Agenda for Curriculum Committee April 26, 2011
IT
Program
I. Announcements and General Business
A. Summit Summary & Observations
B. Brief discussion re: content and scheduling for next Summit
(A + B 15min)
C. Open Education Initiative
(C – 10 min)
D. Technology Driver’s License
(D – 5 min)
E. Update on response to RFP
announcement
F. Expected changes - VPU&CE
announcement
G. Steering vs. Curriculum & Summit subcommittees
(G – 10 min)
H. Steering Committee (IT Program goals, scope, UMass, etc) – May? June? August?
(H- 5 min)
II. Curriculum
(II – 60 min)
For your reference - The following courses were reviewed and approved AY 10/11:
CMPSCI 391LI - S-Computer Crime Law
COMM 397M: New Media Technologies and Social Change
COMM 497AU The Future of the Information Society
EDUC 592A? Online Tools for Learning and Instruction
EDUC 592B: Introduction to Learning Media and Technologies
FINOPMGT 397E-ST: Business Processes & Enterprise Systems
SCH-MGMT 597BI: Business Intelligence and Analytics
A. Courses Approved During Summit
1. CMPSCI 391LI S-Computer Crime Law (Broadened Inquiry)
2. 394W Web Design for Journalists (Brian McDermott, Elective, Journalism Majors Only)
B. Revisiting Categories of Approved Courses
1. EDUC 592a, Online Tools for Learning and Instruction (approved as Foundation; does it meet
our criteria?)
2. EDUC 592b, Introduction to Learning Media and Technologies (approved as Foundation;
Reconsider as Elective or Broadened Inquiry?)
C. Courses to be Considered
1. Comm 397AB: Convergent Media for Social & Political Mobilization (Martha Fuetes-Bautista,
Broadened Inquiry)
2. LING 409: Formal Methods in Linguistics (Rajesh Bhatt, Technical A?)
D. Policies Issues
1. Revised policy on Practicum and Pass/Fail Grades
2. Practicum/internship and pass/fail (continued discussion)
Should College level courses be considered "outside of major" with respect to the rule about
taking at least 2 courses outside your major?
E. IT Honors Capstone
F. The Path Forward
1. Clarifying access of non-majors to courses
2. Identifying needed courses
3. Alternative Curriculum Models
III. Other Announcements and Information
IV. GRACIAS, Merci Bien, Danke, Thank you
(forever)