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Undergraduate Curriculum And Policy Committee
Tuesday, September 23, 2003,
3 pm Memorial Library , ML 2042
Approved Minutes
Present: L. Baures, L. Good, K. Greer, G. Holmes, M. Pomije, L. Reeves.
1. The minutes of 9/09/03 were approved.
2. UCAP welcomes Georgia Holmes as the representative for the College of Business.
3. Final approval was given to proposals #1 and #2. Please see attached Excel® spreadsheet.
4. Tentative approval was given to proposal #4. Please see attached Excel® spreadsheet.
5. Baures carried forward UCAP’s recommendation regarding
Cultural Diversity to the Executive Committee. UCAP members
requested that cultural diversity proposals be reviewed by the Cultural
Diversity Task Force. The Executive Committee has requested that
UCAP continue to review proposals requesting CD designation.
Since UCAP is comprised of faculty representatives from each college
and is embedded in the curricular review process, the Executive
Committee believes that UCAP is the logical venue for CD review.
In addition, the Executive Committee noted that the Cultural Diversity
Task force is not a standing committee. Based upon this
direction, UCAP members reviewed:
• the criteria for core vs. related status and
•
the “new” checklist for CD designation including student learning
outcomes and strategies to be used to assess student achievement.
This
year CD proposals will include these items which should be self
identified by the proposal originator. UCAP hopes this will
establish a baseline to determine core vs. related status, but may
review and adjust the requested information. UCAP members were
charged with the task of informing college curriculum committee members
about the checklist items for CD proposals.
6. Baures reported to UCAP from the Distance Learning task force.
• A handout outlining a proposal for a new Dean to oversee distance learning as well as extended education was reviewed.
• Baures discussed the current stance of funding models and differential tuition as well.
•
The email requesting distance learning proposals was discussed at
length. Baures emphasized that the proposals were looking at
programs and not “stand alone” courses.
UCAP
members were concerned that this call for proposals implies that a
program would be generated without addressing the established
curricular process. Much discussion followed about the curricular
needs that on-line courses and programs have. It was noted that
this delivery method does change curriculum even in courses that cover
the same content as existing traditional delivery courses.
From these discussions UCAP members developed the following statement.
“When
a course delivery method shifts from campus based to on-line, UCAP
views this as a curricular change akin to the changes within
traditional delivery such as from lecture only to lab-lecture.
Thus it is UCAP’s belief that courses or programs that are developed
for on-line learning need to follow the established curricular review
and approval process.”
UCAP awaits greater policy development and more information from the
Distance Learning task force about hybrid courses and programs before
UCAP develops a formal statement in this area.
7. Agenda items for the administrative submeet and confer meeting
were requested. The following items were asked to be placed on
the agenda: cultural diversity, distance learning, and
verification of electronic catalog.
8. Meeting adjourned at 4:30 pm.
9. Next Meeting
The next meeting will occur on Tuesday, September 30th, 2003 in ML
2042. UCAP representatives will meet at 3:00 to conduct standing
business. At 3:30, administrative members and UCAP will conduct
the administrative sub-meet and confer meeting.
Respectfully submitted,
Marie K. Pomije
UCAP Secretary 2003-2004
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