Meeting Date: 
December 14, 2021
Date: 
12/14/2021 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm
Location: 
Zoom Meeting
Agenda: 
  1. Category Reviews – Science, Technology & Society
    • GEOG 340
    • HSTS 413
    • HSTS 414
    • HSTS 415
    • HSTS 419
    • HSTS 451
    • HSTS 452
    • NMC 427
    • NR 351
    • NUTR 312
    • PHL 325
    • PHL/REL 444
    • PHL 474
    • TOX 360
    • WGSS 319
    • WGSS 320 – No discussion needed 
    • WGSS 440
    • WSE 392
    • SOC 481
Minutes: 

Voting members present: Heather Arbuckle, Ivan Arismendi, Aidas Banaitis, Geoffrey Barstow, Daniel Faltesek, Kelsey Emard, Matthew Kennedy, Lori McGraw, Kyle Niemeyer, Rene Reitsma, Randy Rosenberger, Justin St. Germain, Kaplan Yalcin
Voting members absent: Jack Istok
Ex-officio members present: Ecampus – Karen Watte, Undergraduate Education – Heath Henry
Guests: McKenzie Huber

Category Reviews – Science, Technology & Society

  • GEOG 340
    • Course learning outcomes differ between syllabi.
    • Two of the three instructors do not have compliant writing assignments.
      • First one does not specify what paper is about
      • Second is pick any four themes from the course

Action: Motion to recertify and suggest they discuss differences between course learning outcomes and delineating writing assignment; motion seconded and passed with 12 votes in favor, 0 votes in opposition and 0 votes in abstention.

  • HSTS 413
    • Moved to January 3 agenda.
  • HSTS 414
    • Moved to January 3 agenda.
  • HSTS 415
    • Moved to January 3 agenda.
  • HSTS 419
    • Moved to January 3 agenda.
  • HSTS 451
    • Good fit for the category.
    • Reformulate writing assignment length to be read as 1,250 words, rather than 4-6 pages.
    • Missing verbatim Baccalaureate Core (BC) statement.
    • Writing assignment instructions could be improved.

Action: Motion to recertify with minor edits; motion seconded and passed with 13 votes in favor, 0 votes in opposition and 0 votes in abstention.

  • HSTS 452
    • Approved with no discussion needed.
  • NMC 427
    • Needs better alignment about how BC LOs are met and explained and how they align through assessment.
    • LO 3 is not approached seriously. The 1,250-word paper is a discussion board post submitted in the final week of the course and is only worth 3.6% their grade.
      • It does require outside sources.
      • There is no other formal writing assignment in the course.
      • It does meet all the other requirements.
      • There is no evidence they get instructor feedback.

Action: Motion to send back citing concerns about assessment and the final writing assignment - ask how students received meaningful feedback from the instructors and about the weight of the final writing assignment grade; motion seconded and passed with 12 votes in favor, 0 votes in opposition and 1 vote in abstention.

  • NR 351
    • Moved to January 3 agenda.
  • NUTR 312
    • Moved to January 3 agenda.
  • PHL 325
    • Moved to January 3 agenda.
  • PHL/REL 444
    • Moved to January 3 agenda.
  • PHL 474
    • Moved to January 3 agenda.
  • TOX 360
    • Moved to January 3 agenda.
  • WGSS 319
    • Moved to January 3 agenda.
  • WGSS 320 – No discussion needed 
    • Approved with no discussion needed
  • WGSS 440
    • Moved to January 3 agenda.
  • WSE 392
    • Moved to January 3 agenda.
  • SOC 481
    • The hybrid offering has a group writing assignment for LO 3.
      • Rules of the category specify that the writing assignment must be done individually.
      • There is no way to determine whether each student in the group is meeting the 1,250-word minimum.
      • They mention considering moving to an individual writing assignment. Suggest they speak with the Ecampus instructor about their writing assignment.
    • Is the hybrid course approved by the schedule of classes?
      • Yes.

Action: Motion to send back to revise writing assignment for hybrid section to be an individual assignment; motion seconded and passed with 13 votes in favor, 0 votes in opposition and 0 votes in abstention.