Graduate Council –
Minutes
East Tennessee State
University
October 31, 2011 1:15pm
President’s Conference
Room – Dossett Hall 206
Present: Dr.
Karin Bartoszuk, Dr. Jeffrey P.
Beck, Ms. Queen H. E. Brown, Dr. Russell Brown, Dr. Stacy D. Brown, Ms. Alyssa
Buckingham, Dr. Ranjan N. Chakraborty, Dr. Scott W. Champney, Dr. Marsh Grube,
Ms. LaDonna Hutchins, Dr. Marie Jones, Ms. Billie Lancaster, Dr. Jeff R.
Knisley, Dr. Cecilia A. McIntosh, Dr. Martha M. Pointer, Dr. Kathleen M.
Rayman, Dr. Marie Tedesco
Absent:
Dr. David A. Arnall, Mr. Billy Brooks, Ms. Maria D. Costa, Dr. William
R. Duncan, Dr. Emmett M. Essin, Dr. Eric S. Glover, Dr. Donald B. Hoover, Dr.
Janna L. Scarborough, Dr. Ester L. Verhovsek
Guests:
Dr. Jeff Howard, Dr. Joyce Duncan, Dr. Virginia Foley, Dr. Don Good,
Approval of September 2011 minutes:
The September
minutes were approved with no corrections.
Curriculum Subcommittee report – Dr.
Martha Pointer:
The committee
reported that each of the following proposals was considered using the
characteristics listed below as applicable to each proposal:
Appropriate credit hour assignment
Appropriate discipline-specific best practices
Appropriate purpose and goals of the proposal
Appropriate intellectual/learning outcomes
Appropriate content and topics
Appropriate major assignments
Appropriate class level
Appropriate course type
Appropriate course delivery method
Conflict with other courses or programs
Articulation and transferability of credit
to other institutions
I.
Un-table New Course Proposal – SPAN
4747/5747, Historical Reflections in Contemporary Spain
This course
is offered as an international trip in the summer session. It has been reviewed and approved by the
International Council.
The Subcommittee recommended
approval with the following changes:
A. Remove the
information listed in the “Contact information for similar courses” section.
B. In the “Other
Information” section, add the Academic Misconduct Policy for the course.
Action
taken by council: Approved with
recommended changes
II.
Revise Degree and Establish
Concentrations in the Master of Education in Educational Leadership
The
proposal establishes three concentrations in the M.Ed. in Educational
Leadership: School Administration and Leadership, Teacher Leadership, and
Student Personnel Leadership.
The
Subcommittee recommended approval with the following changes:
A. On the
Snapshot, revise the Proposed Actions and the Title of Action to reflect the
three new concentrations.
B. On the Form:
Sum, remove the first sentence in the Instructional Leadership/Administration
section of the purpose.
C. On the Form:
Sum, delete the fourth sentence of the Instructional Leadership/Administration
section of the Purpose.
D. In the Needs section on page 5, reword the first
sentence in the Instructional Leadership/Administration section to read
something like “…need to establish the focus of the existing….”
E. In the Student
Personnel section on page 6, delete the first sentence.
F. In the
Admission, Retention, and Graduation Requirements section on page 9, begin the
section with something like “In addition to the admission requirements for the
Graduate School, applicants must.…” Then
list the requirements, using bullets.
G. In section I
on page 9, insert the word “the” before Southern Regional Education Board.
H. In the
Accreditation section on page 12, correct the spelling of the word “when.”
I. In the Labor
Market Evidence section on page 14, change “an” to “a” before “job posted 8-8-11….”
J. In the last
sentence on page 15, add an apostrophe to “masters’” and change “and” to “at.”
K. In the Student
Enrollment Projections on page 17, insert information about the year-round
characteristics of the program.
l. Discuss with
Dr. Grube how to insert the financial projections into the proposal.
Action
taken by council: Approved with
recommended changes
III.
New Course Proposal – CUAI 5102/6102,
Teaching for Understanding
This
proposal adds a course needed for the new concentrations in the M. Ed. In
Educational Leadership.
The Subcommittee
recommended approval.
Action
taken by council: Approved with
recommended changes
IV.
New Course Proposal – CUAI 5103/6103,
Assessing for Understanding
This
proposal adds a course needed for the new concentrations in the M. Ed. In
Educational Leadership
The Subcommittee
recommended approval.
Action
taken by council: Approved
V.
New Course Proposal – EDFN 5104/6014,
Philosophy and Psychological Theories of Learning: Past, Present, and Future
This
proposal adds a course needed for the new concentrations in the M. Ed. In
Educational Leadership.
The Subcommittee
recommended approval with the following changes:
A. In the second
goal of the Purpose and Goals section, correct the spelling of the work “that.”
B. In the Major
Assignments section, add the word “be” before “required” in the third bullet.
C. In the Major
Assignments section, add the “in” before “APA” in the
fourth bullet.
Action
taken by council: Approved with
recommended changes
VI.
New Course Proposal – READ 5105/6105,
Leading Literacy in the 21st Century
This
proposal adds a course needed for the new concentrations in the M. Ed. In
Educational Leadership.
The Subcommittee
recommended approval.
Action
taken by council: Approved
VII.
New Course Proposal – ELPA 5106/6106,
Instructional Leadership through Coaching and Mentoring
This
proposal adds a course needed for the new concentrations in the M. Ed. In
Educational Leadership.
The Subcommittee recommended approval.
Action
taken by council: Approved
VIII.
New Course Proposal – ELPA 5108/610,
Leadership for Differentiating Classrooms
This
proposal adds a course needed for the new concentrations in the M. Ed. In
Educational Leadership.
The Subcommittee recommended approval.
Action
taken by council: Approved
IX.
New
Course Proposal – EDFN 5204/6204, Brain, Mind, Experience, and School
This
proposal adds a course needed for the new concentrations in the M. Ed. In
Educational Leadership.
The Subcommittee recommended approval.
Action
taken by council: Approved
X.
New Course Proposal – ELPA 5820,
Introduction to Higher Education in America
This
proposal adds a course needed for the new concentrations in the M. Ed. In
Educational Leadership.
The Subcommittee recommended approval.
Action
taken by council: Approved
XI.
New Course Proposal – ELPA 5822, Legal
Issues in Student Personnel
This
proposal adds a course needed for the new concentrations in the M. Ed. In
Educational Leadership.
The Subcommittee recommended approval.
Action
taken by council: Approved
XII.
New Course Proposal – ELPA 5823,
Program Planning and Budgeting in Higher Education
This
proposal adds a course needed for the new concentrations in the M. Ed. In
Educational Leadership.
The Subcommittee recommended approval.
Action
taken by council: Approved
XI. Establish a New Concentration in the Master
of Arts in Liberal Studies.
The
proposal is for a new concentration in Regional and Community Studies in the
MALS program.
The Subcommittee recommended approval
with the following changes:
A.
On
page 8, just before the Evidence of Demand and Need, reword the sentence to
read something like ”The University selects peer reviewers to conduct its
program and academic reviews.”
Action
taken by council: Approved with
recommended changes
XIII. New
Course Proposal – HIST 4257/5257, History of Women in Appalachia.
This
proposal is for a course that will provide students with the opportunity to
learn about women in the history and culture of Appalachia.
The
committee recommended approval with the following changes:
A. Correct the
Course Requirements for Graduate Students to reflect the five essays that are
required and to specify the historiography requirement.
B. Remove the information in parenthesis
at the end of the Grading Scales for both undergraduates and graduates.
C. In the Other
Information section, add information about Academic Misconduct.
Action
taken by council: Approved with
recommended changes
XIII. Non-Substantive
Curriculum Change – Master of Arts in Sociology with a Concentration in
General.
This proposal is to require a
statistics course for the students in the M.A. in Sociology with a
Concentration in General Sociology.
The committee recommended approval with the following
changes:
A. Correct the
first sentence in the Rationale for Proposal to read something like “This
proposal requests requiring all Master of Arts in Sociology with a
Concentration in General to take SOCI 5444….”
Action
taken by council: Approved with
recommended changes
XIV. New
Course Proposal – HDAL 4017/5017, Homelessness, Hunger, Poverty, & Politics
This
new course would address populations with which students will work. It is designed for the Winter Session.
The
committee recommended approval with the following changes:
A. Add information about the Winter Session
applicability in the Rationale for Proposal section.
B. Revise the Course Description to remove the “junior standing”
requirement.
C. Reword the Purpose and Goals section so
that the first section begins with “The purpose of the course is to
enhance….” Also, the second section
should begin “The goals of the course are:….”
D. In the Other Information section, add
some information about Academic Misconduct.
Action
taken by council: approved (1
abstention) with recommended changes
XIV.
New Graduate Certificate Program –
Early Childhood Education Emergent Inquiry Certificate Program.
This
new graduate certificate program will be the first online Reggio-based program
in the nation.
The committee recommended approval with the following
changes:
A. In the Narrative Description of Action,
hyphenate “18-credit.”
B. In the Narrative Description of Action,
delete the sentence that begins “Currently there are only two colleges….”
C. Revise the Proposed Implementation Date
to Summer 2012 on both the Form Cover and Form Sum.
D. In the Purpose section on page 2, insert the word “graduate”
before “Certificate Program” in the first sentence.
E. At the end of the second sentence in the
Purpose section on page 2, add the word “education.”
F. At the end of the first paragraph of
the Purpose section on page 2, insert the information contained in Appendix A,
and remove Appendix A.
G. In the first bullet of the objectives on
page 2, add the word “graduate” before Certificate Program.
H. At the den of the learning outcomes on
page 2, insert the information from Appendix B, and remove Appendix B.
I. In the Need section on page 3, remove
the second sentence.
J. In the Need section on page 3, insert the
word “graduate” before “certificate” in the third sentence.
K. In the Impact section on page 3, begin
the section with something like “The ETSU graduate certificate program in
Emergent Inquiry will….”
L. In the Impact section on page 3, insert
“For example, Early Childhood Education doctoral ….”
M. In the Admission information on page 5,
begin the section with something like “In addition to the requirements of the
Graduate School….” Then use bullets to list the items required.
N. In the first sentence on page 6, insert
an apostrophe in “Master’s.”
O. In
the third paragraph on page 6, reword the paragraph to read something like “A
student who applies and is accepted into the Master’s Program in Early
Childhood Education with a concentration in Master Teacher or Research
concentration, may apply up to eighteen credit hours from the Emergent….” Then delete the following paragraph.
P. On Form PJ, adjust the Date to Summer
2012.
Q. On Form PJ, under Accreditation, remove “In addition” from
the first sentence.
R. At
the end of the Evaluation Plan on page 9, specify the office (or individual)
that will be responsible for the assessment.
S. In the Student Interest/Demand section on page 10, change
“as” to “has” in the first sentence.
T. In
the Student Interest/Demand section on page 10, add “of American educators”
after “large group” in the fifth bullet.
U. In the Student Interest/Demand section on page 10, begin the
last bullet with “A.” Also, begin the
sentences in the remainder of the bullet so that they do not begin with
numbers.
V. In the paragraph before References on page 11, change
nationally to internationally.
W. On page 12, remove all of the second paragraph except the
first sentence.
X. In the Human Resource Needs section on page 12, the first
bullet, reword the first paragraph to reflect that an adjunct will cover a
course, thereby releasing a full-time faculty member to teach in the program.
Y. In the Human Resource Needs section on page 12, the second
bullet, add the word “member” after faculty.
Z. On the Form SE, in the explanatory paragraph, move the
asterisk so that it follows the “8.”
AA. On page 17, in the Justification for Duplicative Program and/or
Course section, remove the information, and replace it with “There are none.”
BB. On page 18, in the Sharing section, mark as many boxes as are
applicable.
Action
taken by council: Approved with
recommended changes
XV.
New Course Proposal – ECED 5650,
Language and Literacy from an Emergent Inquiry Perspective.
This
course is one of the five new courses that are part of the Certificate Program
in Early Childhood Education Emergent Inquiry Perspective.
The committee recommended approval.
Action
taken by council: Approved
XVI.
New Course Proposal – ECED 5640,
Designing Physical Environments from an Emergent Inquiry Perspective.
This
course is one of the five new courses that are part of the Certificate Program
in Early Childhood Education Emergent Inquiry Perspective.
The committee recommended approval.
Action
taken by council: Approved
XIII. New Course Proposal – ECED 5620, History
and Philosophy from a Emergent Inquiry Perspective.
This
course is one of the five new courses that are part of the Certificate Program
in Early Childhood Education Emergent Inquiry Perspective.
The
committee recommended approval.
Action
taken by council: Approved
XIX. New Course Proposal – ECED 5610, Family
Community Relations from a Emergent Inquiry Perspective.
This
course is one of the five new courses that are part of the Certificate Program
in Early Childhood Education Emergent Inquiry Perspective.
The committee recommended approval.
Action
taken by council: Approved
XX. New
Course Proposal – ECED 5600, Social Moral Development from a Constructivist
Perspective.
This
course is one of the five new courses that are part of the Certificate Program
in Early Childhood Education Emergent Inquiry Perspective.
The Committee recommended approval with
the following change:
A.
If
possible, remove the code appearing before the list of Major Course Topics.
Action
taken by council: Approved
The following proposals were tabled
until next meeting as there were no representatives present.
XXI. Substantive Curriculum Modification –
Doctor of Physical Therapy
This proposal adds a new course and
substantially modifies two other courses in the Doctor of Physical Therapy
program.
The committee will recommend approval
with the following changes:
A. In
the Snapshot Narrative Description of Action, include the recommendation of the
accrediting agency.
B. On
page 2, hyphenate “doctoral-level” in the first sentence of the Purpose
section.
C. On
page 2, remove the “s” from credit hour in the first line of the “No. of new
courses.”
D. On
page 3, in the fifth box, place a space between “of” and “10.”
E. On
page 4, under Impact, reword the ”potential for job opportunities” to something
like “Competitiveness for job opportunities.”
F. On
page 4, under Plans for Accreditation, correct the spelling of “Commission.”
G. On
page 5, in the next-to-the last paragraph, change potential to competitiveness.
XXII. Substantive Course Modification – PHYT 6405,
Pharmacology I for PT
This course will combine the material
currently taught in PHYT 6405 and PHYT 7706 to make the DPT curriculum more
efficient.
The committee will recommend approval
with the following changes:
A. In
the Purpose and Goal section, include a statement at the beginning that reads
something like “The purpose of this course is….”
B. In
the Required Textbook, correct “4rd” to “4th.”
XXIII. New Course Proposal – PHYT 6642, Emergency
Response for PT
This new course was suggested by the
accrediting agency and provides students with the skills to respond to
emergency situations.
The committee will recommend approval
with the following changes:
A. In
the Staffing section, list the Graduate Faculty who may teach the course.
B. In
the Purpose and Goals section, remove the first sentence in hat section.
XXIV. Substantive
Course Modification – PHYT 6681, Administration & Management in PT
This course combines PHYT 6681 and PHYT
7883 to make the curriculum more efficient.
The committee will recommend approval
with the following changes:
A. In
item 4 of the Major Assignments, put a period at the end of the first line of
the fourth bullet. Then begin the second
line with something like “The job descriptions should include….”
B. In
item 4 of the Major Assignments, in the fifth bullet, place parentheses around
“Goals, Strengths, and Areas for Improvement.”
A.
Graduate Faculty Subcommittee report
and recommendations – Dr. Tedesco.
New Applications
Applicant Department Recommendation
Action
taken by council: Approved
Reappointments
Applicant Department Present
Status Recommendation
1.
Alamian,
Arsham Biostat.& Epidem. Temp. Member
2.
Anderson,
James L. Biostat.& Epidem Associate Member
3.
Beeler,
Robert A. MATH Associate Member
4.
Lee,
Michelle ALHS Associate Member
5.
Wachs,
Joy
Nursing
Associate Member
6. Wang, Liang
Biostat.& Epi. Temp. Member
Action
taken by council: Approved
Report on Academic
Honesty/Integrity task force:
Mr.
Jeff Howard, Committee chair on Academic Honesty and Integrity, summarized the report
from task force. Dr. Bach created the
task force last spring and charged the task force with creating an acceptable
university policy regarding academic honor code, best practices, and rules of
disciplines which will impact undergraduate, graduate and College of Medicine. A list of recommendations, task force membership,
guiding principles, draft phrasing, and information resources was handed out to
the council members for review and feedback.
Old Business:
Dr. Cecilia McIntosh presented the
Thesis and Dissertation Scholarship proposal.
This proposal is an incentive for graduate students to completed their
thesis and/or dissertation in a timely manner with monitoring from their
advisor. The scholarship will consist of one semester of three credits (Thesis,
Dissertation, or Readings and Research) for those students in the “writing
stage” of their thesis/dissertation. The
budgeted scholarships amounts are as follows:
2012-2013, $100,000; 2013-2014, $150,000; and 2014-2015 and beyond, $250,000. The Council is asked to provide
recommendations and feedback on eligibility, selection, administration, etc.
for this new scholarship program over the course of the next few Council
meetings. The goal is to have all
aspects set by the end of the February 2012 meeting in order to be able to
inform the campus community of the opportunity.
New Business:
Dr. McIntosh asked the council for
recommendations on interpretation of the graduate assistantship and tuition
scholarship policy regarding number of semesters of support. The current policy is “Graduate assistant/Tuition
Scholarship may be appointed for no more than two calendar years in a master’s
program, four years in a doctoral program for those students entering with a
master’s degree, or six years in a doctoral program for students entering with
a baccalaureate degree. Requests for
time extensions must be made by the supervisory unit in writing to Dr.
McIntosh, Dean, School of Graduate Studies.” Dr. McIntosh is requesting input regarding
consideration of extension of eligibility for students pursuing second master’s
degrees.
Other:
None
Adjournment:
There were no
further business to discuss; therefore, the meeting was adjourned at 2:45 p.m.