CAP Meeting 11/14/2011 Present: Michael Burke, Carla Degraw, Brian Kaufman, Nick Koban, Emily McCalister, March Nash, Lance Neeper (for Burt representing Special Ed), Mariella Passarelli, Peter Simmel, Stephanie Swan, Review Minutes from 10/17/11 and 10/31/11 Swan motioned to approve minutes of 10/31, Burke seconded, passed. Approval of Minutes of 10/17 tabled until all have chance to review. 17. POS 336 revision tabled 10/31 pending review of equivalency tables Simmel moved to approve, Burke seconded, passed. 26. ENG 181 revision Burke motioned to approve, Nash seconded, passed. 27. PHI 220 revision Burke motioned to approve, Nash seconded, passed. 28. Heath Ed program revision (attachment) Burke motioned to approve, Nash seconded, passed. 29. SPV 213A New Suggest revision of catalog description: “This course illuminates some of the formal….” Burke motioned to send back to SPV for revision. Swan seconded, passed. 30. BUS 250 New Course has been off the books for a while, this puts it back into the catalog. Burke motioned to approve pending clarification of major restrictions to Carla. Nash seconded, passed. 32. BUS 206 revision Burke motioned to approve, Swan seconded, passed. 33. EDU 389 New Burke motioned to approve, Swan seconded, passed. 34. POS 320 New Burke motioned to return for revision of catalog description, clarification on staffing, and approval of division chair. Swan seconded, passed. 36. GEO 210S deletion Burke motioned to approve, Nash seconded, passed. 37. GEO 212S new Burke motioned to approve, Simmel seconded, passed. 38. GEO 214S new Koban motioned to table #38 and #39 pending clarification on disposition of GEO 210S, Burke seconded. Tabled. 39. GEO program revision. Tabled pending program revision. 40. ENV361 new 41. ENV 321 new 42. ENV 383 new 43. ENV 353 new 44. ENV 294 Burke motioned approval of all five ENV additions, Koban seconded, passed. Burke motioned to adjourn, Nash seconded. Meeting adjourned 12:34 pm. Respectfuly, Brian Kaufman, Ph.D. 17. POS 336S Revisions (CAP) - Catalog Description: Yes - Course Title: Yes Current Course Title: International Law and Globalization New Course Title: Globalization and the International Political Economy Department: Division of Soc Sci, Bus & Global Studies Current Catalog Description: This course examines the development of international law and organization as a political process, designed to create a stable world order with rules and methods to mediate dispute. Emphasis is placed on the changing nature of international law and organization in a world defined by interdependence and globalization. In so doing, emphasis is placed on studying the international political economy. Prerequisite(s): New/Revised Catalog Description: This course examines advanced international relations theory as well as the operating of the global political economy, focusing especially on issues of globalization and development. Topics include trade and monetary policies, strategies of development, the role of major international institutions (the Word Bank, IMF, EU, etc.) and how various perspectives of international relations theory analyze and understand the transformation of the state and of the global political economy. POS 136S or ECO 110S or permission of instructor. (Pass/Fail option) Every two years. Rationale For Course Changes: Folding in international development from POS 222, being deleted. Removing emphasis on International Law. Relevant topics will be folded in to the new course, but the title already over states the presence of international law (the course already is more political economy). Course Developed By: Hi Walter, The course already is mostly political economy and thus is the equivalent of the old course. Much of the international law content would be kept, but integrated into course separately. A small bit of content involving international law would be lost, but not enough to make it a fundamentally different course. -Scott 26. Course Revisions Form Target Course Number: ENG 181 Target Course Title: Literary Analysis and Interpretation Division: FHUMA Complete Current Catalog Description (including prerequisites, grade type, frequency): Intensive practice in reading and writing about poetry, prose fiction, and drama, with an emphasis on basic critical terms and close analysis of the text. Enrollment limited to students who will be taking a series of literature courses in their majors or concentrations. Prerequisite(s): ENG 100 and declared literature or creative writing major. Every semester. New/Revised Catalog Description (including prerequisites, grade type, frequency): Intensive practice in reading and writing about poetry, prose fiction, and drama, with an emphasis on basic critical terms and close analysis of the text. Enrollment limited to students who will be taking a series of literature courses in their majors, minors, or concentrations. Prerequisite(s): ENG 100 and declared major, minor, or concentration in English, Creative Writing, or Language Arts. Every semester. Revisions: Prerequisite(s) Changes in wording of catalog descriptions. Rationale for course changes: Prerequisite and last few words of course description need to be changed to explicitly recognize that the course is required for the ENG minor and the Language Arts concentration. This didn't used to be a problem, but the effectiveness of the current prerequisite checking software in MaineStreet has improved to the point where students who are required to take the course for their minor have been blocked from putting it on their wishlists. So we want to guarantee the course's availability to such students. Course Developed By: Jonathan Cohen Approved by Division Chair: Yes 27. Course Revisions Form Target Course Number: PHI 220 Target Course Title: Constructing Our World, Constructing Ourselves Division: FHUMA Revisions: Prerequisite(s) Rationale for course changes: Course prerequisite should be "Sophomore standing or one course in Philosophy, or permission of instructor." This is the prerequisite that appears on all our 200-level courses; its current absence from PHI 220 is a mystery. Course Developed By: Jonathan Cohen Approved by Division Chair: Yes 28. Health Ed program revision 29. New Course Form Course Prefix, Number and Suffix: Course to be offered: SPV 213A The UMF Experimental Arts Ensemble NONE FVIPA 2 Letter with Pass/Fail Option Every Semester Is this course a requirement or an elective in your program? Elective Course Title: Prerequisite: Division: Credit Hours: Grade Type: Catalog Description: This course is about successfully illuminating some of the formal, contextual, cultural, and social dimensions of improvised performance vis-à -vis the critical practice of improvising. Because we believe that improvisation presents itself as a non-hierarchical (ideally), process-oriented practice, that claims no victories and is rooted in a listening self, we will construct this course together as an ensemble; an open, unpretentious and wholly democratic approach will carry us into our 15-week improvisation. May be repeated. Rationale for new course: As SPVI develops more interdisplinary classes within its offerings, we have noticed the importance of having classes where students who are interested in music, theater, and visual arts can come together to work collectively. The UMF Experimental Arts Ensemble (SPV 213A) would be such a class within SPVI offerings. Because sustained, group practice is crucial to developing the skill sets that this course calls upon, SPVI would like to offer SPV 213A as a two-credit-hour class, thereby giving students the opportunity to take it for multiple semesters without them having a overload of credits from just one class. What courses are to be deleted in conjunction with the new course offering? No course is deleted. We have been offering this course as a Special Topics. Course Developed By: Gustavo Aguilar Approved by Division Chair: Yes 30. New Course Form Course Prefix, Number and Suffix: Course Title: Prerequisite: Division: Credit Hours: Grade Type: Course to be offered: BUS 250 Business Applications of Technology Business-related major or permission of instructor. FSSAB 4 Letter Only Every Two years Is this course a requirement or an elective in your Elective program? Catalog Description: Our fast-paced, technology-driven world requires that organizational leaders and managers be able to apply a portfolio of relevant technology skills. The objective of this course is to enable students to become more competitive in this environment, by becoming proficient in the use of software-based tools and techniques for structuring, analyzing, manipulating and communicating data and information. These tools include spreadsheets as well as other commonly used businessrelated software. Prerequisite(s): Business-related major or permission of instructor. Every other year. Rationale for new course: • The Business Economics faculty have decided to resurrect this course due to a recommendation made by the external reviewer who conducted the program review for Business Economics last year. • The course will be a business elective for business economics students; a general elective for all others. What courses are to be deleted in conjunction with the new course offering? none If no courses are slated for deletion, which courses will be reduced in the frequency of offering? BUS 340 had been offered every semester, but will be reduced to once per year. Course Developed By: Frank Engert Approved by Division Chair: Yes 32. Course Revisions Form Target Course Number: BUS206 Target Course Title: financial Planning Division: FSSAB Complete Current Catalog Description (including prerequisites, grade type, frequency): This course examines and analyzes many of the spending, saving and borrowing decisions which dramatically impact the lives of most individuals: planning personal finances, credit management, evaluating mortgages and other loans, leasing decisions, insurance management, retirement and estate planning. If time permits, personal investments will also be addressed. Prerequisite(s): MAT 123M or permission of instructor. Every three years New/Revised Catalog Description (including prerequisites, grade type, frequency): This course examines and analyzes many of the spending, saving and borrowing decisions which dramatically impact the lives of most individuals: planning personal finances, credit management, evaluating mortgages and other loans, leasing decisions, insurance management, personal investments, retirement and estate planning. Prerequisite(s): None. Every three years. Revisions: Prerequisite(s) Changes in wording of catalog descriptions. Rationale for course changes: • To reflect what has been (and will continue to be) taught in the course. • The prerequisite of MAT123 has been removed, since students do not need these in depth mathematics skills, and can complete all required calculations needed with a simple financial calculator. Course Developed By: Clyde Mitchell Approved by Division Chair: Yes 33. New Course Form Course Prefix, Number and Suffix: Course Title: Prerequisite: Division: Credit Hours: Grade Type: Course to be offered: EDU 389 Advanced Practicum and Seminar K-8 EDU 202 or SED 209; junior status or above; ELE, ECH, ECS or SED major FECEL 4 Pass/Fail Only Every Year Is this course a requirement or an elective Elective in your program? Catalog Description: Advanced Practicum and Seminar K-8 is intended to be a bridge between either EDU 202 or SED 209 and student teaching. Course topics include observation of self (via video) and peers, professional writing, gathering and analyzing data as a foundation for the Teacher Work Sample, lesson plan development, classroom management and assessment. Rationale for new course: This course will serve as an extension of early practica and a foundation for student teaching. Exit interviews and survey data from students and graduates have revealed a persistent and strong demand for additional and varied field experiences prior to student teaching. Furthermore, national trends call for teacher candidates to have several professionally guided field experiences in a wide variety of settings. What courses are to be deleted in conjunction with the new course offering? None If no courses are slated for deletion, which courses will be reduced in the frequency of offering? Current program trends indicate that fewer sections of the following courses will be required in the future: EDU 202, EDU 280, EDU 302, EDU 304, EDU 331, EDU 332, EDU 388. This will leave room for faculty to offer EDU 389. Course Developed By: Cathryn Wimett/Joe Tutlis Approved by Division Chair: Yes 34. New Course Form Course Prefix, Number and Suffix: Course Title: Prerequisite: Division: Credit Hours: Grade Type: Course to be offered: POS 320 Environmental Politics in Comparative Perspective none FSSAB 4 Letter with Pass/Fail Option Every Two years Is this course a requirement or an elective in your Elective program? Catalog Description: Environmental politics has become the basis for heated debates in the United States and around the world. This course will analyze the various issues, actors and institutions involved in establishing environmental policy and practices in individual countries and at a global level. An analysis of environmental politics at both a local and national level in the United States will be compared with political debates and policies in other countries set within the context of increasing international debates, activism, and protocols. Rationale for new course: We are still trying to build up the comparative politics offerings since I joined the faculty. There is a limited offering at the 300 level. What courses are to be deleted in conjunction with the new course offering? None If no courses are slated for deletion, which courses will be reduced in the frequency of offering? Scott Erb has taken over teaching introduction to comparative politics (POS 121) in part to permit me to teach this upper division course. Course Developed By: Linda Beck Approved by Division Chair: No 36. Course Deletion Form Course Number: GEO 210S Course Title: Case Study in Regional Geography Course Developed By: Cathleen McAnneny, Paul Frederic, Red Rolfe Division: FSSAB Rationale for course deletion: We have taught a number of distinct regionally-focused courses under this course title (e.g., Latin America, Asia, Europe, western United States), and the original intent was to allow this flexibility. Yet the challenge we have encountered is that there is no easy way to appropriately label this course with the actual region being taught in a given semester, leaving it rather generic and uninformative. Essentially, students have difficulty recognizing the content from the course title. New course addition forms are forthcoming (for GEO 212S and 214S) to individually distinguish the regional courses we will teach on a regular basis. Program(s) Affected By Course Deletion: IGS Approved by Division Chair: Yes 37. New Course Form Course Prefix, Number and Suffix: Course to be offered: GEO 212S Latin America: Peoples & Environments none FSSAB 4 Letter Only Every Three Years Is this course a requirement or an elective in your program? Elective Course Title: Prerequisite: Division: Credit Hours: Grade Type: Catalog Description: This course introduces students to the human activities, environments, and characteristics of place in Latin America. Students will learn how Latin American landscapes and livelihoods have been constructed and are continually re-interpreted, through the study of culture spheres, landforms and climates, ecosystems, pre-Columbian groups, colonial histories, population patterns, social change, economic and political systems, and tourism; some of these themes will be addressed in film or literature. Attention will also be given to the important ways in which Latin American peoples and livelihoods connect with the United States and Maine. Every third year. Rationale for new course: This course is a dedicated regional, geographic study of Latin America, a course which has been taught previously under the generic/non-descriptive nomenclature 'GEO 210S: Case Study in Regional Geography'. It is anticipated that in distinguishing this new course and its title uniquely in this fashion, it will appeal more to students and gain broader recognition as a distinct analysis of the Latin American region - its peoples and environments. What courses are to be deleted in conjunction with the new course offering? GEO 210S: Case Study in Regional Geography Course Developed By: Brad Dearden Approved by Division Chair: Yes 38. New Course Form Course Prefix, Number and Suffix: Course Title: Prerequisite: Division: Credit Hours: Grade Type: Course to be offered: GEO 214S Asia: Peoples & Environments none FSSAB 4 Letter Only Every Three Years Is this course a requirement or an elective in your program? Elective Catalog Description: This course introduces students to the human activities, environments, and characteristics of place in Asia. Students will learn how Asian landscapes and livelihoods have been constructed and are continually re-interpreted, through the study of culture spheres, landforms and climates, ecosystems, indigenous groups, colonial histories, population patterns, religious practices, economic and political systems, and tourism; some of these themes will be addressed through film or literature. Attention will also be given to the important ways in which Asian peoples and livelihoods connect with the United States and Maine. Every third year. Rationale for new course: This course is a dedicated regional, geographic study of Asia, a course which has been taught previously under the generic/non-descriptive nomenclature 'GEO 210S: Case Study in Regional Geography'. It is anticipated that in distinguishing this new course and its title uniquely in this fashion, it will appeal more to students and gain broader recognition as a distinct analysis of the Asia region - its peoples and environments. What courses are to be deleted in conjunction with the new course offering? GEO 210S: Case Study in Regional Geography Course Developed By: Brad Dearden Approved by Division Chair: Yes 39. Geography Program Revision GEO 214S replaces GEO 210S in People and Cultures 40. New Course Form Course Prefix, Number and Suffix: ENV 361 / BIO 361 Course Title: Prerequisite: Division: Credit Hours: Grade Type: Course to be offered: Ecology BIO 160, BIO 170 and junior or senior standing. FNASC 4 Letter Only Every Year Catalog Description: The interrelationships of living organisms with biotic and abiotic environment considered from an evolutionary perspective. Topics include the limiting influence of the physical environment on species distributions, the roles of competition, predation, and parasitism in shaping the composition of biological communities, direct and indirect species interactions, energy flow, the importance of scale in terms of understanding ecological processes, and the impact of anthropogenic factors such as overexploitation, invasive species, and global climate change on ecological systems. Emphasis is placed on scientific inquiry and critical consideration of ecological processes. Three hours of lectures, one three-hour in-class lab, at least three hours of additional lab work per week, and significant time investment in statistical analysis, graphics, computer modeling, and report preparation. Prerequisite(s): BIO 160 and BIO 170 and junior or senior standing. Every year. Rationale for new course: One of our responses to the recent Environmental Science program review is to raise the visibility of our environmental science courses through cross-listing and more complete catalog descriptions What courses are to be deleted in conjunction with the new course offering? none - cross-listed course If no courses are slated for deletion, which courses will be reduced in the frequency of offering? none - cross-listed course Course Developed By: Ron Butler Approved by Division Chair: Yes 41. New Course Form Course Prefix, Number and Suffix: ENV 321 / BIO 321 Course Title: Prerequisite: Division: Credit Hours: Grade Type: Course to be offered: Tropical Island Ecology BIO 160, BIO 170 and permission of instructor. FNASC 4 Letter Only Every Year Catalog Description: This course provides experiential learning of the biotic and abiotic factors that govern tropical island ecosystems (coral reefs, grass beds, mangroves, dry Antillean scrub and moist mature forests) found on a typical Caribbean tropical island (St. John, USVI). Concepts addressed include: biodiversity, adaptation and co-evolution, and energy flow in these systems. All students will participate in a collaborative research project with island fauna and daily lessons on island ecology. Students will also learn about the cultural history of the West Indies and contemporary human-caused environmental problems associated with island development. Intensive field work includes daily snorkeling and strenuous hiking to field locations. Assessments will include a field journal, pre- and post-course examinations covering course text (and ancillary text), on-site lessons, and assigned technical papers, and the submission of a formal technical manuscript describing the results of field research. Prerequisite(s): BIO 160, BIO 170, and permission of instructor. May Term or Winter Term. Every year. Rationale for new course: One of our responses to the recent Environmental Science program review is to raise the visibility of our environmental science courses through cross-listing and more complete catalog descriptions. What courses are to be deleted in conjunction with the new course offering? none - cross listed course If no courses are slated for deletion, which courses will be reduced in the frequency of offering? none - cross-listed course Approved by Division Chair: Yes 42. New Course Form Course Prefix, Number and Suffix: Course Title: Prerequisite: Division: Credit Hours: Grade Type: Course to be offered: ENV 383 Aquatic Ecology BIO 160 and 170 FNASC 4 Letter Only Every Year Is this course a requirement or an elective in your program? Elective Catalog Description: Study of freshwater lakes and streams emphasizing the interrelationships of biological, chemical, and physical factors. Includes practical experience in taking and evaluating samples from aquatic environments. Prerequisite(s): BIO 160 and BIO 170. Every two years. Rationale for new course: This is not a completely new course but a cross-listing of an existing course so that our environmental science students might better appreciate the integrity of the program. What courses are to be deleted in conjunction with the new course offering? none If no courses are slated for deletion, which courses will be reduced in the frequency of offering? none, this course is already part of our course offerings, but listed only as BIO 383, Aquatic Biology Course Developed By: Dan Buckley Approved by Division Chair: Yes 43. New Course Form Course Prefix, Number and Suffix: ENV 353 / BIO 353 Course Title: Prerequisite: Division: Credit Hours: Grade Type: Course to be offered: Conservation Biology BIO 160, BIO 170 FNASC 4 Letter Only Every Three Years Catalog Description: Designed to examine the nature and global patterns of biological diversity, the complex factors that have resulted in recent losses in diversity and ecosystem decay related to habitat degradation, over exploitation, and global climate change, and the ecological ramifications of this most devastating event in the existence of the human species. Lectures, presentations by professionals in other fields, readings, discussion sessions, and student participation in regional conservation efforts will all be used to encourage critical thinking about biodiversity issues and provide students with hands on applications in the science of conservation biology. Prerequisite(s): BIO 160 and BIO 170. Every three years. Rationale for new course: One of our responses to the recent Environmental Science program review is to raise the visibility of our environmental science courses through cross-listing and more complete catalog descriptions. What courses are to be deleted in conjunction with the new course offering? none - cross-listed course If no courses are slated for deletion, which courses will be reduced in the frequency of offering? none - cross-listed course Course Developed By: Ron Butler Approved by Division Chair: Yes 44. New Course Form Course Prefix, Number and Suffix: Course to be offered: ENV 294 Forest Ecology and Conservation BIO 160 and BIO 170 or permission of instructor FNASC 4 Letter Only Every Two years Is this course a requirement or an elective in your program? Elective Course Title: Prerequisite: Division: Credit Hours: Grade Type: Catalog Description: A study of the ecology, management, and conservation of forest ecosystems. Focus on ecological principles and their application to sustaining biological diversity in exploited and protected forests in the face of rapid environmental change. Field work and examples will emphasize Maine forests. Winter field trips, writing, oral presentations, and group and independent inquiry are required. Overnight weekend trip possible. Prerequisite(s): BIO 160 and BIO 170 or permission of instructor. Every two years. Rationale for new course: This is the same course as BIO 294. They will be cross-listed as BIO 294/ENV 294. What courses are to be deleted in conjunction with the new course offering? none; see above If no courses are slated for deletion, which courses will be reduced in the frequency of offering? none; see above Course Developed By: Andrew Barton Approved by Division Chair: Yes