MINUTES: Graduate Council –
February 19, 2001, 1:15 p.m., East
Tennessee
Room
ATTENDEES: Alavi,
Antkiewicz, Brown, Champney, Green, Ellis, Herrin, Hoover,
Kasmai,
Lindahl, Osborn, Pfeiffer,
Scheuerman, Smith, Taylor
ABSENT: Caton, Thompson,
Gooley, Woodruff
I. Minutes of January 19, 2001
Action Taken by Council: Approved with minor correction on page 3,
Item C,
#2 – Draft
2001-2002 Academic
Priorities. Sentence should read: Dr.
Brown has also
asked that
recognition for graduate
coordinators be examined.
II. Curriculum Sub- Committee, Wes Brown,
spokesperson
A. College of Nursing, DSN Program - Submission of GRE Scores
Dr. Smith handed out material that included additional College
of Nursing
requirements
for admission to the DSN
degree program to include submission of Graduate
Record Exam
(GRE) scores. In addition, it was requested that the
program add terminal
objectives to
the existing language of the
DSN curriculum.
Action Taken by Council: Approved
with suggested changes.
B. College of Arts and
Sciences, Department of Communication:
1. New Course: MCOM 5030 Media & the First Amendment
No Action taken as the
curriculum proposal had not been through
the College of Arts &
Sciences Curriculum Committee.
C: College of Applied Science and Technology, Department of
Technology
1. Course Deletion: ENTC 5327 – Course Number Change – Request
approve of
corresponding
deletion of ENTC 5327 as a
result of course number change in ENTC 4327 to
ENTC 3370.
Action Taken by Council: Approved
and submitted to
Undergraduate Curriculum
Committee
for Action.
D. College of Applied Science and Technology, Department of Computer
and
Information
Sciences Curriculum
Proposal:
1. FORMAT C: Consolidation of Existing concentrations (Computer
Science,
Information
Science, and Software
Engineering) within an Existing Major (Computer
Science) into one
(1) concentration (Applied
Computer Science).
2. FORMAT E: Termination of 3 Concentrations (Computer Science,
Information
Systems, and
Software Engineering)
3. NEW COURSES (4):
CSCI 5360, Topics in Network
and System Administration
CSCI 5551, Directed Research
2
CSCI 5710, E-Commerce
Implementation
CSCI 5720, Enterprise and
E-Business Integration
4. COURSE CHANGES (7):
CSCI 5150 Topics in Modern
Operating Systems to Topics in Distributed
Systems (title
change) from 4 to 3 hours
CSCI 5200 Software Systems
Engineering from 4 hours to 3 hours (credit hour
change) CSCI
5250, Database Design from 4
hours to 3 hours (credit hour change)
CSCI 5300, Principles and
Applications of Software Design from 4 hours to 3
hours (credit
hour change)
CSCI 5460, Cryptography and
Data Security to Network and Information
Security (title
change)
CSCI 5520, Research Methods
in Computer Science from 2 hours to 1 (credit
hour change)
CSCI 5920, Software Design
Studio II to Software Development Project II
(title change)
from 4 hours to 3 credit
hours
5. EDITORIAL CHANGES (5):
CSCI 5550 Thesis Research to
Directed Research 1
CSCI 5230 Prerequisite:
Admission t Graduate Program to CSCI 5200
Co-requisite
CSCI 5910 Software Design
Studio I to Software Development Project I
CSCI 5930 Software Design
Studio III to Software Development Project III
CSCI 5960 Thesis in Computer
and Information Sciences -prerequisite CSCI
5550 to CSCI 5551
Action Taken by Council: Approved
with minor changes.
III. Graduate Faculty Sub-Committee – Henry
Antkiewicz, Chairperson
A. Applicants for new appointment:
1. Beauchamp, Barbara, T. Psy.D. Instructor in Human Development and
Learning,
recommended for Associate.
2. Breese, Ute, H., M.Ed., PT, OCS, Assistant Professor in Physical
Therapy, recommended
for Interim.
3. Chenoweth, John, D., M.A., Assistant Professor in Computer &
Information
Sciences,
recommended for Interim.
4. Hossler, Susan, M., MSN, RN, CS, Instructor in Family/Community
Nursing,
recommended
for Interim.
5. Johnson, Jesse, Ed.D., Assistant Professor in Human Development
&
Learning, recommende
d for Associate.
6. Malkus, Amy, J., Ph.D., Assistant Professor in Human Development
&
Learning,
recommended for Associate.
Action taken by Council: Approved
B. Applicants for
reappointment:
1. Boggs, Teresa, L., M.S., Assistant Professor in Communicative
Disorders,
Interim
expired 003, recommended for
Interim.
2. Hilliard, Jerry,Ph.D., Professor in Communication, Associate
expired
011, recommended
for Associate.
3. Joy, Flora, C., Ed.D., Professor Emeritus, Curriculum &
Instruction,
Full expired 011,
recommended for Full.
4. Kamolnick, Paul, Ph.D., Associate Professor in Sociology &
Anthropology,
Full expired
003, recommended for Full.
5. Kelly, Edward, J., J.D., Office of Legal Affairs, Associate
expires 013,
recommended
for Associate.
6. Mattioli, Denee, Ph.D., Associate Professor in Curriculum &
Instruction,
Associate
expired 011, recommended for
Full.
7. Perry, Leslie, A. Ph.D., Associate Professor in Curriculum &
Instruction, Full expired
011, recommended for Full.
8. Taylor, John, M., Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, Curriculum &
Instruction,
Full expired
011, recommended for Full.
Action taken by Council: Approved
IV. New Business
A. A summary report from the
etsugrad page of the GRADSCHOOL.COM web
site was
distributed to Council
members for information.
B. The one-half day Graduate Coordinator Retreat scheduled for April
6, 2001
at the
Adelphi Center was announced
to the Council. Council members were
invited
to attend and
encouraged to provide their
RSVP to Linda Wyatt as soon as possible so an
accurate number
for the luncheon could be
provided to the Center.
C. Council members discussed the trial electronic submission project
for the
CSCI
curriculum proposal. It was agreed that the process had worked
well and
that other
proposals would be accepted
electronically. The Graduate School
would still
be
responsible for maintaining
copies of the approved curriculum actions.
D. Dr. Brown informed the Council that the ETD workshop scheduled
2/14/01
was well
attended and a huge success
with graduate students. He also
informed the
group that he
would be doing a separate
workshop for the ELPA cohort in Sevierville on
March 8, 2001.
V. Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned at 1:50 p.m.
Approved: Signature on file
Scott Champney,
Chairman