University Curriculum Committee Report

Fall Semester 2004

November 2004

 

New Academic Programs with new courses

Entrepreneurial Studies Certificate for Non-Business Majors

ENTR 200              Concept Generation and Technology Entrepreneurship               1-3 crs

 

PHD Program in Scientific Computing

CSci 515 Data Engineering and Management                                                                 3 crs

CSci 544 Soft Computing                                                                                                    3 crs

CSci 545 Discrete Dynamical Systems Modeling and Simulation                                3 crs

CSci 547 Scientific Visualization                                                                                        3 crs

CSci 554 Applications in AI/Computational Intelligence                                              3 crs

CSci 582 Software Architecture                                                                                         3 crs

CSci 588 Data Structure, Algorithms, and Software Design in C++                             3 crs

CSci 599 Research                                                                                                                arranged

 

 

Minor Title Changes

Minors in Industrial Technology 

Current: Energy and Computer  Hardware

                Proposed: Electronics and Control Technology

Current: Graphic Communication

                Proposed: Graphic Communication Technology

Current: Manufaturing

                Proposed: Manufacturing Technology

 

New Courses

CHEM 333L           Int Envir Cli &For Chem Anal Lab                                                                    1 cr

ENTR 395              Special Topics                                                                                                      1-4 crs

FIN 316                  Insurance and Risk Management                                                                      3 crs

HIST 340                Women in Early Modern Europe                                                                       3 crs

HIST 341                Women I European History since 1750                                                            3 crs

HIST 450                European Social History                                                                                     3 crs

IT 411                     Integrated Mechanical Fluid Systems                                                              3 crs

PEXS 305               Health/PE for Elem Ed Teachers                                                                        3 crs

 

Course Deletions

IT 316                     Technology Education for Teaching and Learning                                       3 crs

Mgmt 405              Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management                                      3 crs

O T 506                  Community-based Occupational Therapy Practice                                        3 crs

 

Senate approval is not required for the following report items

 

Course Change Requests

CHEM 333             Int Envir Clin&Foren Chem Anal – change credits from 4 to 3

ENGL 305               Creative Writing – change credits from 2 to 3

ENTR 201              The Entrepreneur and the Economy – change prerequisites from none to Non-BPA only; change in course description

ENTR 387              Venture Growth – change prerequisites from ENTR 201, 301, and 302 or Fin 310, Mgmt 300, and Mrkt 305 to ENTR 385; delete co-requisites

ENTR 397              Entrepreneurship Internship – change course number to ENTR 497

FIN 491                  Senior Topics in Finance – change prerequisites from Fin 340 and Fin 350 to Fin 310 and Consent of Instructor

MGMT 301            Production Management – change course title to Operations Management

IT 311                     Microcomputer Hardware – change in course description

IT 451                     Computer Applications PLCS, MicroControllers and Robotics – change title to Control Systems; change prerequisites from IT 201, 301, 311 and 341 to IT 211; change in course description

IT 497                     Directed Studies in Industrial Technology – change in course description             

O T  511                 Service Delivery Systems – change credits from 2 to 3; change in course description

Phys 431                Quantum Mechanics I – add Phys 317 to prerequisites

Phys 460                Introduction to Astrophysics – change in course description

Phys 461                Introduction to Astrophysics II – change in course description

T&L 345                 Curriculum Development and Instruction – change in course description

T&L 350                 Development and Education of the Adolescent – change in course description

T&L 400                 Methods and Materials – change in course description

T&L 460                 Microteaching – change in course description

 

Program Requirements Change Requests

B.S. in Industrial Technology – submitted to reflect the minor title changes; new course requests; course deletion; and course changes; change in credits for required support courses from 39 to 36 due to deletion of Isys 217

Master of Occupational Therapy – delete the Community Practice Track

B.S. with major in Physics – change in math requirement from Math 315 to Math 327

B.S. with major in Psychology – increase the number of courses students may choose their additional 8 credits

B.A. and B.S. with major in Psychology – add Biology 111/111L as an option for the biology/anatomy requirement

B.A. and B.S. with major in Psychology – add sign language as an option for the language requirement

Rehabilitation and Human Services – drop Swk 256, 257, 334, and 418 and add Psyc 250, Soc 361 and any 3 credit statistics course to the program requirements; removed T&L 316, 317, and 318 from the elective courses and added T&L 319

B.A. with a major in Theatre Arts – Add Thea 230 to the B.A. required courses