Academic
Affairs and Curriculum Committee
Meeting Minutes January 15, 2003
Members
present: Barbara Boseker, Deb Cumberland, Amy Hermodson, Dan Kauffman, James
Kobolt, , Kendall Larson, Fred Lee, Win Lewis, Rich MacDonald, Maggie
McDermott, Charla Miertschin, Randy Miller, Deanne Mohr, Pat Paulson, Anne Plummer,
Dan Rand, Melanie Reap, Alicia Reed, James Reidy, Greg Schmidt, Paul
Schumacher, Linda Seppanen, Richard Shields, Ed Slowik, Russ Smith, Cathy
Summa, Ed Thompson, Kerry Williams
I. The meeting called to order at 3:38 pm
II. Adoption of agenda, new business added
paperless
III.
Approval
of minutes of December 4, 2002. (available at http://www.winona.edu/ifo/a2c2minutes/)
Summa/Lewis,m/s, to approve.
Motion passed.
IV.
Chair’s
report
A. Please use the new forms
on the A2C2 website for all curriculum proposals.
B. Paperless proposals –
See XI. New Business, item A.
V. Committee Assignments
A. Course
and Program Proposal Subcommittee (CPPS) - spot remaining to be filled
1. Business - no activity
VI. General Education Course Substitution
Requests - no activity
VII. Course and Program Proposal Subcommittee
(CPPS) report from December 11, 2002 by Win Lewis
A. New
Course Proposals-all three new passed.
1. CS 433 Digital Image Processing (3 SH)
2. GEOS 102 Resources of the Earth (3 SH)
3. SOC 474 Intervention with Families (3
SH)
B. Revised
Course Proposals- both approved.
1. PER 214 Standard First Aid and CPR (3
SH) - change to 2 SH
2. PER 300 Motor Learning (2 SH) - change
to 3 SH
Courses were approved by A2C2.
VIII. University Studies Subcommittee (USS)
report from December 11, 2002
A. Flag
Courses
1. Writing
MCOM 130
Newswriting (3 SH)
Course was approved by A2C2.
B. Recommendations
from USS
1. Additional Requirements Policy (aka
Asterisk Policy)- inconsistent use of (*) in the new catalog.
The faculty representatives to A2C2 need to pore over the online catalog and communicate changes about asterisks to the Academic Affairs Office. Asterisks need only be applied to courses in the Arts and Sciences Core that are additional requirements (outside the program). Recommendation is that the official version is the online version and it should be correct. It was also suggested that the online version should have notes describing what the asterisk denotes. Corrections should be sent to Cathie Logan, cc: Charla Miertschin.
2. Global /Multicultural Perspectives
Students from a different culture, including international students, will not be waived from the global /multicultural perspectives requirement. This is due to the need for students to compare and contrast; and also to look at specific situations. Also the international students would have a lot to contribute to these courses. And in general faculty have noted that students in these classes have learned a lot from discussing their experiences. It was mentioned that the course selection in this area should be brought up and discussed during advising. Smith/Kobolt, m/s, to call the previous question. Motion passed. Vote on the subcommittee recommendation passed.
IX. Notifications were announced for the
following courses:
A. Global
Studies - one-time course offering: GS 100 Chinese Cooking (1 SH) - Spring 2003
B. Mass
Communication - one-time course: MCOM 411 London Advertising Project (3 SH) -
Spring 2003
X. Old Business
A. Academic Calendar for 2004-2005 and 2005-2006-discussed A2C2’s role in the calendar development process. There may be a need to have an A2C2 calendar subcommittee. Schumacher/Thompson, m/s, to recommend a 15-week semester (45 M/W/F class days and 30 T/Th class days). Discussion related to the fact the Senate has already rejected this policy. Also some felt that even though there may be a disparity in class days, or not enough class days, there also is a great need to use these non-class days in class preparation and course enrichment. Motion failed.
Kaufman/Kobolt, m/s, to un-table original motion. Motion passed. Motion to endorse the 2004-2005 calendar that senate approved with a change of Assessment day from Thursday to Wednesday. Motion passed unanimously.
B. In Progress (IP) grade policy- Ed Thompson discussed status of his activity. He and Randy Miller have been researching the issues and talking with departments. About 370 IP grades have been used in the last five years. They are mainly used for internships and practicum that span multiple semesters.
XI. New Business
A. Going Paperless
Chair brought up the idea of posting all of the paperwork for the new and revised courses and programs. Summa/Schumacher, m/s, to go to a paperless format. Discussion ensued regarding format, probably .html or .pdf. Instead of 39 copies being required, it will now be the original plus 10 copies plus an electronic copy or a link to the URL. Motion passed.
XII. Adjournment-the meeting was adjourned at
4:50 pm by Chair Charla Miertschin.