Educational Policy Committee Meeting
Tuesday, November 29, 2005
Members present:
Guests: Tom Anderson, Ragene Gwin, Dolores Hilden, Lucas Murray, Mike Orfitelli, Kathy Potter, Bob Ristow, Katie Trujillo, Victor Vega, Suzanne Wiese.
I.
Approval of
Minutes from November 15
Motion to approve minutes from November 15: J. Van Speybroeck; second by D. Stoube.
Motion passed without objection.
II.
NUTR 305:
Nutrition for Nurses
Motion to approve the proposal creating NUTR 305: Nutrition for Nurses: J. Van Speybroeck; second by D. Stoube.
D.
Motion passed without objection.
III.
Department
of Mathematics Proposals
One motion to approve the following three proposals regarding MATH 151 and MATH 161: M. Adams; second by J. Dvorak.
A.
Approval for
the creation of MATH 161: Math for Students of Business and Economics, 3 credits
This course would be an option for business students and focus upon issue of importance for business – like profit and loss.
B.
Approval of
a change in the core mathematics requirements for business majors
Currently students are required to take MATH 151; under the
new plan, they could take either MATH 151 or the newly created MATH 161. The
C.
Permission
for ACCEL students to substitute MATH 230 Topics: Math for Students of Business
and Economics for MATH 151
This would allow students currently taking this topics course from having to seek individual approvals for such a substitution.
Motion passed without objection.
IV.
Five Year Review for HPESS
Motion to approve five-year review including
proposed changes: T. Hill; second by P. Connelly.
M. Orfitelli explained how HPESS began
developing its program review, by asking graduates to offer suggestions for curricular
changes. He also described the
composition of this diverse department, which offers five majors and has four
full-time faculty members. Since its
inception, the Exercise Science program has grown dramatically, from about 15-16
students to about 80 students. Currently,
the Sports Management degree program is trying to meet a number of national
educational standards. Quite frankly,
this is a very busy department with a variety of responsibilities; Occupational
Therapy has even asked its members to offer courses on community health.
EPC handled the changes that HPESS sought in
several different motions as described below; all the individual changes were
not necessarily discussed by the committee:
As noted in Five Year Review Materials document:
M. Orfitelli noted that Kinesiology would be a more encompassing and perhaps simpler designation than “Health, Physical Education, and Sport Science.” The KIN prefix can be made in spring 2006 in time for Fall 2006 registration.
Committee
members inquired whether the prefix change would require the
Some debate occurred over the issue of credit granted to varsity athletes; while student-athletes can get up to 4 1-hour credits for playing sports, these do not count towards the 300-level credit hours necessary for graduation.
While the HPESS program review noted that these do not qualify as 300-level classes, a committee member argued that indeed team sports offer an opportunity to learn attitudes and values and thus should count towards graduation; it would be beneficial for coaches to assign grades for athletes. Another committee member disagreed, and others noted that the expectations for 300-level classes are demonstrably different from those for 200-level courses, that perhaps coaches should create a list of outcomes and assessments. Others present noted that assessing the qualities of each individual athlete would be quite a chore, especially for part-time coaches.
Finally, the committee clarified that all PED and HED classes would also receive the KIN prefix although they are properly designated as PED in the program review paperwork.
Motion passed without opposition.
As noted in Five Year Review Materials
document:
· Sport Management – eliminate PED 113 Introduction to and History of Health, Physical Education, and Sport Science and PED 265 Introduction to Exercise Science as requirements. Rationale: not really Sport Management courses
· New courses:
PED 190 Introduction to Sport Management – 3 hours (Redesigning of PED 305 Sport
Management as more of an introductory course)
PED 192 Practicum for Sport Management – 1 hour
PED 408 Capstone for Sport Management – 3 hours
PED 419 Internship for Sport Management – 10 hours
Motion passed without objection
1.
Fitness and Human Performance Major only
Motion to approve changes: D. Stoube; second by P. Connelly.
As noted in Five Year Review Materials
document:
• Change Fitness and Human Performance to Human Performance and Fitness
Rationale: “Fitness” is listed on diploma, transcript, etc. and does not do justice to the large amount of scientific coursework students are required to take.
• Change Fitness and Human Performance from a B.A. to a B.S. degree
Rationale:
16 hours of biology (including 2 semesters of human anatomy and physiology BIOL 202 & 204)
4 hours of CHEM
3 hours of STATS
2-4 hours in motor learning or behavioral neuroscience
3 hours of Nutrition
3 hours of Pharmacology
4 hours of Exercise Physiology
3 hours of Kinesiology
3 hours of Scientific Principles of Strength and Conditioning
38-40 hours of science courses and 3 hours of statistics
NOTE: all of these courses are considered science courses by the DPT program
Students entering the DPT program with the Human Performance and Fitness major will also take 16 additional hours in basic sciences (BIOL, CHEM, & PHYS)
2.
Both Exercise Science Major and Fitness &
Human Performance Major
• PED350 from 2 to 3 credit hours
Rationale: additional credit hour for hands on strength and conditioning application, as required by the NSCA Education Recognition Program. Additional hour will also allow coverage of administrative, legal, and facility considerations, topics covered on the CSCS examination.
• Remove prerequisite of PED WI361 Kinesiology from PED 350 – because if they are in 3+2-1/2 program, they can take DPT 530 Kinesiology/Biomechanics in their 4th year (1st year DPT) instead.
• Remove PED 407 from EXSCI and FHP majors
Rationale: replaced with PED 395 as capstone course (see information on assessment) for both majors. This course meets ACSM Education Recognition Program requirements and encompasses the integration and application of all knowledge and skills obtained in the HPESS department
• PED 395 Exercise Prescription and Program Design – Require for FHP & Ex Sci as capstone course.
This would be met by a DPT course if the student entered that program their senior year.
• Renumber PED 395 to PED 406 to be consistent with other department capstone courses.
• Change name of PED 258 Advanced Weight Training to Principles and Methods in Personal Training
Rationale: Name better represents objectives, content covered, and population targeted.
• Add to PED 258: Prerequisite BIOL 202 – C or better – Required for FHP & elective for Ex Sci
• Change name of PED 341 from Exercise Pharmacology to Exercise Pharmacology and Sport Nutrition
Rationale: One-third of the semester is spent on sport nutrition. This is an expansion of PED 340
Nutrition course, with a focus on the sport nutrition and Ergogenic properties of nutrients. This is
required by the NSCA and ACSM Education Recognition Programs.
• Required “C” or better for BIOL 202 and 204 requirement for Exercise Science Major and FHP Major
• PED 275 Methods in Group Fitness Leadership
Prerequisite BIOL 101, 103, or 112 & PED 149 – required for FHP and elective for Ex. Sci. majors
Rationale: This course represents what was a gap in our program, as it focuses on aerobic group fitness leadership. No other course in our department does this. This is a common job function of those in exercise science, human performance, and physical education. This course meets requirements for the ACSM Education Recognition Program (KSAs1.8.0 through 1.8.24).
• PED 392 Exercise Testing for Healthy and Special Populations
Prerequisite: BIOL 202; Corequisite: PED 390 or 365 – required for FHP and Exercise Science Majors
Rationale: No other course in the major focuses or can focus on exercise testing competencies as the main objective, and no other course emphasizes this for the clinical setting (diseased populations). This meets requirements and recommendations for ACSM Education Recognition Program (KSAs 1.2.X, 2.2.X, 2.4.X, 2.6.X, and 2.7.X; for more detail refer to KSA checklist)
** These two courses represent gaps in our current program, as determined by evaluation of ACSM KSA’s and feedback from alumni as well as internship supervisors
• Met with
• Require 1 elective (2 credit hours) for Exercise Science major: PED 258 Advanced Weight Training, PED 275 Methods of Group Fitness Leadership, or PED 392 Exercise Testing.
• Delete MATH 151 as requirement, as it is a prerequisite for STAT 213 – Exercise Science & FHP
•Change prerequisite for PED 282 Exercise and Aging from nothing to PED 149 Wellness Concepts.
• See grids for both majors
Summary:
Overall list of changes:
EXSCI:
Addition of PED 395 (capstone) – proposed PED 406
Removal of PED 407 (former capstone)
Increase of PED 350 from 2 c.h. to 3 c.h.
Addition of one elective requirement (PED 258, 275 or 392)
FHP:
Addition of PED 275
Addition of PED 392
Removal of PED 407
Change PED 395 to 406
Increase of PED 350 from 2 c.h. to 3 c.h.
• Require all “C” or better in major courses for Exercise Science and Fitness & Human Performance
Committee discussion initially focused upon why the name of the major reversed the words Fitness and Human Performance. The term fitness does not do justice to the work that students do in the sciences, but whenever the title of the major is abbreviated, it is shortened to just “fitness.” With this change, the title will be shortened to “human performance,” which is more descriptive.
The
statistics class was another topic of discussion. Removing MATH 151 as a requirement was a
recommendation of registrar
Motion passed without objection.
Motion to approve changes: M. Adams; second
by J. Dvorak.
As noted in Five Year Review Materials
document:
Discussion primarily centered upon the last of these proposed changes. No longer requiring Physical Education teaching majors to earn a C or better in BIOL 202 is out of line with the requirements for the Education department’s accreditation and would make it difficult for such students to attain the “highly qualified” teacher designation created by the No Child Left Behind initiative. It also may making earning licensure as a teacher difficult.
M. Orfitelli noted that the program still requires students to average a 3.0 GPA in their major, and that this particular course has given people a hard time. R. Gwin and others familiar with the course added that BIOL 202 places the PE teaching students in class with OT and PT majors, overwhelms them, and causes the program to lose some potentially wonderful teachers. M. Orfitelli also noted that this course was quite different years ago, and perhaps fit the needs of PE teaching students better. Conversation then focused upon the possibility of creating a separate biology or HPESS course – probably relying upon computer animation rather than the cadaver lab – that is more properly tailored for this population of students who are not seeking to become health professionals.
The question of how to proceed with this issue then became central. Some raised the possibility of taking the course out of the major but maintaining it as a pre-requisite for the major. Many seemed to believe that creating a new course was probably the best solution, although that would require biology or HPESS to create a new course and find the budget to offer it. Both solutions raised an ethical question; would this be an end run around state requirements? However, because BIOL 202 has changed over the years to cater to health sciences students rather than teacher education students, there may well be no ethical problem. Others questioned whether EPC could really vote upon this proposal because of the issue of teaching licensure.
The consensus of the committee was that this particular proposed change should be removed from consideration and that HPESS should create a new course for its majors.
A friendly amendment to this effect was offered to the original motion to approve by J. Van Speybroeck and seconded by T. Hill.
Motion passed without objection.
Motion to approve changes: J. Van Speybroeck;
second by J. Dvorak.
As noted in Five Year Review Materials
document:
Motion passed without objection.
As noted in Five Year Review Materials
document:
R. Gwin noted that this very long course title is necessary in order to clearly fit state requirements.
As noted in Five Year Review Materials
document:
PED 149 Wellness Concepts or HED 201 Personal and Consumer Health in School and Community – 1 or 2 credits;
PED 206 First Aid/CPR or PED 215 Basic Athletic Training – 2 credits;
PED 210 Games and Rhythms – 2 credits;
PED 220 Introduction to Motor Skills and Aerobic Development – 2 credits;
PED 221 Skills in Team Sports or PED 222 Skills in Individual Sports – 2 credits
PED 260 Motor Learning – 2 credits;
PED 311 Practical Experience in Teaching Physical Education or PED 412 Practical Experience in Coaching Sports – 1 or 2 credits;
PED 331 Principles and Methods of Secondary Education – 4 credits;
(above = 16-18 credit hours)
AND choices from the following to equal 28 total hours:
PED 113 Introduction to and History of Health, Physical Education, and Sport Science;
PED 221 Skills in Team Sports;
PED 222 Skills in Individual Sports
PED 280 Special Physical Education;
PED 304 Administration and Organization of Health, Physical Education, and Athletics;
PED 361 Kinesiology;
PED 365 Exercise Physiology for Physical Educators;
PED 200 Intermediate Swimming or 300 Advanced Swimming or 400 Water Safety Instructor;
PED 214 Aerobic Dance or 301 Ballroom, Square and Folk Dance
These proposed changes, according to members
of the college of education, move some state requirements into the choice
category; HPESS and Dr. Marcia Less in Education will need to cooperate on this
issue.
Motion to table this part of the Five Year
Review in order to deal with state requirements: J. Van Speybroeck; second by
D. Stoube.
Motion passed without objection
.
Members of the committee complimented HPESS on a very methodical report; M. Orfitelli stressed that the review was a team effort that drew on a diverse array of viewpoints.
A
caveat was offered to the department; the alumni survey used to guide
departmental changes had a confidentiality clause, but the names of alumni were
listed in the document. HPESS agreed to
delete these from the final electronic document and notify
A final concern focused upon the many required classes for many HPESS degree programs; it seems that it might be very difficult for freshmen to get into classes and progress duly towards graduation. This has indeed sometimes posed a problem, especially for students who wish to complete the 3/2 program in Physical Therapy.
Motion to approve package with changes to Physical Education teaching major and to table the proposed changes to the Physical Education Teaching Minor passed without objection.
V.
Miscellaneous
On December 6, EPC will take up the issues of residency requirements for physical therapy and discuss the issue of course pre-requisites with college deans. The specific problem of pre-requisites raised within the theology department has since been resolved, but EPC will be addressing some broader concerns.
Motion to dismiss: T. Hill; second by K. Manning.
Meeting dismissed at 4:45.
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