The Curriculum and Academic Affairs Committee (CAAC) met 21 times during the academic year and one meeting in Summer Session I. 

CAAC Membership: Fall 2007

            Officers and Executive Committee:

Chair: Michael Murphy, Psychology, Professor

Vice-Chair: Randy Peters, IMT, Assistant Professor

Secretary: David Malooley, ECT, Associate Professor

            Members:

Sandra Allen, Chemistry, Professor

Anthony Kaiser, Library, Assistant Librarian

Susan Kiger, CIMT, Associate Professor

Feng-Qi Lai, CIMT, Assistant Professor

Rolland McGiverin, Library, Librarian (Spring Semester)

Cat Stemmans, Athletic Training Associate Professor (Fall Semester)

Carol Yaw, ITE, Associate Professor         

 Liaison from the Executive Committee to the CAAC:

Sister Alma Mary Anderson, Art, Professor.

Ex Officio Members:

Sharon Gick, Registrar's Office

Robert Guell, First Year Experience

Harriett Hudson, College of Arts and Sciences

Linda Maule, General Education

Bruce McLaren, College of Business

Jeff McNabb, College of Technology

Marsha Miller, College of Nursing

John Ozmun, College of Health and Human Performance

Susan Powers, College of Education

Karen Schmid, Office of Academic Affairs

he attendance record for members of CAAC is contained in Appendix A of this report.

Program Review

CAAC reviewed and acted on modifications of 80 programs including elimination of 16 programs. This is almost three times as many as in the preceding years. A large number of the eliminations arose from the reorganization of the curriculum of the Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Department and the College of Technology. College of Technology also accounted for the revisions in the names of degree programs and departments.  Several programs in Arts and Sciences were consolidated including Chemistry and Physics and Psychology and Sociology.

 CAAC reviewed and endorsed the revisions of the University Honors Program and the Liberal Studies Program.

 CAAC has continued the revision of the Curriculum Approval Procedures Manual, CAPS Manual, to expedite curricular review and allow the Committee to address broader issues. Wherever difficulties with the CAPS manual were identified or sources of difficulty were encountered, recommendations were generated and were included in the revision. One of the issues identified this year were the difficulties arising from lack of knowledge about procedures and insufficiencies in the development of documentation that occurs at the program level and requires considerable in governance and in deans offices and in Academic Affairs. Several issues were suggested to address the issue including: continue to revise and simplify the forms and process, having dedicated support staff available to assist with development of materials; offering workshops at key times of year, and the development of strategic deadlines for proposals to allow better planning and execution of the process. Finally, the CAPS Manual needs to develop clearer process for establishing, merging, and eliminating academic units.

 Ex officio members attended meetings regularly and had valuable input in Committee discussions.  Good communication between CAAC and the General Education Council and the General Education Coordinator has continued. 

 Charges From the Executive Committee and Action Taken on Each Charge

1. Meet and process curricular proposals according to the CAPS manual.

As a consequence of the reorganization of the College of Technology and changes secondary to program prioritization, CAAC reviewed and acted on nearly twice as many program revisions as it has in recent years.

2. Discuss planned process for revising University mission statement and other preparations for NCA with Kevin Snider (currently the administration’s “point-person” on NCA preparations) and make recommendations.

CAAC regularly discussed the activities of the NCA and discussed and reviewed the Mission Statement and the Values Statement as it went through the process of development and refinement.

3. Coordinate with Gen Ed Director to review process for and recommendations of Gen Ed program review.

The Director of General Education served as an Ex Officio member of the Committee and made weekly reports regarding both the activities of the General Education Council and the General Education Task Force. Early in the Academic Year CAAC adopted a statement addressing the Committees approach to the revision of General Education.  The Committee resolved to look at the output of the Task Force for clarity, focus, and a new re-coherency of the general education program.  The Committee assessed that some areas may no longer be needed, and other areas may need to be added.  There needs to be a paradigm shift toward a leaner, more coherent program and that this is not possible through tinkering with the system in its present form. The revision needs to address core questions including: What do our students need for the 21^st Century?  What does the program need to be? What do we need to have?  A fresh approach is needed.  Communication and Critical Thinking are two areas that have been discussed.  Implementation issues are paramount.  The new program must also be able to be offered as distance education and be sensitive to optimum use of resources.

4. Receive and review documents pertaining to the mission and academic organization/structure of the College of Nursing, Health, and Human Services.

CAAC received regular reports from CNHHS representatives. The process focused on the search and hiring of the dean and in the absence of clarity regarding leadership much of the progress was focused on defining options and revisions of the Nursing program and some programs in Recreation and Sports Management.

Items that CAAC Addressed During the Academic Year

CAAC addressed a number of items that were brought before the Committee or arose from issues or documents the Committee received. These included:

 ·         Developments of Information Technology. 

CAAC met with CIO Ed Kinley who provided an update on the instructional implications of student and faculty computing and other developments that will facilitate research and collaboration with other faculty and research centers.

·         CAAC approved a documents addressing “Large Enrolment Sections” and the “15 Hour Rule” that will be included in the CAPS Manual.

·         CAAC monitored and addressed issues associated with the transfer of the University Catalog to the ACALOG system.

·         CAAC monitored the progress and provided input to General Education Task Force and the NCA efforts.

APPENDIX A

Attendance Record

            Sandra Alan                 19                                2          off campus meetings  

             Anthony Kaiser           19                                2          Conferences                                       

            Sue Kiger                     17                                4           conferences, meetings                                                                                                         

            Feng-Qi Lai                  16                                5          Conferences

            David Malooley              1                                 0

   Rolland McGiverin                  9                                 3          Meeting, conferences (Spring

                                                                                      Semester)

            Michael Murphy             21                                0                                 

             Randy Peters               19                                2          Conference, meeting

             Cat Stemmans             6                                 3          Conferences, meeting

             Carole Yaw                  20                                1          Conference

APPENDIX B

Summary of Actions Taken

 FAST TRACK REVIEW

 Approve proposal from the Electronics and Computer Technology to revise the Computer Hardware BS Degree and change the name to Computer Engineering Technology. Passed, 8-0-1.

 Approve the proposal from the Electronics and Computer Technology to revise the Computer Hardware Minor and change the name to Computer Engineering Technology Minor.  Passed, 8-0-1

 Approve the proposal from the Industrial Technology Education Department for revision of the Human Resource Development for Higher Education and Industry BS Degree. Passed, 8-0-1.

Approve the proposal from the Manufacturing and Construction Technology Department to create a Construction Management Minor. Passed, 9-0-0.

Approve the proposal from Physical Education to revise the Dance Minor (Catalog Copy Only). Passed, 9-0-0.

Approve the proposal from History to revise the HIST 356 and REMOVE it from General Education. Passed, 9-0-0.

Approve the proposal from Psychology to revise the Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science in Psychology by making a minimum grade of “C” required for core courses.  Passed, 9-0-0.

Approve proposal from Political Science to revise the Public Administration Minor. Passed, 6-0-0.

Approve the proposal from Political Science to revise the Public Administration Minor. Passed, 6-0-0.

Approve the Proposal from History for revision of the B.A./B.S. in History, Public and Applied History concentration. Passed, 8-0-0.

Approve the proposal from Math and Computer Science to revise the Computer Science BA/BS Degree. Passed, 8-0-0.

Approve the proposal from Math and Computer Science to revise the Information Technology BA/BS Degree. Passed, 8-0-0.

Approve the proposal from the ECMET Department for revision of the Electronics BS Degree removing ECT 160, renumbering ECT 220, and modification of prefixes due to reorganization. Passed 9-0-0.

Approve the proposal from the ECMET Department for revision of the Electronics and Computer Technology AS Degree removing ECT 160, renumbering ECT 220, and modification of prefixes due to reorganization. Passed, 9-0-0.

Approve the proposal from the ECMET Department for revision of the Electronics Technology Minor Degree removing ECT 160, renumbering ECT 220, and reducing Electives to 3 hours from 3-6 hours. Passed, 9-0-0.

Approve the proposal from the ECMET Department for revision of the Computer Aided Design and Drafting Minor and modification of prefixes due to reorganization. Passed, 9-0-0.

Approve the proposal from the ECMET Department for revision of the Computer Engineering Technology BS Degree with modification of prefixes due to reorganization. Passed, 9-0-0.

Approve the proposal from the Technology Management Department for revision of the Construction Management BS Degree removing three courses and reducing the total hours. Passed, 9-0-0.

 Approve the proposal from the ECMET Department for new course designations to be used as Automotive Engineering Technology transfer evaluation courses with modification of prefixes due to reorganization; AET 001 and AET 002. Passed, 9-0-0.

 Approve the proposal from the ECMET Department for a new course designation to be used as the Automotive Engineering Technology Summer Honors course with modification of prefixes due to reorganization; AET 199. Passed, 9-0-0.

 Approve the proposal from the Technology Management Department for revision of the Construction Management Minor Degree with modification of prefixes due to reorganization. Passed, 9-0-0.

 Approve the proposal from the Technology Management Department for revision of the Human Resource Development for High Education and Industry BS Degree including modification of prefixes due to reorganization. Passed, 9-0-0.

 Approve the proposal from the Technology Management Department for revision of the Industrial Technology Management BS Degree changing several courses and changing the name to Technology Management. Passed, 8-0-0.

 Approve the proposal from the Technology Management Department for a new minor in Human Resource Development for Higher Education and Industry. Passed 5-0-0.

Approve the proposal from the Health, Safety, and Environmental Health Sciences Department for a change of title of the Health Science Major’s Community Health Promotion Concentration to Public Health Concentration. Passed, 8-0-0.

 Approve the proposal from the Physical Education Department for revision of the Coaching Concentration reducing total credits from 15 to 12. Passed, 8-0-0.

 Approve the proposal from the ECMET Department for revision of the B.S. in Mechanical Engineering Technology. Passed, 8-0-0.

 Approve the proposal from the Aviation Technology Department for revision of the Aviation Technology MINOR modifying course requirements. Passed, 8-0-0.

 Approve the proposal from the Aviation Technology Department for revision of the Aerospace Administration B.S. including a title change to Aviation Management and increasing credits from 72 to 78. Passed, 8-0-0.

 Approve the proposal from the Aviation Technology Department for revision of the Professional Aviation Flight Technology B.S. increasing credits to 77. Passed, 8-0-0.

 Approve the proposal from the ECMET Department for revision of the B.S. in Automotive Technology Management changing prefixes, Math requirements and adding degree completion options. Passed, 8-0-0.

 Approve the proposal from the Technology Management Department for revision of the Packaging Technology BS Degree removing several courses and reducing the total hours. Passed, 8-0-0.

 Approve the proposal from the Technology Management Department for revision of the Packaging Technology Minor Degree. Passed, 8-0-0.

 Approve the proposal from the Technology Management Department for revision of the Manufacturing Technology BS Degree changing several courses and changing the name to Advanced Manufacturing Management.  Passed, 8-0-0.

 Approve the proposal from the Technology Management Department for revision of the Manufacturing Technology Minor Degree and changing the name to Advanced Manufacturing Management—Minor, Passed, 8-0-0.

 Approve the proposal from Art for the revision of the Art Studio Major adding Art History as a concentration. Passed, 8-0-0.

 Approve the proposal from the Aviation Technology Department for revision of the General Aviation Flight Technology A.S. to correct DARS. Passed, 5-0-0.

 Approve the proposal from the ECMET Department for revision of the B.S. in Computer Integrated Manufacturing  including a name change to Automation and Control Engineering Technology. Passed, 5-0-0.

 Approve proposal from the Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Department for revision of the Language Specialist Honors Certificate. Passed, 5-0-0.

 Approve the proposal from the Aviation Technology Department for revision of the General Aviation Flight Technology A.S. to correct DARS. Passed, 5-0-0.

 Approve the proposal from the ECMET Department for revision of the B.S. in Computer Integrated Manufacturing  including a name change to Automation and Control Engineering Technology. Passed, 5-0-0.

 Approve the proposal from Liberal Studies for revision of the Liberal Studies Program. Passed, 8-0-0.

 Approve the proposal from the Nursing, Health, and Human Services Department for revision of the BS Undergraduate Nursing Program, LPN-BS. Passed, 8-0-0.

Approve the proposal from the Technology Management Department for the revision of the B.S. in Career and Technical Education (Teaching) Major including a title change to Career and Technical Education. Passed, 6-0-0.

Approve the proposal from Recreation and Sport Management for revision of the B.S. Recreation and Sport Management Concentration in Recreation Management and Youth Leadership. Passed, 6-0-0.

 Approve the proposal from Recreation and Sport Management for revision of the B.S. Recreation and Sport Management Concentration in Recreation Therapy. Passed, 6-0-0.

 Approve the proposal from Chemistry for revision of the Chemistry BA/BS Major area for Science Education Licensure and remove Chemistry 410. Passed, 8-0-0.

Approve the proposal from Elementary, Early & Special Education for revision of the BA/BS Elementary Education Major eliminating ENG 235. Passed, 8-0-0.

Approve the proposal from Chemistry for revision of the Chemistry BA/BS Major area for Physical Science Education Licensure. Passed, 8-0-0.

Approve the proposal from Chemistry for revision of the Chemistry Major Biochemistry and Business Concentrations due to merger. Passed, 8-0-0.

 
Approve the proposal from the Technology Management Department for the revision of the B.S. in Technology Education Major including a title change to Technology and Engineering Education. Passed, 6-0-0.

Eliminations/Suspension

Approve the proposal from Sociology to suspend the BS/BA degree in Sociology. Passed, 9-0-0.

Approve the proposal from the Technology Management Department for elimination of the Construction Technology AS Degree. Passed, 9-0-0.

Approve the proposal from the Technology Management Department for elimination of the Industrial Supervision BS Degree. Passed, 8-0-0.

Approve the proposal from Art for the elimination of Art History as a stand alone major. Passed, 5-0-0.

Approve the proposal from the Technology Management Department for elimination of the B.S. in Career and Technical Education (non-teaching) Degree program. Passed, 5-0-0.

Approve the proposal from the Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Department for suspension of the BA LLL Spanish Major and Minor. Passed, 8-0-0.

Approve the proposal from the Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Department for suspension of the BA LLL Latin Minor. Passed, 8-0-0.

Approve the proposal from the Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Department for suspension of the BA LLL German Major and Minor. Passed, 8-0-0.

Approve the proposal from the Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Department for suspension of the BA LLL French Major and Minor. Passed, 8-0-0.

Approve the proposal from the Aviation Technology Department for the Elimination of the Aerospace Technology Education Endorsement. Passed, 8-0-0.

Approve the proposal from the Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Department for suspension of the BA LLL Latin Teaching Minor. Passed, 8-0-0.

Approve the proposal from the Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Department for suspension of the BA LLL French Teaching Major and Minor. Passed, 8-0-0.

Approve the proposal from the Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Department for suspension of the BA LLL German Teaching Major and Minor. Passed, 8-0-0.

Approve the proposal from the Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Department for suspension of the BA LLL Spanish Teaching Major and Minor. Passed, 8-0-0.

Approve the proposal from the Technology Management Department for the elimination of the Interdisciplinary Cooperative Education Endorsement. Passed, 8-0-0.

Approve the proposal from the Technology Management Department for the elimination of the Cooperative Coordinator Endorsement. Passed, 8-0-0.

FULL REVIEW

New Programs

Approve the proposal from Psychology for a new Minor in Psychology for Social Work Majors. Passed, 9-0-0.

Approve the proposal from the ECMET Department for a new Automotive Management Technology Minor. Passed 9-0-0.

Approve the proposal from Psychology for the movement of the Sociology Faculty and Minor into the Psychology Department. Passed, 5-0-0.

Approve the proposal from the PSCI Department for the creation of a new minor in Civic Leadership. Passed, 5-0-0.

Approve the proposal from the Elementary, Early and Special Education Department for the creation of a new Minor in Early Childhood Education. Passed, 8-0-0.

Approve the proposal from the Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Department for revision of the LLL-Cross Linguistics B.A. degree Major and Minor combining language study into one degree program. Passed, 5-0-0.

Approve the proposal from the Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Department for revision of the BA creating an “English as a New Language, Teaching” concentration. Passed, 8-0-0.

Approve the proposal from Physics for revision of the BA/BS in Physics creating a Concentration in Engineering Physics. Passed, 7-0-0.

 Approve the merger of the Chemistry and Physics Departments was made and passed with the new name being “The Department of Chemistry and Physics.”  Passed 8-0-0.

 Approved the proposal from the Department of Chemistry and Physics creating a concentration in Engineering Physics. Passed. 8-0-0.

Program Modifications

 Approve the proposal as amended from the Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Department for revision of the BA new title: “Language Studies-Teacher Education” with concentrations in Spanish Teaching, World Languages Teaching, and Teaching English as a Second Language. Passed, 8-0-0.

 Approve the proposal from Business for revision of the Business Core of the B.S. Degree, Passed, 8-0-0.

 Approve the proposed revisions in the University Honors Program as revised. Passed, 6-0-0.

 Modifications of CAPS Manual

“Proposed Course Policies for the CAPS Manual” document that includes statements on documentation requiring programs to maintain course syllabus and course documentation for a period of at least ten years to provide for such things as transfer credit evaluation, etc. passed, 7-0-0.

The CAAC recommends all references pertaining to course hours will henceforth be “Credits.”  The CAPS Manual will be modified to reflect this change as will the catalog and schedule of classes. Approved 5-0-0.

CAAC recommended statement to the effect that “This Minor is not open to Majors in ‘xxx’.” Where “xxx” represents that major area containing the majority of courses found in the minor.  This statement will be at the Department’s discretion and will be added to the CAPS Manual.

Comprehensive principles for prerequisites need to be established and placed in the CAPS Manual.

Other Matters

Approve the “Large Enrollment Sections” document, as modified including the statement of “80 or more students.” - Passed, 9-0-0

It was suggested that language may be added to the CAPS Manual on the process of establishment, merger, and dissolution of departments, units, and colleges as CAAC has primary Handbook authority in such matters.

Proposal from the Elementary, Early and Special Education Department for the creation of a new Course, ELED 425, required on the Minor in Early Childhood Education was received, 5-0-0.

Approve modification of the 15 Hour Rule to remove the “NOTE” from number two in the document and have Academic Affairs inform the deans of the need to place language in their requirements pertaining to this issue where appropriate.  The language of number four was amended to say “at least” nine must be….” Passed, 7-0-0.