Curriculum Council

Curriculum Council

May 13, 2016 ~ 12:00-2:00 PM

Minutes

Anticipated absence: Allison Dorko, Richard Nafshun, Carol Rivin, Daniel Stroud, Ann Zweber

Guests: Lee Ann Garrison

1. 12:00-12:25 – Art/Visual Art Action Plan – Lee Ann Garrison
2. Rough recap of April 15, 2016 Curriculum Council Discussion 
   • Lee Ann - in Art putting I to place a change to align the curriculum. When Graphic Design left four years ago and took 400 students, the unit didn’t revisit the curriculum. There will be a more robust curriculum, they are revising the requirements; merge Photo back in to the unit. Art History is required and is a service course.
   • Recruitment - Hired a marketing and development individual to assist with recruitment. Offering JumpStart scholarships and recruiting high school juniors. Developing strategies to make the program known.
   • Graphic Design is leaving the College of Business and will return to Art as of July 1.
   • The NASAD representative is coming in February. He will assist Art to develop a plan for accreditation.
   • They will participate in the Higher Education art and design group and will receive analytics.
   • Alumni relations - Friends of the Arts School of Arts & Communications Advisory Council met for the first time last week. The advisory council members are required to pay $1000 to be on the Council. One of the advisors is donating $30,000.
   • Web - new hire will put up alumni stories, faculty research stories, student stories, promoting events, etc. She acknowledged the importance of the web presence.
   • Working closely with the Foundation - currently discussing Portland art shows.
   • In the process of revising the first-year Art program.
   • There was nothing in the report that Lee Ann didn’t agree with.
   • Living and Learning Community - about a two-year process to create, and assists with recruitment and retention.
   • Searched for a 3-D digital technology faculty member - wants to build Art strengths to align with OSU strengths.
   • Fairbanks is slated for an elevator!
   • OSU Cascades has no Art faculty since the retirement of Henry Sayre and Sandy Brook. Currently not admitting students to the BFA.
   • Questions re: Action Plan. Is there anything the Curriculum Council can do to support the Action Plan? Lee Ann - concerned that the Graphic Design is moving back to Art but senior faculty member is remaining in COB. Lee Ann acknowledged that there really can’t be a BFA in the College of Business. The Graphic Design faculty member is remaining to help embed art design in a business degree.
3. Expectations from the accrediting body? Lee Ann - indicated that the reviewers stated there were too few faculty in Graphic Design for accreditation when the review occurred.
4. The full time faculty member will be on sabbatical next year.
   • CC Discussion:
5. Additional support from the CC would be welcomed by Lee Ann. FTE for Graphic Design in the future. Framed around accreditation.
   • Prem will reach out to Bradley Boovey, Neil Davison and Peter Sparks to get their perspectives related to the Action Plan.

Action: John moved to accept action Plan; motion seconded and approved with no dissenting votes.

Curricular Proposals

• Undergraduate Minor in Aerospace Engineering #97772 - reviewer needed (see https://secure.oregonstate.edu/ap/cps/proposals/view/97772) 
• There are 7 classes, 27 credits; all Mechanical Engineering classes; there is interest from other Engineering schools and felt there would also be interest from women, ROTC and veterans. There were no liaisons. Special topics classes are being held until the AERO course designator is approved.
• Rebecca felt that this designator should be more reflective of the topic. Students could confuse Aerospace Engineering with Aerospace Studies. The designator could be AERE or AE. It was suggested that they reach out to Aerospace Studies as a liaison.
• Note: MIME already has seven course designators

Action: Prem will ask them to liase with Aerospace Studies. He will also suggest that they consider changing the course designator to AERE, or ask them to suggest an alternate.

• Move Graphic Design - BFA, HBFA to School of Arts and Communication - reviewer needed (see https://secure.oregonstate.edu/ap/cps/proposals/edit/97966/)
  • Opportunity to add same comments from the Art Action Plan. Prem will review.

2. Course Designator AERO (Aerospace Engineering) (see https://secure.oregonstate.edu/ap/cps/proposals/view/97772)

• Proposal (see AERO Crs Desig.pdf)

Course Designator Strategy (see Crs Des Strat vs. docx)

Action: John moved to approve the Course Designator Strategy; motion seconded with no dissenting votes. Janine will add the deadlines and remove the phone number at the bottom. It will be presented to the EC. If approved by the EC, it will be posted from the APAA website.

Expectation of Liaison for Category II Proposals

auto populate all assistant deans in the liaison lists for the new CPS. For the existing system it can be done manually.

Report from the Co-chairs – Prem Mathew

• No report.

Report from Academic Affairs - Janine Trempy

• The Natural Resources and Speech Communication program reviews occurred last week; it’s likely that the reviewer reports will be received prior to the end of the academic year. The University Honors College review will occur next week; the reviewer report may occur prior to the end of the academic year.
• Change in who is administering ESET - Cheryl and Janine are now administering. The Spring ESET is ready to go. The Summer ESET may be complicated due to the various lengths of summer courses; she asked for patience from units. Rebecca indicated that the Registrar’s Office could assist with ESET, as needed. Janine discovered policy issues that are now being reviewed by upper administration and the General Counsel.
• Cheryl is sure that all the Cat II’s were pushed through to meet the Registrar’s Fall dates. Gary has items coming through Faculty Senate which will be passed on to the Board of Trustees.

Matters Arising

• Four-Year Templates -
• Are four-year templates helpful? Rebecca will bring a sample template to the next Curriculum Council meeting.

Category II Proposals for Discussion

All Curriculum Council members are asked to review the below proposals which were previously distributed by Richard Nafshun. Please inform Vickie Nunnemaker if there is a proposal(s) that needs to be discussed during the meeting (additional information can be found via the link). If there are no concerns, all of the below Category II proposals will be approved by a co-chair.

• #82032 - MS/MA in Communication - New Degree Program Proposal (https://secure.oregonstate.edu/ap/cps/proposals/view/82032)
• #90180 - CH 121 General Chemistry - College of Science Change Course - effective Fall 2015 (https://secure.oregonstate.edu/ap/cps/proposals/view/91747)
  • Change to ensure that students have either completed Mth 111 or a higher-level math course, or are concurrently enrolled in Mth 111 and CH 121. An ALEKS math placement score of 60 or higher, would also be sufficient as this score places a student in Mth 112.
  • Postpone until Tuesday
  • Rebecca - justification - if this is the single biggest predicator, why is the minimum grade a D-?
• #91747 - MUS 330 Alexander Technique for Musicians - New Course - College of Liberal Arts - effective Fall 2016
  • Previously taught as MUS 399; needs to be needs to be assigned an upper division number; proposers suggest MUS 330.
• #96364 - WR 485/WR 585 - Contemporary Rhetorical Theory - New Course - College of Liberal Arts - effective Fall 2016 (https://secure.oregonstate.edu/ap/cps/proposals/view/96364)
  • Provides a needed background and emphasis in rhetoric and MA students would gain insight into connections between critical and rhetorical theory.
• #96536 - ANTH 101 - Introduction to Anthropology - New Course - College of Liberal Arts - effective Spring 2016 (https://secure.oregonstate.edu/ap/cps/proposals/view/96536)
  • Will fulfill a need for a four-field introductory anthropology course.
• #96549 - ANTH 421/ANTH 521 - Analysis of Lithic Technologies - Change Course - College of Liberal Arts - effective Fall 2016 (https://secure.oregonstate.edu/ap/cps/proposals/view/96549)
  • Moving toward 4-credit courses; will bring the courses into alignment with other CLA courses and the rest of the Anthropology options/specializations and the larger Anthropology programs, which are built upon 4-credit courses.
• #96643 - ANTH 424/ANTH 524 - Settlement Archaeology - Change Course - College of Liberal Arts - effective Fall 2016 (https://secure.oregonstate.edu/ap/cps/proposals/view/96643)
  • Will bring the courses into alignment with other CLA courses, and with the rest of the Anthropology options/specializations, and the larger Anthropology programs, which are built upon 4-credit courses. The work required for this course is also more appropriate for a 4-credit course
• #96738 - ANTH 435/ANTH 535 - Cultural Resources: Policy and Procedures - Change Course - College of Liberal Arts - effective Fall 2016 (https://secure.oregonstate.edu/ap/cps/proposals/view/96738)
  • Will bring the courses into alignment with other CLA 4-credit courses, and with the rest of the Anthropology options/specializations, and the larger Anthropology programs, which are built upon 4-credit courses. Ecampus offering has not yet been developed. However, an MOU is in place for this to be developed.
• #96756 - ANTH 436/ANTH 536 - Northwest Prehistory - Change Course - College of Liberal Arts - effective Fall 2016
  • Will bring the courses into alignment with other CLA 4-credit courses, and with the rest of the Anthropology options/specializations, and the larger Anthropology programs, which are built upon 4-credit courses.
• #96773 - Master of Agriculture- MAg - Termination of an Academic Program - College of Agricultural Sciences (https://secure.oregonstate.edu/ap/cps/proposals/view/96773)
  • Program had low enrollment and college agreed to terminate the degree.
• #96827 - KOR 211 - Second-Year Korean - New Course - College of Liberal Arts - effective Fall 2016 (https://secure.oregonstate.edu/ap/cps/proposals/view/96827)
  • Due to an increase in enrollment, KOR111 beginning online course expanded to three classes in fall 2015. Students want to continue learning 2nd year level Korean to complete the 2-year language requirement for graduation. There have been a number of requests from students who completed study abroad program in Korea and want to continue their 2nd year level Korean at OSU.
• #97000 - Ocean Science - Change Undergraduate Option - College of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences - effective Fall 2016 (https://secure.oregonstate.edu/ap/cps/proposals/view/97000)
  • Based on feedback and changes in course offerings, a variety of minor changes to the option are proposed. None of these changes impacts other programs at the University or requires additional resources.
• #97104 - ART 222 - Introduction to Time-Based Art - New Course - College of Liberal Arts - effective Fall 2016 (https://secure.oregonstate.edu/ap/cps/proposals/view/97104)
  • Previously taught as ART 122 - Foundations: 4D. On approval, the class ART 122 will be deleted.
• #97106 - ART 121 - Foundations: Computers in Visual Arts - Change Course - College of Liberal Arts - effective Fall 2016 (https://secure.oregonstate.edu/ap/cps/proposals/view/97106)
  • Increases credits from 3 to 4; aligns with other studio art classes in Art; description better describes course content; and ‘equivalent course’ designation for ART 263 has been removed.
• #97364 - Engineering Management - Change Graduate Option - College of Engineering - effective Summer 2016 (https://secure.oregonstate.edu/ap/cps/proposals/view/97364)
  • The option enables mechanical engineering graduate students to be recognized as having an understanding of engineering management. Coursework focuses on equipping engineers with the skills necessary to effectively manage technical resources to accomplish complex technical tasks.
  • Curriculum Council comment - there were no liaisons.
• #97481 - Community College Leadership - New Graduate Option - College of Education - effective Summer 2016 (https://secure.oregonstate.edu/ap/cps/proposals/view/97481)
  • CCL PhD/EdD was an area of concentration in the Education Major. Proposal would create CCL as an option and move it to the newly titled program, Adult and Higher Education. A second option will also be added in Leadership in Higher Education.
• #97482 - Leadership in Higher Education - New Graduate Option - College of Education - effective Summer 2016 (https://secure.oregonstate.edu/ap/cps/proposals/view/97482)
  •  LHD (EdD/PhD) is a new option to be added to the newly titled program, Adult and Higher Education. Option is dedicated to developing student competencies in communications, resource management, organizational strategy, collaboration, leadership, and higher education advocacy.
• #97640 - Language Arts Teaching - Change Undergraduate Option - College of Education - effective Summer 2016 (https://secure.oregonstate.edu/ap/cps/proposals/view/97640)
  • Courses in the Professional Level are now in a list by class number and not by term. The courses have not changed, but this allows the Program to teach these classes at different times in the year if necessary.
• #97772 - Aerospace Engineering - New Undergraduate Minor - College of Engineering - effective Summer 2016 (https://secure.oregonstate.edu/ap/cps/proposals/view/97772)
• #97967 - FIN 440 - Fixed Income Securities - New Course - College of Business - effective Fall 2016 (https://secure.oregonstate.edu/ap/cps/proposals/view/97967)
  • Previously taught as special topics FIN 499.  This adds the course, which will also be an alternative course to satisfy the requirements, for the Finance major.

Minutes prepared by Vickie Nunnemaker, Faculty Senate staff