January 17, 2024
- Date/Time
- Wednesday, 01/17/2024
- Location
- Reaud 312
- Submitted By:
- Kristan Traxler
Lamar University
Graduate Council
Minutes #493
January 17, 2024
Attending: Brett Welch, Ashley Dockens, Robin Latimer, Kristan Traxler, Theresa Hefner-Bab, Ruthie Robinson, Tom Harvey, Connie Howard, Ken Young, Debbie Troxclair, Vivek Natarajan
Approval of Minutes
#492 – November 15, 2023
Motion to accept, Dockens; second from Latimer
Old Business
Graduate Faculty Review – Decision made to send out one last email to faculty who did not submit G4 and CC department chair and college dean
New Business
College of Arts & Sciences
Mathematics – Proposing changes to eight existing courses for the MS in Mathematics based on SACS feedback
|
Course Prefix & Number |
Course Title |
Effective Semester |
|
MATH 5308 |
Ordinary Differential Equations |
Fall 2023 |
|
MATH 5310 |
Real Variables |
Fall 2023 |
|
MATH 5312 |
Complex Variables |
Spring 2024 |
|
MATH 5315 |
Numerical Analysis |
Fall 2023 |
|
MATH 5320 |
Modern Algebra |
Spring 2023 |
|
MATH 5325 |
Partial Differential Equations |
Spring 2023 |
|
MATH 5340 |
Topology |
Spring 2023 |
|
MATH 5380 |
Statistical Inference |
Spring 2022 |
Approved course changes pending:
- Course objective and outcome to ensure standards are met
- Undergraduate and Graduate syllabi are different (to ensure rigor differences) between 5315, 5325, and 5380)
- Math needs to remove undergrad pre-requisites for graduate courses to prevent issues in Registrar’s office
Motion to accept, Harvey; second from Robinson
College of Education & Human Development
Deaf Studies Deaf Education – Proposing 6 course adds and 15 course changes
|
Course Prefix & Number |
Course Title |
Add or Change |
Effective Semester |
Degrees Affected |
|
DSDE 5340 |
Introduction to Qualitative Research |
Change
|
Fall 2023 |
MA in Deaf Studies |
|
DSDE 6301 |
Deaf History |
Change |
Fall 2023 |
EdD |
|
DSDE 6301 |
Deaf History |
Change |
Fall 2023 |
EdD |
|
DSDE 6302 |
Law and Deaf Individuals |
Change
|
Fall 2023 |
EdD |
|
DSDE 6304 |
Curriculum |
Change |
Fall 2023 |
EdD |
|
DSDE 6305 |
Psycholinguistics |
Change |
Fall 2023 |
EdD |
|
DSDE 6308 |
Cognition and Cognitive Development |
Change
|
Fall 2023 |
EdD |
|
DSDE 6309 |
Doctoral Seminar |
Add |
Fall 2023 |
EdD |
|
DSDE 6312 |
Bilingual Theories |
Change
|
Fall 2023 |
EdD |
|
DSDE 6313 |
Proposal Writing |
Change |
Fall 2023 |
EdD |
|
DSDE 6314 |
Ethics |
Change |
Fall 2023 |
EdD |
|
DSDE 6315 |
Statistics |
Change |
Fall 2023 |
EdD |
|
DSDE 6316 |
Research Design and Statistics I |
Change
|
Fall 2023 |
EdD |
|
DSDE 6317 |
Research Design and Statistics II |
Change
|
Fall 2023 |
EdD |
|
DSDE 6318 |
Research Seminar |
Add |
Fall 2023 |
EdD |
|
DSDE 6320 |
Introduction to Qualitative Research |
Change
|
Fall 2023 |
EdD |
|
DSDE 6321 |
Advanced Qualitative Research |
Change
|
Fall 2023 |
EdD |
|
DSDE 6322 |
Critical Pedagogy
|
Add |
Fall 2023 |
EdD |
|
DSDE 6323 |
Scholarly Writing |
Add |
Fall 2023 |
EdD |
|
DSDE 6324 |
ASL/English Linguistics |
Add |
Fall 2023 |
EdD |
|
DSDE 6325 |
Comparative Cultural Studies
|
Add |
Fall 2023 |
EdD |
Course adds and changes accepted pending syllabi be checked to ensure the following are present and accurate in each graduate course
- Higher order Bloom’s Taxonomy cognitive levels are the primary levels of rigor in objectives and outcomes.
- All syllabi have very clear late work and absence policies.
Motion to accept Harvey, second from Latimer
