Minutes: March 20, 2017
WESTERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY
MARCICOSTAS SCHOOL OF ARTS AND SCIENCE
PROGRAM REVIEW COMMITTEE
MINUTES FOR MARCH 20, 2017 MEETING AT 3 PM IN WARNER HALL 315
Present: Stavros Christofi, Surekha Davies, Josie Hamer, Rondall Boo-Hock Khoo, Rotua Lumbantobing, Helena Prieto.
JH proposed Feb minutes, Stavros 2nd; 3 yes, one abstain.
Visitors: William Joel. Bill Petkanas.
Announcements:
1. Scribe for today: Surekha Davies.
Old Business:
- December Meeting Minutes (Stavros Christofi). Approved.
- February Meeting Minutes (Rondall Khoo). Approved w/ minor edit.
- Proposals from Communications and Media Arts.
- Revise COM 205 to add gen ed competencies and program learning outcomes (CD1617101)
- Revise Course COM 230 History of Mass Media (CD1617102)
- Revised Course COM 200 Language and Communication (CD1617103)
Tabled after recommending revisions to the Communication and Media Studies department.
New Business:
- Proposals from Computer Sciences-See SharePoint
- Align CS 135 with Quantitative Reasoning competency (CD1617140) Discussion about how much of a course needs to be quantitative reasoning to get the QR competency. 5 acceptances, 1 abstention.
- Proposals from Communications and Media Arts-See SharePoint
- DIMA Media Production Option Proposal (CD1617131) Unanimous vote in favour of proposal.
COM 203 revise course description and outline; add competencies (CD1617105)
Tabled after recommending revisions to the Communication and Media Studies department.
- DIMA Media Production Option Proposal (CD1617131) Unanimous vote in favour of proposal.
Adjourned at 15:49.