March 5, 2018

Attending:  Judy Smith, Theresa Hefner-Babb, Boyd Lanier, Melissa Riley, Michael Saar, Eileen Curl, Qingjiang Yao, Joe Nordgren, Debbie Troxclair, John McCollough, Tammye Knowles, Via Proxy: Alberto Marquez (proxy vote), Paul Hemenway (proxy vote)

Call to Order: 3:40 p.m.

Approval of Minutes: Judy Smith made a motion to approve the minutes of the last meeting. Debbie Troxclair seconded the motion, and minutes were unanimously approved.

S. Chem. Engineering degree plan: has been withdrawn at this time.

ELEN 4315

• Max repeat hours not filled in on face sheet. Will check with department but probably should be set at zero
• Several references refer to Blackboard as opposed to new name LU Learn
• Appears to be a hybrid/on-line course combined in one syllabus-need to make separate syllabus for each section for student clarity.
• Pre-reqs and co-reqs listed on face sheet missing on the syllabus but did have a co-req in the syllabus that was not listed on the cover sheet.
• Last Learning Outcome seems to be missing a verb
• There are non-standard APA reference to the textbook on page one.
• Quizzes are not listed in the calendar but are calculated into the final grade
• No penalties are listed in the Academic Honesty policy section
• All section labels need to match the preferred section labels on the syllabus checklist to ensure consistency.
• Eileen Curl made a motion to approve the syllabus with the recommended changes; Michael seconded and the motion was you unanimously approved.

• Instructor listed private cell phone numbers for afterhours contact. Needs to use school e-mail address instead.
• Activity Type One not filled out on the cover sheet.
• Office room number not listed for faculty
• Pre-reqs specify senior standing but the course is only a 3000 level.
• Running head on all pages stated COMM 4345 or 4396-may have been left there from taking a prior course and revising the syllabus.
• Page 3: question was raised regarding the calculation of 700 points for class discussions but only 6 actual discussions were discussed in the syllabus. Weeks seven and eight were devoted to a class assignment.
• All section labels need to match the preferred section labels on the syllabus checklist to ensure consistency.
• No penalties are listed in the Academic Honesty policy section
• Qingjiang Yao made a motion to approve the syllabus with the recommended changes; Boyd Lanier seconded. Motion was you unanimously approved.

• Course repeat hours on cover sheet lists 3 times-question whether this should be zero
• All section labels need to match the preferred section labels on the syllabus checklist to ensure consistency.
• Title for class awkwardly phrased; suggested it should read Communication 3330
• Office room number 200 listed for the Setzer Student Center. Question whether that will be the correct room number since the re-construction is not finished as yet.
• Listed Academic Honesty Policy as Academy Honesty Policy
• Needs to use the word cite as opposed to the attribute in the second line from the end of the Academy Honesty policy.
• Qingjiang Yao made a motion to approve the syllabus with the recommended changes; John McCollough seconded. Motion was you unanimously approved.

• Instructor included personal information for booking appointments (SACS and State regs want only University information included on the syllabus as opposed to personal information. Students should be able to go to LU Learn info but it is not in the syllabus.
• Readings posted on Twitter and LU Learn-Does not need to be in both mediums. Should be posted on LU Learn for student convenience.
• Outcomes need to be specific and measureable
• Assignments deadlines: 3^rd sentence needs to state “If you miss the deadline…”
• Judy Smith made a motion to approve the syllabus with the recommended changes; Boyd Lanier seconded. Motion was unanimously approved.

ARTS 1304,2305, and 4368

• Same instructor teaches all three courses

• Max repeat hours not filled in; question if it should be zero
• Course overview says it looks at art through the late 21^st century which has not occurred yet; should probably be the late 20^th
• On the third bullet of the Student Learning Outcomes, should the word movement be plural.
• All section labels need to match the preferred section labels on the syllabus checklist to ensure consistency.
• DRC Statement needs to follow what is on the syllabus template.
• Statement that the Instructor reserves the right to modify this syllabus throughout the semester needs to be removed for legal/liability reasons.

• Max repeat hours not filled in; question if it should be zero
• ISBN numbers need for the textbook
• Right to modify syllabus needs to be removed
• All section labels need to match the preferred section labels on the syllabus checklist to ensure consistency.

• Max repeat hours not filled in; question if it should be zero
• All section labels need to match the preferred section labels on the syllabus checklist to ensure consistency.
• Required readings say (many to be posted on LU Learn (not blackboard): question was raised if the resources listed were whole textbooks, parts of books, etc.
• Right to modify syllabus needs to be removed
• What textbooks do the students need to purchase? Could place a link to the whole book instead. Or, perhaps say that the readings may be drawn from the books.
• Theresa Hefner-Babb will review the book situation and get back with Boyd Lanier on what she finds.
• Michael Saar made a motion to approve the three syllabi with the recommended changes; Boyd Lanier seconded. Motion was unanimously approved.

• Same instructor teaches both courses and the syllabi had similar problems
• Max repeat hours missing on both cover sheets.
• All section labels need to match the preferred section labels on the syllabus checklist to ensure consistency.
• Personal e-mail address used as opposed to Lamar email which SACS prefers.
• 45 contact hours = 15 lecture and 30 for lab in a combined lecture lab (need to be sure that this is the correct contact hours allocation
• No office phone number listed
• Right to modify syllabus statement needs to be removed
• Right to modify syllabus and DRC statement is in the syllabus twice.
• Recommended readings not correctly formatted
• Judy Smith made a motion to approve the two syllabi with the recommended changes; Eileen Curl seconded. Motion was unanimously approved.

• Same instructor teaches the three courses and the syllabi had similar problems
• Max repeat hours missing on all cover sheets.
• Improper textbook citation format; no publisher or ISBN numbers were included in the list of textbooks
• All section labels need to match the preferred section labels on the syllabus checklist to ensure consistency.
• DRC policy needs to be updated to current verbiage.
• Needs to say LU Learn as opposed to Blackboard
• Shouldn’t students be referred to check both Lamar and course email?
• ARTS 3338 grade calculation adds up to 105%.
• There is a course website on weebly.com which is a host site for blogs which is outside of Lamar’s jurisdiction. Questioned whether this could be done through LU Learn instead.
• All section labels need to match the preferred section labels on the syllabus checklist to ensure consistency.
• Statement regarding the use of the dropbox near the end of the calendar needs to be removed-dropbox is not part of LU Learn
• ARTS 4337 lists a skype address that is again out of the purview of Lamar and State regulations.
• Judy Smith made a motion to approve the three syllabi with the recommended changes; Michael Saar seconded. Motion was unanimously approved.

• Questioned whether the lab and lecture hours are truly equal; weeks 9 and 14 do not have an associated lab.
• Max repeat hours missing on the cover sheet.
• On syllabus it says the mailbox is the Art office but needs a PO Box number included.
• Dates of textbooks are more than 17-20 years old; Question whether these are classic texts or whether there are newer editions of the books.
• All section labels need to match the preferred section labels on the syllabus checklist to ensure consistency.
• Right to modify syllabus statement needs to be removed
• Needs to add introductory statement of the Learning Outcomes.
• Qingjiang Yao made a motion to approve the syllabi with the recommended changes; Boyd Lanier seconded. Motion was unanimously approved.

• Max repeat hours missing on the cover sheet.
• Contact hours indicate 1/3 lab and 2/3 lecture; check to be sure this is the correct ratio
• Instructor information and class meeting times need to move to the top of the first page of the syllabus
• Pre-reqs do not match between the cover sheet and the syllabus
• Needs to add introductory statement of the Learning Outcomes.
• No ISBN numbers listed for textbooks
• All section labels need to match the preferred section labels on the syllabus checklist to ensure consistency.
• Academic Continuity statement should go after Emergency Procedures
• Boyd Lanier made a motion to approve the syllabi with the recommended changes; Debbie Troxclair seconded. Motion was unanimously approved.

• On cover sheet listed max repeats as 5, but 15 hours is actually equal to 6 times; May need to be changed to 12 hours = 5 times
• Activity not filled out on face sheet-Questioned whether this should be flagged as Individual Study.
• ISBN number missing for one textbook
• All section labels need to match the preferred section labels on the syllabus checklist to ensure consistency.
• The course description in the syllabus contains an extra statement. Should probably separate out that extra statement as additional information
• Right to modify change of schedule statement needs to be removed
• Boyd Lanier made a motion to approve the syllabi with the recommended changes; Judy Smith seconded. Motion was unanimously approved.

Next regularly scheduled meeting: Monday, March 19, 2018

Adjournment at 5:40 pm by Michael Saar; Boyd Lanier seconded. Motion approved.