Faculty Senate Curriculum Meeting
Minutes from the February 22, 2006 Meeting
Present:
David Hess
Amir Hirsa, chair
Sharon Kunkel
Julie Leusner
Lee Odell
Wally Morris
Chris McDermott
Dave Spooner
Mark Steiner
John Schroeder
Sam Wait
Ken Warriner
Mike Wozny
1) The minutes from the meeting on February 8, 2006 were approved unanimously with the
following amendments: pg 1 #4 a.-should read “Material Science”; pg 2 #5 c “1000 level
courses shouldn’t be required in the upper level semesters”; pg 2 #8 add “The mechanism for
assessment will be determined by the faculty.” Pg 1, # 4 b “whether this template” and BIOL
1010 (previously approved by the FSCC); pg 1 item a “a new biotechnology lab” and the
minutes should reflect the names of all of the individual H&SS templates approved.
2) The Committee appears to be on target for reviewing the catalog-related information in order to
meet the catalog deadlines.
3) Mid-term assessment- A. Hirsa indicated that there is some pressure from the Faculty Senate to
wrap up the work on this issue in order to get this item on a ballot for a faculty vote this term.
It is an important issue that still needs further discussion. The FSCC is not ready to endorse it
without further deliberation.
4) School of Humanities and Social Science- Lee Odell gave an overview of 2 new minors to be
offered by the Cognitive Science department: 1) Cognition and 2) Sports Psychology. The
Cognitive Science department currently offers about 6 minors. After a brief discussion, the
FSCC approved unanimously with 1 abstention both minors. The department has also
proposed deleting an existing minor, Perception and Action. The Committee unanimously
approved deleting the minor with the stipulation that if any students are enrolled, they
will be allowed to complete it. L. Odell indicated that student demand is the impetus behind
the development of these new minors.
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L. Odell provided the Committee with information in response to the questions asked at
the 1/25/06 meeting about the proposed new course ARTS 2XXX Fundamentals of
Animation:
i. The department has a faculty member to teach this course.
ii. The course is needed because students are not prepared for Animation I.
iii. The school or the department will purchase the software required for the course.
The students will not have to purchase it.
The new course, ARTS 2060 Fundamentals of Animation, was approved
unanimously.
ARTS 6210 –Media Watch-The department has withdrawn this course.
Faculty Senate Curriculum Committee
Minutes from 2/22/06
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ARTS 6XXX- Strategic Manifesto- The FSCC recommended deleting the section on
gender neutral language from the Academic Integrity (AI) statement. It just doesn’t fit
in AI statement. The course has been taught before. It fits into the new PhD program in
Electronic Arts. C. McDermott asked if the course should include additional feedback to
the students. The syllabus indicates that 70% of the grade is based on the project
presentation. This is a graduate level course and the FSCC generally agreed that the
policy on attendance and feedback should be left to the discretion of the instructor. The
motion to approve the course was unanimously approved.
 PHIL/PSYC 2100- Methods of Reasoning- The course is cross-listed in order to satisfy
the minimum credits for a Philosophy major. The reference to bringing a laptop in class
in the AI statement should be revised. The course was approved with one abstention.
 PHIL 2120 /COGS 2120- Intro to Cognitive Science was approved unanimously.
 PHIL 4140 Intermediate Logic- The Committee suggested two changes 1) the
description should indicate if the course will be offered in odd or even numbered years
and 2) Only the course number of the pre-requisite should be noted in the description.
The title of the course is not needed. The course was approved unanimously subject
to changes noted.
 ECON 6XXX- Advanced Quantitative Analysis-The Committee suggested a rewrite of
the AI to delete the instructor’s editorial comment. The Committee asked for
clarification on the math background needed for the course. No action was taken.
 STSS/IHSS 4XXX- The Phelan Seminar on Technology and Society- The Committee
suggested revising the description to say “or permission of the instructor”. L. Odell will
clarify the department’s intent. The course was approved unanimously subject to this
clarification.
Course changes presented for information:
 ARTS 2500 World Music- term
 ARTS 4020 Advanced Digital 3D Projects- description
 ARTS 4060 Animation I- description
 ARTS 4070 Animation II- description
 PSYC 4320 Psychobiology- title and description
 PSYC 6200 Cognition- description and prefix
 ECON 4120 Quantitative Analysis- description
 ECON 6570 Econometrics- title and description
The following courses will be deleted and were presented to the FSCC for information:
 ARTS 6010 Computer Music Studio
 ARTS 6020 Video Art Studio
 ARTS 6030 Digital Imaging Studio
 PSYC 2210 Intro to HCI
 PSYC 4180 Selected Topics in Engineering Psychology
 PSYC 4190 Program Evaluation
 PSYC 4280 HCI
 PSYC 4420 Perception in Action
 PSYC 4430 Foundations of Instruction and Learning
 PSYC 4630 AIDS: Paradise Lost
 PSYC 6320 Seminar in Psychopharmacology
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Minutes from 2/22/06
COMM 2460 Media and Popular Culture
COMM 2880 Interpersonal Communication
COMM 4340 Communication in Cyberspace
COMM 4600 Rhetoric of Nature and Environment
COMM 4640 Language and Power
COMM 4720 Web Design for Community Networking
COMM 6310 Seminar in Interpersonal Communication
COMM 6360 Rhetorical Invention
COMM 6520 Seminar In Communication Theory
COMM 6680 Rhetoric of Nature and Theory
COMM 6720 Web Design
WRIT 2360 Communication and Design
WRIT 2500 Writing for the World of Work
5) School of Science- Sam Wait presented the following deletions for the information:
 BCBP 4860 Protein and Nucleic Acid Structure
 BCBP 6860 Protein and Nucleic Acid Structure
 CHEM 1300 Chemical Principles for Engineering
 CHEM 4910 Laboratory Glassblowing
The following course changes were also presented:
 BCBP 4870-Protein Structure Determination- title description and term
 BCBP 4990 –Senior Research Thesis-credit hours
 BCBP 6870 –Protein Structure Determination-title description and term
 CHEM 1100- Chemistry I-Description, prerequisite
 CHEM 4520- Chemical Information-description, term
 CHEM 4950- Senior Research- title
 MATH 4030 –Computability and Logic-cross listing with PHIL 4420
 PHYS 4810 –Computational Physics-Title
6) Mid-term assessment update- Julie Leusner provided an update on the progress of the
discussion. The Provost’s memo which is sent at the start of the term will include information
about providing mid-term assessment or feedback to the students. The assessment will be
mandatory but it will be up to the discretion of the individual faculty member to determine how
it will be done. In general, most faculty support assessment but there are still many caveats. M.
Wozny is concerned that there are still issues that need to be resolved to avoid unforeseen
consequences. He asked whether the subcommittee should go beyond supporting the idea and
recommend implementation strategies as well. The faculty will have the discretion to determine
how mid-term assessment is implemented. It will be different depending on the instructor and
the class. The Committee suggested a more qualitative assessment would also work i.e. Am I
meeting the requirements of the course?
The students believe this approach should work because most faculty are already providing
feedback. The students want regular feedback but not necessarily a grade. They want to know
where they stand. The challenge will be enforcing it. The subcommittee discussed adding a
survey similar to the Idea survey to determine if students are receiving feedback.
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