Meeting Date: 
November 18, 2021
Date: 
11/18/2021 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm
Location: 
Zoom Meeting
Agenda: 
  1. Meeting Time and Schedule for Winter Quarter

  1. CIM Reviews
    • ATS 342 – Contemporary Global Issues
    • LEAD 341 – Cultural Diversity
    • HST/PHL 480 – WIC  
    • ANTH 352 – Contemporary Global Issues
    • PHL/REL 445 – Contemporary Global Issues

  1. Category Reviews – Science, Technology & Society
    • EAH 411
    • FW 350
    • HEST 412
    • FES/TOX 435
    • HST 417
    • PAX 301

Upcoming Meetings
November 25 ~ No Meeting – Thanksgiving
December 2 ~ 1:00-2:00 PM
December 9 ~ 1:00-2:00 PM

Minutes: 

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

Meeting Time and Schedule for Winter Quarter

  • There 67 Science, Technology and Society (STS) courses currently in the queue. In order to complete reviews by February deadline, we need to extend meeting times.
  • Extend December 2 and December 9 meetings to 90 meetings (12:30-2:00) and add an additional two-hour meeting on December 14.

CIM Reviews

  • ATS 342 – Contemporary Global Issues
    • The committee will discuss on December 2
  • LEAD 341 – Cultural Diversity
    • Appropriate for the category.
    • Upper-level course – it needs to be lower division.
    • The Baccalaureate Core (BC) verbatim statement is missing.
    • The Cultural Diversity Learning Outcomes (LOs) have been modified to fit into the context of leadership.

Action: Motion to send back for the levels issue and the proforma statements; motion seconded and passed with 12 votes in favor, 0 votes in opposition and 0 votes in abstention.

  • HST/PHL 480 – WIC
    • Approved with no discussion needed
  • ANTH 352 – Contemporary Global Issues
    • Approved with no discussion needed
  •  PHL/REL 445 – Contemporary Global Issues
    • Approved with no discussion needed

Category Reviews – Science, Technology & Society

  • EAH 411
    • Needs to address how it meets LO 1 and 2 in some more detail
      • Answers are brief with little information on how outcomes are met and assessed.
      • Otherwise seems to fit the category – but it’s hard to tell for sure with the lack of detail.
    • Was offered as a WIC last year but is no longer being offered in that category.

Action: Motion to send back to get the on-campus syllabus and to get outcomes 1 and 2; add a table/matrix/narrative thereto; motion seconded and passed with 13 votes in favor, 0 votes in opposition and 0 votes in abstention.

  • FW 350
    • Good distribution across the majors.
    • The syllabi do not talk about the LOs and how they relate to course content or how they are assessed.
    • It is unclear how technology connects to the content of the course.
    • No individual writing assignments that meet the STS requirements for any of the modalities.
    • The different modalities all seem to have different course specific learning outcomes

Action: Motion to send back for four things: 1. Learning outcome agreement, 2. Connection between outcomes and assessments, 3. no critical perspective on science/technology, 4. Non-compliant writing assignment; motion seconded and passed with 12 votes in favor, 0 votes in opposition and 0 votes in abstention.

  • HEST 412
    • The committee will discuss on December 2
  • FES/TOX 435
    • One assignment asks students to discuss their experience and history in research and genetics, which not all students may have.
    • Lacks minimum syllabus requirements and lists no learning materials. No course description.
    • Lists two BC statements, but the second one is incorrect.
    • Writing assignment does not meet LO 3.
    • They do not explicitly explain how policy or society is integrated into the course content.
      • The do have several guest speakers, but it’s unclear if any of them will be relating content of the course to society.
    • All assessment notations are the same.  

Action: Motion to send back for five things: 1. Does not meet minimum syllabus requirements, 2. No writing assignment, 3. No alignment, 4. concerns about use of guest speakers, 5. Normative, not critical view of science; motion seconded and passed with 13 votes in favor, 0 votes in opposition and 0 votes in abstention.

  • HST 417
    • No course LOs nor STS LOs listed on syllabus.
    • Matrix should be listed on syllabus.
    • It’s unclear if the course fits the category.
    • Needs more detail in how the course and course activities relate to the category.
    • No mention of the BC at all.

Action: Motion to send back for category outcomes, required materials, assessment methods, and writing assignment; motion seconded and passed with 12 votes in favor, 0 votes in opposition and 0 votes in abstention.

  • PAX 301
    • It doesn’t refer often to technology.
    • It’s unclear how it fits the category.
    • There are grammatical issues that make the proposal difficult to read.
    • The writing assignment is very unclear.

Action: Motion to send back and authorize the co-chairs to write meaningful feedback; motion seconded and passed with 12 votes in favor, 0 votes in opposition and 0 votes in abstention.