institute graduate curriculum committee · annual report, action items, and minutes presented by:...

Institute Graduate Curriculum Committee

Academic Faculty Senate

Tuesday, October 22, 2019

3:00-5:00 PM

Student Center Theatre

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Annual Report, Action Items, and Minutes

Presented by:Dr. Kristie Macrakis, HTS, IGCC Chair 2018-19

• Annual Report for 2018-2019

• Action Items for May-October 2019 meetings

• Minutes for Approval for May-October 2019 meetings

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2018-2019 Annual Report Summary

Members: Bafna (ARCH), Balch (IC),Ballantyne (Physics), Catalyurek (CSE), Ceccagnoli (CoB), Chow (CSE), Davenport (ECE), Dixon (ME), Erera (ISYE), Ferri (Vice Provost – Grad Education), Gunter (AE), Hays (IC), Macrakis (HSOC), McIntyre (COB), Meredith (ChBE), Mulholland (CEE), Peponis (Arch), Phillips (OAE), Pikowsky (REG), Prasad (Graduate Student Rep), Ries (ECON), Ruzzene (Faculty Executive Board Liaison), Schmidt-Krey (BIOS), Smith (AE), Vigoda (CS)

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Charge: The work of the Committee falls into three main categories (Curriculum Matters, Student Petitions, and Study Abroad). All meetings are meetings of the full committee except for the subcommittees and working groups.

Leadership: Dr. Kristie Macrakis served as Chair of the Committee. Dr. Marilyn Smith served as Vice Chair of the Committee. Reta Pikowsky served as Secretary for the Committee.

The IGCC met 11 times during the past academic year.

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In total, the IGCC acted on:

•3 new degrees

•4 new degree options (concentrations)

•10 degree modifications

•103 new courses

•15 deactivated courses

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Administrative ItemsItems addressed included:

Policy Item• New policy outlining steps and approval route for creating, deactivating, and

reactivating degree programs. This policy ensures that the process is transparent and documented while also allowing communication to the USG, BOR, and/or SACSCOC efficiently managed.

Policy/Updated Catalog LanguageUnit of Credit• Update to the unit of credit definition, creation of new course credit ratio (a 2:1 ratio

commonly known as ‘studio hours’), schedule type definitions, and guidelines on how to schedule these types as recommended by the Provost’s Advisory Committee on Academic Scheduling (PACAS).

Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR)• Update Catalog language for RCR requirements to remove the dates ‘Fall 2011’, ‘Fall

2014’ as it is no longer relevant

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Administrative ItemsItems addressed included:Update to Graduate Admissions Requirements/Catalog LanguageOffice of Graduate Studies will now accept International English Language Testing System (IELTS) Academic test with an Institute-minimum Overall Band score of 7.0 as an option to the admissions requirements as a measure of language proficiency for admission to the Institute

Memorandums of UnderstandingGeorgia Tech and Seoul National University – extension of existing agreement

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Degrees/ProgramsItems addressed included:

New Degree(s) – Three (3) new degrees• Master of Sustainable Energy and Environmental Management• Master of Science in Robotics• Master of Science in International Security

New Track(s) or Degree Option(s) – Four (4) new degree options• Bachelor of Science/Master of Science in Economics (BSMS Option) IUCC approved January

2019• Bachelor of Science in Economics and International Affairs/Master of Science in Economics

(BSMS Option) IUCC approved February 2019• Bachelor of Science in Economics and International Affairs/Master of Science in International

Affairs (BSMS Option) IUCC approved April 2019• Master of City and Regional Planning and Master of Science in Geographic Information Science

and Technology – agreement to share 6 credits between both degrees

Catalog Language CorrectionMaster of Industrial DesignThe electives for the MID proposal are supposed to be reduced from 18 to 16 instead of 18 to 13. The attached proposal reflects the change. The MID modification from 04/05/2018 was not changing the overall total hours.

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Degrees/ProgramsDegree/Program Modifications – Ten (10) programs with degree modificationsMaster of Science in Computer Science

• Computing Systems concentration• Add new core pick (CS 6390 Programming Languages) and elective pick (CS 6263 Intro to

Cyber Physical Systems Security)• Computational Perception and Robotics, Computer Graphics, Computing Systems, Interactive

Intelligence, Machine Learning, Social Computing concentrations• Add new algorithms pick (CS 6515 Introduction to Graduate Algorithms)

• Computer Graphics concentration• Add new Computer Graphics elective pick (CS 6497 Computational Aesthetics)

Doctor of Philosophy with a major in Robotics• Added/deleted courses to update elective options for all areas

Master of Science in Geographic Information Systems• Replace CP 8853 GIS Programming with CP 6581 Programming for GIS• Separate the current 6-credit MSGIST capstone course into two 3-hour courses (CP 6950 GIS

Capstone Project to CP 6595 GIS System Design and Mgt and CP 6596 GIS Capstone Project)

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Degrees/ProgramsDegree/Program ModificationsMaster of Science in Cybersecurity

• Cyber-Physical track• Change ECE 6320 Power Systems Control and Operation from an elective to a required

course• Change ECE 8813 Smart Grids from being required to an elective option• Add ECE 8803 Advanced Topics in Malware Analysis as an elective option• Add ECE 8873 Advanced Hardware Oriented Security and Trust as an elective option

• Add minimum GPA requirement of at least 3.0 to graduate, add a minimum requirement of ‘C’ or higher to all courses, and add a requirement that all courses must be completed letter-grade

Master of Architecture• A degree modification to utilize the new credit structure and credit ratio (studio 2:1)

• This included creation of new courses and removal of old courses under misaligned credit structures

Professional Masters in Applied Systems Engineering• Add ASE 8803 Fund Spectral Intense Systems to Subject-matter-expert sequence as an option• Add ASE 8814 Spectral Intense Networked Systems to the Domain elective options under

Complex Systems sequence

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Degrees/ProgramsDegree/Program ModificationsDoctor of Philosophy with a major in Music Technology (same as Master of Science in Music Technology modifications)Master of Science in Music Technology

• Change MUSI 6201 Computational Music and Audio Analysis from a required to elective course

• Require students take one or more MUSI 6002 Interactive Music, MUSI 6004 Technology Ensemble, or MUSI 6203 Project Studio in Music Technology instead of requiring all 3 courses

• Require that at least 6 credit hours of elective courses be taken from MUSI 6000-level or higher course offerings

• Require advisor approval for all non-MUSI electives

Master of Science in Urban Design• Replace CP 6016 Growth Management Law with ARCH 6477/CP 6836 Urban Ecological Design• Replace CP 6611 Principles of Real Estate Finance with BC 6975 The Evolution of a Deal• Updating COA course numbers with ARCH course numbers (existing courses)

Master of Science in Psychology• Remove the PSYC 7105-7106 First Year Project from the list of course requirements• Remove PSYC 7701 Teaching Practicum as a requirement for Engineering Psychology• Course load is reduced by 6 credit hours for all students and an additional 3 hours for

Engineering Psychology students

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CoursesItems addressed included:

New CoursesApproved 103 new courses

Deactivated CoursesApproved to deactivate 15 courses

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Student Petitions and Appeals

The Graduate Committee acted on 304 student petitions. Of these, 296 were handled administratively in areas where the Committee had delegated responsibility to the subcommittee and/or the Registrar. There were zero written appeals that were acted on in 2018-2019. In academic year 2017-2018, the Committee acted on 362 petitions.

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Study Abroad Subcommittee

In 2018-2019, the Study Abroad Subcommittee reviewed and approved proposals for 1 fall semester faculty-led study abroad program, 1 fall semester embedded study abroad program, 3 spring semester faculty-led study abroad programs, 12 spring semester embedded study abroad programs, 33 summer faculty-led study abroad programs, 1 summer semester embedded study abroad program, and heard 0 student appeals. 1 embedded summer program was reviewed and not approved. 1 summer study abroad program was cancelled due to low enrollment and 3 embedded programs were cancelled due to low enrollment (1 fall, 1 spring, and 1 summer). The Committee held three meetings during Fall Semester 2018 and conducted the rest of its business by e-mail.

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Responsible Conduct of Research Committee

The Committee met on October 17, 2018. Dr. Borenstein updated the committee that a Canvas site has been created for RCR Advisory Committee documents. In addition, Dr. Borenstein noted that Judy Willis has helped create a series of RCR Reports, which can be used for academic and compliance tracking. The RCR Reports enable PIs and department admins check status of those who need to complete RCR training. The committee discussed and approved an update to the language for the RCR Master’s Thesis Policy and to the RCR Doctoral Policy. The RCR Master’s Thesis Policy now omits the language referencing “effective Fall 2014”. The new wording is “The RCR Academic Policy for Master’s Thesis Students applies to all master’s students who register for thesis hours (courses numbered 7000)”. The updated wording for the RCR Doctoral Policy is “The RCR Academic Policy for Doctoral Students applies to all doctoral students” with the caveat that those students who have a catalog year prior to 2011-12 are exempt from the Doctoral Policy. The committee followed up on a previous discussion on potential RCR retraining, which is currently not required. The committee members were given access to a Demo of the CITI Refresher Course to allow for future discussions regarding whether to implement an RCR refresher training plan. Dr. Borenstein disclosed during the meeting that he had a consulting relationship with the CITI Program and as part of his COI management plan, he could not be involved in decisions regarding the use of CITI content (his consulting relationship with CITI ended in January 2019).

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Action Items from the May 23, 2019 Minutes

Schools of Computational Science & Engineering; Computer Science; and Interactive ComputingDegree ModificationDoctor of Philosophy with major in Computer Science• Add two existing courses CS 7490 Advanced Image Synthesis and CS 7492 Simulation of Biology

to Programming Proficiency list• Add two existing courses CS 6515 Intro to Graduate Algorithms and CSE 6140 Computational

Science and Engineering Algorithms to Theory Breadth Area

College of Computing, School of Public Policy, and School of Electrical & Computer EngineeringDegree ModificationMaster of Science in Cybersecurity• Addition of GPA/Grade Requirements

• Students must achieve a GPA of at least 3.0 to graduate• No course grades below C will count toward graduation• Students must take all MS degree coursework on a letter-grade basis• This degree modification was voted on by the Faculty Executive Board June 2019 to go into

effect for the 2019-2020 Catalog year

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Action Items from the June 20, 2019 Minutes

There was not a meeting on this date. No action items.

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Action Items from the August 22, 2019 Minutes

There were no actions from this meeting. It consisted of welcoming new members, briefing

everyone on the mission and duties of the Graduate Curriculum Committee, and discussing

upcoming items for the year.

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Action Items from the September 5, 2019 Minutes

Center for Teaching and LearningNew CoursesCETL 8713: Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (3-0-3)CETL 8717: Course Design in Higher Education (3-0-3)CETL 8718: Teaching Capstone in Higher Education (1-6-3)

School of Chemical and Biomolecular EngineeringNew CoursesCHBE 6030: ChemEng Energy Systems (3-0-3)CHBE 6610 : Complex Fluids (3-0-3)CHBE 6743: Sustainable Chem Ent (3-0-3)CHBE 6762: Protein Engineering (3-0-3)

School of Interactive ComputingNew CourseCS 7648: Interactive Robot Learning (3-0-3)

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Action Items from the October 3, 2019 Minutes

School of Chemical and Biomolecular EngineeringNew CoursesCHBE 6745: Data Analytics for ChBE (3-0-0-3)CHBE 6746: Data Driven Proc. Eng. (3-0-0-3)

New Stand-Alone CertificateCertificate in Data Science for the Chemical IndustryAdmissionsThe proposed data science in the chemical industry certificate would require students to meet all institute-level admissions criteria for graduate-level certificates.CurriculumThe program of study will consist of 12 hours of coursework that include two core courses (ChBE 6745 Data Analytics for ChBE and ChBE 6746 Data Driven Proc Eng) and two elective courses to be chosen from a list of 23 electives from the College of Computing (CS, CSE), the School of Industrial Engineering (IE), College of Business (MGT), or the School of Public Policy (PUBP).

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School of Mechanical EngineeringNew CoursesME 8014: Seminars in Mechanical Engineering (1-0-0-1)MP 8014: Seminars in Medical Physics (1-0-0-1)NRE 8014: Seminars in Nuclear Engineering (1-0-0-1)

Degree ModificationDoctor of Philosophy with a major in Nuclear EngineeringDoctor of Philosophy with a major in Mechanical EngineeringThe requested change is to consolidate the two existing course numbers (ME 8011 and ME 8012) into a single new course number (ME 8014), retiring the two existing course numbers (ME 8011 and ME 8012). The reason for this request is to simplify and streamline the internal record keeping and the registration process for graduate students. Rather than registering for a seminar course twice, with 11 seminars for each course number – students would instead be able to register just once, with 22 seminars recorded. This makes the process less confusing and cumbersome for students, and reduces the administrative workload (by half) who have to process the course permit requests.

Course DeactivationsME 8011: Seminar Mechanical Engineering ME 8012: Seminar Mechanical Engineering NRE 8011: Seminar Nuclear Engineering NRE 8012: Seminar Nuclear EngineeringME 8010: Seminar Mechanical Engineering

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School of Modern LanguagesNew CoursesCHIN/FREN/GRMN/JAPN/RUSS 6251 Domestic Internship (1-0-6-3)CHIN/FREN/GRMN/JAPN/RUSS 6503 Professional Portfolio (3-0-0-3)CHIN/FREN/GRMN/JAPN/RUSS/SPAN 6998 MS Project (1-6 total credits)

School of Building ConstructionNew CourseBC 6570: Real Estate Development Basic Finance (3-0-0-3)

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Action Items and Minutes

• Move to approve all action items.

• Move to approve Minutes from:o May 23, 2019o August 22, 2019o September 05, 2019o October 3, 2019

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