University Undergraduate Programs Committee (UUPC)Minutes –April 29, 2016

Members present: ChairJerry Haky, SC; James Cunningham, AL; Bruce Arneklev, CDSI; Ethlyn Williams, BA; Peggy Goldstein, ED; Dan Meeroff, EG; Jacqueline Fewkes, HC;Kristy Padrón, Library; Teresa Sakraida for Katherine Chadwell, NU; Edward Pratt, Dean, Undergraduate Studies; Maria Jennings and Elissa Rudolph, Registrar’s Office.

Guests:Donna Chamely-Wiik, Office of Undergraduate Research and Inquiry; Tobin Hindle, Geosciences; Allen Smith, Marketing; Debra Szabo, Provost’s Office.

Chair Jerry Haky called the meeting to order at 10:05a.m. A sign-in sheet was passed around to collect proper spellings of attendees’ names.

  1. Minutes and Announcements/Discussion
  1. mINUTES: The minutes from the April 1, 2016, meeting were approved.
  1. announcements/discussion

There was a long discussion about the Bachelor of Arts in Health Sciences program approved at the last UUPC meeting (April 1, 2016). Chair Haky announced that this program received many negative comments at every level of approval after the UUPC’s including that the program was not rigorous enough and that there were too many tracks from which to choose. When the program went to the Steering Committee, it was withdrawn because of the many negative questions and issues. Chair Haky reported that a committee made up of a representative from each department in Science and various representatives from selected colleges will take on the task of re-designing this B.A. in Health Sciences.

Chair Haky reported that Mary Ann Gosser, Chair of the University Honors Council, could not be in attendance but sent a memo outlining her committee’s work over the past few months. She will be going on a year’s sabbatical. A motion to thank Mary Ann for her work and congratulate her on her sabbatical was put forward and unanimously approved. Her report appears at the end of these minutes.

Undergraduate Studies Dean Ed Pratt introduced the topic of making FAU websites that display Faculty Governance business password-protected. He stated that because the world of academics is more competitive than ever, the University’s business should be accessible only to those who are actual FAU faculty and staff. It is how things are done in most universities nationwide, Dr. Pratt said. Jamie Cunningham, AL Rep, asked if there are universities that do not use password protection – which ones do and which do not? Chair Haky was also interested in those universities that do not use password-protection for their university business. NU Rep Teresa Sakraida suggested an intranet could safeguard working documents, which would then be available just for FAU faculty and staff. Dean Pratt mentioned that while competition, especially among State universities, seems foreign to us, it is now a given due to the State’s metrics system. Library Rep Kristy Padrón questioned how much this change could thwart collaboration and negate the opportunities inherent in working with other institutions. No actual decision was reached; at this point the idea of password protection for University business documents is still unformed.

  1. BUSINESS FROM THE COLLEGES
  1. Honors College and College of Science

Chair Haky requested that the research intensive (RI) courses be dealt with first. Donna Chamely-Wiik reported that her committee had asked that all colleges submit research intensive courses; some did it right away, others are pending and will be submitted later. The Honors College and Science were first to submit their courses—two in each subject area, one for standard grading and one for satisfactory/unsatisfactory grading. Chair Haky thanked Julie Earles from the Honors College and Tobin Hindle from Science for their efforts in preparing all the paperwork for their respective courses (below) and facilitating the approval process.

URCC Approval &
UHC Approval
for all HC courses below
AMH 4915 / Honors Directed Independent Research in American History /
1-3
/ New
AMH 4916 / Honors Directed Independent Research in American History / 1-3 / New
AMS 4915 / Honors Directed Independent Research in American Studies / 1-3 / New
AMS 4916 / Honors Directed Independent Research in American Studies /
1-3
/ New
ANT 4915 / Honors Directed Independent Research in Anthropology / 1-3 / New
ANT 4916 / Honors Directed Independent Research in Anthropology / 1-3 / New
ARH 4915 / Honors Directed Independent Research in Art History /
1-3
/ New
ARH 4916 / Honors Directed Independent Research in Art History / 1-3 / New
ART 4915 / Honors Directed Independent Research in Art / 1-3 / New
ART 4916 / Honors Directed Independent Research in Art /
1-3
/ New
ASN 4915 / Honors Directed Independent Research in Asian Studies / 1-3 / New
ASN 4916 / Honors Directed Independent Research in Asian Studies / 1-3 / New
BSC 4915 / Honors Directed Independent Research in Biology /
1-3
/ New
BSC 4916 / Honors Directed Independent Research in Biology / 1-3 / New
CHM 4915 / Honors Directed Independent Research in Chemistry / 1-3 / New
CHM 4916 / Honors Directed Independent Research in Chemistry /
1-3
/ New
CRW 4915 / Honors Directed Independent Research in Writing / 1-3 / New
CRW 4916 / Honors Directed Independent Research in Writing / 1-3 / New
ECO 4915 / Honors Directed Independent Research in Economics /
1-3
/ New
ECO 4916 / Honors Directed Independent Research in Economics / 1-3 / New
ENG 4915 / Honors Directed Independent Research in English / 1-3 / New
ENG 4916 / Honors Directed Independent Research in English /
1-3
/ New
EVR 4915 / Honors Directed Independent Research in Environmental Studies / 1-3 / New
EVR 4916 / Honors Directed Independent Research in Environmental Studies / 1-3 / New
FOL 4915 / Honors Directed Independent Research in a Foreign Language /
1-3
/ New
FOL 4916 / Honors Directed Independent Research in a Foreign Language / 1-3 / New
FRE 4915 / Honors Directed Independent Research in French Language and Culture / 1-3 / New
FRE 4916 / Honors Directed Independent Research in French Language and Culture /
1-3
/ New
FRW 4915 / Honors Directed Independent Research in French Lit / 1-3 / New
FRW 4916 / Honors Directed Independent Research in French Lit / 1-3 / New
HIS 4915 / Honors Directed Independent Research in History /
1-3
/ New
HIS 4916 / Honors Directed Independent Research in History / 1-3 / New
HUM 4915 / Honors Directed Independent Research in Humanities / 1-3 / New
HUM 4916 / Honors Directed Independent Research in Humanities /
1-3
/ New
IDS 4915 / Honors Directed Independent Research in Interdisciplinary Studies / 1-3 / New
IDS 4916 / Honors Directed Independent Research in Interdisciplinary Studies / 1-3 / New
ISS 4915 / Honors Directed Independent Research in Social Science /
1-3
/ New
ISS 4916 / Honors Directed Independent Research in Social Science / 1-3 / New
LIN 4915 / Honors Directed Independent Research in Linguistics / 1-3 / New
LIN 4916 / Honors Directed Independent Research in Linguistics /
1-3
/ New
MAT 4915 / Honors Directed Independent Research in Math / 1-3 / New
MAT 4916 / Honors Directed Independent Research in Math / 1-3 / New
PHI 4915 / Honors Directed Independent Research in Philosophy /
1-3
/ New
PHI 4916 / Honors Directed Independent Research in Philosophy / 1-3 / New
PHY 4915 / Honors Directed Independent Research in Physics / 1-3 / New
PHY 4916 / Honors Directed Independent Research in Physics /
1-3
/ New
POS 4915 / Honors Directed Independent Research in Political Science / 1-3 / New
POS 4916 / Honors Directed Independent Research in Political Science / 1-3 / New
PSY 4915 / Honors Directed Independent Research in Psychology / 1-3 / New
PSY 4916 / Honors Directed Independent Research in Psychology /
1-3
/ New
SPN 4915 / Honors Directed Independent Research in Spanish Language and Culture / 1-3 / New
SPN 4916 / Honors Directed Independent Research in Spanish Language and Culture / 1-3 / New
SPW 4915 / Honors Directed Independent Research in Spanish Lit /

1-3

/ New
SPW 4916 / Honors Directed Independent Research in Spanish Lit / 1-3 / New
SYG 4915 / Honors Directed Independent Research in Sociology / 1-3 / New
SYG 4916 / Honors Directed Independent Research in Sociology /

1-3

/ New
WST 4915 / Honors Directed Independent Research in Women’s Studies / 1-3 / New
WST 4916 / Honors Directed Independent Research in Women’s Studies / 1-3 / New

There was a short discussion on the research intensive aspect of these courses. Dr. Chamely-Wiik explained that while the courses always have a research component, there is also a part of each course where the student works with the instructor; the student is never quite alone. AL Rep Jamie Cunningham asked why there were no Honors College courses in music in the list, but all other discipline areas seemed to be covered. HC Rep Jacqueline Fewkes stated that no Music courses are taught in the Honors College.Dr. Chamely-Wiik said that the Arts and Letters’ Directed Independent Research(DIR) courses are still in process. Arts and Letters will put forth their own DIR courses even if they already exist for the Honors College.

In discussing the standard grading on some of the RI courses, the subject of the normal default grade of “D-” came up. Everyone seemed to want a higher grade applied, but the default in Banner is the “D-.” However, the Registrar’s Office can change the passing grade on these courses with a request from the instructor or department chair. Going forward Dr. Chamely-Wiik said instructors will be asked to consider the passing grade at the time the course goes through the RI review. She added the minimum passing grade should be determined by the instructor/college.

URCC Approval
for all SC
courses below
CHM 2915L / Directed Independent Research in Chemistry /

1-3

/ New
CHM 2916L / Directed Independent Research in Chemistry /

0-3

/ New
CHM 4915L / Directed Independent Research in Chemistry /

1-3

/ New
CHM 4916L / Directed Independent Research in Chemistry /

0-3

/ New
GEO 4915 / Directed Independent Research in Geosciences /

1-6

/ New
GEO 4916 / Directed Independent Research in Geosciences /

0-6

/ New
GLY 4915 / Directed Independent Research in Geosciences /

1-6

/ New
GLY 4916 / Directed Independent Research in Geosciences /

0-6

/ New
MAT 4915 / Directed Independent Research in Math /

1-6

/ New
MAT 4916 / Directed Independent Research in Math /

0-6

/ New
STA 4915 / Directed Independent Research in Math /

1-6

/ New
STA 4916 / Directed Independent Research in Math /

0-6

/ New
PSY 4915 / Directed Independent Research in Psychology /

1-3

/ New
PSY 4916 / Directed Independent Research in Psychology /

0-3

/ New

A motion to approve all Honors College and Science RI courses was put forward and the UUPC approved the courses.

2.College of Business

Dr. Allen Smith, Marketing, commented on RI courses in his College. He said that Business courses with research skills have been around a long time, but their research components have not been emphasized. Going forward he believes that there will be changes to these courses to deepen the rigor and strengthen research skills.

One such course from the College undergoing changes to strengthen its research component is MAR 4334. This course is changing its title, description and prerequisites. The new title defines the content more clearly, both the message segment and the creative segment. Without further discussion, the UUPC approved the course changes.

MAR 4334
Syllabus & Explanation
URCC Approval / Creative Advertising Strategy: Concepts and Design
(New title: RI Advanced Advertising: Research, Persuasion and Creativity) /

3

/ Change title, description and prerequisites
  1. College of Arts and Letters

AL Rep Cunningham asked the process by which RI courses are approved for their research content before they are brought to the UUPC. He said that his College may not have been following the correct procedure. Dr. Chamely-Wiik reiterated how the procedure works—first the course is approved at the department and college level, then it goes to the University Research Curriculum Committee. Once approved at the URCC it comes to the UUPC for approval. Dr. Chamely-Wiik said that the timeline/process is shown on the URCC’s website. URCC uses the same new course and course change forms that are used by the UUPC; therefore, no additional course forms are necessary.

AL Rep Cunningham presented two new courses from his College. He said the Philosophy of Medicine course received approval from the College of Nursing and the Women’s Studies course received approval from Political Science.Both were approved by the UUPC.

PHI 3456
Syllabus / Philosophy of Medicine / 3 / New
WST 4130
Syllabus / Women’s International Human Rights / 3 / New
  1. Honors College

HC Rep Jacqueline Fewkes presented two new courses in her College. Without further discussion, the UUPC approved the two new courses.

PCB 3703
Form
Syllabus
UHC Approval / Honors Human Morphology
& Function 1 /

3

/ New
PCB 3704
Form
Syllabus
UHC Approval / Honors Human Morphology
& Function 2 /

3

/ New

5.Library

Library Rep Kristy Padrón spoke about the recent flood damage in the Library, most of which has been repaired. The Library will be closed May 7 through 15 so that the first floor can be painted. She said staff will be working and encouraged faculty to reach out if anything is needed. The Library will be undergoing future restructuring based on the external review recently conducted.

6.College of Science

Chair Haky described the new certificate program in the College of Science. Finally, he said, this is the result of many years of discussion between Science and Engineering, and he believes all are happy with this new certificate.

New
Certificate / Advanced Certificatein GeographicInformation Systems
  1. NEXT MEETING/ADJOURNMENT

Future Meetings, Next Meeting and Adjournment

  1. UUPC meetings for academic year 2016-2017 will take place on Mondays from 10 am to noon on the following dates as approved by the Committee last meeting:

Dates for AY 16-17 (Mondays):

FALL: Sept. 12, Oct. 17, Nov. 14, Dec. 12 (exam day)

SPRING: Jan. 30, Feb. 27, April 3, May 1 (exam day)

  1. Program revisions approved at this April 29 meeting will be considered by the Steering Committee and the UFS in the fall on the dates below. Please have a college representative present at those meetings in case questions ariseabout the program changes. (A reminder will be sent at the beginning of fall term.)

Steering: Sept. 1, from 2 to 4 pm in AD 305UFS: Sept. 12, from 2 to 4 pm in CM 130 and 125

  1. Before adjourning, changes to the Committee’s makeup were discussed. AL Rep Cunningham stated that Dr. Mark Harvey will be the AL Rep for the coming year (Rep Cunningham will be on sabbatical). Peggy Goldstein, ED Rep, cannot attend Monday meetings, so will find a substitute.

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