Graduate Studies Committee Meeting for April 29, 2004 

Members Present: P. Baumann, G. Claffey, R. Cohen, C. Dimmick, M. D’Onofrio, J. DiPlacido, K. Farrington, F. Frangione, B. Kjell, J. Kovel, P. Kyem, J. Lefebvre, C. Marshall, G. Mejia, D. Mitchell , D. Mulcahy, B. Nicholson, J. Nicoll-Senft, M. Nunn, A. Osburne, C. Parr, V. Rajaravivarma

Guests/ex. officio: C. Pudlinski, P. Lemma

G. Mejia called the Graduate Studies Committee to order at 2:38 pm. 

I.                   Approval of Minutes

A.  Members present approved the March 18, 2004 minutes with minor edits.

II.                Announcements from Dean Lemma

A.     Reminder: The Spring Graduate Forum will be held on May 6, 2004 in the Connecticut Room at 12:30pm.  A signup sheet is being circulated with menu choices.  Up to two people per department may attend.  Other attendees may email P. Lemma as soon as possible.

B.     The Graduate Research and Creative Presentation day will be held on May 18^th at 4pm.  Please encourage your students to participate.  This year there are only twelve participants thus far.  In the previous two years it was very successful, with thirty eight participants last year alone.  If the student is doing a thesis, special project, research project or recital and are ready to present, encourage them to sign up.  Information is on the website (www.ccsu.edu/grad/).  The students will need to send an abstract of their presentation to the Graduate office and indicate any equipment that they will need.  Poster boards will be available to them at the Graduate office.

C.     Graduate Commencement is on Thursday, May 27 at 7:30pm.  Any faculty who want to be involved with the hooding process should contact Academic Affairs. 

D.    Graduate School Website:  Summer is the time to edit sites of individual departments.  Each department should review and send precise edits to their pages to P. Lemma. 

III.               Report from the Graduate Student Association

P. Lemma reported for M. Shelton who was unable to attend today’s meeting.  They met earlier about the difficulty in filling the slate of candidates for next year.  The ballot is a new idea that they are using to help broaden the slate.  Please bring it back to your department and distribute in graduate classes.  The second page gives position descriptions.  The ballot deadline is May 7, 2004.

IV.              Unfinished Business

None

V.                 Committee Reports

A.     Policy Committee

1. On April 1, 2004, The GSC Policy Subcommittee passed the following program addition admission policy for The Department of Educational Leadership’s proposed program entitled: Official Certificate program 504: Superintendent of Schools Graduate Program

Changes in Admission Criteria:

Evidence of Intermediate Administrator Certification and minimum of 50 months service in education, and Permission of Chair. 

Proposed Description: Total Credits 12-15

Rationale:

C. Pudlinski reported that the Curriculum committee passed this last month.  M. Nunn motioned to accept the changes and it was seconded.  Approved.

2. On April 1, 2004, The GSC Policy Subcommittee passed the policy of adding a PLAN E Capstone Requirement for programs that offer a course- embedded Capstone option. (Programs such as Elementary and Early Childhood Education, Marriage and Family Therapy, and Special Education currently offer this option under PLAN C.)

Rationale:

All master’s degree programs at CCSU include the capstone requirement of a thesis (Plan A), a special project (Plan C) appropriate to the major, and/or a comprehensive examination (Plan B). Programs that currently offer course- embedded capstone requirements such as action research projects use the Plan C special project option but this does not differentiate between capstone requirements that are course-embedded and those that are not.

Background: (Quoted From Student Handbook, p 22)

Students may elect to follow Plan A (the thesis), Plan B (the comprehensive exam) or Plan C (special project), depending on which of the three options are offered in their program.  Some programs require both the comprehensive examination and either a thesis or a special project.

Currently Plan C (Special Project)

The availability of Plan C and its requirements vary according to the degree program.  In general, the special project involves completion of a body of work appropriate to the degree specialization.  The faculty advisor, or other faculty members in the department, will supervise the project.  The student’s work will be evaluated by the advisor and by other members of the department as appropriate.  Students normally receive three credits upon successful completion of their project.  The proposal for the special project is first forwarded to the Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs for approval.  Once these steps are taken, the special project commences until it meets with the advisor’s approval.  After the final submission of special project is approved, it needs to be submitted to the Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs who assures that the Special Project meets University Standards.

Proposed: PLAN E

Students who elect Capstone Plan E are enrolled in a program course or courses designated by the department as a PLAN E option.  They complete a body of work appropriate to the degree specialization.  The faculty course instructor (and/or other faculty members) of the department supervises the project.  The student’s work will be evaluated by the course instructor and by other members of the department as appropriate. Students receive course credit commensurate with the hours associated with the course.

There was discussion about passing the “concept” of Plan E with the thought of changing the name at a later date.  No decision was made.  M. Nunn motioned to accept Plan E as proposed.  C. Parr seconded.  Approved.

B.     Awards Committee

P. Kyem reported for the committee.

1. The Graduate Scholarship Committee received two applications by the deadline of April 15th 2004 for this year’s Jack Kent Foote’s Graduate Scholarship. The two applicants are Ms. Deborah Rossel and Alexis Fedorjaczenko. Their applications have been submitted to the Foundation’s office so they would be considered for a National Competition.  

2. The winner of the Community of Scholars Tribute will be announced at the Graduate Forum on May 6, 2004. 

3. Graduate Student Association scholarship winner is Anne Charlotte Silver. 

C.     Curriculum Committee

C. Pudlinski reported for J. Kovel that the committee had met on April 12, 2004, with the following recommendations:        

Item #1: Department of Finance

a. Course Revision of Fin 430, International Financial Management.   

b. Course_Revision of FIN 543, International Finance.   Approved.

Item #2: Department of  Mathematical Sciences

a. Course_Revision of  MATH580, Directed Study in Mathematics.  Approved.

Item #3: Department of  Biolgoical Sciences

a. Course_Revision of  BIO412, Human Physiology. 

b. Course_Revision of  BIO413, Human Physiology Laboratory. 

c. Course_Addition of BMS490, Topics in Biomolecular science. 

d. Program_Revision of M.A. in Biological Sciences: Cell and Molecular Biology.  This program is moving to a new department, with a new name.  P. Lemma reminded committee that the vote was on the curriculum.  This will go on to the Department of Higher Ed and the Board of Governors for further consideration. 

e.  Program_Revision of Official Certificate Program: Post-Baccalaureate Certificate In Cell and Molecular.  

Approved.

Item #4: Department of Computer Science

a. Course_Revision of  CS500, Computer Science for Computer Information Technology. 

b. Course_Revision of  CS501, Foundations of Computer Science I. 

c. Course_Revision of  CS502, Computing and Communications Technology.  C.Dimmick moved to accept course description and to take no stand on the course title.  G. Mejia motioned to send the title issue to the CCSU Curriculum Committee.  Approved.

d. Course_Revision of  CS530, Advanced Software Engineering 

e. Course_Revision of  CS570, Topics in Artificial Intelligence.

f. Course_Revision of  CS590, Topics in High Performance Computing and Communications.

Approved.

Item #5: Department of Manufacturing and Construction Management

a. Course_Revision of  IT464, Continuous Process Improvement. 

b. Course_Revision of  IT490, Quality by Design. 

c. Course_Revision of  IT595, Applied Research Topic in Technology

d. Course_Revision of  IT598, Research in Technology. 

e. Course_Revision of  IT599, Thesis

f. Minor Change of Title of IT510, Industrial Planning & Control.  Change to: Operations Management.

Approved.

Item #6: Department of Management & Organization

a. Course_Revision of  MGT403, Social Issues for Managers. 

c. Course_Revision of  MGT473, Organizing and Managing for Innovation. 

d. Course_Deletion of  MGT494, Entrepreneurship. 

Approved.

Item #7: Department of Music

a. Course_Revision of MUS501, Topics in Music. 

b. Course_Revision of MUS503, Topics in Instrumental Music Education. 

c. Course_Revision of MUS505, Topics in Pedagogy and Curriculum. 

d. Course_Revision of MUS506, Topics in Choral Music Education. 

e. Course_Revision of MUS507, Topics in Conducting. 

f. Course_Revision of MUS512, Topics in String Pedagogy. 

g. Course_Revision of MUS536, Topics in Music Technology.

h. Course_Revision of MUS557, Topics in General Music Education. 

i. Course_Revision of MUS570, Topics in Vocal Techniques. 

j. Course_Revision of MUS572, Topics in Literature for Bands. 

k. Course_Revision of MUS577, Secondary Applied Music. 

l. Course_Revision of MUS590, Symphony Orchestra. 

m. Course_Revision of MUS592, Marching Band-Wind Ensemble. Approved.

Item #8: Department of Psychology

a. Course_Revision of PSY512, Seminar in Developmental Psychology.

b. Course_Revision of PSY530, Psychopathology. 

c. Course_Revision of PSY541, Health Psychology.

d. Course_Revision of PSY542, Psychology of Stress.

e. Course_Revision of PSY543, Stress Management: Theory & Research.

f. Course_Revision of PSY546, Short-Term Psychotherapy and Health Care.

g. Course_Revision of PSY571, Psychology of Women's Health.

h. Course_Revision of PSY590, Advanced Topics in Psychology. 

i. Course_Revision of PSY596, Psychological Research: Design and Analysis I.  

Approved.  

D.    Appeals Committee

None.
 

VI.              New Business

None.
 

VII.           Adjournment –3:30 pm

Minutes approved – 9/30/2004