May 9, 2016
- Date/Time
- Monday, 05/09/2016
- Location
- Room 717, Mary and John Gray Library
- Submitted By:
- Christy Swanson
Attending: Nicki Michalski, communication; Judith Mann, arts and science; Boyd Lanier, political science; Lula Henry, education; Stefan Andrei, computer science; Zanthia Smith, deaf studies and deaf education
Call to Order: 3:53 p.m.
Approval of Minutes: Boyd Lanier made a motion to accept the minutes of the last meeting. Lula Henry seconded the motion, and it carried.
- Chemical Engineering Degree Plan
- The plan is missing history 1301. It has both a fine arts elective and a creative arts elective—taking out the fine arts elective allows space for history.
- Use the standard degree plan format (group the core, major and elective classes together).
- Move the 1000 and 2000 classes into the first two years.
- Boyd Lanier made a motion to approve the plan with corrections, especially adding the history and removing the fine arts elective. Stefan Andrei seconded the motion, and it carried.
- Mechanical Engineering Degree Plan
- Use the standard degree plan format (group the core, major and elective classes together).
- Change the dates on the plan.
- Stefan Andrei made a motion to approve the plan with corrections. Zanthia Smith seconded the motion, and it carried.
- NURS 2213
- Need to include office hours on the syllabus.
- The grades for the pre-requisites need to be on the syllabus.
- There need to be learning outcomes on the syllabus.
- The attendance policy needs to include penalties.
- Lula Henry made a motion to accept the course with changes. Zanthia Smith seconded the motion, and it carried.
- ELEN 4304
- The titles need to match on the syllabus and form.
- The course descriptions need to match.
- The pre-requisites need to match.
- There need to be consequences in the academic honesty policy.
- The attendance policy refers to a university policy but we are unaware of a university policy. Clarify the statement about attendance. It is confusing about face-to-face and hybrid elements. Use a specific number of absences instead of “several”.
- Stefan Andrei made a motion to approve the course with corrections. Lula Henry seconded the motion, and it carried.
- MUSI 3310
- The DRC is missing the final line.
- The grades overlap on the scale.
- Change the title of the DRC policy.
- Change the title of the “Disabilities, Accommodations and Academic Honesty” section to reflect the above changes.
- Lula Henry made a motion to accept the course with changes. Zanthia Smith seconded the motion, and it carried.
- MUSI 3320
- The DRC is missing the final line.
- The grades overlap on the scale.
- Change the title of the DRC policy.
- Change the title of the “Disabilities, Accommodations and Academic Honesty” section to reflect the above changes.
- Lula Henry made a motion to accept the course with changes. Stefan Andrei seconded the motion, and it carried.
- POLS 4312
- The titles on the form and syllabus need to match.
- The course descriptions need to match.
- The pre-requisites need to match.
- Remove the coding section from the academic honesty policy.
- Update the title on the DRC.
- Boyd Lanier made a motion to accept the course with corrections. Lula Henry seconded the motion, and it carried.
- POLS 4361
- The course descriptions need to match on the syllabus and form.
- The DRC policy title needs to be changed.
- Remove the coding section from the academic honesty policy.
- Lula Henry made a motion to accept the course with changes. Zanthia Smith seconded the motion, and it carried.
- POLS 4362
- Remove the coding section from the academic honesty policy.
- The syllabus needs to include office hours.
- The DRC policy title needs to be changed.
- The pre-requisites need to match on the form and syllabus.
- Stefan Andrei made a motion to approve the course with changes. Boyd Lanier seconded the motion, and it carried.
- MGMT 3310
- Boyd Lanier made a motion to accept the deletion of the course. The motion was seconded by Lula Henry and passed.
- MGMT 3320
- The grading scale needs to be fixed. The emblems are incorrect in the B, C and D sections. It should be B ≥770, C≥680 and D ≥590.
- Lula Henry made a motion to accept the course with changes. Zanthia Smith seconded the motion, and it carried.
Adjournment: 5:10 p.m. The council will reconvene next week.