Date: 
01/14/2014 3:30 pm to 5:00 pm
Location: 
109 Gilkey Hall
Agenda: 

Anticipated absences: B. Paasch, B. Brudvig

1.   Information Items

  • The chair plans to generate an audio recording to allow Vickie or Britta to generate meeting minutes. We will entertain objections and implement and alternative (i.e., someone will have to take notes) if any are raised.
  • OSU Catalog wording on Bacc Core – Any wording changes are due January 24.
  • Feedback on category review process. Reminder: first assignments are due January 24. Anyone who missed the two training sessions will need to arrange one-on-one sessions with Kevin & Stefani.


2.    Action Items
        a. Course reviews assigned in December:
        86585 (ES 243)
        86921 (FR 334)
        88047 (FES 4/585)
        88146 (HORT 331)
        88267 (ART 310)
        88412 (ART 313)
        88535 (SUS 350)
        NB: Due to the anticipated absences, we may postpone final decisions on 88412, 88146,
              88047
        Chair will make tentative assignments based on both systems.

        b. New assignments and timing
        87107 (HST 338)
        87458 (ANTH 374)
        87739 (PHL 206)
        87794 (ANTH 4/566)
        88099 (IE497)
        88100 (IE498)
        88174 (ANTH 371)
        88698 (FR 343)
        88762 (GER 241)
        85534 (QS 4/577) (Resubmitted for consideration as DPD course)
        NB: One question is whether we are yet comfortable moving to a single-reviewer system, or whether we wish to continue with two on each.
    New business from members or ex-officios

 

Minutes: 

No attendance available.

1.  Information Items

  •         OSU Catalog Wording on Bacc Core – Registrar’s office sent a portion of the catalog for the Baccalaureate Core for review. The chair did not see anything that needed to be changed. Invites members to review.
  •         Feedback on category review process. There has not been a lot of feedback yet, so the chair would like to wait to see if he receives more input from members. Please note comments while reviewing assigned courses.
  •             Does there need to be another training session?
  •             Chair asked for a synopsis of review form information.


2.    Action Items
        Course reviews assigned in December:
        86585 (ES 243) – reviewer not present.
        86921 (FR 334) – submitted by reviewer; questions of prerequisites and whether or not that would make it difficult for undergraduate students to apply.
        88047 (FES 4/585) – submitted by the reviewer.
        88146 (HORT 331) – exemplary proposal well-defined. Submitted for approval.
        88267 (ART 310) – syllabus grading criteria is minimalist. Approve if authors can address learning outcomes.
        88412 (ART 313) – submitted for approval.
        88535 (SUS 350) – submitted for approval.
        NB: Due to the anticipated absences, we may postpone final decisions on 88412, 88146, 88047
        Chair will make tentative assignments based on both systems.

        New assignments and timing
        87107 (HST 338)
        87458 (ANTH 374)
        87739 (PHL 206)
        87794 (ANTH 4/566)
        88099 (IE497)
        88174 (ANTH 371)
        88698 (FR 343)
        88762 (GER 241)
        85534 (QS 4/577) (Resubmitted for consideration as DPD course)
        NB: One question is whether we are yet comfortable moving to a single-reviewer system, or whether we wish to continue with two on each.

 3.   Adjourn

Future Meetings
At the next meeting, we will discuss new assignments and the WIC reviews.

Transcribed from the Chair's voicemail recording.