COUNCIL ON CURRICULAR PROGRAMS AND INSTRUCTION

Thursday, 2 November 2006

 

3:30 p.m.

Algonquin Room - University Union

 

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