MINUTES – Educational Policies Committee Meeting

February 27, 2007

Members Present: Keri Manning (KM), Arun Pillutla (AP), Deanna Stoube (DS), Lori Rodrigues-Fisher (LRF), Brad Thiessen (BT), Jim Van Speybroeck (JVS)

Guests: Bill Campbell, Shelli Engelbrecht, Fr. Bud Grant, Lynn Kilburg, Bill McAleer, Debbie Sanborne, Jill Schmidt, Phyllis Wenthe

Meeting Time: 3:25pm – 4:15pm             

Keri Manning called the meeting to order at 3:25 pm. 

Item 1 - Approval of Minutes:

• A motion to approve the minutes for February 27, 2007 was made by JVS
• Seconded by DS
• Minutes approved.

Item 2 –MSOT Proposal (Master of Science in Occupational Therapy)

• A motion to accept General Education Revisions was made by DS.
• Seconded by JVS
• Discussion:

• The forms of assessment and relative weights are course-specific; not from national standards.
• The additional courses can be managed with overload contracts. The program has an open position.
• The MOT program is accredited, since entry-level programs are given accreditation. Different levels of a program, such as the MSOT, do not get accredited.
• The MSOT program can be completed in two years, but some students will take longer. The courses are not sequential, so working students can take the courses when it fits their schedules. Future discussions will take place with the Burlington Medical Center and Genesis to encourage cohort groups to complete the program.
• Motion carried.

Item 3 – Music Department Revisions

• EPC recognizes the following course title changes:
• MUS 201 (Music Theory I)
• MUS 202 (Music Theory II)
• MUS 301 (Music Theory III)
• MUS 302 (Music Theory IV)
• MUS 207 (Aural Skills I)
• MUS 208 (Aural Skills II)
• MUS 307 (Aural Skills III)
• MUS 308 (Aural Skills IV)
• EPC recognizes the catalog description changes to MUS 401 and MUS 407:
• MUS 401. Counterpoint (3 credits). Theoretical and practical study of counterpoint, and stylistic writings in the style of 16th and 18th Century composers. Species counterpoint, Canon, Motet, Dance Variations and Madrigal. Figured Bass, Inventions, Sinfonia, and Fugue. Presentation of composition projects at midterm and final periods. Prerequisite: MUS 301 with C or better
• MUS 407: Form and Analysis (3 credits). Advanced theory and analysis of large-scale tonal structures, with special emphasis on layer (Schenkerian) analysis techniques. Post-tonal theory and analysis using pitch-class sets, serial procedures, metric and rhythmic procedures, and other contemporary techniques. Survey of recent scholarship in music theory. Culmination in public lecture/presentation. Prerequisite: MUS 302 with C or better
• A motion to accept the creation of MUS 150: Music Composition was made by KM.
• Seconded by AP
• Discussion:
• The extended 4-point General Education requirements will begin next year. Departments scheduled for next year will be notified of the extended requirements.
• The course prerequisite is MUS 101 or the ability to read music. This General Education course may attract potential music majors.
• The class enrollment is capped at 8 students due to its complexity and the resources required.
• Motion carried

Adjournment

• A motion to adjourn was made by JVS.
• Seconded by DS.
• Motion carried.  Meeting adjourned at 4:15 p.m.

Minutes taken/submitted by:

Brad Thiessen