College Committee - HUM

Details

Date
2007-04-17
Time
Location
Agenda
1-2:30, Brown 105

Course requests below
Somali 101-104 - guest to attend from AAAS
Discuss process re "routine requests" (i.e., Italian 732)
Revisit discussion on Film Studies (Bruce)
Notes

Present: Childs, Renkin, Highley, Heiden, Bitters, Mercerhill, Tebben, Lowry, Bunker

 

  1. English 878 – approved
    1. State specifically that the final paper is due during finals week on all syllabi – Jess to add, Chris to inform faculty
  1. Korean 655 –  approved
    1. 2nd syllabus submitted
    2. Non-concurrence issue cleared up to satisfaction of all parties
  1. Latin 801 –  approved
    1. Jessica to correct the course request form so that it matches the syllabus
  2. Somali 101-104
    1. Guest – Dr. Mpundai
    2. Recommended that some other languages are put into the proposal that are more well known (ie German) but have fewer speakers
    3. Class size will be limited to 25 students as in other languages
    4. List what the other courses are that have gone from Title 6 to departmental funding
    5. Course objectives seem to be consistent for all 4 levels, is there a distinction between them? Is there a way to separate these out?
    6. Recommended that the “240 items” section out of the course goals and that distinct course goals be written for each level
    7. Recommended that separate course descriptions be written for each course
    8. The next draft of the proposal will be reviewed by Deb Lowry before coming back to committee
    9. Add some examples of the other languages that hire adjunct lecturers to teach them to help set the context for the staffing
    10. Consider adding information about the pilot courses into the proposal
  3. Comparative Studies 357 – sent back
    1. Final exam statement needs to be made in syllabus
    2. Send for History & English concurrence
    3. Request for more information about how films will delivered
    4. Question of why Globalization Studies is being done
    5. Concern expressed over what the curriculum committee’s function is – to move things forward or larger curriculum concerns about expanding curricular offerings
    6. Committee needs information about the vision of Interdisciplinary Program development
  4. Insight Areas
    1. Discussion of proposals currently being reviewed in CCI
    2. Request for numbers on potential impact
    3. Send thoughts on the proposal to Chris
Department Course Title Type Latest Committee Latest Status
African American and African Studies Somali 101-104 Program Registrar's Office N/A
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Korean 655 Interdisciplinary Courses in Korean Art, Music and Theatre New Registrar's Office N/A
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Latin 801 Latin Pedagogy New Registrar's Office N/A
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Comparative Studies 357 Introduction to Globalization and Culture New Cmte on Curriculum and Instruction (CCI) Approved
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English 878 Seminar in Film Studies New Graduate School (GS) Pending
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