MINUTES:
Graduate Council – January 26, 2004,1:15 p.m., East Tennessee Room
– DP Culp
ATTENDEES:
Barrett,
Whitson
ABSENT:
GUEST: Cornett, Halverson, J. Huang,
I. Approval of Minutes –
November 24, 2003
Action
taken by Council: Approved with the
addition of Tuition Scholarship discussion under Paragraph IV. Old Business,
Item C.
A.
College of Arts & Sciences
1. Department
of Criminal Justice – Addition of one new
course:
a.
CJCR
5500 – Topical Seminar – 3 credit hours
Action
taken by Council: Approved.
2. Department of Mathematics – Addition
of four dual listed
4xx7/5xx7 classes;
a.
MATH 4027/5027 –
Introduction to Applied Mathematics
(3 CH)
b. MATH 4327/5327 – Time Series
Analysis (3 CH)
c. MATH 4357/5357 – Introduction to
Topology (3 CH)
d. MATH 42137/5137 Introduction to Modern
Algebra II
(3 CH)
Action
taken by Council: Approved.
3.
Department of Social
Work
A. Addition of Three new courses:
1.
SOWK 5266 –
Gerontological Social Work (3 CH)
2.
SOWK 5306 –
Advanced Field Practicum (4 CH)
3.
SOWK 5403 – Administrative
Practices in Human Service Organizations – (3 CH)
B. Deletion of one course:
1. SOWK 5416 – Integrated Field
Seminar
C. Curriculum Revision
a.
Include three modified
courses:
1.
SOWK 5208
2.
SOWK 5313
3.
SOWK 5323
B: Include three new courses listed above.
C. Delete one course listed above.
Action
taken by Council: Approved.
B. College Business and Technology – Substantive
Curriculum Change Proposal in the Digital Media Concentration of the Technology
M.S. Program.
a. Replace two (2) courses in
required core:
1.
Add: DIGM 5820 New Media Communication and
Research
Delete: DIGM 5831
Interactive Multimedia
2.
Add:
ENTC 5640 Innovative Entrepreneurship OR
ENTC 5630 Project
Delete: MGMT 5010 Essentials of Management
b.
Eliminate specialization options (Multimedia,
Visualization, Hypermedia, Product
Design.
c. Addition of one (1) new four
(4) credit hour graduate
courses and one (1) new three (3)
credit hour course:
1. DIGM
5820 New Media Communication and Research (3)
2. DIGM
5821 Digital Media as an Art Form (4)
d.
Addition of three (3) new three (3) credit hour graduate
courses:
1. DIGM
5910 Experimental Media I
2. DIGM
5915 Experimental Media II
3. DIGM
5970 Digital Media Research Project
e. Addition of three (3) new
DIGM courses to replace
equivalent ENTC courses and one
(1) ENTC course:
1. DIGM
5957 Topics in Digital Media
2. DIGM
5960 Thesis
3. DIGM
5970 Digital Media Research
4. ENTC
5990
f.
Addition of three (3)new and eight (8) replacements
three (3)credit hour dual listed
xxx7 courses:
A.
Three New Courses:
1. DIGM
4617/5617 Advanced Raster-Based Imaging
2. DIGM
4147/5147 Fundamentals of Character
Animation
3. DIGM
4627/5627 Compositing
B.
Eight Replacement Courses:
1. DIGM
4637/5637 Advanced Integration Design
Formerly
DIGM 4837/5837 Advanced Multimedia
2. DIGM 4647/5647 Advanced
Animation
Formerly DIGM 4847/5847 Advanced
Visualization
3. DIGM 4657/5657 Advanced
Web Design
Formerly DIGM 4657/5657 Advanced
Hypermedia
4. DIGM 4667/5667 Advanced Product Design
Formerly DIGM 4867/5867 Advanced
Product
Design
5. DIGM 4817/5817 3D Effects
Animation
Formerly DIGM 5842 Digital Effects
Animation
6. DIGM 4827/5827 Experimental Digital Video
Formerly
DIGM 5830 Digital Video
7. DIGM 4877/5877 Advanced
Modeling & Lighting
Formerly DIGM 5840 Advanced Modeling
&
Lighting
8. DIGM 4887/5887 Technical
Direction for
Animation
Formerly
DIGM 5841 Character Animation
g.
Delete 5 courses:
1.
DIGM 4177/5177 Computer Graphics
2.
DIGM 5830 Digital Video
3.
DIGM 5840 Advanced Modeling & Lighting
4.
DIGM 5841 Character Animation
5.
DIGM 5842 Digital Effects Animation
h.
Addition of 11 new one (1)credit hour graduate lab
courses to support advanced
5xx7 courses:
1.
DIGM 5148 Character Animation Graduate Laboratory
2.
DIGM 5618 Raster-Based Imaging Graduate Laboratory
3.
DIGM 5628 Compositing Graduate Laboratory
4.
DIGM 5638 Interaction Graduate Laboratory
5.
DIGM 5648 Animation Graduate Laboratory
6.
DIGM 5658 Web Design Graduate Laboratory
7.
DIGM 5668 Product Design Graduate Laboratory
8.
DIGM 5818 3D Effects Animation Graduate Laboratory
9.
DIGM 5828 Experimental Digital Video Graduate Laboratory
10.
DIGM 5878 Modeling & Lighting Graduate
Laboratory
11.
DIGM 5888 Technical Direction Graduate Laboratory
i.
Change the culminating experience requirement for
the
non-thesis
option:
1.
Add DIGM 5970 Digital Media Research Project, and
2.
Delete ENTC 5800 Strategic Experience
j.
Revise the guided electives list in catalog to
include
only DIGM options
Action Taken by Council: Approved and forwarded to Academic
Council for approval.
III.
Graduate Faculty Sub-Committee – Wallace Dixon,Chair
A.
Appointments:
1. C. Lindsey King - Sociology/Anthropology
Recommend -
Interim
2. Joel Ryman - Management and Marketing
Recommend - Full
Membership
Action
Taken by Council: Approved.
B.
Re-Appointments:
1. William
D. Burgess, Jr. - History
Associate Membership Expires
- Spring, 2004
Recommend - Associate
Membership
2. Troy E.
Burrow - Environmental Health
Interim Status Expired -
Fall, 2003
Recommend - Interim Status
3. Rhona
Cummings - Curriculum & Instruction
Full Membership Expires - Spring,
2004
Recommend - Associate Membership
4. Jeff
Knisley - Mathematics
Associate Membership Expired
- Fall, 2003
Recommend - Associate
Membership
5. Hugh
LaFollette - Philosophy
Associate Membership Expires
- Spring, 2004
Recommend - Full Membership
6.
Elizabeth W. Ralston - Curriculum & Instruction
Associate Membership Expired
- Fall, 2003
Recommend - Associate
Membership
7. Kenneth
Silver - Environmental Health
Temporary Status Expired -
Fall 2003
Recommend - Associate
Membership
8. Haakayoo
Zoggyie - Foreign Languages
Associate Membership Expired
- Fall, 2003
Recommend - Full Membership
Action
Taken by Council: Approved.
IV. Old Business
A.
Conditional Admission Policy
B. Transfer of
Credit Policy
Dr. Brown
reported that after the two policies were submitted to
Academic Council the Council recommended that it be reviewed and
revised further before approval by Academic Council.
B.
Dr. Brown introduced the new Assistant Dean for the
C.
Academic Grade Appeal
Dr. Brown requested volunteers to serve on an upcoming academic
grade appeal. Drs. John Taylor,
Martha Pointer, and Donald Hoover agreed to serve.
D.
Dr. Brown discussed the readings and research, standard topics
courses explaining that these courses have a common rubric number and asked
whether it would be feasible to have administrative review only for these type
classes rather than bringing them before the entire Graduate Council. Dr. Brown further explained that he will
prepare a list of Thesis, Special Topics, and Independent Study courses for the
Graduate Council to review before final approval.
E.
MSN
–
Dr. Brown informed Council members that he has
just received the electronic file for the new MSN in Nursing and would
distribute the link to the Council for review. He further stated that the RODP courses
need to be on the Board of Regents agenda for the April 18th
meeting. The proposal consists of
350 pages including four concentrations and 63 courses. A special called meeting for February
would be called to address this proposal.
The meeting was adjourned at 2:40 p.m.
Scott Champney, Chair