May 2, 2016

Attending: Judy Smith, nursing; Boyd Lanier, political science; Zanthia Smith, deaf studies and deaf education; Judith Mann, arts and sciences; Daniel Bartlett, UAC; Nicki Michalski, communication; Paul Corder, mechanical engineering; Lula Henry, education

Proxies: Eileen Curl, nursing; Judy Smith, nursing; Paul Hemenway, communication

Call to order: 3:39 p.m.

• ENGL 4333:
  
  • Fix the “your instructor” typo in last line of the DRC policy.
  • Boyd Lanier made a motion that adopt the course with noted corrections. Zanthia Smith seconded the motion, and it carried.
• ENGL 4344:
  
  • “With grade of C or better” should be added to the pre-requisite on the syllabus.
  • Judy Smith made a motion that the course be accepted with the change. Lula Henry seconded the motion, and it carried.
• ENGL 4346:
  
  • Fix the “your instructor” typo in last line of the DRC policy.
  • Boyd Lanier made a motion to adopt the course with noted corrections. Lula Henry seconded the motion, and it carried.
• CHEN 1101:
  
  • The course number needs to match on the syllabus and form.
  • The office hours need to be on the syllabus.
  • The pre/co-requisite on the syllabus with the minimum grade needs to be on the syllabus.
  • It should be 15 contact hours.
  • The attendance policy and academic honesty policy need to be included.
  • The grading scale needs to use ranges because the ≥ is misleading.
  • Lula Henry made a motion to approve the course with changes. Judy Smith seconded the motion, and it carried.
• CVEN 1101:
  
  • The course description needs to be on the form.
  • Move the instructor information to the top of the syllabus.
  • Don’t put extra information in the header; just use the page number.
  • Judy Smith made a motion to approve the course with changes. Zanthia Smith seconded the motion, and it carried.
• ELEN 4312:
  
  • The course number needs to match on the form and syllabus.
  • The pre-requisites need to match on the form and syllabus.
  • The academic honesty policy needs penalties.
  • The syllabus needs office hours.
  • There needs to be an attendance policy.
  • The overlap in the grading scale needs to be eliminated.
  • Judy Smith made a motion to approve the course with changes. Paul Corder seconded the motion, and it carried.
• INEN 1101:
  
  • The syllabus needs the instructor contact information and office hours moved to the top.
  • Is it actually Office 07 that is required?
  • Update the DRC policy.
  • The attendance policy needs consequences.
  • Put all student learning outcomes in the same place.
  • The academic honesty policy needs consequences.
  • There is a typo: we cite sources, not site.
  • In attendance policy, it should be “university approved”.
  • The label should be course description not catalog information.
  • Lula Henry made a motion to accept the course with corrections. Boyd Lanier seconded the motion, and it carried.
• POLS 2351:
  
  • There is a typo on the class time.
  • The course descriptions need to match on the form and syllabus.
  • Remove the coding section from the academic honesty policy.
  • In the college section of the academic honesty policy, it should be “members of the faculty-student relations committee” will review the case.
  • The pre-requisite needs to be on the syllabus.
  • Lula Henry made a motion to approve the course with corrections. Judy Smith seconded the motion, and it carried.
• POLS 3351:
  
  • Boyd Lanier made a motion to approve the deletion of the course. Lula Henry seconded the motion, and it carried.
• POLS 4661 and POLS 4461:
  
  • The course descriptions need to match on the syllabi and forms.
  • There needs to be an attendance policy with consequences.
  • The coding information needs to be removed from the academic honesty policy.
  • The course schedule needs to be updated.
  • The pre-requisites need to match on the forms and syllabi.
  • Zanthia Smith made a motion to approve the courses with the changes. Boyd Lanier seconded the motion, and it carried.
• BIOL 4301:
  
  • The syllabus needs office hours.
  • The DRC needs to be updated and include the complete statement.
  • There is an inconsistency in the number of exams.
  • Separate the grading formula from the scale (put in a space) to clarify it.
  • In the college section of the academic honesty policy, it should be “members of the faculty-student relations committee” will review the case.
  • Capitalize Arts in the College of Arts and Sciences in the academic honesty policy.
  • Lula Henry made a motion to approve the course with changes. Zanthia Smith seconded the motion, and it carried.
• BIOL 4412:
  
  • Remove the graduate course number on the syllabus.
  • Fix the title on the course description (it is currently labeled student learning outcomes).
  • Include student learning outcomes.
  • Update the DRC.
  • Include a formula for point to percentage conversion on the grading chart.
  • In the college section of the academic honesty policy, it should be “members of the faculty-student relations committee” will review the case.
  • There are two attendance policies presented. Either meld them into one or remove one.
  • The pre-requisites need to be on the syllabus.
  • Judy Smith made a motion to approve the course with corrections. Zanthia seconded the motion, and it carried.
• COSC 4304:
  
  • There needs to be a title on the academic honesty policy.
  • The DRC needs to be updated.
  • There needs to be a title on the academic continuity statement.
  • Judy Smith made a motion to table the course until consultation could be held with Tony Martin and Stefan Andrei about the title of the course. Boyd Lanier seconded the motion, and it carried.
• MATH 3301:
  
  • Judy Smith made a motion to approve the course. Boyd Lanier seconded the motion, and it carried.
• PEDG 3332:
  
  • Change the course number on the syllabus and header.
  • Put the title on the DRC.
  • Lula Henry made a motion to accept the course with changes. Zanthia seconded the motion, and it carried.
• PEDG 4340:
  
  • The description needs to match on the syllabus and the form.
  • The pre-requisites need to match on the syllabus and form.
  • The DRC needs a title.
  • The continuity policy needs a title.
  • Boyd Lanier made a motion to approve the course with changes. Paul Corder seconded the motion, and it carried.
• READ 3390:
  
  • Update the DRC.
  • The continuity policy needs a title and the formatting (text wrap) needs to be fixed.
  • Judy Smith made a motion to approve the course with changes. Zanthia Smith seconded the motion, and it carried.

• SPHS 4337:
  
  • The pre-requisite on the syllabus needs a minimum grade.
  • Change the title on the DRC.
  • Judy Smith made a motion to approve the course with changes. Lula Henry seconded the motion, and it carried.

• Adjournment: 5:25 p.m. The council will reconvene next week.