Minutes Educational Policy Committee 4/30/02

 

Minutes of the April 23rd meeting were approved. (Pam Long moved, Terry Schlabach seconded.)

 

  1. Motion to approve a proposal to change the prerequisites for the Masters of Occupational Therapy as outlined below. (Michael Hustedde moved, Greg Bereskin seconded.)

MOT Current Requirements

Proposed

Biology with Lab

Natural Science   

Chemistry/Physics with lab

8 cr. Must be Anatomy and Physiology

Anatomy and Physiology I

 

Anatomy and Physiology II

 

 

 

Math 151

Statistics 213

 

 

English Composition

English Comp or Business Writing

Public Speaking/Speech

No change

 

 

Lifespan

Social Science 12 credits

Abnormal

     Must include Lifespan

Intro to Sociology/Cultural Anthropology

 

 

 

Ethics

No change

 

 

Medical Terminology (course or competency)

No change

Computer Science (course or competency)

No change

Orientation to Occupational Therapy

No change

 Terry Schlabach offered that the changes were proposed to allow more flexibility for students entering the program. The department accepted the committee’s suggestion that 8 credits in Natural Science be required, and that students at St. Ambrose be advised that they will still need additional coursework to satisfy general education requirements. The department will provide an advising guidelines sheet to help advisors meet that requirement. Motion carried.

 

  1. Motion to approve a proposal from AT: to change requirements & catalog descriptions for HPESS/Athletic Training with the following changes in Foundation Requirements:  delete Math 151 or 191, add Psyc 540 as an alternative to PSYC 403, change SSCI 213 to STAT 213.  (Terry Schlabach moved, Michael Hustedde seconded.) Doug West explained the changes needed to solve problems cropping up. The committee discussed why director’s permission is required for each course since this would prevent online registration.  Dan Zeimet is working on a solution that would limit registration to AT majors, but this will not be feasible immediately. Taking the major requirements out of the catalog and placing them on the website was discussed.  The committee suggested, and the department accepted the suggestion, that the current requirements stay in the catalog with an asterisk referring students to the website for the most current requirements. Accrediting agencies want to see the requirements in the catalog, even in cases where they change rapidly. Motion passed.

 

  1. Motion to approve a proposal from HPESS: to add a new course PED 218: Irish Social Dancing (2 credits) with General Education Skills status as a PED activity course.  (Pam Long moved, Greg Bereskin seconded)

 

Ragene Gwin explained the value of this course.  It is offered for two hours instead of one credit, as is swimming, because it takes longer to develop skills. Motion passed.

 

  1. Motion to approve proposal from EDUC: to add a new course EDUC 567: Methods of Teaching the Catholic Faith (K-12)  (2 or 3 credits)

(Terry Schlabach moved, Kris Eitrheim seconded).  Cathy Daters explained that this course grew out of a Catholic Studies grant last summer. Rachel Serianz and Cathy developed this course to be taught next summer by adjuncts.  Undergraduate students with enough credits would be allowed to take this class. The ten contact hour requirement is based on what is being done currently.  Course materials were purchased with grant money and will be available to students.  Motion passed.

5.  Motion to approve proposal from Computer and Information Sciences Department

1)      Approve 1 new course in the Computer Forensics, CSCI 425, 3 Semester Hours

2)      Approve one existing graduate course CSCI 640 Legal and Ethical issues in Computing as a cross-listed (undergrad/grad) course(435)

3)      Approve the Minor in Computer and Network Security with the following requirements: (24 credit hours): CSCI 210, 370,415, 425, 420, 435, 490 and one of the following: CSCI 195,           450 or480.Recommended courses:CRJU 101, 222, and 241.

(Greg Bereskin moved, Michael Hustedde seconded) Mark McGinn discussed the reasons for the new minor. It is important for IT majors, but is not needed as a major yet. The legal and ethical issues are important so that course needs to be available to both undergraduates and to graduates (with extra coursework).  Programming is an option.  The Special Topics course will be accepted only if the topic relates to security.  It will not be offered in ACCEL at present. Motion passed.

 

  1. Motion to approve proposal from Criminal Justice to establish a Major in Criminal Justice and Computer Security. (Pam Long moved, Kris Eitrheim seconded).  Melissa Burek said that the department expects this program to draw new students and transfers from associate degree programs related to this. She clarified the reasoning behind the requirement for two practicum  experiences:  one is internal, and the other external working with an agency using this knowledge.  A more extensive project might qualify for both experiences and be worth 6 credit hours.  The internships usually require 120 contact hours, which is consistent with other Criminal Justice internships. Motion passed.

 

  1. Motion to approve changes in the Admission Standards Policy (see separate email from Marge Legg delineating changes in existing policy.) (Cathy Daters moved, Kris Eitrheim seconded)

 

Ann Austin explained that the proposal arose from concerns that some students had high g.p.a.’s with only special education courses, and then have trouble meeting exit requirements for a degree.  Very low ACT scores are an indication of these difficulties. This is not designed to prevent learning disabled students from entering, but only to prevent those students who are not prepared or capable of taking our developmental courses from facing inevitable failure in college. The petitioning process remains the same. Students not meeting the described standards will have their cases automatically reviewed by a trained Admissions representative before being rejected. If rejected, the appeal would go to the Admissions Standards Committee. Motion passed.

 

Before the committee adjourned for the last time this semester, committee members unanimously agreed to offer our gratitude to Judy Gagne who has done a fine job assisting this group. Her work setting up the committee website was especially appreciated. 

 

Respectfully submitted by the retiring Committee Clerk, Bonnie Leonhardt

Alleluia! Alleluia!