College Committee - HUM

Details

Date
2006-10-20
Time
Location
Agenda
2:00-3:30 in Brown 105
Agenda

Approval of Minutes
Assessment update - Debbie
McHale update - Bill
Curriculum requests below
Notes

Present: Bunker, Childs, Heiden, Lowry, Tebben, Bitters, Mercerhill
Excused: Jacobs

  1. October 6 minutes approved
  1. McHale 
    1. CCI to continue discussion of use of minors – requiring minors or double majors adds value to degree
    2. Still to be decided: BS template for GEC, Visual Literacy, Moral Reasoning, Technology
  1. Assessment
    1. Major program plans and reports submitted
    2. CC asked to review reports and be part of College-wide discussions
    3. Assessment cycle will continue indefinitely
    4. Intranet Resources (ascnet.osu.edu) – Senior Exit Survey, Major Programs plans and reports
    5. Please send any suggestions for improving survey and think about possible questions for the Major portion of survey
    6. GEC and Major reviews need to hand-in-hand, but focus for fall should be strongly Major based
    7. E-portfolios – suggested that we think about having students do these with 2 “banks” – GEC and Major, could be used for assessment
    8. Timeline

                                                               i.      Deb speaking with Undergraduate Studies Directors next week

                                                             ii.      HUM CC in two weeks

                                                            iii.      Undergraduate Studies Directors meeting 3 weeks

                                                           iv.      Dec. 1, Executive summary due for College

  1. Curricular Proposals
    1. EALL 717 – approved
    2. English 265, 266, 268

                                                               i.      VPA request – committee questions fit for this category (although intrigued by idea) and would like Michelle Herman to attend next meeting to discuss

    1. English 585.01 – approved
    2. Spanish 780 – approved

                                                               i.      Name on syllabus needs to  match course title “Latin American Film”

    1. Italian Major Revisions

                                                               i.      The HUM CC was very impressed with the entire proposal; it was well-thought out and presented.

                                                             ii.      Recommended that a course in Italian Opera be considered

                                                            iii.      P. 8 of proposal – 4 year plan needs 2nd 600 level course

                                                           iv.      P. 9 – 402 pre-requisite should read 202

                                                             v.      Italian 202 – approved

                                                           vi.      Italian 401 – approved with contingency

1.      separate out % for midterm and final

                                                          vii.      Italian 402 – approved with contingency

1.      submit oral rubric

2.      grading adds up to 90% and needs to be re-figured

                                                        viii.      Italian 420 – approved with contingency

1.      submit 2nd syllabus

2.      add “: subtitle” for both syllabi (Italian Culture Through the Ages:__________”)

                                                           ix.      Italian 421 – approved with contingency

1.      separate out % for exams

                                                             x.      Italian 423 – approved with contingency

1.      separate out % for exams

                                                           xi.      Italian 450 – approved with contingency

1.      request concurrence from Theatre

                                                          xii.      Italian 601 – approved

                                                        xiii.      Italian 613 – approved

1.      syllabus - add review for final exam last class

                                                        xiv.      Italian 614 – approved

                                                         xv.      Italian 615 – approved

                                                        xvi.      Italian 603 & 604 – withdrawals approved

Department Course Title Type Latest Committee Latest Status
English 585.01 Introduction to the Study of Literacy Change Registrar's Office Pending
Chinese 717 Analysis of Contemporary Chinese Media New Registrar's Office Pending
Spanish 780 Latin American Film New Registrar's Office Pending
Italian Proposal for the new Italian Undergraduate Curriculum Program Registrar's Office N/A