FACULTY SENATE UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM COMMITTEE

MINUTES—SPRING SEMESTER, 2001

 

 

The committee met at 12:45 p.m. on Tuesday, February 8, 200l.

 

Present: Neff (Chair), Hampton, Newman, Pakhomov, Schnell, Warren, Weed, Johnson

 

Guests: Dr. Mary Ellen Weisskopf (Associate Chair--Computer Science Department), Dr. Richard Fork (Chair--College of Engineering Curriculum Committee), Dr. Rhonda Gaede (Associate Professor—Electrical and Computer Engineering), Dr. Kate Leonard (Associate Professor—Civil and Environmental Engineering)

 

(1)   Psychology Undergraduate Curriculum (Approved—7-0-0)

 

(2)   Change in Computer Science Curriculum (Approved—7-0-0)

 

Delete CS 107/207, CS 104/204/304, CS 306, CS 104

Replace with the following introductory sequence: CS 121/221/321

      Add CS 103

 

(3) Changes in Music Undergraduate Curriculum (Approved—7-0-0)

 

(4) Change in Liberal Arts GER (Approved--6-0-1)

 

(5) EH 400 (Composition Studies for Teachers) (Approved—7-0-0)

 

(6) EH 412 (Special Topic in Creative Writing) (Approved—7-0-0)

 

(7) MU 322 (Diction for Singers) (Approved—7-0-0)

 

(8) Changing CM 305 (Advanced Media Writing) to CM 405/505 (Approved—7-0-0)

 

(9) Change in Economics Minor (Approved—7-0-0)

 

(10) Change in Prerequisites for MGT 363, MGT 405, MGT 460, MGT

461 (Approved 7-0-0)

 

(11) Deletion of ACC 221 and ACC 222 (Approved 7-0-0)

 

(12) BYS 435/535 (Advanced Microbiology) (Approved--7-0-0)

 

(13) CH 440/540 Polymer Synthesis and Characteristics (Approved—7-0-0)

 

 

(14) College of Engineering Packet (Approved--7-0-0)

Course Changes CE 284 (Land Surveying 2), CE 384 (Land Surveying 2), CE 449 (Introduction to Environmental Engineering), CE 480 (Concrete Mix Proportioning), CHE 197 (Computer Methods for Chemical Engineering), CHE 295 (Nature and Properties of Meterials Lab), CHE 344 (Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics), CHE 446 (Analysis and Design of Transport Equipment), CHE 448 (Chemical Engineering Design), Fluid Mechanics II Lab), EE 313 (Electrical Circuits Analysis II), MAE 100 (Introduction to Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering), MAE 198 (Engineering Graphics), MAE 294 (Nature and Properties of Materials), MAE 341 (Thermodynamics I), MAE 364 (Kinematics and Dynamics of Machines), MAE 455 (Fluid Mechanics II Lab), Mechanics and Design of Machine Elements), MAE 488 (Analysis of Engineering Systems)

 

Course Deletions: MAE 295, CPE 197, CPE 203, CPE 302, CPE 352, CPE 353, CPE 403, EE 404, EE 406, CPE 410, CPE 427, CPE 429, CPE 429L, EE 429, EE 429L, CPE 433, CPE 437, EE 439, CPE 452, CPE 454, CPE 468, CPE 492, EE 492, CPE 493, EE 493, CPE 302, CHE 455

 

New Courses:EE100L (Laboratory Component of Concepts in Digital Signals and Systems), CPE 112 (Introduction to Computer Programming for Engineers), CPE 112L, CPE 321/EE321 (Digital Logic and Computer Organization), CPE 336 (Operating Systems), CPE 336L, CPE 337 (Operating Systems Laboratory), EE 421 (Microcomputers), EE421L, CPE 422L/EE422L (Laboratory Component of Advanced Logic Design), CPE 427/EE427 (VLSI Design I), , CPE 427L/EE 427L, CPE 428/EE 428 (VLSI Design II), CPE 428L/EE 428L, CPE 431 (Introduction to Computer Architecture), CPE 436 (Internals of Modern OS), CPE 438 (Real-Time and Embedded Systems), CPE 448 (Introduction to Computer Networks), CPE 451 (Software Engineering Techniques), CPE 490 (Special Topics in Computer Engineering), CPE 495 (Computer Engineering Design I), CPE 496 (Computer Engineering Design II)

 

 

 

 

The committee met at 12:45 p.m. on Tuesday, February 20, 200l.

 

Present: Neff (Chair), Hampton, Newman, Pakhomov, Schnell, Johnson

 

Absent with Proxy: Warren, Weed

 

Guest: Dr. Rhonda Gaede (Associate Professor—Electrical and Computer Engineering)

 

(1) CE 101 (Prelude to Civil Engineering) (Approved--5-0-2)

 

(2) CPE 212 (Data Structures)--Formerly CPE 203 (Fundamentals  

of Software Engineering) (Not approved—0-6-1) The chair sent a memo to Deans Aunon and Fix,  asking them to work with their respective chairs and faculties to resolve the issue of apparent course duplication with CS 207—now CS 221 (Data Structures)

 

(3) CPE 412 (Introduction to Parallel Programming) (Approved—6-0-1)

 

(4) CPE 426 (VLSI Design) (Approved—6-0-1)

 

(5) CPE 461 (Translation Systems) Action on this item was deferred because it had been referred to the respective deans, chairs, and faculties for review.

 

(6) Course changes: ARH 100, ARH 160, ARS 230, ARS 260, ARS

     331, ARS 332, ARH 400, ARS 430, ARS 431 (6-0-1)

 

(7) Revision of Business Administration and Marketing Minors (Approved—6-0-1)

 

(8) Proposal to add a Management Minor (Approved—6-0-1)

 

(9)    Changes in MAE 352 (Fluid Mechanics I), MAE 362 (Dynamics), MAE 370 (Mechanics of Materials) (Approved—6-0-1)

 

(10) Fran Johnson showed the committee a draft of a revised Course Approval Form, which included places for signatures of acknowledgment for courses/programs crossing college boundaries.

 

 

The committee met at 12:45 p.m. on Thursday, March 22, 2001

 

Present: Neff (Chair), Hampton, Newman, Pakhomov, Schnell, Warren, Johnson

 

Absent without Proxy: Weed

 

                            

(1) New Course--BYS 200 (Dinosaur Biology)  (Approved—6-0-0)

 

(2) New Course--BYS 401 (Exercise Physiology)   (Approved—6-0-0)

 

(3) New Course--BYS 402 (Kinesiology and Biomechanics)   (Approved—6-0-0)

 

 (4) Course Deletion--MA 115 (Calculus Review)   (Approved—6-0-0)

 

(5) Course Deletion--ATS 422 (Air Pollution: Meteorology Concepts)  (Approved—6-0-0)

 

(6) Course Change--MAE 100 (Introduction to Mechanical and

Aerospace Engineering) (Approved—6-0-0)

 

(7) Course Change--ISE 433/ISE 533 (Analysis and Control of

Manufacturing Systems)   (Approved—6-0-0)

 

(8) MAE Cluster  (Approved—6-0-0)

 

(9) Change in Catalog Description Only--CHE/MAE 294 (Nature

and Properties of Materials), CHE 295 (Nature and Properties of

Materials Lab) )  (Approved—6-0-0)

 

(10) New Course--ED 416 (Middle and Secondary Methods Block) )  (Approved—6-0-0)

 

(11) Change in Course Description and Course Requirement for

Internships--ED 493 (Elementary School Internship), ED 497 (High

School Internship), ED 499 (P-12 Internship) )  (Approved—6-0-0)

 

 

VOTES VIA EMAIL (4/13/01-4/28/01)

 

(1) New Course--HPE 450 (Exercise Physiology Internship) (Approved—5-0-0)

 

(2) Course Change--EE 426 (Communication Theory) (Approved—4-0-0)

 

(1)   Course Change—EE 436 (Digital Electronics) (Approved—5-0-0)

 

(4) Course Change--MAE/CE 370 (Mechanics of Materials) (Approved—5-0-0)

 

(5)   Program Change—Music Minor (Approved—6-0-0)

 

(6) Program Change—Music Technology Minor (Approved—6-0-0)