UNIVERSITY CURRICULUM COMMITTEE
	ACADEMIC AFFAIRS CONFERENCE ROOM
	OCTOBER 25, 2007

Chair Andrew McMichael called the meeting to order at 3:45 P.M.

Members present were:   Dawn Bolton, *Thad Crews II, *Terry Dean, Freida Eggleton, Andrew Ernest, *Jim Fulkerson, Sylvia Gaiko, *Ronald Gilley, *Bill Kelley, *Rachel Kinder, Joan Krenzin, *Andrew McMichael, Retta Poe, Lou S. White, *Scott Stroot, *Michelle Trawick, *Carol Watwood, *Jackie Wofford.  Alternate members present were:  None. Members absent were:  *Kimberly Cunningham, Kacy Harris, Sarah Kessler, *Aaron Kindsvatter, *Deborah Lively, *Keith Philips, *Beth Plummer, Bob Reber, *Nancy Rice, Larry Snyder, *Judy Walker.
*Indicates Voting Members.

The minutes of September 27, 2007 were corrected to show Michelle Trawick as absent.  The amended minutes were approved.

REPORT FROM THE CHAIR

Chair McMichael reported that Graduate Studies and the General Education Committee would like to use the UCC course proposal forms in preparing their proposals.  This was with the understanding that UCC reserves the right to change the form without consultation from the other committees. This was agreeable with the Committee.

OLD BUSINESS
None

NEW BUSINESS

Chair McMichael said he did not receive an electronic motion and second in time to respond to the consent agenda items. He asked if any member of the UCC would like to remove any consent item from the agenda and place it on the action agenda; hearing none, he called for a motion on the following consent agenda.  Bill Kelley moved to approve the consent agenda.  The motion was seconded.  The motion carried.

REPORT FROM THE OGDEN COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING CURRICULUM COMMITTEE

CONSENT AGENDA

For Information – One Time-Only Course Offering:

Course Title:		ME 285 Elements of Industrial Automation
			ME 347 Mechanical Systems Laboratory
			EM 222 WKU Statics
			EM 303 WKU Mechanics of Deformable Solids
Implementation:	Spring 2008

Course Revisions:

Course Title:		EE 380 Microprocessors
Current Prereq:	EE 285
Proposed Prereq:	EE 180, 210, and CS 239
Implementation:	Fall 2008

Course Title:		EE 473 Introduction to Electromagnetic Fields and Waves
Current Prereq:	MATH 350, 327 and PHYS 260/261
Proposed Coreq:	MATH 350
 Proposed Prereq:	MATH 327 and PHYS 265
Implementation:	Fall 2008

Course Title:		EE 490 Introduction to Robotics
Current Prereq:	MATH 350 and PHYS 250
Proposed Prereq:	EE 420
Implementation;	Fall 2008

REPORT FROM THE COLLEGE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES CURRICULUM COMMITTEE

CONSENT AGENDA

For Information - One-Time-Only Course Offering:	

Course Title:		EXS 223 Health Related Fitness – Exercise Science
Implementation:	Spring 2008

ACTION AGENDA

REPORT FROM THE OGDEN COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING CURRICULUM COMMITTEE

ACTION AGENDA

Bill Kelley moved approval of the following new course from the Department of Geography and Geology:

Course Title:		GEOG 196 Physical Geography Recitation Laboratory
Credit Hours:		1
Coreq:			Must be concurrently enrolled in a GEOG 100 section designated as a 				recitation lab course
Listing:		The physical geography recitation lab is designed to support the lecture 				material through practical exercises and problem solving. Map analysis is 				stressed, as well as critical thinking related to current issues and events. 
Implementation:	Fall 2008

After considerable discussion of the rationale on how to “tackle the problem of under-prepared students directly” and enrolling each student in a recitation lab section that is taught by graduate students and undergraduate geography majors, it was the consensus of the Committee that this would cause SACS-related problems with this course being a suggested remedial course offered for college credit.

The motion failed.

In light of the above course questions and concerns, GEOG 197, GEOG 198 and GEOG 199 were pulled from the agenda.

Scott Stroot moved approval of the following new course from the Department of Geography and Geology:

Course Title:		GEOG 380 Global Sustainability
Credit Hours:		3
Prereq:			GEOG 210 or  GEOG 280
Listing:		An introduction to the major themes and scientific principles of 					sustainability, with an emphasis on developing critical thinking skills.
Implementation:	Fall 2008

Editorial changes were noted and corrected for the official record.

The motion was seconded.  The motion carried.

Scott Stroot moved approval of the following program revision in the Department of Architectural and Manufacturing Sciences:

Program Title:		Technology Management
Reference Number:	575
Identification:		Drop 3 hours of upper division credit from the general electives category.
		Add 3 hours upper division electives to the major.
		Revise technical course transfer policy.
Effective Catalog Year:	Fall 2008

See Proposal for details.
Editorial changes were noted and corrected for the official record.

The motion was seconded.  The motion carried.
REPORT FROM THE POTTER COLLEGE OF ARTS & LETTERS CURRICULUM COMMITTEE

ACTION AGENDA

Course Revisions:

Scott Stroot moved approval of the following course revision from the Department of English:

Course Title:		ENG 301 Intermediate Composition
Proposed Title:	ENG 301 Argument and Analysis in Written Discourse
Current Listing:	For general students seeking to improve their writing or students preparing
			for professional or graduate schools.  Major attention to how ideas and 				audience determine purpose, form, and content of writing.

Proposed Listing:	A survey of major theories of argument and analysis with special attention
			to writing effective argumentative and analytical essays.
Implementation:	Fall 2008

The motion was seconded.  The motion carried.

Scott Stroot moved approval of the following course revision from the Department of English:

Course Title:		ENG 412 History of Rhetoric
Proposed Title:	ENG 412 Theory and Practice of Rhetoric
Current Listing:	This course surveys classical, traditional, and contemporary 					rhetoric as it is applied to written discourse.  Emphasis will be placed on 				invention, arrangement, and style.  Readings will include the work of 				classical and modern rhetoricians.  Rhetorically oriented methods of 				teaching written discourse will be considered.
Proposed Listing:	A survey of the history of rhetorical theory from the classical to the 				contemporary period with emphasis on how theories reflect and guide 				public and written discourse and the teaching of writing.
Implementation:	Fall 2008

The motion was seconded.  The motion carried.

Scott Stroot moved approval of the following new course from the Department of Philosophy and Religion:

Course Title:		RELS 403 Postcolonial Christianity
Credit Hours:		3
Prereq:			One RELS course or permission of the instructor
Listing:		The study of postcolonial interpretations of Christianity in Africa, Asia 				and Latin America.
Implementation:	Fall 2008

The motion was seconded.  The motion carried.

Scott Stroot moved approval of the following program revisions from the Department of English:

Program Title:		Major in English: Literature Concentration
Reference Number:	662 
Identification:		Add a sentence requiring a grade of “C” or higher in classes for the major
Effective Catalog Year:  Fall 2008

Editorial Changes were noted and corrected for the official records.

Program Title:		Major in English:  Writing Concentration
Reference Number:	662 
Identification:		Add a sentence requiring a grade of “C” or higher in classes for the major
Effective Catalog Year:  Fall 2008

Editorial changes were noted and corrected for the official record.

The motion was seconded.  The motion carried.

The meeting adjourned at 4:40 P.M.

Respectfully submitted,

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Andrew McMichael, Chair	Dawn Bolton, AVPAA			Lou Stahl White, Recorder