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Graduate Council Minutes 11/13/13
GBB 205, 12:10-1:00 p.m.
Members Present:, M. Alwell, D. Biehl, D. Campbell, I. Crummy, L. Gray, N. Hassanein, A.
Kinch, J. Johnson, A. McKeown, S. Sprang, E. Stone, K. Swift
Members Absent/Excused: M. Berthelson, L. Frey, B. Klaasen, J. Laine
Ex Officio Members Present: B. Brown, R. Arouca, N. Hinman, S. Ross
Guests: R. Hughes, R. Maclean, R. Squires
The 11/6/13 minutes were approved.
Business Items
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The Professional Schools Curriculum items appended were approved. There were
several editorial changes made to the Art forms. A program modification has been
requested to update the required list of courses.
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According to Dean Maclean Provost Brown approved a cost recovery funding model
for the first three years for the proposed master degree in online learning
technologies. A percentage of the tuition will come back to the program. There will
be no impact on other programs. The initial funding of the program is somewhat of a
pilot to see whether this type of funding benefits the University.
Faculty listed in the proposal will have the option to teach as an overload. In addition
current professionals will likely teach as adjunct faculty. The program has the
potential to recruit individuals that may not otherwise become students. An
agreement on a case-by-case basis will be needed for students in other majors to take
the courses. Students will be encouraged to work with faculty across campus on
course assignments, so the program has the potential to enhance courses and thus
benefit current faculty and students.
Some of the courses include supplement material to be integrated into the students
focus. Other graduate programs have similar practices with regard to course content.
Students will need to understand the practical applications of the technologies in
order to explore options to enhance pedagogy. There were also concerns about not
having detailed syllabi for the new courses as stated in the follow-up email from
Professor Campbell (appended) .
There is anecdotal evidence that graduates with these skills will be in demand.
Professor Hughes met with a group of teachers from the Missoula County Public
Schools and several expressed interest in enhancing learning experiences for students
through technology. There are several Montana Companies that work on technical
interface issues. There is also a similar degree at Pepperdine. This is a new direction
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for higher education. It is expected that the program will transform and grow similar
to Media Arts, whose graduates are highly employable.
The meeting was adjourned at 1:00 p.m.
Professional Schools
BFIN 424 UG
BFIN 473 UG
BFIN 439 UG
BFIN 450 UG
BGEN 445 UG
BFIN 522 G
Accounting and Finance
Markets, Instns & Fin Enginrng
Change description, prereqs
Multinational Financial Mgmt
Change description, title
Fin Mgmt II: Analysis/Problems
Change description
Banking
Change description
Sustainability Reporting
New course
Prin Financial Analysis
Change description
BMIS 674 G
Management Information Systems
Mgmt of Information Systems
Change level, number
Art
ARTZ 410 UG
Advanced Research
ARTZ 511 G
Grad Res/Studio Practice
ARTZ 507 G
ARTZ 508 G
ARTH 504 G
Beyond Art School
Expanded Studio Practice
Crit Theories Visual Arts II
Change credits, description,
repeatability
New course
New course
New course
Email communication:
My main concern remains that all courses are new preparations and that we have nothing
beyond course titles, objectives, and outcomes to give us a sense of what program
enrollees would actually do. Although I don’t want us to overstep our role, it seems very
strange that we would sanction a new degree-seeking graduate program without ever
having vetted a single course that would compose it. Is there precedent here?