Curriculum Committee—2007-2008 Academic Year—Report of Actions

 

New Courses Approved

Number

Title

Date Approved

Chinese 112

Beginning Chinese II

Approved 9/25

History 370

Islam and the West: An Historical Encounter

Approved 9/25

Biology 350

Animal Behavior

Approved 9/25

Neu/Bio 400

Neurobiology

Approved 9/27

Biology 108

Food, Fiber, and Drugs: Plant and People

Approved 10/9

Music 174

Concordia Männerchor

Approved 11/13

Physics 153N

Science of Sound and Music

Approved 1/9/2008

Chinese 211

Intermediate Chinese I

Approved 1/9/2008

Art 356

New Course Proposal: Museum Studies I

Approved 1/16

Art 357

New Course Proposal: Museum Studies II

Approved 1/16

Rel 362

Approaching the Qu’ran

Approved 1/23

REL 384

New Course Proposal: Exploring Islam

Approved 1/23

REL 386

Religion in the Postcolonial World

Approved 1/30

BIO 207

Fundamental Microbiology

Approved 1/30

Pol Sci 367

Arctic Nations, Arctic Issues

Approved 2/20

Music 232

History of Western Music

Approved 2/15

Ed 497

Kindergarten Student Teaching (1.25 course credit)—old course revived with same number but different course credit

Approved 3/5

History 360

New course proposal: Food in Global History

Approved 4/16/2008

Church Professions 201

New course proposal: Youth and Family Ministry

Approved 4/16/2008

Church Professions 410

New course proposal: Capstone: Leadership and Vision for Ministry

Approved 4/29/2008

 Modifications in Courses

Number

Modification

Date Approved

Education 330

Change in Course title from “International Education: A Policy Perspective” to “Comparative Education: A Policy Perspective”

approved 9/27

Cooperative Education

lowering the minimum credit threshold from .5 to .25 credits.

Approved 9/25

Religion 300

Change in May Seminar locations

Approved 9/25

Education 330

Change in Course title from “International Education: A Policy Perspective” to “Comparative Education: A Policy Perspective”

Approved 9/27/2007

Religion 316

Change of Course title from “Texts and Community in the Old Testament” to “The Good Life: Old Testament Perspective” and modification of course description

Approved 10/9

Bio 490

Proposal for Change in Course Credit: allow students to take Directed Research for .25 as well as continue to allow students to take it at .5 or 1.0 course credits.

Approved 10/30

Spanish 322

Modification of Course number from 322 to 320

Approved 1/9/2008

Ed 366

Modification of course title and description to include ELL along with ESL

Approved 1/16

Bio 407

Modification of Course to add prerequisites and modify course description

Approved 1/30

INQ 100-Adventure

Modification of course to add a travel component

Approved 1/30

Social Work 383 & 385

Modification of courses to exchange some content from one to another course

Approved 1/30

English 355

Modification of course description to be more descriptive

Approved 1/30

English 353

Modification of course description to be more descriptive

Approved 1/30

Hist/ScanStudies 337

Modification of course title to Reel Norden: Scandinavian History and Film, description, and approach

Approved 1/30

Russian 341

Modification of course prerequisites and language of delivery to English

Approved 2/6

English 316

Change of title to “Business Writing”

Approved 2/6

 Changes to Majors and Minors

Global Studies Major

Change in Requirements for Global Studies Major—Worlds in Dialogue Track

Revised proposal approved on 2/6/2008—forwarded to SCC on 2/11—approved by Senate on 3/3/2008

Major in Mathematics Education

Change in requirements for Mathematics education

Approved 2/6—forwarded to SCC on—forwarded to SCC on 2/11—approved by Senate on 3/3/2008

Major in Mathematics

Change in requirements for Major in Mathematics

Approved 2/6—forwarded to SCC on—forwarded to SCC on 2/11—approved by Senate on 3/3/2008

Major in German with a Minor in International Business

Change in requirements

Approved 2/20—forwarded to SCC on 3/5/2008—approved by Senate on 3/31/2008

Major in Physics Education

Change in requirements: Drop Physics 317 Optics as a option, leaving Physics 316 as a requirement; Add Physics 430: Senior Seminar as a requirement.

Approved 2/20—forwarded to SCC on 2/22/2008—approved by Senate on 3/31/2008

Elementary Ed

Change in requirements to require Bio 101 rather than Bio 101 or 121

Approved with preferred version of Bio 101 or 121 and 122 on 2/20/2008—forwarded to SCC on 2/22/2008—approved by Senate on 3/31/2008

Bio Ed with lincensure 9-12

Change in requirements to require Bio 121 rather than Bio 101 or 121

Approved 2/20/2008—forwarded to SCC on 2/22/2008—approved by Senate on 3/31/2008

Elementary Ed with a Science Specialty

Change in requirements to require Bio 121 rather than Bio 101 or 121

Approved 2/20/2008—forwarded to SCC on 2/22/2008—approved by Senate on 3/31/2008 with the modification that Bio 101 may be substituted for Bio 121 if the student earned a B- or better.

General Science license program 5-8

Change in requirements to require Bio 121 rather than Bio 101 or 121

Approved 2/20/2008—forwarded to SCC on 2/22/2008—approved by Senate on 3/31/2008

Food/Nutrition/Dietetics

Change in Requirements for Major: Substitute Bio 207 for 407

Approved 3/19/2008—forwarded to SCC on 3/26/2008—approved by Senate on 4/14/2008

Elementary Education with a Pre-Primary Specialty

Change in Requirements for Major: drop Ed 398

Approved 3/19/2008—forwarded to SCC on 3/31/2008—approved by Senate on 4/14/2008

Education 487 (change in course credit leads to change in number of courses required for licensure program)

Change in course credit for Practicum in Parent Education

Approved 3/19/2008—forwarded to SCC as a motion on 4/14/2008—approved by Senate on 4/28/2008

 Other Actions

Chinese prefix

New Prefix Proposal: Chinese

Approved 9/25; motion sent to SCC 10/18; on Senate Consent Agenda 11/12; approved

Report

Report on 10-29 meeting with Board of Teaching representatives

Done 10/29

Discussion item

A 7 year expiration on courses in the curriculum has been suggested as a way to get each course to address the liberal learning goals and to keep each course over time connected to the curriculum goals. We will want to conduct a costs/benefits analysis and consider a way to phase in such an undertaking should we desire to take this on.

Concluded on 10/30 that this would be too much work

Biology 316

Conservation Biology

not approved as proposed 11/13/2007

HPE 110 with representatives Larry Papenfuss and Mary F. D. Larson

New Course Proposal: PE 110—Holistic Health (former PE 111—Wellness)

Not approved as proposed 11/27

HPE 101 with representatives  Larry Papenfuss and Mary F. D. Larson

New Course Proposal: Health 101—Alcohol and College Life (replaces PE 112—Activity Course)

 Not approved as proposed 11/27

FNS 236/337

Proposal for Changing Course Level: Change in Course Level from FNS 236 to FNS 337: Child Development

Considered on 1/16/08. Not approved

THR 211

New Course Proposal: Costume Construction

not approved as proposed on 2/13/2008

 Pending

10 course cap

Proposal to Lift the 10 Course Cap

 

Approved 2/6—forwarded to SCC on 2/22/2008—not placed on 2007-2008 Senate Agenda

Chem 174, 174L

New course proposal: From Space to Deep Ocean: Chemistry at the Extremes of Nature

Asked for a revision (expected for Fall 2008)

Discussion Item (request from Cindy Carver)

Establish Criteria for Distinguishing Course Levels (100/200/300/400)—request characteristics from departments

put on 2008-2009 agenda

Division Chairs Request (via Mary Rice)

Modification of Forms to include 2-3 year staffing plan implications

Include on form a point about staffing implications with two year staffing plan. (discussed on 2/6—deferred for later action)--put on 2008-2009 agenda

 Committee: Susan Cordes-Green, Mark Gealy, Stephen Grollman (secretary), Michelle Lelwica, Mary Rice, Jonathan Steinwand (Chair), Samantha Schmidt (student)