Borough of Manhattan Community College
The City University of New York
Academic Senate
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Agenda
November 26, 2008
2:00 pm ~ N402
I. CALL TO ORDER
II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF OCTOBER 22, 2008
III. ANNOUNCEMENTS
A. Academic Senate will have a website. In the future, the secretary of each
committee will be able to upload agendas, minutes, and reports. In the
meantime, please send electronic copies of minutes and reports to
cwiseman@bmcc.cuny.edu.
IV. REPORTS
A. UNIVERSITY FACULTY SENATE GOVERNORS STANDING
COMMITTEE
B. CUNY PROFICIENCY EXAM (CPE)
C. TEACHING LEARNING CENTER (TLC)
V. STANDING COMMITTEES
A. Instruction Committee Report on Absence Policy
B. Faculty Development Committee
1. Report on Faculty Development Day 10/28/08,
“Getting Tenure: The Long and Winding Road”
2. Faculty Development Grants
3. Joe Doctor Colloquium
C. Curriculum Committee
1. Computer Information Systems new course: CIS 316—Introduction to
Digital Forensics.
This course introduces students to the purpose and process of digital
forensics and investigations. Using industry standard software and
hardware tools, students will learn the fundamentals of computer
forensics and effective investigative strategies to acquire and analyze
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digital evidence for use in criminal and civil proceedings. Incident
response techniques, the chain of custody for proper handling of
digital evidence, guidelines for digital evidence collection and forensic
reporting for law enforcement and investigations will be discussed.
2. Computer Information Systems new course: CIS 317—Introduction to
Cryptography.
This course provides students with the cryptographic practices,
protocols and mathematics necessary to accomplish information and
communication security. Topics include history of cryptography;
symmetric encryption methods; mathematics background for
asymmetric methods; asymmetric methods used in cryptography and
cryptographic primitives and their application.
3. Course Revision from the Science Department regarding SCI 120
Computer Methods in Science—changing a prerequisite from MAT
056 to MAT 206.
The rationale for the new prerequisite is to match the equivalency
requirement from City College.
4. Curriculum Revision from the Teacher Education Department to
change the requirements for the EDB sequence regarding science
courses. The proposal would require EDB students to take two 100
level science courses instead of a 100-200 level sequence.
Rationale: The new requirements would be more in line with City
College requirements.
Pending a letter of approval from City College, the committee
unanimously approved the curriculum changes.
5. Curriculum Revision from the Teacher Education Department to
change the requirements for the EDU sequence regarding science
courses. The proposal would require EDU students to take two 100
level science courses instead of a 100-200 level sequence.
Rationale: The new requirements would be more in line with City
College requirements.
Pending a letter of approval from City College, the committee
unanimously approved the curriculum changes.
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D. Academic Standing Committee
a. Membership
E. Committee on Student Affairs
F. Admissions Committee
VI. OLD BUSINESS
A. AD HOC COMMITTEE ON GOVERNANCE REPORT
B. AD HOC COMMITTEE ON ACADEMIC FREEDOM REPORT
VII.
NEW BUSINESS
VIII. ADJOURNMENT
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