COUNCIL ON CURRICULAR PROGRAMS AND INSTRUCTION
Thursday, 2 November
2006
3:30 p.m.
Algonquin Room
- University
A G E N D A
I. Consideration
of Minutes – 19 October 2006
II. Approvals
from the Provost
III. Announcements
IV. Old
Business
A. Request for New Course
1. ZOOL 408, Field Ornithology, 3 s.h.
B. Request for Change in Credit Hours
1. MICR 200, Introductory Microbiology, 3 s.h.
Current: 3
s.h.
Proposed: 4 s.h.
C. Requests for Changes in Course Prefixes,
Titles and Descriptions
1. BIOL 102, Biological Diversity, 4 s.h.
Current: BIOL 102, Biological Diversity
A survey for science majors and minors of the features
of all major groups of microbes, plants, and animals, with detailed study of
the anatomy, physiology, and development of flowering plants and vertebrate
animals.
Proposed: BOT 200, Introduction to Plant Biology
Lecture and lab emphasize basic principles in plant
biology, including scientific inquiry, cell biology, genetics, ecology,
evolution, and diversity in plant anatomy and physiology.
2. BIOL 103, Biological Principles, 4 s.h.
Current: BIOL 103, Biological Principles
An introduction to biology for science majors and
minors covering ecology, cells, cell metabolism, genetics, evolution, and
behavior.
Proposed: ZOOL 200, Introduction to Animal Biology
Lecture and lab emphasize basic principles in animal
biology, including scientific inquiry, cell biology, genetics, ecology,
evolution, and diversity in animal anatomy and physiology.
D. Request for Change in Course Description,
Division, and Prerequisite
1. ZOOL 220, Invertebrate Zoology, 3 s.h.
Current: ZOOL 220
Structure,
evolution, behavior, and economic importance of invertebrate forms.
Prereq:
BIOL 102 and 103
Proposed: ZOOL 415
A study of invertebrate form and function as it
relates to taxonomy, evolution, ecology, behavior, and physiology. Laboratory will involve comparative
experimental and observational approaches.
Prereq: ZOOL 200
V. New
Business
A Requests for 275/475 Courses
1. ANTH 475, Primate Ecology, Behavior, and
Evolution, 3 s.h.
2. JOUR 475, Music Journalism, 3 s.h.
3. MKTG 475, Seminar in Advanced Professional
Selling, 3 s.h.
4. SCM 475, Inventory Strategy, 3 s.h.
B. Request for New Course
1. RPTA 270, Introduction to Non-Profit
Organizations
2. RPTA 470, Management Institute: Nonprofit
Youth and Human Service Organizations, 0 s.h.
C. Requests for Changes in Course Titles,
Descriptions, Credit Hours, and Prerequisites
1. BIOL 330, Cell Biology, 3 s.h.
Current: Cell Biology, 3 s.h.
Morphological and functional aspects of the cell. Course will emphasize current understanding
of cell structure and how this relates to physiological and biochemical
processes.
Prereq: BIOL 102, 103, one year of chemistry, ENG 280
Proposed: Cell and Molecular Biology, 4 s.h.
Morphological and functional aspects of the cell. Lecture and lab will emphasize cell structure
and how this relates to physiological, biochemical, and molecular processes.
Prereq: Two of the following: BOT 200, MICR 200, ZOOL
200
2. BIOL 340, Genetics, 3 s.h.
Current: Genetics, 3 s.h.
Mendelian
laws, genetic interaction, linkage and mapping, recombination, chromosomal
aberrations, gene structure and function, extranuclear inheritance, population
genetics.
Prereq: BIOL 102, 103, 330; ENG 280
Proposed: Genetics and Evolutionary Biology, 4 s.h.
Lecture and lab will emphasize transmission genetics,
genetic mapping, and the genetic processes underlying evolutionary processes.
Prereq: BIOL 330; ENG 280
D. Requests for Changes in Minors
1 Botany
2 Microbiology
3. Microcomputer Applications
4 Zoology
E. Requests for Changes in Options
1. Botany
2. Microbiology
2. Science/Biology – Teacher Certification
3. Zoology
VI. Reports
A.
CCPI Subcommittee on Academic Terms – Update
B.
Provost’s Report
NEXT MEETING – 16 NOVEMBER 2006
ALGONQUIN ROOM