COUNCIL ON CURRICULAR PROGRAMS AND INSTRUCTION

Thursday, 22 September 2005

 

3:30 p.m.

Algonquin Room - University Union

 

A G E N D A

 

 

I.        Consideration of Minutes – 8 September 2005

 

II.       Approvals from the Provost

 

III.     Announcements

 

IV.     Old Business

 

A.         Establishment of Subcommittee to Study Definition and Approval Process for Pre-Baccalaureate Certificate

 

B.         Discussion of Definition and Approval Process for Concentrations

 

V.      New Business

 

A.         Request for New Course

1.   JOUR 428, The Press and Popular Culture, 3 s.h.

 

          B.     Request for Change in Course Description and Prerequisite

                  1.   GCOM 417, Electronic Desktop Publishing II, 3 s.h.

  Current:          Advanced work with electronic desktop publishing programs.  Emphasis will be upon advanced design and layout techniques.  Projects include multiple page documents, forms, booklets, and brochures.  Integration of work from multiple software programs will also be stressed.  (2 hours lecture, 2 hours lab)

                          Prerequisite: GCOM 217 or consent of instructor. 

 

  Proposed:       Advanced work with Quark Xpress and other publishing programs.  Emphasis will be upon advanced design and layout techniques.  Class projects include forms, booklets, flyers, brochures, and other multiple page documents.  Scanners, digitizers, laserprinters, and other advanced equipment will be utilized.  (2 hours lecture, 2 hours lab)

                          Prerequisite: GCOM 217 and 313 or consent of instructor. 

                 

C.     Request for Change in Course Description and Course Title

                  1.   EIS 401G, 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 for teachers and schools that will allow students to critique contemporary debates concerning educational policy, law, and ethics.  The course will examine the tension between competing philosophical theories and the construction and function of educational policy in a democratic state.  Pre-condition: full acceptance into teacher education program required.  A grade of C or above must be earned for teacher certification.

 

VI.     Provost's Report

 

 

 

 

 

NEXT MEETING – 6 OCTOBER 2005

ALGONQUIN ROOM