College Committee - SBS

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Date
2006-11-28
Time
Location
Agenda
3-4pm, Derby 1039
Agenda:
Curricular requests: Psych 836, Econ 844, Poli Sci Minor revisions, Honors Embedded Poli Sci 101
Discussion of proposed Insight Areas of the GEC
Notes

Present: McGraw, Mumy, Vasey, Haddad, David, Davis, Knapp, Cox, Mercerhill, Steckel, Bellair, Liddle

 

  1. Minutes Approved
  2. Course requests approved
    1. Econ 844- approved

                                                               i.      Disability statement should be earlier in syllabus

                                                             ii.      Need misconduct statement - would go nicely under course requirements

                                                            iii.      Rick sending revised syllabus    to Curriculum Office

    1. Psych 836-approved

                                                               i.      Revised syllabus will be sent to curriculum office

                                                             ii.      House cleaning- changing to 836.01 to 836

    1. Honors embedded Poli Sci 597- Newark Campus (for discussion only)

                                                               i.      Question of lightness of text used

1.      Is that really providing an honors experience?

2.      Is there more information about the course that is not revealed in syllabus?        

                                                             ii.      Bill Liddle will take the Committee’s concerns back to the course instructor

    1. Poli Sci minor- approved

                                                               i.      Added one course requirement for each minor

                                                             ii.      Additional courses that may be counted with approval of advisor were listed as such

                                                            iii.      Will request that “Political Science” will be part of PERMACUN name for each minor

  1. Insight Areas
    1. Task Force reviewing topics to possibly include in GEC and some already in

                                                               i.      Diversity panel has embraced current model

    1. Visual Literacy

                                                               i.      Don’t students already get this as part of VPA?

1.      Suggested that it should be considered as part of 2nd writing course

2.      Concern expressed over making GEC more complicated

3.      Suggested that topics be recommended and not required

4.      Overall thought is good category but is this the best way to approach it?

5.      Advising is key.

Department Course Title Type Latest Committee Latest Status
Political Science Political Science Minor Revision Program Office of Academic Affairs (OAA) Pending
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Psychology 836 Developmental Psychology Change Registrar's Office N/A
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Economics 844 Research Topics in Time Series Econometrics New Registrar's Office N/A
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