FACULTY SENATE AGENDA  .pdf file of Agenda

Smith Lecture Hall, WB206-207, 3 pm
Thursday, 16 February
2017
Click on the links to open documents on that Item Number.

1.   ROLL CALL

2.  Review of the minutes from 19 January 2017 meeting.

Information Items

3.   Update on Weber State University Activities – Chuck Wight, President

 

4.   New Advising Software – Madonne Miner, Provost

 

5.   Computer Literacy -  Brian Rague, Chair, School of Computing          Overview & Operation  

 

6.   Gen Ed Revitalization - Leigh Shaw, GEIAC Chair      

      General Education Learning Outcomes and Revised GE Mission Statement       PowerPoint Presentation

 


Action Items

 

7.    University Curriculum Committee – John Cavitt, Chair
     
See  16 February Faculty Senate Curriculog Agenda for Curriculum to be reviewed.

      If you need instructions on how to access Curriculog or the Agenda, please contact Brenda, 6233
     
Curriculum was approved at the 25 January 2017 University Curriculum Committee meeting.

Gen Ed Renewal - Life Sciences

SCIENCE/Zoology - Chris Hoagstrom
ZOOL  1010    Animal Biology

                                   

WSU Gen ED Collaboration Proposals

Social Sciences and Humanities Areas - Brandon Koford

WSU    1560    Research, Creativity, & Exploration Among Disciplines

 

Social Sciences and Life Science Areas - Arron Ashley

WSU    1680    The Sciences of Human Variation:  From Sex to Gender & Race to Ethnicity

Humanities and Quanitative Literacy Areas - Jean Norman & Sandra Fital-Akelbek

WSU    2350    Writing With Numbers Gen Ed Collaboration

 

EDUCATION

Teacher Education – David Byrd

Program Change Revision

Elementary ED (BS)

 

 

New Course Proposals

EDUC  3116    Media Integration in Elementary Teachers Setting 1

EDUC  3117    Media Integration in Elementary Teachers Setting 2

EDUC  3230    Data Analysis for Elementary Teachers & Math Pedagogy

EDUC  4350    Elementary Mathematics Pedagogy

 

General Education Proposals  - Paul Schvaneveldt

CHF     2400    Family Relations   SS Gen Ed New

CHF     2400    Family Relations   DIV Gen Ed New

Child & Family – Wei Qiu

Program Change

Early Childhood Education (BS)         

Early Childhood (AAS)

Early Childhood (BS)

Child Development Minor

Course Deletion

CHF     2570    Middle Childhood Development

New Courses

CHF     2670    STEM and Approaches to Learning in Childhood

CHF     3570    Infants & Toddlers: Development & Practice

CHF     3620    Curriculum Planning for Kindergarten

CHF     4670    STEM and Approaches to Learning in Childhood       


BUSINESS & ECONOMICS

Accounting & Taxation – Mara Sikkink

Program Change

(Change to) Business Communication (Business Core)

 

SCIENCE

Math -  Rachael Bachman

New Courses

MATH 2015   Algebra and Functions for Teachers

Gen Ed QL Proposal

MATH 2020   Geometry for Elementary Teachers

 

EAST 

School Computing – Thomas Bell

Program Change

Web & User Experience (AAS)

User Experience Design Minor           

Web & User Experience (BS) 

Web Technology Minor          

 

Course Revision Proposal

WEB    1400    Foundations of Web Design  This proposal was pulled from the agenda by the Department 2/15/17

New Course Proposals

WEB    2350    Client Side Web Development

WEB    2620    Advanced CSS

WEB    2630    Client Side Frameworks          

WEB    2890    Client-Side Portfolio

WEB    3620    Server-side Web Architecture

 

Engineering – Fon Brown

Program Change

Master of Science in Computer Engineering

New Course Proposal

CS 6740           Computer Systems Security  

 

Professional Sales – Blake Nielson

New Course Proposals

PS        3001    Sales Career Strategies

PS        3003    Relational Selling        

 

Parson Construction Mgmt Tech Dept – Joseph Wolfe

Program Change Proposals

Facilities Management Emphasis, Construction Management Technology 

Construction Management Emphasis, Construction Management (BS)

Construction Management (AAS)

Construction Management Minor

Course Revision Proposals

CMT    1310    Materials & Methods  

CMT    1330    Civil Materials

CMT    2340    Civil Design & Layout

CMT    2360    Commercial Design & Codes

 

New Course Proposals

CMT    2410    LEED GA Preparation

CMT    2990    Construction Management Seminar    

CMT    3370    Preconstruction Services         

CMT    3510    Energy Management in Bldg M&E Systems    

CMT    3680    FM Operations

CMT    4270    Computer Aided FM   

CMT    4310    Long-term facility Planning    

CMT    4510    Design Charrette

CMT    4520    ASC Student Competition

CMT    4570    Approaches to  Construction  Contracting 

                                   

ARTS & HUMANITIES       

General Education Proposals -  Susan McKay and Hal Crimmel

Gen Ed Humanities     

ENGL  2750    Topics & Ideas in the Humanities

New Course Proposal

ENGL  2750    Topics & Ideas in the Humanities

                                   

English - Susan McKay and Hal Crimmel

Program Change Proposals

English (BA)   

English Minor 

English Teaching (BA)

English Teaching Minor          

Professional & Technical Writing Emphasis, English BA       

 

New Course Proposals - Susan McKay and Hal Crimmel

ENGL  3352    Studies in World Literary Genres

ENGL  3353    Genres in Cultural & Media Studies

ENGL  3354    Genres in Writing & Interdisciplinary Studies

ENGL  3752    Topics & Ideas in World Literatures & Language

ENGL  3753    Topics & Ideas in Cultural & Media Studies

ENGL  3754    Topics & Ideas in Writing & Interdisciplinary Studies

ENGL  4712    Eminent World Authors          

ENGL  4713    Eminent Authors in Cultural & media Studies

Visual Arts  - Bradley Vieth

New Course

THEA  1075    Class Voice for Musical Theatre                                             

 

Performing Arts – Jessica Greenberg

New Course

THEA  4852    Design/Tech Practicum

 

Communications  - Jean Norman

Program Change Proposals

Multimedia Journalism Emphasis, Comm (BA)          

Multimedia Journalism Emphasis, Comm (BS) 

 

HEALTH PROFESSIONS    

Masters in Nursing – Deborah Judd

Program Change Proposal

MSNP Family Nurse Practitioner

Course Revision Proposals

MSNP  6210    Advanced Pathophysiology    

MSNP  6215    Advanced Pharmacology

MSNP  6225    Adult Skills Practicum

MSNP  6230    Women's Health & Pediatric Skills Practicum

MSNP  6255    Transitions to Advanced Practice II

Master of Science in Nursing  - Melissa Neville
New Course Proposals
MSN  6400   Nurse Executive Residency 
MSN 6700    Nurse Educator Residency
Listed in Graduate Certificate, Nurse Executive Track and Nurse Educator Track

                                   

Medical Laboratory Science

Program Change Proposal -  Matthew Nicholaou

Medical Laboratory Science (BS)

New Course Proposal

MLS     3301    Online Orientation for BS Degree

 

>>End of Proposals<<

8.     Update to Learning Outcomes – Information Literacy and Composition/ENGL2010  


9.     Other Items -

 

Next Meeting: Faculty Senate, 16 MARCH 2017 at 3:00 pm, WB206-207