COUNCIL ON CURRICULAR PROGRAMS AND INSTRUCTION

Thursday, 6 October 2005

3:30 p.m.

Algonquin Room - University Union

A G E N D A

I. Consideration of Minutes – 22 September 2005

II. Approvals from the Provost

III. Announcements

A. Update from Subcommittee to Study Definition and Approval Process for Pre-Baccalaureate Certificate

IV. Old Business

A. Discussion of Definition for Concentrations

B. Request for Change in Course Title and Description

1. EIS 401, Historical and Philosophical Foundations of Education, 2 s.h.

Current: Historical and Philosophical Foundations of Education

A study of American education in light of Western intellectual thought. The role of the school in relation to democracy and problems of academic freedom and professional ethics. Pre-condition: full acceptance into teacher education program required. A grade of C or above must be earned for teacher certification.

Proposed: Educational Law and Policy

An analysis of formal legal and ethical problems that will allow students to critique contemporary debates in educational policy, law, and ethics. The course will examine the tension between competing philosophical theories and the construction and function of educational policy. Pre-condition: full acceptance into teacher education program required. A grade of C or above must be earned for teacher certification.

V. New Business

A. Requests for 274/475 Courses

1. AAS 475, Black male and Female Relationships, 3 s.h.

2. MGT 475, Interdisciplinary Entrepreneurial Business in the Arts and Sciences, 3 s.h.

B. New Course

1. CS 305, Introduction to Computer Forensics, 3 s.h.

VI. Provost's Report

NEXT MEETING – 20 OCTOBER 2005

ALGONQUIN ROOM