To:
Dr. John McArthur
Vice President for Academic Affairs
Thru:
Mandy Husak
Academic Affairs Coordinator
From:
Gary Buckley, Chair
Curriculum Committee
Date:
February 8, 2011
Subject:
Recommendations from Curriculum Committee
The Curriculum Committee met on January 31, 2011 to consider the recommendations outlined below.
Course Addition:
Sociology has requested the addition of SOCI 4903 entitled Sociology Capstone. The attached documentation
provides further information about this proposed course. The Curriculum Committee discussed this course and
voted unanimously to recommend its approval. The program modification recommended below for sociology is
based on the approval of this course.
The Department of Computing and Technology has requested the addition of IAS 2113 entitled Computer
Forensics. The attached documentation provides further information about this proposed course. In the spring of
2010 the Department of Computing and Technology brought forward this sort of request as a course modification.
Though the Curriculum Committee recommended approval, it was declined at your level as too substantial a
change in course content to be considered as a course modification. This approach of creating a new course and
then modifying the program – see recommendation below – more neatly puts this process together. The
Curriculum Committee visited with Dr. Johnny Carroll, chair of the Department of Computing and Technology,
and voted unanimously to recommend its approval.
Program Modifications:
BS Sociology
Provided SOCI 4903 is approved as a new course, the Department of Criminal Justice and Sociology has
requested the approval of a program modification to add SOCI 4903 to the BS in Sociology (180) program. The
addition would be under the Core Course area and increase the hours for a sociology degree from 36 to 39 hours.
The Curriculum Committee discussed this proposal and unanimously recommends its adoption.
BS Information Technology
The Department of Computing and Technology would like to modify the BS in Information Technology program
(414) if the requested course IAS 2113 Computer Forensics is approved. The modification would be a
substitution of IAS 2113 Computer Forensics for IAS 2013 History Information Assurance/Security resulting in
no change in credit hours for the program. The Curriculum Committee discussed the change and unanimously
recommends its approval.
BS Chemistry
The Department of Physical Sciences has requested a program modification to the BS in chemistry program (340)
to reflect the recent approval to offer ACS certified degrees. The requested program provides three
concentrations – one leads to the possibility of ACS certification, one leads to a chemistry option without the ACS
additional requirements, and one leads to a Health Profession option that is appropriate for a wide variety of preprofessional programs for health-related fields. This was the third viewing by the committee and the Curriculum
Committee recommends approval of the program modification to the BS in chemistry.
Other Items:
Minor in Information Technology
The Department of Technology has requested a minor in Information Technology. The procedures for such a
request are not laid out well so an improvised form is attached. The Curriculum Committee recommended
approval of Information Technology as a defined minor.
CHEM 1474/CHEM1471 removal from General Education
The Curriculum Committee was informed of the General Education Committee’s recommendation that CHEM
1474 and CHEM 1471 be removed from the Physical Science general education list of approved general
education courses.
If you wish any further information, please do not hesitate to contact me.
pc (w/o attachments):
Dr. Von Underwood, Dean
School of Liberal Arts
Dr. Jonathan Odo, Chair
Department of Criminal Justice and Sociology
Dr. Johnny Carroll, Chair
Department of Computing and Technology
Dr. Reza Kamali, Dean
School of Science and Technology
Dr. Danny McGuire, Chair
Department of Physical Sciences
Curriculum Committee Proposed Actions – November 29, 2010
Course Addition
Course
Dept.
SOCI 4903
Sociology &
CJ
IAS 2113
Computing &
Technology
Program Modifications
Sociology
Sociology &
CJ
Information
Technology
Computing &
Technology
Chemistry
Physical
Sciences
Reasons for Addition
Adds capstone; better alignment with
national norms; opportunity to pull
together topics from curriculum
Addition of new course in computer
forensics(note: forms originally signed
prior to CC meeting- typos corrected and
resigned 2/8/11 by chair and Dean)
Chair
1/14/11
Dean
1/18/11
Gen. Ed.
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Teacher Ed.
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Curriculum
1/31/11
2/8/11
2/8/11
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1/31/11
Include SOCI 4903 (above) as a core
requirement; increases hours from 36
hours to 39 hours
Replace IAS 2013 History of Information
Assurance/Security with IAS 2113
Computer Forensics
Rearrange degree to three options to
include recent American Chemical Society
certification and health professional
option
1/14/11
1/18/11
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1/31/11
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1/31/11