Graduate Studies

Graduate Council Minutes - January 25, 2016

3:00 – 5:00 p.m., Horrabin Hall 60/QC 2108

Members Present: J. Averbeck (Vice Chair), P.K. Babu, V. Diehl, J. Ehrlich, L. Erdmann, S. Sanders

Members Absent: K. Pawelko (Chair), M. Stryker

Guests Present: H. Hemphill, L. Oden, B. Locke, T. Walker, S. Evans, D. Yoder, K. Broughton, L. Hemphill, B. Polley, J. Johnson, K. Daytner, H. Marchand, P. White

Ex-Officio Present: N. Parsons

Others Present: A. Schulz

I. STUDENT APPEALS

A. Request to waive the 6-hour “C” rule

1. Computer Sciences – Student A

Student was present and explained that he had one subject left to take to complete his degree. Council members asked questions regarding current registration, graduation, and grade replacement. Student responded that he will consider delaying graduation in order to do grade replacement over the summer.

Motion: To approve the request. (Diehl/Babu)
MOTION CARRIED 5 YES   0 - NO   1 - AB

2. Computer Sciences – Student B

Student was present. He provided details regarding his health issues and had supporting documentation. Dr. Diehl asked about requesting incompletes in courses. The student responded that he was unaware of the option to request incompletes. The Council recommended that the student withdraw this petition and resubmit one for a late withdrawal from the Fall 2015 semester. The student agreed that it was the more appropriate option.

Petition Withdrawn

3. Instructional Design and Technology

Student was not in attendance. Dr. Hemphill provided background and explained that the student enrolled in a course not required for the degree and earned a low grade.

Motion: To approve the request. (Sanders/Ehrlich)
MOTION CARRIED 6 YES   0 - NO   0 - AB

4. Health Sciences – Student A

Student and Dr. Oden were present. The student noted that she has already completed the requirements for a post-baccalaureate certificate and just needs to complete the internship requirement to finish her degree.

Motion: To approve the request. (Babu/Diehl)
MOTION CARRIED 6 YES   0 - NO   0 - AB

B. Request to hold an assistantship with less than a 3.0

1. Health Sciences – Student B

Student and Dr. Oden were present. Dr. Babu questioned the student’s current enrollment. Dr. Diehl asked about the responsibilities of the assistantship. The student added that she missed an assignment which led to a low grade.

Motion: To approve the request. (Ehrlich/Sanders)
MOTION CARRIED 6 YES   0 - NO   0 - AB

II. GRADUATE CURRICULUM

A. Request to Change Post-Baccalaureate Certificate Program Requirements

All below requests are to increase required hours from current levels to eighteen semester hours in order to be in compliance with Illinois Board of Higher Education regulations.

1. Event Planning and Management

Drs. Broughton and Yoder were in attendance. Dr. Broughton noted that the added courses compliment the current courses in the program. Dr. Yoder added that the event planning field is diverse and this will allow students to take more targeted courses. Dr. Diehl asked if the effective date was correct. Dr. Broughton noted that it should be corrected to Fall 2016. Dr. Yoder added that all but one course is offered at the Quad Cities campus.

Motion: To approve the request with amendment to effective date. (Diehl/Erdmann)
MOTION CARRIED 6 YES   0 - NO   0 - AB

2. Health Services Administration

Drs. Johnson, Marchand, and Oden were present. Dr. Johnson stated that the department is adding two Emergency Management courses to the certificate to make students more marketable. He then gave a brief description of each of the courses and noted that this would put the students on the cutting edge for this field.

Motion: To approve the request. (Babu/Diehl)
MOTION CARRIED 6 YES   0 - NO   0 - AB

3. IDT – Multimedia (proposed title change: Instructional Media Development)

Drs. L. Hemphill and H. Hemphill were in attendance to answer questions regarding all IDT certificates. Dr. L. Hemphill noted that after reviewing the certificates and looking at enrollment numbers plus the current market, the department decided to combine Multimedia and Graphics Applications. Dr. Babu asked about the name change for the certificate. Dr. H. Hemphill responded that they talked to students, employers, and other comparable programs.

Motion: To approve the request. (Ehrlich/Erdmann)
MOTION CARRIED 6 YES   0 - NO   0 - AB

4. IDT – Online and Distance Learning Development

Dr. L. Hemphill stated that they added a course after looking at what students in this certificate really needed. Dr. Diehl asked about the rationale that states that certificate could be done in a timely manner. Dr. H. Hemphill noted that the courses are just being offered in a different manner. Council members suggested removing that line from the rationale.

Motion: To approve the request pending removal of sentence from rationale. (Ehrlich/Diehl)
MOTION CARRIED 6 YES   0 - NO   0 - AB

5. IDT – Technology Integration in Education

Council members noted the same concern with the rationale statements.

Motion: To approve the request pending removal of sentence from rationale. (Babu/Diehl)
MOTION CARRIED 6 YES   0 - NO   0 - AB

6. IDT – Workplace Learning and Performance

Dr. L. Hemphill noted that the courses in this certificate were realigned to better serve the needs of the students. Council members noted the same concern over the sentence in the rationale.

Motion: To approve the request pending removal of sentence from rationale. (Diehl/Erdmann)
MOTION CARRIED 6 YES   0 - NO   0 - AB

7. Music Performance

Drs. Locke and Walker were present. Dr. Walker noted that the original certificate request had fourteen hours with hour ranges on a couple of the courses. The department used the upper limits of those ranges and made them requirements to reach the eighteen hours. This will give their students more experience in these areas.

Motion: To approve the request. (Erdmann/Ehrlich)
MOTION CARRIED 6 YES   0 - NO   0 - AB

8. Supply Chain Management

Dr. Polley was in attendance as the certificate is taught in Management and Supply Chain Management but administered out of the Dean’s Office. Dr. Polley noted that the elective hours are increasing from three to six hours each. They are also deleting OM 551 from the options as it is not taught often and is moving to Engineering Technology. Dr. Erdmann noted that the name of the certificate was not listed on the request clearly.

Motion: To approve the request with addition of certificate name on request. (Ehrlich/Erdmann)
MOTION CARRIED 6 YES   0 - NO   0 - AB

B. Museum Studies

1. Revised language for “G” credit

Dr. White was in attendance via CODEC to the Quad Cities campus. Dr. Parsons noted that “G” courses typically have more than one extra assignment and gave the example from Health Sciences. Dr. Evans asked if there was a university standard for “G” courses. Dr. Averbeck responded that there is currently not a university standard but each department has their own standards. Dr. Babu questioned the difference in wording from the last submission. Dr. White noted that she is trying to be very general in the wording but is open to other options from the Council. Dr. Parsons added that it could be papers, projects, or presentations and did not have to be limited to specifically papers. Dr. Averbeck stated that it should be thought of as taking a graduate course and what is specifically expected of the students. He is willing to share language from his own syllabus. Dr. White will revise the language and bring back to Council for the February meeting.

III. OLD BUSINESS

A. Graduate Studies Professional Development sub-committee

Dr. Averbeck brought to the Council’s attention that he is the only remaining member of the sub-committee. He provided the Council with a brief overview of the purpose of the sub-committee and asked for volunteers. Dr. Babu responded that he would serve on the sub-committee.

 

Meeting adjourned: 4:39 p.m.