COUNCIL
ON CURRICULAR PROGRAMS AND INSTRUCTION
Thursday, 3 April 2008
Algonquin Room - University
A C T I O N M
I N U T E S
MEMBERS PRESENT: W. Bailey, P. Kornoski, C. Kovacs, E. Mannion, A.
Melkumian, K. Myers, K. Neumann, N. Parsons, C. Piletic, T. Waldrop
Ex-officio: D. Williams
MEMBERS ABSENT: J. Engel
GUESTS: Rick Carter, Roberta
Davilla, John Drea, Tom Erekson, Moises Molina, Vicki Nicholson, Kay Stelter, Jeannie Woods
I. Consideration of Minutes
A. 20
March 2008
APPROVED
AS DISTRIBUTED
II. Approvals
from the Provost
1. Requests for New Courses
a. KIN 226, Net/Wall Games, 2 s.h.
b. KIN
250, Instructional Foundations in Physical Education, 2 s.h.
c. KIN
251, Invasion Games, 2 s.h.
d. KIN
252, Contemporary Physical Activities, 1 s.h.
e. KIN
253, Target/Field Games, 2 s.h.
f. KIN
255, Elementary Movement Fundamentals, 2 s.h.
g. KIN
265, Skill Analysis and Assessment in Physical Education, 2 s.h.
h. KIN
477, Physical Education Curriculum, 3 s.h.
i. NURS
305, Introduction to Professional Nursing, 3 s.h.
j. NURS
310, Fundamentals of Nursing, 6 s.h.
k. NURS
316, Transcultural Nursing, 2 s.h.
l. NURS
318, Nursing Theory and Trends, 2 s.h.
m. NURS
322, Adult and Child Nursing I, 5 s.h.
n. NURS
323, Nursing of Women of Childbearing Age and Young Children, 4 s.h.
o. NURS
324, Pharmacology, 3 s.h.
p. NURS
422, Adult and Child Nursing II, 5 s.h.
q. NURS
423, Mental Health Nursing, 3 s.h.
r. NURS
424, Adult and Child Nursing III, 7 s.h.
s. NURS
425, Senior Seminar, 3 s.h.
2. Request for Change in Major
a. Nursing
III. Announcements
Chairperson
Parsons announced that the Illinois Board of Higher Education has responded to
a question from Associate Provost Baily by stating that Western Illinois
University can determine where degrees will be housed within the organizational
structures on its campuses. This opens
the way for the Center for International Studies to house the International
Studies major and courses.
IV. Old Business
A. Request for Change in Prerequisites
1. MKTG 327, Marketing Principles, 3 s.h.
Current: None
Proposed: ACCT 201
and ACCT 202, or ACCT 200 and ECON 231, or ACCT 201 and ECON 231
Motion: To approve MKTG 327
(Melkumian/Kornoski)
When asked if the change would prevent Business majors
from minoring in Marketing, Marketing and Finance professor John Drea responded
there are currently 360 Marketing minors of which approximately 100 are already
majoring with the College of Business and Technology (COBT). Those majors already take the two-semester
sequence of Accounting courses as part of the Business core, so they could not
count toward the minor and those students would have to take additional
Marketing electives to reach the required 18 s.h. Dr. Drea explained that much of what is
taught in Marketing concerns strategies and analytics, and it is difficult to
teach without students possessing a basic knowledge of accounting ratios to
determine if strategies are working or not.
He related the department has previously tried placing non-majors into a
separate section where accounting concepts are taught at the beginning of the
course, but the experiment is not working, with students exhibiting a
measurable difference between those who have had previous Accounting courses
and those who have not.
When asked how the change will affect the two
accredited programs requiring MKTG 327 in their majors, Music Business and
Dietetics, Dr. Drea responded the Music Business major should not be affected,
and the change was written to accommodate Dietetics. When asked how the change will affect Agriculture,
Dr. Bailey responded it will not materially affect and will actually improve
the program.
Chairperson Parsons expressed concern at the lack of a
response from Dietetics, Fashion Merchandising and Hospitality (DFMH) to an
email from Larry Wall informing them of the change. Dr. Drea told CCPI that only a small number
of Dietetics students will be affected by the change, so if DFMH wishes for
their students to be allowed into MKTG 327 during Fall 2008 and Spring 2009
semesters in order to allow the department to determine a response to the
change, they can be accommodated. COBT
Dean Tom Erekson agreed that this solution would be acceptable to the
college.
Dr. Neumann asked if the prerequisite change would be
waived for seniors or rising juniors who might have their graduation dates
affected by the additional requirements.
Dean Erekson responded it would not be fair to add 6 s.h. to the end of
a student’s college plan, and there will be efforts made to transition the
change. He told CCPI that COBT advisors
will work with individuals in order not to delay graduations, but affected
students may be at a disadvantage in the class because they will be held to
higher standards that they may struggle to meet because they will have not
taken all of the prerequisites.
MOTION
APPROVED 10 YES – 0 NO – 0 AB
V. New
Business
A. Requests for New Courses
1. MUS 498, Vocal Literature and Pedagogy, 3
s.h.
Motion: To approve MUS 498
(Kornoski/Melkumian)
Since the
numbers 298 and 498 are reserved for independent study courses, the number will
be changed to MUS 499.
MOTION
APPROVED WITH CHANGE 10 YES – 0 NO – 0
AB
2. THEA 499, BFA Senior Project, 3 s.h.
Motion: To approve THEA 499
(Kovacs/Neumann)
Theatre and Dance Chair Jeannie Woods told
CCPI that this course has previously been offered as independent study. When told that 400-level courses must have
prerequisites, Dr. Woods responded that senior standing should be sufficient as
students can complete it in their first or second semester of their senior
year. She said it is a capstone course,
and students should have already completed all of the stages leading up to it.
Changes:
· Change
prerequisites to Musical Theatre major and senior standing.
· Add information
about relationship to courses within the Department of Theatre and Dance.
MOTION APPROVED WITH CHANGES 10 YES – 0 NO – 0 AB
3. UNIV 099, BOT/BA Prior Learning Portfolio
Tutorial, 0 s.h.
Motion: To approve UNIV 099
(Melkumian/Kornoski)
Non-Traditional
Programs Director Rick Carter explained that while portfolios are optional for
Board of Trustees Bachelor of Arts degree program students, those who wish to
submit a portfolio will now be required to take UNIV 099 as part of that
process.
MOTION
APPROVED 10 YES – 0 NO – 0 AB
B. Request for Change in Prerequisites
1. COMM 311, Research Design in Communication,
3 s.h.
Current: ENG
180 and ENG 280
Proposed: ENG 180,
ENG 280 and COMM 130 with a grade of C or higher
Motion: To approve COMM 311
(Piletic/Melkumian)
MOTION APPROVED 10 YES – 0 NO – 0 AB
C. Request for Change in Course Title,
Course Description, Credit Hours, and Repeatability
1. MUS 490, Literature of the Applied Field, 3
s.h.
Current: Literature
of the Applied Field, 3 s.h.
Survey of woodwind or brass or percussion literature
considered from its historical, formal, stylistic and aesthetic aspects. Content varies with areas of performance and
expertise.
Proposed: Literature
and Pedagogy of Wind and Percussion Instruments, 1-3 s.h. (repeatable up to 3
s.h.)
Survey of woodwind or brass or percussion literature
and pedagogy considered from its historical, formal, stylistic and aesthetic
aspects. Content varies with areas of
performance and expertise.
Motion: To approve MUS 490
(Myers/Kovacs)
MOTION APPROVED 10 YES – 0 NO – 0 AB
D. Request for Change in Major
1. Board of Trustees Bachelor of Arts Degree
Program
Motion: To approve BOT/BA change in
major (Melkumian/Piletic)
Chairperson
Parsons asked how the courses proposed to fulfill the writing requirement were
identified and if the departments were notified of potential increased
enrollment by BOT/BA students. She said
Health Sciences, for one, was not informed they had a course on the BOT/BA
list. Dr. Carter responded that the courses
listed on the request were previously identified as meeting the writing
requirements in the BOT/BA guidelines.
He explained they are upper division and mostly online so accessible to their
students. The course list was approved
by the BOT/BA Advisory Committee to fulfill the University’s writing
requirements.
Chairperson Parsons asked if there is now a procedure
in place in the event a student opts to complete a “validated comprehensive
writing assignment” to meet the writing requirement for the program. Dr. Carter told CCPI that English and
Journalism Chair Dave Boocker said his department would be able to accommodate
BOT/BA students who choose this option.
Dr. Carter added that should this option be chosen by a student, his
department and English/Journalism would need to discuss ACE’s or other
recognition for the time and effort devoted by a faculty member to evaluating the
writing assignment.
Chairperson Parsons asked how many BOT/BA students
chose to complete a WID course to fulfill the writing requirement. When told that almost no students choose this
option, she asked if it is necessary to offer it. Dr. Neumann remarked that it would be helpful
to leave this as an option for students who transfer to the BOT/BA degree
program after having already completed a WID requirement in their previous
majors.
MOTION APPROVED 9 YES – 0 NO – 1 AB
2. Musical Theatre
Motion: To approve Music Theatre
(Melkumian/Kornoski)
MOTION APPROVED 10 YES – 0 NO – 0 AB
A. Requests for New Courses (Continued)
1. ENGR 211, Strength of Materials, 3 s.h.
When asked to give an overview
of the proposed Engineering major, Dean Erekson told CCPI that shortly after he
was hired, President Goldfarb told him he would like for Western to develop a
small accredited Engineering program to complement the Engineering Technology
programs on the Macomb and Quad Cities campuses. He told CCPI that in order for the program to
be accredited, a year and a half of accredited content must be offered, including
a capstone course. Dean Erekson told
CCPI that Engineering Technology has been offered in the Quad Cities for 15
years, and the proposed Engineering major will make use of some of the same
courses.
The College of Business and Technology prepared a
study of peer institutions and a needs analysis for a two-year program to be
delivered at WIUQC. Students would
transfer into the program from community colleges or four-year institutions, or
from the Macomb campus. Dean Erekson
reported that about 60 students last year were admitted to Western’s
pre-Engineering program, but less than 20 showed up; it is hoped the proposed
Engineering major will help increase that rate.
He said an advisory board has been established for the proposed major.
Dean Erekson met with the chairs of Physics and Mathematics and the Associate
Dean of Arts and Sciences, who were all very positive about the proposal since
they hope it will attract more students to their science and mathematics
classes. Dr. Kovacs asked if the College
had examined similar regional institutions providing accredited Engineering
programs. Dean Erekson replied that
Southeast Missouri, the University of Tennessee at Martin, Northern Illinois
University, Arizona State, and others were studied.
Ms. Williams remarked that if students transfer to the
program having taken all of their math and science courses at a community
college, they will need to take more hours in order to reach the 60 required
from a four-year school or obtain a blanket waiver from CAGAS. Dean Erekson added that students will need to
understand that they can only transfer in a certain number of semester hours,
and this may cause some challenges for advising.
Motion: To approve ENGR 211 (Melkumian/Kovacs)
CCPI members wondered why a prerequisite course with a
higher number, ENGR 241, was being required for a lower-numbered course. Dean Erekson explained that ENGR 241 is an existing
course with content appropriate for students to have before taking the proposed
new course. CCPI asked that Dean Erekson
provide justification on the form as to why this prereq was chosen.
MOTION
APPROVED WITH CHANGE 10 YES – 0 NO – 0
AB
[Note: the
College of Business and Technology subsequently changed the course number of
ENGR 211 to ENGR 251, thus no additional rationale for the prereq was needed.]
2. ENGR 311, Fluid Dynamics, 3 s.h.
Motion: To approve ENGR 311
(Melkumian/Myers)
MOTION APPROVED 10 YES – 0 NO – 0 AB
3. ENGR 330, Engineering Economics, 3 s.h.
Motion: To approve ENGR 330 (Melkumian/Kornoski)
Dean Erekson
told CCPI he has discussed the proposed course with the Chair of Economics who
supports it. CCPI requested an email of
support to accompany the proposal to Faculty Senate.
MOTION APPROVED PENDING LETTER OF SUPPORT 10 YES – 0 NO – 0 AB
4. ENGR 331,
Engineering Project Management, 3 s.h.
Motion: To approve ENGR 331 (Myers/Melkumian)
CCPI
requested a letter of support from the Chair of Management to accompany the
course.
MOTION APPROVED PENDING LETTER OF SUPPORT 10 YES – 0 NO – 0 AB
5. ENGR 471,
Microelectronic Circuits, 3 s.h.
Motion: To approve ENGR 471
(Melkumian/Myers)
CCPI noted that the prerequisite course, PHYS 320, has
a co-requisite course of MATH 333. The
question was raised whether MATH 333 will be taught in the Quad Cities. Dean Erekson responded that MATH 333 will be
taught in the first two years of the program in Macomb. Since this will be problematic if MATH 333
must truly be taught as a co-req, Dean Erekson will check to see if MATH 333
can be taken as a prerequisite rather than a co-requisite.
PHYS 312 was also brought up as a possible concern
since it is listed as a supporting course for the major and also requires MATH
333 as a co-requisite. Dean Erekson told
CCPI that PHYS 312 is taught on the Macomb campus as part of the
pre-Engineering program.
MOTION APPROVED 10 YES – 0 NO – 0 AB
6. ENGR 478,
Industrial Controls, 3 s.h.
Motion: To approve ENGR 478
(Melkumian/Kornoski)
MOTION APPROVED 10 YES – 0 NO – 0 AB
7. ENGR 499, Senior Design, 2 s.h. (repeatable
to 4 s.h.)
Motion: To approve ENGR 499
(Melkumian/Piletic)
Change: Add “Engineering major” to
prerequisite of senior standing.
MOTION APPROVED WITH CHANGE 10 YES – 0 NO – 0 AB
E. Request for New Major
1. Engineering
Motion: To approve Engineering major
(Waldrop/Melkumian)
Dean Erekson
told CCPI that the proposed major is larger than 120 s.h. due to accreditation
requirements. He said this could be
adjusted only by changing the existing pre-Engineering major, which is already
articulated with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He added that accredited Engineering programs
across the country are mostly in the 130 s.h. range.
Dean Erekson explained that another challenge is that
placement in any course below MATH 133 would mean students will have to take at
least another semester of Math. Ms.
Williams asked if students can take the ENGR 493 Internship for more than 3
s.h. if an increase is needed to meet the hours for a four-year school
requirement. Dean Erekson responded that
would likely be a good solution, but he will have to check if this will fit
into the guidelines for the program.
Dr. Neuman remarked that inclusion of the
Electrical/Computer Option will mean that a discrete math will be required in
order to meet accreditation requirements of the Accreditation Board for
Business Engineering and Technology (ABET).
Dean Erekson responded that he has used the model established by the
University of Tennessee at Martin.
CCPI asked if ENGR 499, the capstone Senior Design
course, must be taken for two semesters since it is reflected as 4 s.h. within
the Core Courses on the chart. Dean
Erekson responded that the 4 s.h. could be taken in one semester but that
scenario is unlikely.
Changes:
· Include
information in the Rationale explaining why the major is more than 120 hours.
· Include a
notation below the chart explaining that the major is actually 146 s.h. including
13 s.h. that will count toward Gen Ed.
MOTION APPROVED WITH CHANGES 10 YES – 0 NO – 0 AB
F. Request for Change in
Minor
1. Marketing
Motion: To add the request for change
to the Marketing minor to the agenda (Neumann/Melkumian)
MOTION APPROVED 9 YES – 0 NO – 0 AB
Motion: To approve the Marketing minor (Neumann/Piletic)
It was explained
that the hours of the Marketing minor were changed in order to make more
transparent for students the increase in prerequisites for MKTG 327. Finance and Supply Chain Management minors
may also be bringing forward changes.
Dean Erekson told CCPI that Business majors normally
don’t take the Marketing minor, with only about 100 enrolled. He said they can take the minor but may need
some adjustment to the classes they take to complete it.
MOTION APPROVED 9 YES – 0 NO – 0 AB
VI. Reports
A.
Provost’s Report – None
Chairperson Parsons told
CCPI that Associate Provost Baily at the recent Faculty Senate meeting
announced that all new majors and certificate programs will now have to be
pre-approved by the Provost’s office before beginning the curricular
process. The question was raised how
CCPI will know whether a new major or undergraduate certificate has received
pre-approval.
Motion: To
adjourn (Neumann)
The
Council adjourned at 4:50 p.m.