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UNIVERSITY CURRICULUM COMMITTEE
February 20, 2003
The University Curriculum Committee met on Thursday, February 20 at 3:00 p.m. in the Deans Conference Room, Derryberry Hall.
Members present:
| Dr. Rafal Ablamowicz | Ms. Beth Mannle |
| Dr. Jack Armistead | Dr. Jessica Matson |
| Dr. Sue Bailey | Dr. Marilyn Musacchio |
| Dr. Marvin Barker | Prof. Deanna Nipp |
| Dr. Charles Caldwell | Dr. Scott Northrup |
| Dr. Phillip Campana | Dr. Larry Peach |
| Dr. Daniel Combs | Dr. P.K. Rajan |
| Ms. Edith Duvier | Dr. Jeff Roberts |
| Dr. Donald Elkins | Dr. Michael Rohr |
| Dr. Ahmed Elsawy | Dr. John Shriner |
| Dr. Wade Faw | Dr. Gretta Stanger Prof. Rebecca Tolbert |
| Mr. Jonathon Good | Dr. Steven Williams |
| Ms. Yvonne Gribble | Dr. Dale Wilson |
| Prof. Ken Hunter | Ms. Jerri Winningham |
| Dr. Larry Knox | Mr. Shane Walling |
| Dr. Roy Loutzenheiser | Ms. Becky Antone |
Members absent:
| Dr. Rafal Ablamowicz | Dr. Gary Pickett |
| LTC Leith Benedict | Dr. Srini Ramaswamy |
| Mr. Scot Davisson | Dr. Mark Stephens |
| Dr. Susan Elkins | Ms. Erin Allen |
| Ms. Julie Galloway | Ms. Kaitrin Mahar |
| Dr. Nader Ghafoori | Mr. Brad Connelly |
| Dr. Bob Niebuhr | Ms. Tori Gholson |
| Dr. Francis Otuonye | Ms. Ashley McIntosh |
Official representatives:
Dr. Linda Null for Dr. Eisen
Dr. John Wheeler for Dr. Garber
Ms. Sandy H. Smith for Dr. Sanders
Guests:
Ms. Darlene Franklin
Ms. Debra Bryant
Mr. John Pigg
Ms. Elizabeth Boucher
Ms. Denise Hensley
Mr. Ed Boucher
SUMMARY OF PROCEEDINGS
1. Approval of revised agenda
2. Approval of October 24, 2002
minutes as corrected
3. Announcement of Called Meeting on
March 20 for general education core courses
4. Announcement of catalog deadlines
for new 2004 catalog
5. Announcement of ballot voting on
Sociology ANTH 2002
6. Approval of curricular changes and
course addition from the Department of Music & Art
7. Approval of curricular changes and
course addition, deletions and changes from the Academic
Development
Program
8. Approval of course change from the
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
9. Approval of course change from the
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
10. Approval of course addition, deletion and
change from the Department of English
11. Approval of course change from the Department
of Biology
12. Approval of course changes from the School of
Agriculture
13. Approval of course change from the
Department of Chemistry
14. Approval of course change from the Department
of Curriculum and Instruction
15. Approval of course addition from the School of
Nursing
PROCEEDINGS
Approval of Agenda as Revised
Dr. Bailey requested the agenda be revised to add an announcement by Dean Armistead as item #3, moving all other items down one position.
Motion. Dr. Loutzenheiser moved to approve the agenda as revised. The motion was seconded by Dr. Wilson and carried.
Approval of October 24, 2002 Minutes as Corrected
A correction was made to the number credit hours in MIT 2000. The correct number of credit hours for MIT 2000 should read " 2."
Motion. Dr. Faw moved to approve the minutes as corrected. The motion was seconded by Dr. Elsawy and carried.
Announcement of Catalog Deadlines
Prof. Tolbert alerted the committee that changes for the new catalog will be needed at the April or September meetings. Final acceptance of changes will be no later than October 2003.
Announcement of March 20 Called Meeting Addressing the General Education Core Program
Dean Armistead stated at the March 20 meeting the general education sub-committee will present a recommendation of courses which will be considered as part of a state-wide core of general education programs. He asked permission to distribute a copy of the complete course list for the 61 courses being proposed and a list of courses proposed to the sub-committee but not being recommended.
The March 20 meeting will deal only with the general education core recommendations, with the exception of the Professional Communications curriculum, as a TBR requirement, which is being taken out as a major.
Announcement of Mail Ballot Vote for SOC ANTH 2002
In a memorandum dated October 21, 2002, approval was requested for the following:
Addition:
ANTH 2002 Non-Western
Cultures
Lec. 3, Cr. 3
No prerequisites. Consent of the Instructor. An
introduction to the study of non-Western
cultures and societies through their ideologies, language
systems, ecologies, family structures,
social stratification, religions, and economic
structures. A comparative approach will be
emphasized.
Non-substantive Changes:
FROM: SOC 1100 Introduction to Anthropology
TO: ANTH 1100 Introduction to Anthropology
FROM: SOC 2100 Cultural Ecology (Anthropology)
TO: ANTH 2100 Cultural Ecology
FROM: SOC (CJ) 4040 (5040) Law and Culture
(Anthropology)
TO: ANTH (SOC) (CJ) 4040 (5040) Law and Culture
FROM: SOC 4910 (5910) Independent Study
(Anthropology)
TO: ANTH 4910 (5910) Independent Study
FROM: SOC 4960 (5960) Special Topics
(Anthropology)
TO: ANTH 4960 (5960) Special Topics
FROM: SOC 1800 Introduction to Social Work
TO: SW 1800 Introduction to Social Work
FROM: SOC 3900 Introduction to Sociological Research
TO: SOC (SW) 3900 Introduction to Social Research
FROM: CJ 4100 (5100) Probation and Parole
TO: CJ (SW) 4100 (5100) Probation and Parole
FROM: CJ 4120 (5120) Treatment Methods
TO: CJ (SW) 4120 (5120) Treatment Methods
FROM: SOC (CJ) 4900 (5900) Internship to
Sociology
TO: SOC (CJ) (SW) 4900 (5900) Internship
Course Description Change:
FROM: SOC 2630 Marriage and Family
Relations
Lec. 3, Cr. 3
Prerequisite: SOC 1010 or 1100 or consent of instructor. A functional, practical approach to marriage and family
living; dating, male-female roles, mate selection, marital adjustment, parenthood.
TO: SOC 2630 Marriage and Family
Relations
Lec. 3, Cr. 3
Prerequisite: SOC 1010 or ANTH 1100 or consent of
instructor. A sociological approach to marriage and family living;
dating, male-female roles, mate selection, marital adjustment, parenthood, widowhood,
divorce, and remarriage.
Dr. Bailey reported the mail ballot vote taken for the course addition of SOC ANTH 2002 passed.
Approval of Curriculum Additions, Deletions and Changes from the Department of Music and Art
In memorandums dated November 6 ( 4 memos) and January 22, approval was requested for the following:
Change:
Reduce the number of elective credits in the Bachelor of
Music in Music Education, Vocal/General
Certification, from four (4) to three (3).
Bachelor of Music in Performance Vocal Option
Additions: Foreign Language, 12 semester hours
Deletions: Italian 1010, Italian 1020
German 1010 or French 1010
German 1020 or French 1020
Changes: Reduce the number of
Foreign Language credits in the Bachelor of Music in
Performance, Vocal Option, from 14 semester hours to 12
semester hours.
Bachelor of Music in Performance
Changes: To allow Bachelor of Music in
Performance students to count additional hours in
performing ensembles as Elective credits (in excess of 12 semester
hours). Specifically,
allow the following number of additional ensemble semester hours in the following BM in
Performance options:
Composition - 4
Instrumental - 11
Jazz - 5
Piano - 7
Vocal - 6
Additions: Bachelor of Music in Performance,
Instrumental Option
Bachelor of Music in Performance, Piano Option
Bachelor of Music in Performance, Jazz Option
Mr. Good moved to approve the changes effective spring 2003. The motion was seconded by Ms. Mannle and carried.
Addition:
MUS 1034 American Popular
Music Lec.
3 Cr. 3
Survey of various forms and styles of American popular music
from its origins in African-
American blues, through rock and roll, to the present.
Motion. Mr. Good moved to approve the addition effective fall 2003. The motion was seconded by Dr. Loutzenheiser and carried.
Approval of Curriculum and Course Additions, Deletions and Changes from the Academic Development Program
In memorandums dated January 14, 28, and February 10 and 11, approval was requested for the following:
January 14 Memorandum
Changes:
FROM: DSPM 0800 (ADP 083) Elementary
Algebra
Lec. 4 Cr. 4
Prerequisites: DSPM 0700 or satisfactory placement test
score. Review of operations with signed
numbers and linear equations, introduction to the fundamental
concepts of algebra, and applications.
TO: DSPM 0800 (ADP 083) Elementary
Algebra
Lec. 3 Cr. 3
Prerequisites: DSPM 0700 or satisfactory placement test
score. Review of operations on signed
numbers, linear equations/inequalities, graphing and linear systems,
exponents, polynomials, and
factoring.
EFFECTIVE: Summer 2003
FROM: DSPM 0850 (ADP 084) Intermediate
Algebra Lec.
4 Cr. 4
Prerequsities: DSPM 0800 or satisfactory placement test
score and two high school algebra credits.
Algebraic fractions, absolute value, advanced factoring skills,
quadratic equations, systems of
equations, and conic sections and functions.
TO: DSPM 0850 (ADP 084) Intermediate
Algebra
Lec. 3 Cr. 3
Prerequisites: DSPM 0800 or satisfactory placement test
score and two high school algebra credits.
Operations on rational and radical expressions/equations; systems
of
equations/inequalities; linear,
polynomial and exponential functions; matrix methods (linear systems).
EFFECTIVE: Summer 2003
January 28 Memorandum
Deletion: DSPR 0700 Basic Reading
Course Cr. 3
EFFECTIVE: August 1, 2003
Change:
FROM: DSPR 0800 Developmental
Reading Cr. 2
TO: DSPR 0800 Developmental
Reading
Lec. 3 Cr. 3
EFFECTIVE: August 1, 2003
February 10 Memorandum
Change: In order to remain within the common
rubric system established by the TBR,
TTU's DSPM 0870, which is an online course allowing students to complete
DSPM 0800
changed to DSPM 0880(Elementary Algebra) and DSPM 0850 (Intermediate Algebra) in the
same term, has been changed to DSPM 0880.
Math 0990, which is the course used to remove a high
school deficiency in geometry, has been
changed to DSPM 0990 and will be delivered through the Academic
Development Program
beginning with the 2003/2004 academic year.
EFFECTIVE: Immediately
February 11 Memorandum
Change:
FROM: DSPW 0850
Writing
Cr. 2
TO: DSPW 0850
Writing
Cr. 3
FROM: DSPM 0865 Algebra Cr. 4
TO: DSPM 0865 Algebra Cr. 3
Motion. Ms. Mannle moved to approve the changes. The motion was seconded by Prof. Tolbert and carried.
February 11 Memorandum
Addition: UNIV 1020 First-Year
Connections Recitation 2,
Cr. 1
Engages the student in meaningful academic and non-academic,
out-of-the classroom activities.
Emphasizes critical thinking in the formation of academic and social
goals and support groups,
and in self-management and study skills.
Deletion: UNIV 1050 University Academic
Success Lec. 3, Cr. 3
Motion. Prof. Tolbert moved to approve the
addition and deletion effective fall 2003. The motion was seconded by Ms.
Mannle.
A friendly amendment was accepted to change "Lec. 1, Lab. 1" to "Recitation 2."
A vote was taken and the motion carried. The addition will be forwarded on to the Academic Council for approval.
Approval of Course Change from the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
In a memorandum dated January 24, approval was requested for the following:
Change:
FROM: CEE 3030 Construction
Materials Lec. 2, Lab. 2, Cr. 3
Prerequisite: BE 1120, MATH 2110. Characteristics
and uses of aggregates, Portland cement,
concrete and bituminous materials for highways and other major
engineering works. Evaluation
and significance of basic soil properties.
TO: CEE 3030 Civil Engineering
Materials Lec. 2, Lab. 2, Cr. 3
Prerequisite: BE1120, CEE 3110. Characteristics
and uses of aggregates, Portland cement,
concrete and bituminous materials for highways and other major
engineering works. Evaluation
and significance of basic soil properties.
Motion. Dr. Loutzenheiser moved to approve the change effective fall 2003. The motion was seconded by Dr. Wilson and carried.
Approval of Course Change from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
In a memorandum dated February 6, approval was requested for the following:
Change:
FROM: ECE 3710 Introduction to
Telecommunications Lec. 3, Cr. 3
Prerequisite: ECE 3010. Introduction to Digital
Telecommunications, including coding,
communication networks, spectral analysis, and digital modulation and
demodulation.
TO: ECE 3710 Introduction to
Telecommunications
Lec. 3, Cr. 3
Prerequisite: ECE 3010. Corequisite: ECE
3910. Introduction to Digital Telecommunications,
including coding, communication networks, spectral analysis, and
digital modulation and
demodulation.
Motion. Dr. Rajan moved to approve the change effective fall 2003. The motion was seconded by Dr. Loutzenheiser and carried.
Approval of Curriculum Change and Course Addition and Deletions from the Department of English
In memorandums dated December 6 and January 21, approval was requested for the following:
December 6 Memorandum
Change:
FROM: ENGL 4980 (5980)
Topics
Cr. 3
TO: ENGL 4980 (5980) Topics Cr. 1-3
Motion. Dr. Null, representing Dr. Eisen, moved to approve the change effective spring 2003. The motion was seconded by Dr. Stanger.
A friendly amendment was made to change the course number
to:
ENGL 4981,
4982,
4983
Cr. 1-3
A vote was taken and the motion carried.
January 21 Memorandum
Addition:
ENGL 2230 British
Literature
Lec. 3, Cr. 3
Prerequisite: ENGL 1020. Representative authors,
periods or themes from Old English to the present.
Deletions:
ENGL 2210 British Literature I
ENGL 2220 British Literature II
Motion. Dr. Null moved to approve the addition and deletions effective fall 2004. The motion was seconded by Dr. Rohr and carried.
Approval of Course Change from the Department of Biology
In a memorandum dated January 30, approval was requested for the following:
Change:
For BIOL 2010, 3200, 3230, add prerequisite:
Sophomore standing or consent of chairperson
of the Department of Biology.
For BIOL 2020, change prerequisite to: Sophomore
standing and BIOL 2010 or consent of
chairperson of the Department of Biology
Motion. Dr. Combs moved to approve the change effective immediately. The motion was seconded by Dr. Northrup and carried.
Approval of Curriculum and Course Changes from the School of Agriculture
In a memorandum dated January 6, approval was requested for the following:
Changes: (Core Courses)
FROM: AGET 2110 Engineering Technology in
Agriculture I - Fall Lec. 3, Lab. 2,
Cr. 4
TO: AGET 2110 Engineering Technology in Agriculture I - Fall Lec. 2, Lab. 2, Cr. 3
FROM: AGET 3110 Engineering Technology in
Agriculture II - Spring Lec. 3, Lab. 2, Cr. 4
TO: AGET 3110 Engineering Technology in Agriculture II - Spring Lec. 2, Lab. 2, Cr. 3
FROM: AGRN 1010 Plant Science - Fall,
Spring
Lec. 3, Lab. 2, Cr. 4
TO: AGRN 1010 Plant Science - Fall, Spring Lec. 2, Lab. 2, Cr. 3
FROM: AGRN 2210 Soils - Fall,
Spring
Lec. 3, Lab. 2, Cr. 4
TO: AGRN 2210 Soils - Fall, Spring Lec. 2, Lab. 2, Cr. 3
FROM: ANS 1010 Introductory Animal Science - Fall
,
Spring
Lec. 3, Lab. 2, Cr. 4
TO: ANS 1010 Introductory Animal Science - Fall , Spring Lec. 2, Lab. 2, Cr. 3
(Non-Core Courses)
FROM: AGHT 3030 Integrated Pest Management -
Spring
(O)
Lec. 3, Lab. 2, Cr. 4
TO: AGHT 3030 Integrated Pest Management - Spring (O) Lec. 2, Lab. 2, Cr. 3
FROM: AGHT 4410 Nursery Management - Spring
(O)
Lec. 3, Lab. 2, Cr. 4
TO: AGHT 4410 Nursery Management - Spring (O) Lec. 2, Lab. 2, Cr. 3
FROM: AGHT 2440 Floral Arrangement -
Fall
Lec. 1, Lab. 4, Cr. 3
TO: AGHT 3440 Floral Arrangement - Fall Lec. 1, Lab. 4, Cr. 3
FROM: AGR 4910 Seminar in Agriculture - Fall,
Spring
Lec. 1, Lab. 2, Cr. 2
Oral and visual presentation of scientific information on
topics related to the student including data
collection, analysis, interpretation of results, and
preparation of written report.
TO: AGR 4910 Agricultural Communications -
Fall,
Spring
Lec. 3, Cr. 3
Strategies and techniques for communicating agricultural
information including individual and group
presentations on agricultural issues, and new developments in
the agricultural and natural resources
industry; electronic communications; developing electronic portfolios
and interviewing skills.
Motion. Dr. Faw moved to approve the changes effective fall 2003. The motion was seconded by Dr. Combs and carried.
Approval of Course Change from the Department of Chemistry
In a memorandum dated January 28, approval was requested for the following:
Change:
FROM: CHEM 3420 Analytical
Applications
Lec. 2, Lab. 6, Cr. 4
TO: CHEM 3420 Analytical Applications Lec. 2, Lab. 3, Cr. 3
Motion. Dr. Northrup moved to approve the change effective fall 2003. The motion was seconded by Dr. Elsawy and carried.
Approval of Course Change from the Department of Curriculum and Instruction
In a memorandum dated February 7, approval was requested for the following:
Change:
FROM: FOED 3240 Instructional Technology
I
Lec. 2, Lab. 2, Cr. 2
Development and application of basic audio-visual and
computer skills to facilitate quality
instruction in the classroom.
TO: FOED 3240 Instructional Technology
I
Lec. 2, Cr. 2
Development and application of basic audio-visual and
computer skills to facilitate quality
instruction in the classroom.
Motion. Dr. Peach moved to approve the change summer 2003. The motion was seconded by Dr. Wheeler and carried.
Approval of Course Addition from the School of Nursing
In a memorandum dated February 12, approval was requested for the following:
Addition:
NURS 4700 Adventures in Global Awareness:
Expanding Cultural Sensitivity
Sem. 1, Lab. 2, Cr. 3 (note change
below)
The course provides a trans-cultural experience through
international travel and self exploration to
increase personal and cultural awareness, sensitivity, and
respect.
Motion. Dean Musacchio moved to approve the addition effective spring 2003. The motion was seconded by Mr. Good.
In response to a question regarding contract hours in relation to lab hours, a friendly amendment was accepted to change the lab hours from "Lab.2" to "Lab. 6."
A vote was taken and the motion carried.
The meeting adjourned at 4:10 p.m.