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Minutes: Curriculum Committee 10.06.14

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Curriculum Committee Minutes

October 6, 2014

Members:

Joni Dunlap

Heather Johnson

Jarrod Hanson

Nancy Shanklin

Scott Schaefle

 

Staff:

Shakira Anderson – Recorder

Deserae Frisk

 

I. GENERAL BUSINESS & REVIEW/DISCUSSIONS:

The committee will rotate a chair for the 2014-2015 year

  • Scott will chair for the rest of the semester
  • Nancy will assist with chair duties in January
  • Nancy will chair during February
  • March going forward TBD at a later date

 

 

 II. COURSE PROPOSAL/REVISION REQUESTS:

 Status                                     Proposal                                            Requestor

                                                 Committee Goals and                   Dean Kantor & Dean Garrison-Wade
Expectations

  • Ensure compliance with syllabus requirements
  • Fair policies are set in place
  • New courses should avoid redundancy and duplication
  • Check course rigor and provide suggestions
    • Approvals should not be held up due to courses rigor
    • Check for differentiation between MA, Ph.D. and Ed.D.
  • The goal is for all programs to be viable. Do not hold up course approvals for course size or audience
  • SEHD is in the process of renovating the MA program & catalog
    • Deactivate old courses from the catalog
    • MA Keyword Analysis – used to determine where titles and course descriptions may overlap amongst various MA courses, or to determine if key words are missing
  • Committee would like to discuss how student work load for online and hybrid courses are measured

 

       

Approved                     Urban Ecologies                                                              Sheila Shannon/Alan Davis

  • Program is relying on existing courses instead of building new courses due to program size
  • Current MA courses will be used and differentiated for Ph.D. and Ed.D.
  • Clarify the assignments for all three courses the differences between MA, Ph.D. and Ed.D.
  • Use a consistent syllabi format and structure
  • CLDE 7010 – Foundations of LLC
    • Unclear about differentiatioN
    • Syllabus needs incomplete policy
  • CLDE 7160 – Historical, Legal & Cultural Foundation
    • Differentiation is unclear and content appears too easy
    • Syllabus is missing disability and incomplete policies
  • CLDE 7180 – Working Families & Communities
    • Computer requirements listed twice on syllabus
    • Unclear on Ph.D. and Ed.D. products are
    • PhD. content appears too rigorous while Ed.D. may not have enough rigor
  • Courses approved providing updated syllabi are submitted to the Committee Chair

 

Approved                     EDNF New Course Proposal                     Cheryl Matias

  • Course will be a 2000 level
  • EDFN 2000 – Critical Race Feminism & Education
  • Course will be part of the University Core for Humanities
  • Suggested adding a phrase or bullet points so the course is inviting to men
  • Clarify attendance policy and operationalize participation points
  • Check for minor typos in the syllabus
  • Add current SEHD policies in syllabus (incomplete, disabilities)
  • Course is approved providing syllabus updates are submitted to the Committee Chair
  • Course will need to go through the Core Curriculum Committee for final approval

 

COURSE PROPOSALS/APPROVALS PENDING:

 

APPROVAL PENDING/REQUESTS DENIED

 

III. GRADUATE FACULTY APPOINTMENT REQUESTS:

Daily, Nancy

Russell, Michelle

Roy, Paul

Quintana, Paul

Flood, Nora

Rosche, Janine

Pazos, Henrietta

Neal, Mathew

Michelson, Rachel

Hicks, June

Eder, Ashley

IV. GRADUATE FACULTY APPROVALS:

All appointment approved

 

V.OTHER ITEMS/UPDATES