Idaho State University’s Undergraduate Curriculum Council

           Undergraduate Curriculum Council See MembersOctober 25, 2012 -- 3:00-5:00 p.m. in Rendezvous 301Volume XXIX, Meeting 17 (14-17) MINUTES – Approved by Curriculum Council on November 1, 2012; accepted by Deans 13 November 2012

A. PRELIMINARIES

1a. Attending: Blakeman (Chair), Fuger, Hewett, Hill, Homan, Hunt, Nehr-Kanet, Nelson, Ruchti, Stuffle, Young1b. Pre-notified absences for this meeting: Bigelow, Hertz, and ASISU appointee Dayton Syme.1c. Guest: Janaan Haskell, author of Proposal 15, from Child and Family Studies, College of Education.

2. Blakeman declared the Minutes from the Council’s meeting on October 18, 2012 approved with a correction to language relating to one of the Honors program’s proposals and inclusion of Stuffle and Young as attendees.

3. Report from the Executive Committee: Blakeman introduced and explained the suggested flowchart of protocol regarding proposals that involve the General Education objectives, fielding questions. Blakeman’s notes from their meeting follow:

On October 22, 2012, the Committee discussed the following issues.

1. Follow up to the emails sent on Thursday night after UCC meeting. 5 emails were sent out. Some positive responses have come back.

2. Reaffirmed the need for UCC members to read up on the proposals being discussed before coming to UCC meeting.

3. Suggestion for UCC members to give a short explanation regarding the proposals from their college when it is opened for discussion.

4. Discussed the idea of sending out a follow up email to those proposals that have been tabled for over 2 weeks.

5. Suggestion to form a subcommittee to develop an up to date guidebook and flow chart for proposals for new UCC members and also a guide for submitting proposals. This subcommittee would be formed in the Spring and would have at least one executive committee member on the subcommittee. (Purpose: To better prepare for the transition to the new catalog editor in the Summer, and help new and existing members)

6. Reviewed, discussed, and adjusted the UCC/GERC flow chart and agreed that it was time to share with GERC chairperson.

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4. Current Committee Activities: The College of Technology has sent the Bylaws for the Bachelor of Applied Science / Bachelor of

Applied Technology Committee for this Council’s acceptance; these have been returned to the Committee for adjustments.

The Bachelor of University Studies Committee has sent a collection of minutes, below, and a set of bylaws. These were e-mailed and mailed on Tuesday, but not everyone received them (manual deliveries will resume). Members are asked to read all of these for next week.

Apr 6, 2009.docx  Sept 21, 2009.doc   Nov 16, 2009.doc   Mar 18, 2010.doc  

Apr 15, 2010.doc   Oct 21, 2010.doc    Nov 18, 2010.doc    Mar 14, 2011.doc  

Nov 14, 2011.doc    Apr 9, 2012.doc  

5. Information from Academic Affairs: a) The Curriculum Council’s minutes from September 27, 2012, and October 4, 2012, have been accepted

by the Deans’ Council. Approved changes are now being put into the catalog and will be sent to Banner and DegreeWorks scribes and to each college/division.

b) The Board Office has sent word of approval of the State Proposals to discontinue programs as follows. These can now come out of the Catalog:

o Legal Office Technology curricula o Medical Office Technology curricula o Building Construction Technology programo Laser Electro-Optics Technology curriculao Electronics Core curriculum o Electro-Mechanical Technology programo Electronic Wireless/Telecommunication Technology program

6. Council unanimously recommended two State Proposals (Appendix 1): 2012-19 , for ESTEC curricula developing skills in supporting the country’s Smart power grid. 2012-20 , from ESTEC, to create a “second degree” in Critical Infrastructure Security, which can

be completed in one semester and will provide a 2nd AAS degree following receipt of an ESTEC AAS degree or equivalent. Nelson reported that Corey Schou, Director of the Informatics Research Institute, thinks it may help his master’s program attract students, and recommends that Schou and proposal author Lawrence Beaty, Director of the Energy Systems Technology and Education Center, should converse.

7. Information from the Chair: Remember that votes need not be unanimous; the bylaws require only a simple majority for approval. It might happen that a member’s objections could be overridden.

8. Information from Faculty Senate: Stuffle reported that the group had met and decided to postpone election of officers. Provost Adamcik brought (or will be bringing) to them the problem of differing admission standards for international students.

B. UNFINISHED BUSINESS

1. After an introduction from Ruchti and discussion with author Janaan Haskell, Council unanimously approved a proposal from Child and Family Studies (Appendix 2) to drop four courses and adjust prereqs

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in others. One of the changes is to remove ECON 3334 from the Consumer Economics minor. Bob Tokle from Economics contributed a comment: “ECON 3334 is being broken up into 2 separate courses, now at the 4000 level.  Material will be at a similar level of difficulty.  It was just too much material for 1 class. I feel that it would beneficial for students of the consumer economics minor to keep one [of] these 2 courses (one of the two, either one) as a requirement since an increasing part of our economy now is international in scope.” Fuger will ask the Culinary Arts instructor to consult with Haskell about advising students into the Family and Consumer Sciences program when the CUAR program is discontinued.

2. Council unanimously approved two proposals from the University Honors Program (Appendix 3) to add a course and to re-state the curriculum, respectively. Author Vik feels confident that the new course, as proposed, is the right path for the ISU UHP program and cites a similar curriculum format that is already working at Colorado State University.  It should be optional - if a student is not doing a thesis, she or he shouldn't take the class. Also, if a student were to decide at the beginning of her or his sr year to do a thesis (and actually pulls it off), we wouldn't want to punish that student for not taking 3393. So not taking HONS 3393 wouldn't preclude a student from completing a thesis (that student would still need to take HONS 4493 when finishing the thesis).

3. Returning to the table is Proposal 39 – Health Occupations, to make several course changes. The author is communicating with the Chair of Biological Sciences.

4. Council unanimously approved a proposal from Biological Sciences (Appendix 4), to make many course changes and corollary curriculum updates. New information has been added to the proposal to give fine-grain specificity to most of the course scheduling. Banner cannot accommodate this, but it is useful in the catalog.

5. Council unanimously approved a proposal from Mechanical Engineering (Appendix 5), to make many course changes and corollary curriculum updates. Stuffle noted that ME 4405 is NOT being dropped, and should have a scheduling code of D, not F. 38 credits of General Education are added. In Banner, the senior design courses will NOT be equivalent.

6. Council unanimously approved a proposal from the School of Nursing (Appendix 6) to change NURS 4405. Hunt noted that Banner is unable to track licensure; Hewett countered that the School needs the wording in the description so that students can see which courses are appropriate for their preparation.

7. Council unanimously approved a proposal from the School of Nursing (Appendix 7) to change credits on one course and update curriculum.

8. Council discussed and tabled Proposal 54 – Paramedic Science, to make course changes and corollary curriculum updates. Hunt [for Banner] still needs to learn if any of the old courses map to any of the new courses for purposes of repeating. Members also wondered of the General Education courses are really required in the program. They are now Objectives, so that language must change along with separating the General Education group from the requirements. Nehr-Kanet will consult with author Mikitish, who may also attend next week’s meeting.

9. Council discussed and tabled Proposal 55 – College of Pharmacy, to combine two courses. Members expressed confusion over the credits assigned to the resulting new course. Hunt explained that these are practica; the student doesn’t always know where s/he will be, so titles are assigned after the placement is finalized. The secretary will invite the author to visit.

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10. New proposals have arrived:

from Anthropology, to change the title of one course from the School of Engineering, to update many courses and curricula

E. ADJOURNMENT – declared at 5:07 p.m. upon motion by Homan. Blakeman will poll members to learn whether a quorum could and would attend an extra hour for the next two meetings.

APPENDICES – Approved Changes

Biological Sciences FCS Honors Mechanical Engineering Nursing NursingState Proposals

1. State Proposals Recommended:14-17-01 2012-19, for ESTEC curricula developing skills in supporting the country’s Smart power grid. 14-17-02 2012-20, from ESTEC, to create a “second degree” in Critical Infrastructure Security, which can be completed in one semester and will provide a 2nd AAS degree following receipt of an ESTEC AAS degree or equivalent.

2. Family and Consumer Sciences Contact Sue Jenkins, -4194

Proposal Summary: Dropping four courses (CFS 2203, 3318, 3321, and 4495) will avoid redundancy for the students completing the degree. Removing and changing prereqs will make it easier for students to enter required courses, without diminishing their acquisition of course content (because content is being delivered in other courses). Naming the degree a Bachelor of Science will eliminate confusion for students and graduation staff. Semester changes are to make the catalog more specific so that students and advisors know when to expect courses to be taught. We are removing a statement about University General Education Requirements and adding the courses themselves to our program requirements.

These changes will promote more efficient use of resources/instructors in the College of Education. Programs in Family and Consumer Sciences, along with the FCS student organization, will cover the subject matter of an individual’s understanding of decision-making, interpersonal relationships, and communication and the work force needs and career options.

Faculty Vote: These changes have been discussed repeatedly by our faculty; all of us agree they are the right thing(s) to do.

Impacts College, Department, Facilities, Funding, etc.: These are all being done to make more efficient use of

both resources and existing instructors, and to enhance attractiveness of our programs in our region.

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ITS / ETS: Courses being substituted for those being dropped are already being taught and supported. “o.k. with me.” --Randy Gaines

Library: Same. “I have no problems with this proposal.” –Sandra Shropshire Registration: “I see no student information systems issues with this proposal.” --Chris Hunt Advising: “No concerns.” --JoAnn Hertz—but later: “Should the CFS catalog information explaining

the BS goal requirements be consistent with the university explanation? All “goal” language has (30 April 2012) been replaced by “Objective” language. “OK, that should work.” --JoAnn Hertz

Other Units: Human Resource Development and Training, now in another College, will no longer have CFS students in two courses, and the Chair has been alerted. “The impact will be minimal for HRD 4444, as we offer it only once a year, and few FCS students are enrolled. As HRTD is considering dropping HRD 4468, the curricular change in FCS will actually help us with our decision.” –Karen Wilson Scott

Prereqs of ART and CHEM 1100 were removed from CFS 2229; Karl De Jesus of Chemistry says, “I see no problem with that.”

Tony Martin of Art asked why that was being done; author Haskell replied, “Tony, The Family and Consumer Sciences program is very small in numbers and we have been put on a two year rotation.  We feel like it is necessary to forgo all prerequisites at this time to remove all barriers for interested students to sign up for the Family and Consumer Sciences classes to increase the number of students in our program.  We would still really like to have it as a prerequisite, but at this time we are unable to have it as a prerequisite.” --Janaan Haskell Do we need to wait for a completing response from Martin?

SPED 3350 will now have CFS students; that department has been alerted. “SPED 3350 is offered each semester, plus summers. It is a course that is delivered to Idaho Falls and Twin Falls. We plan for 25-30 students per section. FCS students would be another group that would need to plan for this course and take it when offered [F/Sp/Su]. It should be noted that SPED 3350 is a course that students take at CSI and transfer to ISU. In essence, we will anticipate a slight increase in SPED 3350 enrollment as a result of the change in the FCS program. However, this might not last more than a few semesters.” –David Mercaldo

COURSE CHANGES

14-17-03 Semester CFS 1100 start 201410 Currently F; change to D

14-17-04 Drop CFS 2203 start 201410 – This material can be covered in EDUC 2201.

14-17-05 Prereq, Pre-or-Coreq, Semester CFS 2209 start 201410Remove CFS 2203 from prereq statement. Add < PRE-or-COREQ: EDUC 2201 >Currently S; change to OS

14-17-06 Prereq, Semester CFS 2229 start 201410Remove ART 1100 and CHEM 1100 from Prereq statement. < PREREQ: Permission of instructor. > Currently S; change to ES

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14-17-07 Semester CFS 3314 201410Currently F; change to EF

14-17-08 Drop CFS 3318 start 201410 –This material can be covered in CFS 3332.

14-17-09 Drop CFS 3321 start 201410 –No longer being taught.

14-17-10 Semester CFS 3332 201410Currently D; change to OS

14-17-11 Prereq, Semester CFS 4429 start 201410Remove prereq statement entirely. Currently F; change to OF

14-17-12 Semester CFS 4431 start 201410Currently S; change to ES

14-17-13 Semester CFS 4435 start 201410Currently F; change to EF

14-17-14 Semester CFS 4470 start 201410Currently F; change to OF

14-17-15 Drop CFS 4495 start 201410 –the content will be in EDUC 4496.

CURRICULUM CHANGES –begin on page 147

14-17-16 Update the Bachelor of Arts / Bachelor of Science in General Family and Consumer Sciences: a) Remove the Bachelor of Arts part of the heading Contingent upon notification of State Board approval

of the State Proposalb) Limit the name to < Bachelor of Science > in General Family and Consumer Sciences.c) Remove references to number of credits in the summary heading and in the descriptive paragraph above

it.d) Remove paragraph about University General Education Requirementse) Remove CFS 2203. f) Remove CFS 3318g) Remove < OR NTD 2239 > h) Add General Education courses (ART 1100, ECON 2201 OR ECON 2202, PSYC 1101, SOC 1101) into

list at the end, with asterisks and an asterisked note saying <“these courses satisfy General Education Requirements.” >

i) Add 5 lines to electives listj) Omit CFS 3322 from the Elective list. Do NOT omit it from the regular course list w/ the course

descriptions...we still want it, but is not taught at the moment.

Summary of Requirements for a Bachelor < of Science > Degree in General Family and Consumer Sciences < >University General Education Requirements

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Candidates pursuing a Bachelor of Science degree in General Family and Consumer Sciences must complete all the General Education requirements. It is < highly recommended that Objective 2a be met by ART 1100, Objective 2b be met by CHEM 1100, and Objective 2c by ECON 2201 or 2202, and either PSYC 1101 or SOC 1101.>

Required Courses passage is unchanged.

Family and Consumer Sciences Coursework< CFS 1100 and 2203 are removed > CFS 2209 Early Childhood Environments 3 crCFS 2229 Textile Products 3 crCFS 3314 Interior Design and Housing Perspectives 3 cr< CFS 3318 is removed > CFS 3332 Programs in Family and Consumer Sciences 3 crCFS 4429 Social and Psychological Aspects of Clothing 3 crCFS 4431 Family Resource Management 3 crCFS 4435 Relationships within Families 3 crCFS 4470 Consumer Economics 3 cr< EDUC 2201 Development and Individual Differences 3 cr >EDUC 2204 Families, Communities, Culture 3 crNTD 1104 Foods 3 crNTD 2204 Meal Management 2 crNTD 1139 Consumer Nutrition 3 cr< NTD 2239 is moved >

Recommended Electives< CFS 3321 and 3322 are removed > CFS 4471 Advanced Consumer Economics 3 crCFS 4472 Teaching Consumer Economics 1-3 crCFS 4494 Partnerships with Professionals 3 or 6 cr< ECON 2201 Principles of Macroeconomics 3 cr > ECON 2202 Principles of Microeconomics 3 crAll of the following courses are added to this list: < HRD 4444 Career Guidance and Special Needs

in Professional-technical Education 3 crNTD 2239 Nutrition 3 crNTD 3312, 3312L Quantity Foods, and Lab 3 crNTD 4439 Sports Nutrition 3 cr >

Minor Coursework in Consumer Economics passage is unchanged.

14-17-17 Update the Secondary Single Subject Major in Family and Consumer Sciences Education (which occurs in two locations, pages 147-8 and page 157).

a) Remove references to number of credits in the summary heading and descriptive paragraph. b) Separate the first paragraph into two; break between < coursework > and < Candidates. >c) Remove CFS 2203

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d) Remove CFS 3318e) Add < CFS 3332 Programs in Family and Consumer Sciences 3 cr > to the FCS Coursework list

(only)f) Remove OR NTD 2239 (NTD 2239 is moved to the Electives list)g) HRD 4401 should be included with the FCS Single Subject Major Coursework. It should not be under

a separate heading of Professional-Technical Certification (no heading, no courses)h) Remove CFS 4495 from two locationsi) Add < EDUC 4496 Secondary Education: Student Teaching Internship 7-14 cr > in the Professional

Education Core listj) Add General Education courses (ART 1100, ECON 2201 OR ECON 2202, PSYC 1101, SOC 1101)

into list at the end, with asterisks and an asterisked note saying <“these courses satisfy General Education Requirements.” >

k) Move HRD 4444 to Electives list l) Place SPED 3350 into Professional Education Core list (it is already there)m) Remove the header of Professional-Technical Certification Requirements. The remaining course

(HRD 4401) is placed with the CFS Course Work list. n) Remove HRD 4468 –no longer taughto) Remove CFS 3322–no longer taughtp) Add 10 courses to electives list

The Family and Consumer Sciences Education major < > is designed to prepare beginning teachers with a strong background in all areas of Family and Consumer Sciences endorsement on a secondary teaching credential. < >

Candidates must also… < unchanged >

It is recommended …< unchanged >

Summary of Requirements for a Bachelor < of Science > Degree in Secondary Education with a Major in Family and Consumer Sciences Education < >

Candidates pursuing a Bachelor of < Science > degree in Secondary Education with a Major in Family and Consumer Sciences Education must complete all the General Education requirements. It is < highly recommended that Objective 2a be met by ART 1100, Objective 2b be met by CHEM 1100, and Objective 2c by ECON 2201 or ECON 2202 and PSYC 1101 or SOC 1101. >

Required Courses < unchanged >

Family and Consumer Sciences Coursework< CFS 1100 and 2203 are removed > CFS 2209 Early Childhood Environment 3 crCFS 2229 Textile Products 3 crCFS 3314 Interior Design and Housing Perspectives 3 cr< CFS 3318 is removed > < CFS 3332 Programs in Family and Consumer Sciences 3 cr > CFS 4429 Social and Psychological Aspects of Clothing 3 crCFS 4431 Family Resource Management 3 crCFS 4435 Relationships within Families 3 crCFS 4470 Consumer Economics 3 cr< EDUC 2201 Development and Individual Differences 3 cr >

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< HRD 4401 Foundations of Professional Technical Education 3 cr > NTD 1104 Foods 3 crNTD 2204 Meal Management 2 crNTD 1139 Consumer Nutrition 3 cr< OR NTD 2239 is removed > < CFS 4495 is removed >

Professional Education CoreCandidates must… < unchanged >

EDUC 2201 Development and Individual Differences 3 crEDUC 2204 Families, Communities, Culture 3 cr< EDUC 2215 Preparing to Teach with Technology 3 cr > EDUC 3301 Inquiring, Thinking, Knowing 3 crEDUC 3302 Motivation and Management 3 crEDUC 3309 Instructional Planning, Delivery and Assessment 6 crEDUC 3311 Instructional Technology 3 crEDUC 4401 Content Area Literacy 3 crSPED 3350 Creating Inclusive Classrooms 3 cr< CFS 4495 is removed > < EDUC 4496 Secondary Education

Student Teaching Internship > 7-14 cr

< Professional-Technical Certification section is removed >

Recommended Electives< CFS 3321 is removed > < CFS 3322 is removed > CFS 4471 Advanced Consumer Economics 3 crCFS 4472 Teaching Consumer Economics 1-3 crCFS 4494 Partnerships with Professionals 3 or 6 crECON 2202 Principles of Microeconomics 3 crAll of the following courses are added to this list: < ECON 2201 Principles of Macroeconomics 3 crHRD 4402 Occupational Analysis and Course Construction 3 crHRD 4403 Methods for Teaching Professional-Technical Education 3 crHRD 4405 Learning Styles Fundamentals 3 crHRD 4444 Career Guidance and Special Needs

in Professional-technical Education 3 crNTD 2239 Nutrition 3 crNTD 3312, 3312L Quantity Foods, and Lab 3 crNTD 4409 Professional Readings 1-3 crNTD 4439 Sports Nutrition 3 crNTD 3360 Nutrition Through the Lifecycle 3 cr >

14-17-18 Update the Minor in Family and Consumer Sciences (appears on page 148 and page 153)< CFS 2203 is removed >

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< EDUC 2201 Development an Individual Differences 3 cr >

14-17-19 Update the Minor in Consumer Economics (in two places—p. 148 and p. 153) < ECON 3334 International Economics is removed >

3. Proposal 29 and Proposal 41 – University Honors ProgramPeter Vik

Proposal 29 Summary: The University Honors Program wishes to create a new, 1 credit Honors course (HONS 3393). The course would be taught every spring by the UHP Director, and it is intended for UHP juniors who plan to complete a UHP thesis. This course will provide guidance and structure for UHP students as they initiate their thesis projects. It will facilitate communication between the UHP student, the thesis supervisor, and the UHP Director, and it will help the student to develop a realistic timeline for completing her or his thesis. This additional course will facilitate program tracking of students as they progress through the thesis process.

Captured from E-mail conversations: Peter feels confident that the new course, as proposed, is the right path for the ISU UHP program and cites a similar curriculum format that is already working at Colorado State University. 

It should be optional - if a student is not doing a thesis, she or he shouldn't take the class. Also, if a student were to decide at the beginning of her or his sr year to do a thesis (and actually pulls it off), we wouldn't want to punish that student for not taking 3393. So not taking HONS 3393 wouldn't preclude a student from completing a thesis (that student would still need to take HONS 4493 when finishing the thesis).

Faculty Vote: The UHP does not have a dedicated faculty; however, we have established an Advisory Board. The Board unanimously (9-0) endorsed this proposed 1-credit class.

Impacts College, Department, Staffing, Facilities, Funding, etc.: None ITS / ETS: This Pocatello-only course for 12-15 students uses Moodle but no distance learning

technology. “OK with me.” –Randy Gaines Library: “I suggest that this course would be a good candidate for a customized library workshop on the

use of Library resources.  I don’t otherwise expect an effect on the Library.” –Sandra Shropshire Registration: “No issues for DegreeWorks.” – Sarah Mead “Is there any restriction to level (in addition

to UHP)?” Vik responds: “It is intended as a Junior level course; however, I can envision atypical situations arising, such as a second year (4th semester) student with enough credits to graduate after 3 years who might wish to take the class at end of second year. So far I've only had 1 UHP student in that situation (and she may have had junior status by then), so it is a very low probability. So I guess we could make the Banner limitation to junior level students.”

Advising: “No Advising concerns.” --JoAnn Hertz Other Units: UHP students from any major may complete an Honors thesis.

Council discussion and responses from Vik:Re: adding a registration restriction of Junior or Senior: --No. it is likely that some students will enter ISU with advanced status and accelerate through their program quicker than others. It is likely we could have a student

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on track to graduate after 3 years who is a credit or two shy of Junior status in Spring semester of 2nd year, when that student would need to take HONS 3393.

Re: how would the program generalize a course like this? –The purpose of the Honors Thesis is for the student to complete a capstone project that gives the student experience conducting scholarship in her or his chosen field. Consistent with UHP goals, the thesis helps to prepare students for post-graduate education. Also consistent with the broad, liberal arts educational goal of the UHP, students are expected to develop an appreciation for scholarship in fields other than their own. The intent of the HONS 3393 course, therefore, is to provide a structured context in which each student develops her or his thesis project, negotiates the project and expectations with a faculty thesis director, and develops plans for initiating the res3earch activity. It is expected that these activities will be common to all of the UHP thesis students, regardless of their individual fields.

The HONS 3393 class will also require students to present their preliminary thesis plans to their classmates as they unfold during the course of the semester. This process allows each student to receive feedback from UHP colleagues in other disciplines and exposes each student to the scholarship method used by other fields. It is believed that this approach will engender an appreciation of one’s own scholarship method within the context of other approaches to generating knowledge. Such exposure will contribute to the UHP goal for students to gain appreciation of a broad liberal arts education.

Re: It is not clear that this course would provide more assistance and direction: --While this course may provide assistance and direction to students, much of that activity is expected to occur between the student and thesis director. This course is intended to accomplish the objectives described above—for students to discuss and share common experiences and challenges regarding the academic process, gain exposure to scholarship methods used b y other disciplines, and receive guidance as to how to identify and develop a research question suitable for an honors thesis.

Re: How would this be different from 4493? --HONS 3393 is intended as a formative experience, where the thesis topic is identified and developed. HONS 4494 is the final capstone experience where the student readies the project for presentation and defense, and students share experiences and challenges regarding the finalization of the thesis project. I expect t to have the two classes interact as well—I expect HONS 4494 students to provide a junior mentoring role with students in the HONS 3393 class b y providing constructive and critical feedback to their projects, identifying potential pitfalls, and suggesting strategies to manage challenges and pitfalls.

Note—Honors theses to this point have been isolated projects, with UHP thesis students unaware of the projects their colleagues are conducting. I believe that this isolated experience misses a potentially rich experience to gain appreciation for the many approaches to advancing knowledge. My goal is to develop these courses (HONS 3393 and HONS 4494) in such a way as to provide this enriched experience for the UHP students.

Proposal 41 Summary: The program wishes to expand its curriculum listing to more accurately reflect existing conditions. For example, social science courses taught (e.g. ECON 2202, POLS 1101, ANTH 2237) were generically labeled HONS 1103 or HONS 1104. This practice caused difficulty for the Registrar’s Office and Central Academic Advising when conducting degree audits—it was difficult to determine which [general education] goal the course met. Also, if the course was taken twice, but with different content, the Registrar would drop the first course because it appeared to be a ‘retake.” Finally, it was difficult for major departments to evaluate whether students applying to their program had met necessary requirements.

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This proposal does not request a change; it is an effort to have the catalog reflect the program as it is delivered.

As this proposal makes no change to the University Honors Program, the UHP’s contribution to the University mission remains the same. The UHP is designed to promote academic excellence among students admitted to the program and prepare them for post-graduation careers (Goals 1 and 4), and engage talented students in creative and scientific scholarship (Goal 2). Many of our students select majors in health related areas (Goal 3). The UHP has contributed and will continue to contribute to ISU’s goals in these ways. The UHP also has proven successful at supporting the University’s objectives to recruit and retain excellent students—we have maintained a retention rate of 80+% since 2007.

Faculty Vote: There is no faculty dedicated to the UHP. This document was developed after several conversations with Chris Hunt, Associate Registrar, and reflects our desire for the catalog to reflect the program.

Impacts College, Department, Facilities, Funding, etc.: This doesn’t change anything about how the University

Honors Program operates or is administered. ITS / ETS: This doesn’t change support requirements. Library: there should be no effect. Registration: Advising: Other Units: This program operates separately from, and yet interconnected with, other departments.

This is impossible to ascertain by looking at the catalog since the courses with Honors-designated sections are not listed in the current catalog.

Further information from October 10, 2012 email exchange between Hill and Vik:JPH: There was also the question about the general education wording in the second proposal you submitted. It identifies specific UHP courses that meet specific gen ed goals that are about to be archived for new gen ed "objectives". I need to know if you are agreeable to having the catalog copy simply state that relevant courses "meet a gen ed objective".PV: I had thought about trying to match the new Gen Ed objectives with the classes. If best for now, let's let it say generically that they will "meet a general education objective." Shouldn't be too hard for students to match the actual classes up with the objectives met. The HONS 1101 and HONS 1102 sequence is explicitly listed in the proposed gen ed objects.

COURSE CHANGE

14-17-20 Add HONS 3393 201410HONS 3393 Introduction to Honors Thesis 1 credit. Prepares junior-level students enrolled in the University Honors Program to develop, plan, and begin their Honors Thesis or Honors Project. Select a thesis or project topic, identify a thesis director, begin scholarship review for the project or thesis, and develop a timeline for completing the project or thesis. SLevel UGMay NOT be repeated for additional creditLetter grading; may NOT be auditedRestricted to students admitted to University Honor Program

CURRICULUM CHANGES

14-17-21 Update the University Honors Program text and curriculum listing

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Old:Graduation from the University Honors ProgramMembers of the University Honors Program who complete 19 credits of honors coursework, including a 1-credit honors seminar, graduate from the program. This is noted on the transcript and at Commencement. The Honors Degree requires 2 Honors Interdisciplinary Seminars (1 credit each), at least 6 credits of upper division Honors Contract courses, and an honors project or thesis, for a total of 32 honors credits.First Year and Subsequent YearsHONS 1101 Honors Humanities I 3 crHONS 1102 Honors Humanities II 3 crHONS 1103 Honors Social Science I 3 crHONS 1104 Honors Social Science II 3 crThese sequences meet Goals 1, 6, 7, 10A and 11A.Honors sections of the following courses: BIOL 1101,1101L Biology I, and Lab 4 crCHEM 1111,1111L General Chemistry I 5 crCHEM 1112,1112L General Chemistry II 4 crCOMM 1101 Principles of Speech 3 crECON 2201 Principles of Macroeconomics 3 crPHIL 1101 History and Philosophy of Science* 3 crPOLS 1101 Introduction to American Government 3 crPSYC 1101 Introduction to General Psychology 3 crThird and Fourth YearsHONS 3391 Honors Interdisciplinary Seminar         (1 credit course, repeated) 2 crHONS 4493 or Departmental Independent Study        Honors Project or Thesis (see explanation above)                1-6 crHonors Contract courses (see explanation above) in student's major or minor        6 cr

New: Graduation from the University Honors ProgramMembers of the University Honors Program (UHP) can complete either an Honors Distinction or an Honors Degree. UHP students who complete 19 credits of honors coursework, including a 1-credit Honors Seminar (HONS 3391), graduate from the program with an Honors Distinction. Honors coursework can be accumulated from courses designated as honors sections, including (but not restricted to) the Honors Humanities sequence (HONS 1101 and HONS 1102), or other courses with honors-designated sections (e.g., ANTH 2237, BIOL 1101 and 1101L, CHEM 1111 and 1111L, CHEM 1112 and 1112L, COMM 1101, ECON 2201, PHIL 1101 and 1103, POLS 1101, and PSYC 1101). Honors Distinction is noted on the transcript and at Commencement. The Honors Degree requires a total of 32 Honors credits, which are accumulated through lower division honors-designated courses (up to 24 lower-division honors credits), completing two 1-credit Honors seminars (HONS 3391), at least 6 credits of upper division Honors Contract courses (3 of which may be thesis credits), and an Honors Project or Thesis (maximum of 6 thesis credits, one of which must be HONS 4493). Lower division honors-designated credits are earned from the Honors Humanities sequence (HONS 1101 and HONS 1102), or other courses with honors-designated sections (e.g., ANTH 2237, BIOL 1101 and 1101L, CHEM 1111 and 1111L, CHEM 1112, and 1112L, COMM 1101, ECON 2201, PHIL 1101 and 1103, POLS 1101,and PSYC 1101). The Honors Project or Thesis is completed under the supervision of a faculty member in the student’s major or minor. A thesis committee is formed that includes the faculty supervisor, another faculty member from the major (or minor), and a representative of the University Honors Program (UHP Director or member of the Honors Advisory Committee). The Honors Degree is noted on the diploma and transcript and at Commencement.Required Courses: HONS 1101 Honors Humanities I 3 crHONS 1102 Honors Humanities II 3 cr (The two courses above satisfy General Education Requirements)Honors sections of the following courses: ANTH 2237 People and Cultures of the Old World 3 cr

(Satisfies a General Education Objective)

BIOL 1101,1101L Biology I, and Lab 4 cr (The two courses above satisfy a General Education Objective)CHEM 1111,1111L General Chemistry I 5 crCHEM 1112,1112L General Chemistry II 4 cr (The four courses above satisfy a General Education Objective)COMM 1101 Principles of Speech 3 cr

(Satisfies a General Education Objective)PHIL 1101 Introduction to Philosophy 3 cr

(Satisfies a General Education Objective)PHIL 1103 Introduction to Ethics 3 cr

(Satisfies a General Education Objective)ECON 2201 Principles of Macroeconomics 3 cr

(Satisfies a General Education Objective)POLS 1101 Introduction to American Government 3 cr

(Satisfies a General Education Objective)

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PSYC 1101 Introduction to General Psychology  3 cr(Satisfies a General Education Objective)

Honors sections of other academic courses may be offered as opportunities arise.

Third and Fourth YearsHONS 3391 Honors Interdisciplinary Seminar 2 cr        (1 credit course, repeated)HONS 4493 or Departmental Independent Study Honors Project or Thesis 1-6 crHonors Contract courses in student's major or minor 6 crSuccessfully defend Honors Project or Thesis

4. Biological SciencesColden Baxter, -5980

Proposal Summary: The purpose of this proposal is to remove two courses (BIOL 4476 and BIOL 4476L), to update name for 1 course, change credits for 2 courses, change text of the description for 2 courses, and change semester of offering for 10 courses. With respect to the latter, in 9 of these cases, the change we propose is from one time of year to another (e.g., AF to AS), and in 1 case we propose to change the course from an every year to alternate year offering. Most of these courses are “cross-listed” or “double-taught” with counterpart, 5000-level graduate courses. As requested in the guidelines, in each of these cases (with exceptions explained subsequently), these course numbers have been highlighted. In one case (BIOL 4427L), the change being requested here is aimed at aligning the text of the undergraduate catalog with that of the graduate catalog, therefore no revision to the graduate catalog is being proposed. In addition, because the graduate catalog does not list the timing/semester of courses and that alone is what is proposed to be changed for 6 of these undergraduate courses, in these cases there is also no change proposed to the graduate catalog.

Courses dropped:BIOL 4476 Ecology of Water Pollution 3 creditsBIOL 4476L Ecology of Water Pollution Lab 0 credit

Course Descriptions to be Changed:BIOL 3337 Conservation Biology 3 credits (change description and semester)BIOL 4408 Plant Ecology 3 credits (change semester)BIOL 4408L Plant Ecology Lab 1 credit (change semester)BIOL 4412 Systematic Botany 4 credits (change semester)BIOL 4412L Systematic Botany Lab 0 credit (change semester)BIOL 4416 Population Ecology 4 credits (change credits and semester)BIOL 4416L Population Ecology Lab 0 credit (change credits and semester)BIOL 4427L Ichthyology Lab 1 credit (change description)BIOL 4441 Mammalogy 3 credits (change semester)BIOL 4441L Mammalogy Lab 1 credit (change semester)BIOL 4442 Plant and Animal Interactions 3 credits (change title and semester)

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Biology degree/major structure. The few other additional changes in course title and/or description are minor, and are proposed to improve the accuracy of descriptions.

These changes will make the catalog more accurately reflect the Biology Department’s course offerings (particularly with respect to timing). This will decrease student confusion, improve student advising, facilitates coordination of course rotations to optimize faculty efforts and availability of courses to satisfy degree requirements, and ultimately improve our ability to deliver our degrees in Biological Sciences.

Faculty Vote: The faculty held a vote during our meeting of August 28, 2012. The proposal was approved by unanimous vote and is recorded in the minutes of that meeting.

Impacts College, Department, Staffing, Facilities, Funding, etc.: We anticipate few adjustments will be

needed. The changes proposed here will improve coordination among programs on campus because the catalog will be more accurate. The proposed changes involve mostly rearrangement of courses in our curriculum and do not change any existing staffing requirements. Two courses (BIOL 4476 and BIOL 4476L) are being proposed for removal from the catalog; they were taught by a faculty member who is no longer at ISU. The content of the course is covered to some extent via other course offerings in Biological Sciences (e.g., BIOL 4462 Freshwater Ecology) and Environmental Engineering (ENVE 4410 Introduction to Environmental Engineering).

ITS / ETS: The proposed changes involve only rearrangement of courses in our curriculum and do not change any existing information technology support requirements. “Ok with me.” --Randy Gaines

Library: Same. “Changes of this nature do not present a concern for the Library.  I don’t see a problem with this change.” --Sandra Shropshire

Registration: “No issues for DegreeWorks that I can see.” --Sarah Mead Advising: “No Advising concerns.” --JoAnn Hertz Other Units: Only the following courses are used in other curricula, as noted. These all affect only two

departments, Sport Science and Physical Education and Geosciences, which both have responded positively:

“Our department, specifically the Outdoor Education emphasis, sees no potential negative impacts to the changes that you proposed. Thanks for allowing our input.” --John Fitzpatrick

“I see no issue with removing these courses from the catalog, especially in light that they have not been taught in quite some time. They are among 9 possible elective courses in two of our EES tracks, so their absence will not negatively affect our curriculum.” --Leif Tapanila

BIOL 3337 Conservation Biology 3 creditsChange in description and timing to alternate year offering has been communicated to 1) Physical Education (Outdoor Education Emphasis, Minor in Outdoor Education), 2) Department of Geosciences (Bachelor of Science in Earth and Environmental Systems, Biological Systems Track, and Global Environmental Change Track)

BIOL 4416 Population Ecology 4 creditsBIOL 4416L Population Ecology Lab 0 creditChange in timing and credits of lecture and lab have been communicated to Department of Geosciences (Bachelor of Science in Earth and Environmental Systems, Biological Systems Track, Environmental Policy and Management Track, and Global Environmental Change Track)

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BIOL 4427L Ichthyology Lab 1 creditChange in description has been communicated to Physical Education (Outdoor Education Emphasis, Minor in Outdoor Education), 2) Department of Geosciences (Bachelor of Science in Earth and Environmental Systems, Biological Systems Track)

BIOL 4441 Mammalogy 3 creditsBIOL 4441L Mammalogy Lab 1 creditChange in timing has been communicated to Physical Education (Outdoor Education Emphasis, Minor in Outdoor Education), 2) Department of Geosciences (Bachelor of Science in Earth and Environmental Systems, Biological Systems Track)

BIOL 4476 Ecology of Water Pollution 3 creditsBIOL 4476L Ecology of Water Pollution Lab 0 creditProposal to remove this course has been communicated to Department of Geosciences (Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts in Earth and Environmental Systems, Biological Systems Track, Environmental Geochemistry Track, Environmental Health Track).

COURSE CHANGES

14-17-22 Content, Semester BIOL 3337 201410Currently S; change to ESOld: BIOL 3337 Conservation Biology 3 credits. Principles and concepts relevant to man's influence upon his environment, especially through interruption of ecological succession, reduction of diversity in the landscape and pollution, and over-breeding. PREREQ: BIOL 2209 or permission of instructor. S

New: BIOL 3337 Conservation Biology 3 credits. < An introduction to the multidisciplinary study of biodiversity patterns and threats to biodiversity from human activities. > PREREQ: BIOL 2209 or permission of instructor. ES

Rationale: The new timing accurately reflects the rotation schedule for the class as it is currently being taught, the description text has been updated and modernized to better reflect the content of the course.

14-17-23 Semester BIOL 4408 201410Currently AF; change to OS

14-17-24 Semester BIOL 4408L 201410Currently AF; change to OS

14-17-25 Semester BIOL 4412 201410Currently S; change to AS

Semester BIOL 4412L 201410Currently S; change to AS

14-17-26 Semester BIOL 4412 201410Currently S; change to AS

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14-17-27 Semester BIOL 4412L 201410Currently S; change to AS

14-17-28 Credit, Semester BIOL 4416 201410Change credits from 4 credits to < 3 > creditsCurrently AF; change to ES

14-17-29 Credit, Semester BIOL 4416L 201410Change credits from 0 credits to < 1 > creditCurrently AF; change to ES

Rationale: The new timing accurately reflects the rotation schedule for the class as it is currently being taught. The revision in credits from 4 to 3 is aimed at correcting an error introduced during curriculum revisions last year. The lecture portion of this class should be listed as 3 credits, whereas the lab should be 1 credit.

14-17-30 Content, Semester BIOL 4427L 201410Add generic description to lab. BIOL 4427L Ichthyology Lab 1 credit. < Assignments to apply principles from BIOL 4427. > EFCurrently AF; change to < EF >

14-17-31 Semester BIOL 4441 201410Currently AF; change to OS

14-17-32 Semester BIOL 4441L 201410Currently AF; change to OS

14-17-33 Title, Semester BIOL 4442 201410Change Banner title to Plant < > Animal InteractionsChange Catalog and description title to Plant < - >Animal InteractionsCurrently AF; change to ESRationale: The new timing accurately reflects the rotation schedule for the class as it is currently being taught. The new name is more accurate (i.e., the focus is on interactions between plants and animals). The difference between the Banner and Catalog titles is because Banner cannot include punctuation.

14-17-34 Drop BIOL 4476 20141014-17-35 Drop BIOL 4476L 201410

CURRICULUM CHANGES

14-17-36 If the new degree program has not yet been put into place by the time of publication, then the title of BIOL 4442 will need to be updated in the following locations. If it has, then the final two locations in this list will be irrelevant.

Bachelor of Arts in Biology, Suggested Plant Biology CoursesBachelor of Science in Biology, Ecology and Conservation Biology ConcentrationBachelor of Science in Biology, Concentration in Integrative Organismal BiologyBachelor of Science in Botany

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Bachelor of Science in Ecology

5. Mechanical EngineeringMary Hofle

Proposal Summary: The ME program will be dropping the following courses from the curriculum: EE 3340, EE 3342 and ME 4405. We will be adding a ME Materials class to replace ENGR 2223 and ENGR 2224 Materials and Measurements (which was dropped in ME curriculum proposal in March 2012), a ME Controls class which will replace EE 3340, EE3342, and ME 4405, add a Mechanical Systems Design course which has been part of our strategic plan for several years, and change ME 4496 A & B from a two semester sequence (6 cr total) to a two semester, 5 credit sequence with the 1st semester assigning projects, speakers (1 credit seminar) and the 2nd semester a project/Capstone design course (3 cr). Making these changes allows for the offering of an additional ME elective.

The ME Program discussed curriculum changes to improve and streamline the program while maintaining a 120 credit program. We plan on developing four courses to replace courses being currently offered by other programs, but that do not meet the needs of our students and to modify the capstone design sequence. Making these changes also allows for the offering of an additional ME elective for our students.

There are three reasons for changing the ME program: 1. make the program more appealing to students, 2. be a feeder program for the ME graduate program, and 3. offer more areas of focus for our students through electives. Expanding the ME elective offering will allow the students to focus in areas of interest as described in the ME program, College, and University, such as health related bio, systems, fluids) and a broad education to work in a global society (bio, systems, and energy).

Faculty Vote: We discussed the changes in our department meeting on 9-4-12. The vote was unanimous. We also discussed the changes with our Industry Advisory Board at our meeting on 9-11-12. The IAB members voted unanimously in favor of the changes.

Impacts College, Department, Facilities, Funding, etc.: None. We have two new faculty who will assist with

the development of the new courses. ITS / ETS: Some of the courses will be distance learning for 25-30 students. However, most of the

courses we are replacing are currently distance so there should be little impact. We will also use Moodle, but have no other media needs. We will use engineering software already in the engineering computer labs.

Library: No changes; no new text at this time. “I don't anticipate there being an effect on the Library from this proposal.” --Sandra Shropshire

Registration: “No issues for DegreeWorks that I see.” --Sarah Mead Advising: “No Advising concerns.” JoAnn Hertz Other Units: No other program requires the courses.

COURSE CHANGES

14-17-37 Equivalency ME 2210 201410Remove ENGR equivalency

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14-17-38 Add ME 2222 201410 30-ch: Mechanical Engineerg MaterialsME 2222 Mechanical Engineering Materials 3 credits. Material properties, metals, alloys, phase diagrams, heat treatment, and material testing. PREREQ: CHEM 1111 and CHEM 1111L. F, SLevel UG0 credits available via repeat.Letter grading; may be audited.Lecture/LabPREREQ: CHEM 1111 and CHEM 1111L

14-17-39 Prereq ME 3320 201410Change number of Prereq from ME 1166 to ME < 2266 >; don’t change any other prereqs

14-17-40 Prereq ME 3323 201410Add < ME 2222 > to existing prereqs.

14-17-41 Add ME 3325 20141030-ch: Advanced Machine DesignME 3325 Advanced Machine Design 3 credits. Statistical methods for design, failure analysis, advanced machine component design. PREREQ: ME 3323. D Level UG0 credits available via repeat.Letter grading; may be audited.PREREQ: ME 3323

14-17-42 Prereq, Semester ME 3341 start 201410Remove ENGR prefix on ME 2220 in prereq statementCurrently S; change to F

14-17-43 Equivalency ME 3350 201410Remove ENGR equivalency

14-17-44 Prereq, Coreq ME 3353 201410Change Prereq statement to PREREQ: < ME 2222. >Remove Coreq statement

14-17-45 Add ME 3373 201410 12 November: Requested to have it be 4473 instead30-ch: Mechanical Control Systems ME 3373 Mechanical Control Systems 3 credits. Discrete and continuous time control system design, signal processing, embedded systems. PREREQ: ME 2220, EE 2240 and MATH 3360. FLevel UG0 credits available via repeat.Letter grading; may be audited.PREREQ: ME 2220, EE 2240 and MATH 3360

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PREREQ: < > MATH 3360 (remove EE 3340 and 3342; keep MATH 3360)

14-17-47 Prereq, Coreq, Semester ME 4406 201410Add < PREREQ: MATH 3360 > Remove Coreq StatementCurrently F; change to S

14-17-48 Semester ME 4416 201410Currently F; change to D

14-17-49 Prereq ME 4425 201410Remove EE 3340 and EE 3342 from Prereq statement; add < ME 3373 > (keep MATH 3360)

14-17-50 Prereq ME 4440 201410Add < ME 3373 > to Prereq statement (keep MATH 3360)

14-17-51 Semester ME 4443 201410Currently S; change to F

14-17-52 Add ME 4463 20141030-ch: Mechanical Systems DesignME 4463 Mechanical Systems Design 3 credits. Application of engineering concepts and principles to the design of mechanical systems, including economic, environmental, sustainability, and societal considerations.  PREREQ:  ME 3323, ME 4406, and ME 4440. FLevel UG0 credits available via repeat.Letter grading; may be audited.PREREQ:  ME 3323, ME 4406, and ME 4440.

14-17-53 Prereq ME 4465 201410Add < ME 3341 > to prereq statement; remove ME 4443 (keep ME 4476)

14-17-54 Semester ME 4476 201410Currently F; change to S

14-17-55 Add ME 4480 20141030-ch: Mechanical Engineering SeminarME 4480 Mechanical Engineering Seminar 1 credit. Project management, conceptual design, industry interaction, current topics in Mechanical Engineering. PREREQ: Approval of application for admission to course. FLevel UG0 credits available via repeat.Letter grading; may be audited.PREREQ: Approval of application for admission to course

14-17-56 Add ME 4481 201410

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ME 4481 Independent Problems 1-3 credits. Students are assigned to, or request assignment to, independent problems on the basis of interest and preparation. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credits. PREREQ: Permission of instructor. DLevel UG0 credits available via repeat.Letter grading; may be audited.PREREQ: Permission of instructor

14-17-57 Add ME 4496 201410ME 4496 Project Design 3 credits. The course is designed to give student teams experience solving an engineering problem involving the synthesis of a solution to meet the specified design requirements. PREREQ: ME 4480. SLevel UG0 credits available via repeat.Letter grading; may be audited.PREREQ: ME 4480

14-17-58 Drop ME 4496A 201410

14-17-59 Drop ME 4496B 201410

CURRICULUM CHANGES

14-17-60 Update the Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering a) Alter lead-in text and include General Education group of courses.b) Add < ME 2222 Engineering Materials 3 cr > c) Remove EE 3340 and EE 3342 -- The new ME 3373 will include these courses' topics d) Update prefixes on ME 3350 per this proposal and on CE 3360 per other proposale) Add < ME 3373 Mechanical Engineering Controls 3 cr >f) Add < ME 4463 Mechanical Systems Design 3 cr >g) Remove ME 4405h) Add < ME 4480 ME Senior Seminar 1 cr >i) Remove ME 4496A and 4496Bj) Add < ME 4496 Project Design 3 cr >

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering

Including the University General Education Requirements listed < below, > the program of study for the Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering degree totals a minimum of 120 credits as follows: 

< General Education Requirements (38 Credits):ENGL 1102 Critical Reading & Writing 3 crCOMM 1101 Principles of Speech 3 crMATH 1170 Calculus I 4 crCHEM 1111/1111L General Chemistry/Laboratory 5 crPHYS 2211 Engineering Physics I 4 crPHYS 2212 Engineering Physics II 4 cr

General Education 15 cr >

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Additional Mathematics Course Requirements (14 < credits > ): MATH 1175       Calculus II 4 crMATH 2240        Linear Algebra 3 crMATH 2275        Calculus III 4 crMATH 3360        Differential Equations 3 cr

Mechanical Engineering Course Requirements (68 credos):

CE/ME 2210 Engineering Statics* 3 crEE 2240 Introduction to Electrical Circuits 3 cr< EE 3340, 3342 are removed > < CE/ME >3350 Mechanics of Materials* 3 cr < CE > 3360 Engineering Economics 2 cr

ME 1105 Solid Modeling 2 crME 1165 Structured Programming 2 crME 2220 Engineering Dynamics* 3 cr< ME 2222 Engineering Materials 3 cr > ME 2266 Symbolic Programming 1 crME 3307 Thermodynamics*                       3 crME 3320 Kinematics and Dynamics of Machinery 3 crME 3323          Machine Design 3 crCE/ME 3341 Fluid Mechanics 3 cr< ME 3373 Mechanical Engineering Controls 3 cr >< ME 4405 is removed > ME 4406 Measurement Systems Laboratory 1 cr< ME 4416 is removed; it will be an elective > ME 4440 Vibration Analysis 3 crME 4443 Thermal Fluids Laboratory 1 cr< ME 4463 Mechanical Systems Design 3 cr > ME 4465 Thermal Fluid Systems Design 3 crME 4476 Heat Transfer 3 cr< ME 4480 ME Senior Seminar 1 cr >< ME 4496 Project Design 3 cr >< ME 4496A and 4496B are removed > ME electives***             < 12 cr > Free elective 1 cr*Course may involve evening examinations and/or presentations.***Students are to consult with their advisors and choose courses which will complement their engineering education.

6. School of NursingLois Marquette, -5994

Proposal Summary: The course description for NURS 4405 is being changed to meet the AACN accreditation guidelines for Baccalaureate programs in nursing. The current description also utilizes the terminology of a Department of Nursing and we are a School of Nursing (SON). The new description also better explains that the course is for both Licensed Practical and Associate Degree to Baccalaureate nursing students. It will also assist in fulfilling the SON mission of preparing exemplary nurse leaders and in meeting the requirements of our accreditation body.

Faculty Vote: A vote was taken and the proposal received a unanimous vote from the undergraduate faculty.

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Impacts College, Department, Staffing, Facilities, Funding, etc.: None. ITS / ETS: All changes involve existing courses and do not change any existing support requirements. It

is a fully online course for 20 students in Fall semester using existing Moodle technology. “OK with me.”

--Randy Gaines Library: “This proposal should present no issues for the Library.” --Sandra Shropshire Registration: “No Banner questions.” --Beth Rhea “No issues for DegreeWorks.” --Sarah Mead Advising: “No Advising concerns.” --JoAnn Hertz Other Units: None.

Banner cannot track licensure. –The School needs the notation in the course description so that students will be aware of which course to choose.

COURSE CHANGES

14-17-61 Content, Restriction NURS 4405 201410Change restriction to LPN or RN Licensure < and admittance into the School of Nursing >Old: NURS 4405 Socialization into Professional Nursing 1 credit. Linkage course that introduces the philosophy and conceptual framework of the School of Nursing. Nursing theories are introduced for the guiding of nursing care. PREREQ: LPN or RN Licensure. F

New: NURS 4405 Socialization into Professional Nursing 1 credit. < Transitional course for the Licensed Practical and Associate Degree to Baccalaureate nursing student that introduces philosophy and conceptual foundations of nursing. Application of nursing core competencies to professional practice. PREREQ: LPN or RN Licensure < and admittance into the School of Nursing . > F

7. School of NursingLois Marquette, -5994

Proposal Summary: NURS 2204L is being changed to a 2 credit lab from a 3 credit lab. It will now only include fundamental nursing skills. This lab is only taken by accelerated nursing program students. NURS 2263 is being changed to a 2 credit lab from a 3 credit lab. It will now only include fundamental nursing skills. This lab is only taken by traditional nursing program students. A separate 1 credit lab, NURS 2200L, is being created for assessment skills.

Faculty made the decision to split the course into 2 separate courses (Fundamental skills lab and Health assessment lab) in order that the courses will be less confusing for students.

The same content will be separated into two courses allowing us to continue to fulfill our mission of creating exemplary nurse leaders.

Faculty Vote: A vote was taken and the proposal was unanimously passed by the faculty with 2 abstentions.

Impacts College, Department, Staffing, Facilities, Funding, etc.: Minimal impact will occur with this change. It

will require the same number of faculty and the overall credit load for students will not change.

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ITS / ETS: Will require TWO courses be created and supported in Moodle instead of one, using face to face lab with Moodle support. Courses will be taught in the current nursing lab in both Meridian (30 students) and Pocatello (70 students). Nursing lab space will continue to be used in the same manner as it is currently being used, in spring semesters. “OK with me.” --Randy Gaines

Library: No change from existing support. “As these changes involve laboratory courses, I do not anticipate that the Library will be affected by them.” --Sandra Shropshire

Registration: “No Banner issues.” --Beth Rhea Advising: “No Advising concerns.” --JoAnn Hertz Other Units: None.

I don’t see NURS 2204L in any curriculum list; have asked if that’s appropriate. Answer: “NURS 2204 is

only in Meridian. They have their curriculum list on the Meridian website.”

COURSE CHANGES Some of these changes require corollary changes in other courses and curricula that are not yet shown here; they have been put into a later set of minutes.

14-17-62 Add NURS 2200L 201410NURS 2200L Health Assessment Lab 1 credit. Application and practice of nursing assessment skills. PREREQ: Acceptance into Accelerated Nursing or Traditional Nursing program. COREQ: NURS 2200. SLevel UG0 additional credits available via repeatLetter graded; may NOT be auditedCOREQ: NURS 2200Restriction: Accepted into BS Nursing program

14-17-63 Credit, Content NURS 2204L 201410Change from 3 credits to < 2 > creditsRemove < Assessment and > from the description

14-17-64 Credit, Content NURS 2263 201410Change from 3 credits to < 2 > creditsRemove < Assessment and > from the description

CURRICULUM CHANGES

14-17-65 Update the Required Nursing Courses for Traditional Students list, page 206a) Add < NURS 2200L Health Assessment Lab 1 cr > b) Change credits for NURS 2262, 2263 from 6 credits to < 5 > credits

14-17-66 Update the Traditional Curriculum Pattern for B.S. Completion students, page 207a) After NURS 2200, add < NURS 2200L Health Assessment Lab 1 cr > b) Change credits for NURS 2263 from 3 credits to < 2 > credits

8a. Experimental Course Descriptions received:

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8b. The list of Experimental Courses for which we need descriptions, please (the highlighted numbers are indications that we know these courses are taught at both the 4000 and 5000 levels.) CHEM 4499  [Spring 11]   Special Topics in Chem  3 cr  Robert HolmanCMLT 4499 [Spring 2012]   Modern Japanese History 3 cr Ted DavisFSA 2299 [Spring 2012]   Fire Science Integration 4 cr David HannemanHPHY 4499 [Spring 2012]   NE and Health Physics Seminar 3 cr Thomas GesellHRD 4499 [Spring 2012]   Change Management 3 cr McKay ChristensenNE 4499 [Spring 2012]   DS:Reactor Operations 1 cr Adam MallicoatPEAC 2299 [Spring 2012]   Women's Fitness and Nutrition 1 cr Kelly WathnePHAR 4499 [Spring 11]  PCCA Boot Camp 1 cr Cathy CashmorePHAR 4499 [Spring 2011, 12]   PCCA Boot Camp 1 cr Catherine CashmorePHYS 4499 [Spring 10, 11]   Linear Physics  3 cr Yoojong KimPHYS 4499 [Spring 2010, 12]   Error Analysis in Phys Science 3 cr Tony ForestPHYS 4499 [Spring 2012]   Intro to Accelerator Physics 3 cr Yoojong KimPHYS 4499 [Spring 2012]   Accelerator Beam Diagnostics 3 cr Yoojong KimPHYS 4499 [Spring 2012]   Electronics for Physics 3 cr Daniel DalePPRA 4499 [Spring 2012]   Veterinary Pharmacy 2 cr Michelle Steed

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