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Graduate Studies Committee Meeting for March 18, 2004
Members Present: P. Baumann, K. Beyard, R. Cohen, C. Dimmick, M. D’Onofrio, J. DiPlacido, K. Farrington, G. Fitzgerald, F. Frangione, B. Kjell, J. Kovel, P. Kyem, C. Marshall, G. Mejia, D. Mitchell , D. Mulcahy, B. Nicholson, J. Nicoll-Senft, M. Nunn, A. Osburne, C. Parr, V. Rajaravivarma, S. Seider Guests/ex. officio: C. Pudlinski G. Mejia called the Graduate Studies Committee to order at 2:34 pm. I. Approval of Minutes A. Members present approved the February 26, 2004 minutes with minor edits. II. Announcements from Dean Lemma G. Mejia reported for the P. Lemma who was absent. A. Reminder: Tonight is an Open House for a targeted group of students. B. Please encourage your students to participate in the Graduate Research and Creative Presentation day on May 18th at 4pm. Information is on the website (www.ccsu.edu/grad/) Once students apply, poster boards will be available to them at the Graduate office. C. Feedback is still needed on the Strategic Plan. Particular attention should be paid to the goals applicable to the Graduate School, Graduate students and Graduate admissions. III. Report from the Graduate Student Association None IV. Unfinished Business None V. Committee Reports A. Curriculum Committee J. Kovel reported that the committee had met last week, with the following recommendations: Item #1: Department of Teacher Education – a. Program Revision of Master of education in educational foundation b. Course Deletion of EDF521, History of Educational Ideas c. Course Deletion of EDF522, Comparative Education d. Course Revision of EDF525, History of American Education e. Course Addition of EDF528, Comparative and International Education f. Course Deletion of EDF530, Multicultural Education. g. Course Addition of EDF535, Special topics in educational foundations h. Cycling changes: EDEC 550, EDEC 551, EDEC 552,EDEC 553, EDEC 554, EDEL 485, EDEL 531, EDF 516, EDSC 556, EDSC 586 Approved. Item #2: Department of Political Science - a. Course Revision of PS482, Government Intern Experience. b. Course Revision of PS483, Intern Seminars and Research. Amended and approved. Item #3: Department of Mathematical Sciences - a. Course Addition of STAT468, Regression and Time Series Analysis. b. Course Revision of MATH580, Directed Study in Mathematics. No department representative – tabled. Item #4: Department of Manufacturing & Construction Management a. Minor Change of Designators: CML155 to CM155 CML325 to CM325 CML345 to CM345 CML355 to CM355 CML455 to CM455 b. Add [G] credit to CM455. Approved. Item #5: Program of International Studies - Program Revision of M.S., International Studies Approved. Item #6: Department of Finance - a. Course Revision of FIN 430, International Financial Management. b. Course Revision of FIN 543, International Finance. c. Program Addition of Finance Track in MBA program No department representative – tabled. Item #7: Department of English - a. Course Revision of ENG486, Literature & Film. b. Course Revision of ENG590, Graduate Tutorial: Individual Guided Reading. Approved. Item #8: Department of Engineering Technology - a. Course Revision of ETM422, Computer Systems and Integration. b. Course Addition of ETM454, Applied Heat Transfer. c. Course Revision of ETM460, Computer Aided Design and Manufacturing (CAD/CAM). d. Course Revision of ETM463, Plastics and Composite Tool Design. e. Course Revision of ETM468, Composite Design & Analysis. f. Course Revision of ET500, Topics in Engineering Technology. g. Course Addition of ETM560, Computer Aided Manufacturing. h. Course Addition of ETM563, Plastics Mold Engineering and Design. i. Course Addition of ETM569, Composite Design and Analysis. Approved. Item #9: Department of Educational Leadership - a. Program Addition of Official Certificate Program: Superintendent of Schools. b. Course Revision of EDL513, Supervision. c. Course Revision of EDL514, Administration. d. Course Revision of EDL555, Leadership for Culturally Diverse Schools. e. Course Revision of EDT700, Topics in Leadership for Technology in Schools. f. Course Revision of EDL711, Inquiry Seminar II: Quantitative Research. g. Course Revision of EDL712, Inquiry Seminar III: Qualitative Research. h. Course Revision of EDL714, Inquiry Seminar V: Advanced Research Design. i. Course Revision of EDL715, Inquiry Seminar VI: Advanced Research Internship. j. Course Revision of EDL716, Inquiry Seminar VII: Dissertation I. k. Course Revision of EDL717, Inquiry Seminar VIII: Dissertation II. l. Course Revision of EDL718, Inquiry Seminar IX: Dissertation III. Approved. Item #10: Department of Computer Electronics & Graphics Technology - a. Course Addition of GRT222, Electronic Site Creation for Graphics Technology. b. Course Revision of GRT362, Estimating & Scheduling for Printing. c. Course Addition of CET459/559, Network Security Fundamentals. Approved. Item #11: Department of Communication - a.-h. Minor change of cycling only: a. Course Revision of COMM501, Theories of Human Communication Within an Organizational Context. b. Course Revision of COMM503, Research Methods in Communications. c. Course Revision of COMM504, Organizational Communication Audits. d. Course Revision of COMM506, Principles and Processes of Communication Campaigns. e. Course Revision of COMM507, Campaign Monitoring and Evaluation. f. Course Revision of COMM522, Corporate Communication. g. Course Revision of COMM544, Strategies in Negotiation and Conflict Resolution. h. Course Revision of COMM562, Communication and High-Speed Management. Approved. Item #12: Department of Biological Sciences - a. Course Addition of 100, Search in Biomolecular Sciences. b. Course Addition of 101, Search in Biomolecular Sciences with lab. c. Course Addition of XXX102, Introduction to Biomolecular Science. d. Course Addition of XXX111, Introduction to Human Biology. e. Course Addition of 113, Laboratory Experience in Biomolecular Science. f. Course Addition of 190, Introduction to Research 1. g. Course Addition of 290, Introduction to XXXResearch II. h. Course Addition of 390, Independent Research in Biomolecular Science. i. Course Addition of 391, Internship in Biomolecular science. j. Course Addition of 491, Advanced Independent Research in Biomolecular Science. k. Course Addition of 499, Undergraduate Thesis in Biomolecular Sciences. l. Course Addition of 500, Seminar in Biomolecular Science. m. Course Addition of other 590, Focused Study in Advanced n. Course Addition of other 591, Independent Research Project o. Course Addition of other 599, Thesis. p. Course Revision of BIO201, Principles of Cell and Molecular Biology. q. Course Revision of BIO306, Genetics. r. Course Revision of BIO311, Cell Biology. s. Course Revision of BIO316, Microbiology. t. Course Revision of BIO415, Advanced Exploration in Cell, Molecular, and Physiological Biology. u. Course Revision of BIO495, Capstone in Molecular Biology. v. Course Revision of BIO496, Capstone in Biosynthesis, Bioenergetics and Metabolic Regulation. w. Course Revision of BIO497, Biosynthesis, Bioenergetics and Metabolic Regulation Laboratory. x. Course Revision of BIO505, Molecular Biology. y. Course Revision of BIO506, Biosynthesis, Bioenergetics and Metabolic Regulation. z. Course Revision of BIO562, Developmental Biology. aa. Course Revision of BIO570, Advanced Genetics. bb. Course Revision of BIO572, Laboratory Rotation in Cell and Molecular Biology. Approved. B. Policy Committee 1. S. Seider reminded departments to respond to questionnaire on the Oral Defense of Masters Theses distributed at the February 26th meeting. So far she has only heard from a few departments. 2. The Policy Committee is in the process of creating Capstone E for Course Embedded Special Projects. The committee needs to know how many departments have embedded special projects that count as capstones. Departments may contact S. Seider (seider@ccsu.edu). 3. S. Seider reported that the Policy Committee is working with Antonia Moran to make create a Graduate Misconduct book, based on the Undergraduate Misconduct book. 4. The Policy committee voted to accept the following admissions policy changes for the Master of Science in Data Mining at the request of Daniel Larose, representative of the Department of Mathematical Sciences. The new policy will go into effect on July 2, 2004 for admission to Spring 2005. The exact wording that will go into the catalog is as follows: The minimum required undergraduate GPA for prospective candidates for the Master of Science in Data Mining is 3.0. Conditional admission may be granted to candidates with undergraduate GPA’s as low as 2.4, conditioned on the student getting no grades lower than A- in their first three core course in the program. The following materials are required, in addition to materials required by the School of Graduate Studies. (1) A formal application essay of 500 -1000 words that focuses on (a) academic and work history, (b) reasons for pursing the Master of Science in Data Mining, and (c) future and professional aspirations. The essay will also be used to demonstrate a command of the English language. (2) A detailed, itemized letter explaining whether and how the candidate has fulfilled each of the program prerequisites that applicants to the Master of Science in Data Mining program are expected to have completed, or be in the process of completing: · Math 221 Calculus II; · Math 218 Discrete Mathematics; · Stat 315 Mathematical Statistics I; · CS 152 Computer Science II or CS 500 Computer Science for CIT; and · A second semester course in undergraduate statistics Students may be admitted on condition that they complete these prerequisite courses with a grade of B or better. In their letter, candidates are asked to show which courses on which transcripts are being used to fulfill each of these prerequisites. In particular, the candidate is asked to consider that mathematical statistics is calculus-based, and represents a different approach beyond the usual undergraduate statistics course. Therefore, a course description or syllabus for the mathematical statistics course should be attached to the letter. If a candidate has not had courses that would fulfill certain program prerequisites, the candidate should so indicate. The candidate is reminded that conditional admission may be granted for students needing to complete any or all of the program prerequisites. (3) Two letters of recommendation, one each from the academic and work environment (or two from academia if the candidate has not been employed). The application and all transcripts should be sent to the Graduate Admissions Office. The other materials, including the formal application essay, the prerequisites letter, and the two letters of recommendation, should be sent to: Dr. Daniel T. Larose RE: MS in Data Mining Admissions Materials Department of Mathematical Sciences – Marcus White 118 Central Connecticut State University New Britain, CT 06050 Note that only hard copy materials are acceptable. No attachments to emails or other electronically transmitted material will be considered in admissions decisions. Approved. C. Awards Committee P. Kyem reported that the Awards Committee has received four nominations for the Graduate Community of Scholars Tribute. Letters to the nominated departments will be mailed by March 19, 2004. He reminded departments that nominated departments must get the documents to the committee by April 15, 2004. D. Appeals Committee None. VI. New Business Election of Chairperson for 2004-2005 G. Mejia announced that he has been granted sabbatical leave for the 2004-2005 academic year. Nominations for the Chair of Graduate Studies Committee: G. Fitzgerald. C. Dimmick moved to close the nominations, seconded by M. Nunn. Passed. Chair then declared Glynnis Fitzgerald to be elected without opposition. VII. Adjournment –2:59 pm Minutes edited as approved – 4/29/2004
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