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Date

2006-05-02

Time

Location

Agenda

3:30-5:00 p.m 105A Brown Hall

Agenda:

Approval of minutes

Course requests below

Discussion of Arts and Humanities GEC category

 

Notes

Present: Petry, Mockabee, Mercerhill, Florman, Fox, Thompson, Palazzi, Ward, Wyszormirski, Gill, Tupman, Harned, Thompson

 

1. Approved 4/18 minutes

 

2. Course Requests:
1. Art Ed 595/795

                                                               i.      New numbers now 482 & 682

                                                             ii.      2 separate syllabi will be sent

                                                            iii.      Syllabi - #1 & #3 on page 3 – change “grade will drop by ½” to 1/3; disability statement should be 16 pt font

                                                           iv.      Course request will come back to committee on the 16th

2. Dance H367.01 – Approved with contingencies

                                                               i.      Suggested that course description read “Provides a rigorous opportunity to view, discuss, read, and think about contemporary dance and its history through the study and practice of criticism.”

                                                             ii.      #4 on GEC rationale: remove “In my view”

                                                            iii.      #6 on GEC rationale: History of Modern Dance is not on syllabus objectives – remove from rationale

                                                           iv.      Assessment

1.       remove grade determination

2.       add embedded test questions and where data will be housed

                                                             v.      Course request rationale – “driven by research interests of instructor” change from instructor to proposer

                                                           vi.      Syllabus

1.       Grading % - does it include reading response forms for all readings?

2.       grade should drop by 1/3, not by ½

3.       add “no prior knowledge of dance assumed” to course description

3. Theatre/Art Ed 367.03 – approved with contingency of satisfactory answer to questions. Susan will send answers via email for final approval

                                                               i.      Remove page 2 & 3 of syllabus and make into a separate document for GEC rationale

                                                             ii.      Page 7 – there is no official OSU grade scale, replace with “Use the following grade scale”

                                                            iii.      Page 8 – remove “Official OSU” from grade scale

                                                           iv.      Provide rubric that will be given to students – this can also be used in GEC assessment plan

                                                             v.      Page 9 Resources – “They provide excellent You…” typo

                                                           vi.      Title of course – discussion of appropriate title – committee would like to see title that reflects focus on tv programs. Possible title: “Criticizing Television: Social Reflection and Analysis”

                                                          vii.      Review survey to make sure it is going to meet course assessment needs

4. McHale discussion –

                                                               i.      Is there a way to combine Cultures & Ideas with VPA?

                                                             ii.      Discussion of reduction of credit hours and flexibility

1.       potential proposal from CCI to decrease requirements to:

a.       Social Science – 10

b.       Arts and Humanities – 10

c.       Natural Science – 15

d.       Students must take additional 10 hours within these categories