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College
of Business
Department of Computer Information
Systems Contact: Sharon Underwood,
ext. 3687 Station # 21
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1. Type of Change
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Proposed details: |
4. Rationale: Explain rationale for change. |
5. Academic Implications: Discuss impact on
other academic programs or areas, if any. |
6. Financial Implications: Discuss personnel,
facility, and budgetary implications of change, if any. |
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Course
Name
Course
Description
Major
Requirement
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Current
Course Name: CS
301 Advanced Programming in C++
Current
Course Description:
The second course in the series of programming
courses for CIS majors.
Includes more advanced concepts and object-oriented
program development principles. Introduces advanced constructs of C++ and addresses advanced
data structures such as records, files, sets, and
multidimensional arrays. Hands-on C++ programming using
microcomputers. Pre-requisite:
CS 300 |
Proposed
Course Name:
CS 301 Advanced Programming in
Visual Basic
Proposed
Course Description:
The
second course in the series of programming courses for CIS
majors. Includes
more advanced concepts and object-oriented program development
principles. Introduces
data structures such as sequential and random access files,
database access, and multidimensional arrays.
Incorporates hands-on Visual Basic programming.
Pre-requisite:
CS 300 |
Changes
in the job market underline the need for a knowledge of Visual
Basic as well as Visual C++.
Visual Basic is used in both database and web page
programming. Requiring
all majors to be conversant in both languages will make them
more attractive and more versatile when they enter what has
become a slightly unstable job market.
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Introducing
a second language in the advanced course will have an effect
on the number of advanced topics that can be covered.
As a result, the content of the third course in our
sequence (CS 370 Data Structures) will be impacted.
Any changes to CS 370 will be handled in the Spring
semester. |
None
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Tutwiler College of Education
There were no curriculum proposals from the College
of Education.
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| College
of Liberal Arts
Department of Fine Arts Contact:
Jason Guynes
ext.3510, Station #10
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1. Type of Change
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3.
Proposed details: |
4. Rationale: Explain rationale for change. |
5. Academic Implications: Discuss impact on
other academic programs or areas, if any. |
6. Financial Implications: Discuss personnel,
facility, and budgetary implications of change, if any. |
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New
Course
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MU
280 Guitar
Ensemble Literature Class
(1)
Designed for students interested in performing with a small
group with emphasis upon creativity, musical growth, and
repertoire. A
maximum of eight-semester hour is permitted in one of these
courses. |
An
adjunct instructor is now available to teach this class.
Guitar ensemble is seen as a positive addition to the
performance groups in music and may be another recruiting
instrument for the University. Ensemble Literature Class is
currently offered in Percussion, Brass, and Woodwinds.
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None |
Adjunct
instructor salary (one hour) and travel if group performs off
campus.
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| College
of Natural Sciences & Mathematics
Department of Biological and
Environmental Sciences Contact: Dr. John McCall jmccall@uwa.edu
ext.3724, Station #7
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1. Type of Change
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3.
Proposed details: |
4. Rationale: Explain rationale for change. |
5. Academic Implications: Discuss impact on
other academic programs or areas, if any. |
6. Financial Implications: Discuss personnel,
facility, and budgetary implications of change, if any. |
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New
Course
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Histology
is currently offered
under BY 408. Selected Topics in Biology. |
We
are recommending that Histology be offered as a separate
course.
BY
431. Histology (4)
A study of the microscopic anatomy of tissue of vertebrates,
particularly mammals.
Three lecture and three laboratory hours per week.
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Currently
in the Biology Comprehensive major, a student is required to
take BY 421, Parasitology, or BY 422, Comparative Anatomy.
BY
431, Histology is a more appropriate option and is already
offered every other year as a selected topics course.
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None |
None
as course is already offered as a selected topics course.
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Department of Mathematics Contact: Dr.
Judy Massey jem@uwa.edu
ext.3412, Station #7
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1. Type of Change
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3.
Proposed details: |
4. Rationale: Explain rationale for change. |
5. Academic Implications: Discuss impact on
other academic programs or areas, if any. |
6. Financial Implications: Discuss personnel,
facility, and budgetary implications of change, if any. |
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Course
Deletion
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MH
110-Finite Mathematics |
Delete
MH
110-Finite Mathematics |
There
are not enough students who take the course to make it
feasible to assign a faculty member’s one-fourth load to
this class.
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Liberal
Arts majors would have no other choice but MH 113, Precalculus
Algebra. |
None
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Department of Physical
Sciences Contact: Mr. Carey Moore cmoore@uwa.edu
ext.3680, Station #23
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1. Type of Change
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3.
Proposed details: |
4. Rationale: Explain rationale for change. |
5. Academic Implications: Discuss impact on
other academic programs or areas, if any. |
6. Financial Implications: Discuss personnel,
facility, and budgetary implications of change, if any. |
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Course
Description
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CH
321 Quantitative Analysis
Course
is current offered as: “Two
lecture hours and six laboratory hours per week” |
CH
321 Quantitative Analysis
Change
to “Three lecture hours
and four laboratory hours
per week”
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Both
assessment results (standardized American Chemical Society
exam) and classroom performances indicate a need for more
theoretical preparation and mathematical analysis among our
students. Increasing
lecture time will permit greater concentration in these areas.
Laboratory
exercises can be completed in four hours with recent updates
in chemistry equipment and the corresponding changes in
laboratory emphasis.
[Note:
a review of similar courses at other institutions shows them
to be about equally divided between the 2/6 or 2/4 lecture/lab
ratios.]
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Should
also improve the performance of Environmental Science majors
who are required to take this class, but general have weaker
math backgrounds than Chemistry majors |
None
(perhaps a slight savings in laboratory expendables)
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Minor
Requirement Change
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NSM
currently offers two minors in geology. A
minor in Geology and one in Geotechnolgy. |
We
are recommending that both minors be
removed from our offerings. |
The
faculty member in Geology is retiring and his position is
being filled by an Environmental Scientist.
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None
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None
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Division
of Nursing
There were no curriculum proposals from the
Division
of Nursing.
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For University
Academic Council information contact: rtf@uwa.edu
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