine art
Motion:
(Kuechle, Lee) to approve ArtH 3112
There
was a question about why some ECAS forms provide assessment and goals and
others do not? Schwaller answered that the committee resolved this issue at an
earlier meeting this academic year and it is no longer required.
Vote:
Motion passed (11-0-0)
ArtH 3113
Islamic Art
Motion:
(Payne, Hinds) to approve ArtH 3113 Islamic Art
Vote:
(11-0-0) Motion passed
ArtS 1003
Visual Studies for Non-Majors: Beginning Painting
Motion:
(Payne, Stewart)
Vote:
(11-0-0) Motion passed
A
member suggested that we ask the discipline to add a statement “this course may
not be used for major”. Tap Payne said the Discipline would not have a problem
with the addition of the statement.
Engl 1002
Fundamentals of Writing II
Motion:
(Payne, Stewart) to approve Fundamentals of Writing II
Helsper
mentioned that the title on Engl 1001 has to be changed on Fundamentals of
Writing I as long as there is a Roman numeral course II there has to b a Roman
numeral I. This can be an editorial
change. Mullin asked if this could be retroactive so it could be put into the
ECAS concurrently. A member asked if
this implied that students need to take Fundamentals of Writing I and II, these
two courses would be taken instead of College Writing, and so students would
need a full year.
Vote:
(10-1-0) Motion passed
Engl 3005
Understanding Writing
Motion:
(Payne, Herzog) to approve Engl 3005 Understanding Writing
Prerequisites
were discussed; A member questioned the students’ need
for instructors consent. The member
asked if instructors consent is typical for college writing classes. The answer was that the instructor’s consent
will be required for this writing course.
Kuechle mentioned that the benefits of this course for
education students was not brought to her attention.
Vote:
(11-0-0) Motion passed
Engl 3262 20th
Century American Poetry: From Modern to Contemporary
Motion:
(Payne, Schultz) to approve Engl 3262 20th Century American Poetry:
From Modern to Contemporary
A member asked if this course was to
be offered in Fall of 2007; it is.
Vote:
(11-0-0) Motion passed
Engl 4022
Rhetoric and Narration
Motion:
(Payne, Schultz) to approve Engl 4022 Rhetoric and Narration
A
member commented that this is another course where instructor’s consent is
required, and is this usual for a Senior Seminar course? Another member asked if Senior Seminar
courses need Instructor’s consent? One member answered that in most cases they
do.
Vote:
(11-0-0) Motion passed
Hum 1571
Contemporary Latin American Women Writers
Motion:
(Hinds, Payne) to approve Hum 1571 Contemporary Latin American Women Writers
This
course was provisionally approved and the discipline is now requesting Regular
approval from the Curriculum Committee. A member commented that this course is
proposed by a temporary Faculty in a 2-year position.
Vote:
(11-0-0)
IS 3720
Tutoring Writing across the Disciplines
Motion:
(Payne, Schultz) to approve IS 3720
A
member asked if the Co-Requisites apply to the first time the course is taken,
and then not to the remaining allowable repeated courses? The course is repeatable 6 times, and, yes,
the co-requisites would not apply to the repeated course.
vote : (11-0-0) Motion passed
The Following
courses are revisions:
A
member asked if the Committee could approve the revisions for ArtS 3001 – 3008
as a group. The consensus of the committee was this could be done; the request
is to change repeatability of these courses from not repeatable to repeatable 3
times for a total 9.0 credits.
Motion:
(Payne, Marxen)
A
member asked if this means there are students enrolled for the second time
now. If new requirements are put into
action while a class is offered it will be allowed.
Vote:
(11-0-0) Motion Passed
Spch 2071
Introduction to the Principles and Practices of Speech Communication
Discipline
is asking to change the GER from HUM Communication, Language, Literature & Philosophy to E/CR Ethical & Civic
Responsibility.
Motion:
(Payne, Marxen) to approve GER change
A
member commented that this is being done retroactively, if a student is signed
up for this course and is under the HUM should the effective date be changed?
The change will become effective when the next catalog-Fall of 2007 comes out.
The course instructor thought it was more appropriate for education; the tried
to get provisional approval but was not able to do so. A member asked if there were any other E/CR
requirements.
It
was added that the current students could petition for the GER change. A member commented that the Scholastic
Committee would be dealing with this course either way–E/CR to HUM or HUM to
E/CR. A student brought up the fact that
most students look up of courses on line than using the catalog.
Motion:
Korth made an amendment to the motion recommending that the Committee not
change the GER retroactively but to change it when the course is next offered
in F06.
Kuechle
seconded this motion.
Vote:
(11-0-0) amended motion passed
Hist 3209
Modern
Motion:
(Hinds, Lee) to approve the new title and new catalog description it will be
more seminar than lecture
A
member brought up that if a student had already taken Hist 3209 Germany Since
1871 (the old course name) they cannot take the course again under the new
name-Modern
Vote:
(11-0-0)
The revised direct study form indicating GER
requirement.
Helsper
suggested that the word “petitioning” be changed to “requesting” on the
form. The idea that the student has to
choose to request the GER or not by checking one of the boxes is a good idea,
otherwise they may forget to check one. Also, then the student cannot come back
and say they intended to use the Directed Study as
The
number of GER requests will go up when the students see the choice is there.
The
sentences on the form should be changed to read “you should allow several weeks
for a decision”. “Requests submitted after April 15, will be approved during
the following fall term.”
A
member noted that the date of revision on the form should be changed from
03/2004 to the current date, the committee concurred.
A
member stated that the Directed Study form requires the Division Chair’s
approval and the Discipline approval and should there be a line added on the
separate form for the Division Chair to sign.
Since there are separate forms the directed study course could go on
without the GER requested by the student.
The Division Chair and the Instructor should have the final say as to
whether or not it needs to go to committee.
The credit for courses was discussed, namely 2 credit courses, it was
mentioned that the art performance requirement can be fulfilled with a 1 credit
course. The new forms should be made
effective immediately because they have been approved by Campus Assembly.
Motion:
(Stewart, Herzog) to accept the forms with the revisions: “You should allow
several weeks for a decision. Requests
submitted after April 15, will be approved during the following fall term.” And the date of revision changed to the
present date.
Vote: (11-0-0)
Submitted by
Judy Van Eps