This page contains the results of Curriculum Committee work for the 2005-06 Academic Year.

The latest report will be at the top, and the September, 2005 report will be at the bottom.  The last report to be added will be May, 2006.  After each Senate meeting, this page will be updated.

It is intended to allow those with an interest in curricular revisions (Blue Sheets and Program Tracking Forms) to find what action was taken by Faculty Senate.

Please send comments/questions/suggestions to Maria Marques,  Faculty Senate Office, e-mail mmarques@hartford.edu  or X4475.

"Blue Sheet"  (Curriculum Change Form)    Program Tracking Sheet
Information about the Senate Curriculum Committee

The Senate Curriculum Committee meets in Auerbach 426, 12:00 p.m. - 1:40 p.m. on the dates below - please note the Due Dates for materials to be delivered to the Registrar's Office.

Curricular Materials (Blue Sheets, Program Review Tracking Sheets, et al) should be delivered directly to Nancy Philip, Registrar's Office, Computer Center, 2nd Floor, X4594, by the Due Date and Time shown below.

Essential:  
The dept. or college submitting any curricular materials should plan on having a knowledgeable person be present to answer questions at the Curriculum Committee meeting at which their proposal is considered.  The approximate time to appear will be e-mailed to the contact name given in the curriculum forms a few days before the meeting. Please call x4475 if you have any questions.

2005-2006 Academic Year Schedule for FACULTY SENATE Meetings

Curriculum materials
DUE at 
REGISTRAR
at 9:00 a.m.

CURRICULUM MEETING
12:00 – 1:40 p.m. A426

SENATE EXECUTIVE MEETING
12:00 – 1:40 p.m. CC316

FACULTY SENATE MEETING
12:00 – 1:40 p.m. A426

 

 

 

 

Wednesday August 24

Thursday September 1

Tuesday August 30

Thursday Sept. 8, 2005

 

 

 

Tuesday  Sept. 13, 2005

 

 

 

 

Monday September 26

Tuesday October 4

Tuesday September 27

Tuesday   Oct. 11, 2005

 

 

 

Thursday Oct. 13, 2005

 

 

 

 

Monday October 24

Tuesday November 1

Tuesday October 25

Tuesday  Nov. 8, 2005

 

 

 

Thursday Nov. 10, 2005

 

 

 

 

Monday November 21*

Thursday December 1

Tuesday November 29

Thursday Dec. 8, 2005

*Week of Thanksgiving

 

 

Tuesday   Dec. 13, 2005

 

 

 

 

Monday January 9

Tuesday January 17

No Executive Meeting

Tuesday   Jan. 24, 2006

 

 

 

Thursday Jan. 26, 2006

 

 

 

 

Thursday January 26

Tuesday February 7

Thursday February  2

Thursday Feb. 9, 2006

 

 

 

Tuesday  Feb. 14, 2006

 

 

 

 

Wednesday February 22

Thursday March 2

Thursday February 23

Thursday  Mar. 9, 2006

 

 

 

Tuesday   Mar. 14, 2006

 

 

 

 

Monday March 27

Tuesday April 4

Tuesday March 28

Tuesday  Apr. 11, 2006

 

 

 

Thursday Apr. 13, 2006

 

 

 

 

Monday April 24

Tuesday May 2

Tuesday April 25

Tuesday  May 9, 2006

 

 

 

Thursday May 11, 2006

Faculty Senate Curriculum Committee Report for May 2006

The May 2006 Curriculum Committee report below was approved on May 9, 2006 by the Faculty Senate
NOTE: the CPS 725, Clinical Foundations course, was tabled and was not approved.

A&S

Program Review

Communication

Revise Existing Program

The School of Communication is changing from six “emphases” to three, Advertising and Public Relations, Journalism and Media Studies, Human Communication Studies. Students will take 6 credits within the School but outside of their emphasis and a writing intensive courses for a new 12 credit core.

 

To ensure consistency, there are several level, description, and prerequisite changes, two new course and a special topics to permanent course.

CMM 271

Introduction Public Relations

CNCC

CMM 371

Public Relations Cases

CLC, CDC, CPC

CMM 471

Public Relations Campaigns

CLC, CDC, CPC

CMM 244

Television Studio Production

CDC, CTC

CMM 345

Video Field Production

CLC, CDC, CPC, CTC

CMM 440

Advanced Television Production

CDC, CPC

CMM 346

Media Industries

NCPA

CMM 415

Issues in New Media Technology

STPC

CMM 362

History of American Journalism

CLC, CPC

CMM/SOC 425

Popular Culture

CLC

CMM 366

Computer-Mediated Communication

NCPA

CMM 406,407

Internship Program

CCC, CDC

CPS 725

Clinical Foundations

NCPA

This course was TABLED; not yet approved.

PHI 470

Independent Study in Philosophy

CCC, O

From fixed to variable credit

PSY 555

Personnel Psychology

CPC, CTC

Change title in keeping with AACSB requirements and add a prerequisite to insure a better transition into this course.

PSY 561

Cognitive & Psychoed. Assmt I

STPC

Integrates principles of test administration, scoring, and interpretation. Aligns School Psychology program with national standards.

PSY 565

Cognitive & Psychoed. Assmt II

STPC

PSY 625

Capstone Project

CTC

 

PTW 480

Internship in PTW

CCC

From fixed to variable credit

SOC 463W

Social Change

CNCC

Want to make a writing intensive section of this course in addition to the standard version.

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Barney 

Program Review

Master of Science in Accounting & Taxation-Financial & Assurance Track

Revise Existing Program

Add two courses to the requirements for the MSAT-financial and assurance track


ENHP

Program Review

Occupational Therapy

Delete Program

Deletes 25 courses worth 52 credits.

Program Review

School Counseling

Revise Existing Program

Add a new course HS Transition Counseling to the elective list of the School Counseling program.

EDC 640

H.S Transitions Counseling

STPC

This is the course to be added.

NUR 651

Epidemiology

STPC

New course to enhance the Community/Public Health offerings.

EDR 335

Lang and Lit Dev for all Lrnrs

NCPA

New course to serve the Music Education program requirement as dictated by CT.

 

 

 

Hartt

Revise Program

Music Theatre

Revise Existing Program

This is a reordering of courses to provide consistency. Also, DAN courses will likely be reclassified as HTD, Hartt Theatre Dance, to avoid any confusion with courses in the Dance Program.

DAN 110-111

Ballet I

CNCC, CDC, CPC

DAN 112-113

Tap I

CNCC, CDC, CPC

DAN 114-115

Jazz I

CNCC, CDC, CPC

DAN 210-211

Ballet II

CNCC, CDC, CPC

DAN 212-213

Tap II

CNCC, CDC, CPC

DAN 214-215

Jazz II

CNCC, CDC, CPC

DAN 310-311

Ballet III

CNCC

DAN 312-313

Tap III

CNCC, CDC, CPC

DAN 314-315

Jazz III

NCPA

HTA 111

Voice II

CPC

HTA 121

Movement II

CPC

HTA 131

Acting II

CPC

HTA 210

Voice III

CDC, CPC

HTA 211

Voice IV

CDC, CPC

HTA 220

Movement III

CPC

HTA 221

Movement IV

CPC

HTA 230

Acting III

CPC

HTA 231

Acting IV

CPC

HTA 305

Study in England

CPC

HTA 310

Voice V

CDC, CPC

HTA 320

Movement V

CPC

HTA 321

Movement VI

CPC

HTA 330

Acting V

CPC

HTA 331

Acting VI

CPC

HTA 410-411

Voice V

CPC

HTA 451

Career Preparation I

CPC

HTA 480-481

Independent Study in Theatre

CCC, CNCC, CDC, CTC

 

Program Review

Vocal Music Education, Instrumental Music Education

Revise Existing Program

Having added EDR 335 [2], some compression is required; content of EDF 120 will be included in MED 110, to be [2]. Also EDF 120 [3] will be deleted from the requirement for Music Ed.

 CETA 

Program Review

Audio Engineering Technology

Revise Existing Program

Previously the Electronic & Computer Engineering Technology program was extensively revised. Since Audio Engineering Technology program uses several of their courses, it too must change by moving some of their offerings. A senior project course is also being added.

AUD 161

Modern Recording Techniques for Engineering Technology

CNCC

AUD 266

The Art of the Audio Mix for Engineering Technology

CNCC

AUD 384

Digital Audio Systems

STPC

AUD 471

Senior Project

NCPA

ECT 100, 200, 300, 400

Cooperative Education

CNCC

This is only a renumbering of the coop courses.

Program Review

Mechanical Engineering Technology

Revise Existing Program

Since ECE titles have changed, this necessitates including those changes in the MET program as appropriate.

CE 600

Graduate Project in CE

CDC, CTC

All three of these are graduate project courses constructed so that students have more exposure to process and design.

ECE 600

Graduate  Project in Electrical Engineering

CDC, CTC

ME 607

Graduate Project in ME

CDC, CTC


Faculty Senate Curriculum Committee Report for April 2006

The April 2006 Curriculum Committee report below was approved on April 11, 2006 by the Faculty Senate

 

Code

Course Title

Changes

Notes

BARNEY

Program Review

MIS Minor

Revise Existing Program

Committee Chair Bugle will report at Senate.

AC 748

Seminar Mgt Actg Control Sys

CDC, CPC, CTC

MGT 771

Entrepreneurship

CPC

MKT 755

Market and Competitive Intelligence

NCPA

CETA

Program Review

Chemical Engineering Technology

Delete Program

This CETA (Ward) program has two FT students and one PT student. 2 of the required courses have never been offered.

ENHP

Create New Program

Post-Master’s Teaching Certificate Nurses

NCPA

These are a set of courses, one of which is new, designed to revise the current Master’s in Nursing (to enhance practicum activities). Terminology of “administration” will ne changed to “leadership and management.”  A post-master’s certificate program for APRNs to provide competence in nurse educator roles.

NUR 630

Practicum & Seminar in Nurs Mngt

CCC, CDC, CTC

NUR 631

Practicum & Seminar in Nurs Educ

CCC

NUR 632

Advanced Role Observation

NCPA

NUR 661

Practicum & Seminar Comm Pub Hlth

CCC

Program Review

Masters of Science in Nursing

Revise Existing Program

Program Review

Nursing

Revise Existing  Program

The current RN to BSN program is being revised to change several 2–6-credit courses with somewhat obscure names to 3-credit courses with more explanatory names. Theoretical and practical components of previous course have been broken out into separate course. The program will require one less credit (to 120) than before.

NUR 310

Altered Health and Nursing

CPC, CTC

NUR 333

Professional Nursing Concepts

CCC, CDC, CTC

NUR 343

Nursing and Diversity

CCC, CD, CTC

NUR 432

Proactive Nursing

CCC, CDC, CTC

NUR 433

Community Health Nursing

CCC, CDC, CTC

NUR 434

Community Service Learning I

NCPA

NUR 443

Nursing Synthesis Seminar

CCC, CDC, CTC

NUR 444

Community Service Learning II

NCPA

NUR 470/640

Emergency Preparedness

NCPA

HARTT

Program Review

Music Theory

Revise Existing Program

Increase the Performing Organization from 4 semesters to 8, drop CS 110 as a requirement, add TH 405 (ear training pedagogy), and add TH 475, 476 (Music Theory Colloquium) for all 8 semesters

Program Review

Hartt School Theatre Division- Actor Training

Revise Existing Program

Add DRA 362 (Development of Theatre) and remove one academic elective

HLM 212

Perspectives on Music History

CDC, CTC

Required of all B. Music majors

HILLYER

SCB 110

Introduction to Human Nutrition

STPC

This will be an elective in Hillyer and will not satisfy any 4-credit science requirements

 

Faculty Senate Curriculum Committee Report for March 2006

The Curriculum Committee report below, for March, was approved on March 9, 2006 by the Faculty Senate

HARTT

Program Review

Music Composition

Revise Existing Program

NASM requires composition majors to participate in ensembles throughout all four years.

COM 472/473

Composers Ensemble

NCPA

This is a 0-credit course allowing student composers to hear their works. It is also required by NASM.

Program Review

Vocal Music Education, Instrumental Music Education

Revise Existing Program

The state Dept. of Education has required that all teachers must take a course in teaching reading. These changes will accommodate that.

MED 110

Foundation of Music Education

 

CCC, CDC

Increase from 1 to 2-credits and is a merger of MED 110 and EDF 120, each one credit.

ENHP

Program Review

Elementary, Integrated Elementary/Special Education, Secondary English

 

Revise Existing Program

Remove a 1-credit technology course and replace it with a 3-credit course, CT 243.

Program Review

Elementary Education

Revise Existing Program

Combine three existing 1-credit courses into one integrated 3-credit course with more emphasis on instruction, assessment, and evaluation of the curriculum.

EDE 335

Social Studies Methods and Instruction

CD

These are the 1-credit courses being dropped in favor of a single integrated course.

EDE 336

Science Methods and Instruction

 

CD

EDE 337

Methods of Instruction for Arts Integration

CD

EDE 341

Integrated Meth: Math, Social Studies and Science

NCPA

This will be the integrated course replacing above 3 courses.

Faculty Senate Curriculum Committee Report for February 2006

The Curriculum Committee report below, for February, was approved on February 9, 2006 by the Faculty Senate

A&S
LAH 220 Probate Practice
LAH 316 Health Care Law

ENHP
LIP PROGRAM
Program Review: Educational Technology
EDT 510 Theory andAnalysis for ID
EDT 512 Practicum: Design and eliery
EDT 520 Theory and Analysis for HPT
EDT 522 Practicum: Human Performance

Faculty Senate Curriculum Committee Report for January 2006

The Curriculum Committee report below, for January, was approved on January 24, 2006 by the Faculty Senate,
with twp exceptions:
            the two LAH courses proposed by A&S, LAH 220 and LAH 316, were tabled.

            the ENHP New Program in Educational Technology was tabled.

 

Significant Changes

Minor Changes

NCPA=New Course for Permanent Approval*

CDC=Course Description Change*

STPC=Special Topics to Permanent Course*

CPC=Course Prerequisite Change

CD=Course Deletion

CTC=Course Title Change

CCC=Course Credit Change*

ACCL or DCCL= Add or Delete Course Cross-listing

CNCC=Course Number or Code Change

STCC=Special Topics Course Creation*

CLC=Course Level Change*

 O = Other

*Requires completion of second page and inclusion of a syllabus


A&S
LAH 220    Probate Practice    CDC, CPC, CTC       TABLED AT JANUARY SENATE
LAH 316    Health Care Law    STPC                    TABLED AT JANUARY SENATE

Barney
MBA 720    Managing Technology & Innovation    CTC
MBA 810    Strategic Management            CTC
    Both are minor title changes

ENHP
Program Review    Human Services     Revise Existing Program
Two new courses are being added and one deleted so that the foundations of the major can be introduced at the 100-level
EDG 150     Foundations in Human Services         NCPA
EDG 434     Human Services Policy & Practice    NCPA
EDG 332    Appraisal & Evaluation in Human Services    CD

EDP 220    Understand Yourself & Others    CCC, CDC,CPC
Upgrading of a course to better fit student needs

Program Review    Educational Technology    Create a New Program
A new certificate program in constructing educational learning plans and provide students with the tools needed to provide training at the corporate level. There is some overlap with the Professional and Technical Writing Program's certificate program, which remains to worked out   TABLED AT JANUARY SENATE
EDT 510    Theory and Analysis for ID        NCPA
EDT 512    Practicum: Design and Delivery    NCPA
EDT 520    Theory and Analysis for HPT    NCPA
EDT 522    Practicum: Human Performance    NCPA

Program Review    Physical Therapy    Revise Existing Program
Each of these PT courses previously included an integrated one-credit lab component. The department feels that the course and lab would better serve student needs if they were separated
HS 515    Neuroscience        CCC
HS 517    Neuroscience Laboratory    NCPA
PT 516    Motor Control and Motor Learn    CCC
PT 517    Motor Control Laboratory    NCPA
PT 610     Clinical Integration IV    CCC, CNCC, CDC
PT 614     Practice in Gerontology     CCC
PT 616     Clinical Integration IV Lab    NCPA
PT 617     Gerontology Laboratory     NCPA

HARTT
Program review    Music Production and Technology (MPT)   Revise Existing Program
These changes reflect changes proposed in CETA that would raise the level of the technology courses above that needed by these students. Those courses are being dropped as requirements for the major and replaced by two courses taught by Hartt faculty.

MPT 305    Electronics for Music Systems I    NCPA
MPT 315    Electronics for Music Systems II    NCPA

TH 475, 476    Music Theory Colloquium        NCPA
TH 675, 676    Music Theory Colloquium        NCPA
Each of these courses will bring together the majors four times each semester and carry no credit

 

Faculty Senate Curriculum Committee Report for December 2005

The entire report below was approved by Faculty Senate at its meeting on December 8, 2005.

Significant Changes

Minor Changes

NCPA=New Course for Permanent Approval*

CDC=Course Description Change*

STPC=Special Topics to Permanent Course*

CPC=Course Prerequisite Change

CD=Course Deletion

CTC=Course Title Change

CCC=Course Credit Change*

ACCL or DCCL= Add or Delete Course Cross-listing

CNCC=Course Number or Code Change

STCC=Special Topics Course Creation*

CLC=Course Level Change*

 O = Other

*Requires completion of second page and inclusion of a syllabus

 

BARNEY

IB 610    Int. Bus. & Multinational Entrp    NCPA    An old course revived

CETA

AET 373    Interior Architecture    NCPA    New courses to enhance the program

ARC 585    Seminar on Architectural Topics     NCPA   

ES 551    Principles of Laser Design & Applied Optics    NCPA   

                A new concentration in CETA using faculty from EET, EE, and Physics

ES 552    Optical Systems Engineering    NCPA  

ES 651    Laser Mfg Systems and Aut    NCPA   

ES 652    Advanced Laser Mfg Processes     NCPA  


ENHP

Program Review    Respiratory Care Program    Revise Existing Program 

Combine some courses, break labs out, and other minor things; adds 1 credit


HS 100    Cooperative Education Program    CNCC, CDC   

                Put all coop courses under Health Science and allow variable credit

HS 200    Cooperative Education Program    CNCC, CDC   

HS 300    Cooperative Education Program    CNCC, CDC   

HS 400    Cooperative Education Program    CNCC, CDC   

HS 500    Cooperative Education Program    CNCC, CDC   

MT 436    Research and Development    CD    Description change only

RCP 210    Respiratory Pharmacology    CCC   

                    Changes associated with the change in the Respiratory Therapy major and best current practices

RCP 213    Pul Diagnostics & Therapeutics    CCC   

RCP 320    Pulmonary Function Testing    CD   

RCP 321    Pulmonary Anatomy & Physiology    CCC, CDC, CPC   


Hartt                    

Program Review    Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study    Create New Program   

                            Certificate of advanced graduate study for music education

COM 667    Computer Music Seminar    CNCC, CDC    New graduate-only seminar

TH 405    Ear Training Pedagogy    CDC, CTC   

                Changes in course descriptions and titles to better fit with several different programs

TH 505    Ear Training Pedagogy    CDC, CTC   

TH 614    Graduate Ear Training Review    CCC, CNCC, CDC, CPC, CTC   

TH 645    Graduate Ear Training    CCC, CNCC, CDC, CPC, CTC

Faculty Senate Curriculum Committee Report for November 2005

The entire report below was approved by Faculty Senate at its meeting on November 8, 2005

 

Hartford Art School
Program Review    Master of Fine Arts in Illustration (Low-Residency)    Create New Program

CODE        TITLE               CHANGES
ILS 610    Illustration in Context 1    NCPA
ILS 611    Illustration in Context 2    NCPA
ILS 613    Illustration in Context 3    NCPA
ILS 614    Illustration Lectures 1      NCPA
ILS 621    Illustration Lectures 2      NCPA
ILS 640    Business of Illustration     NCPA
ILS 710    NYC Issues 1                 NCPA
ILS 711    NY Assignment 1              NCPA
ILS 712    NYC Issues 2                 NCPA
ILS 713    NYC Assignment 2             NCPA
ILS 720    Illustration Issues 1        NCPA
ILS 721    Illustration Assignment 1    NCPA
ILS 722    Illustration Issues 2        NCPA
ILS 723    Illustration Assignment 2    NCPA
ILS 760    Digital Illustration         NCPA
ILS 761    Children’s Book              NCPA
ILS 762    Reportage ILS                NCPA
ILS 861    Advanced Illustration 1      NCPA
ILS 862    Advanced Illustration 2      NCPA
ILS 863    Advanced Illustration 3      NCPA
ILS 864    Advanced Illustration 4      NCPA
ILS 865    Advanced Illustration 5      NCPA
ILS 961    Thesis Project 1             NCPA
ILS 962    Thesis 2                     NCPA
ILS 963    Thesis 3                     NCPA
ILS 964    Thesis 4                     NCPA
ILS 965    Thesis 5                     NCPA
ILS 970    Thesis Exhibition            NCPA


CETA (College of Engineering, Technology, and Architecture)
Program Review    Electronic Engineering Technology    Revise Existing Program
Program Review    Computer Engineering Technology      Revise Existing Program

ECT 111    Intro Elec/Electronics         NCPA
ECT 113    Personal Computer Laboratory   CNCC, CDC, CPC
ECT 121    DC & AC Electr Fundamentals    NCPA
ECT 122    Intro to Digital Devices       NCPA
ECT 231    AC & Solid-State Fundamentals  NCPA
ECT 232    Digital Circuits II            NCPA
ECT 241    Analog Devices & Circuits      NCPA
ECT 242    Micro Arch & Prog              NCPA
ECT 245    Electrical & Electronic Fund   CNCC
ECT 351    Prac Issues Electron Ckt Des   NCPA
ECT 352    RF Communications              NCPA
ECT 353    Computer Architecture          NCPA
ECT 354    Linear Integrated Circuits     NCPA
ECT 355    Industrial Elec & Actuators    NCPA
ECT 361    Data Communications            NCPA
ECT 362    Advanced RF Communications     NCPA
ECT 363    Computer Interfacing           NCPA
ECT 364    Industrial Instr & Sensors     NCPA
ECT 365    Object-Oriented Programming    CNCC, CLC, CDC, CTC
ECT 471    Senior Design Project I        NCPA
ECT 472    Computer Networking            NCPA
ECT 474    Digital Signal Processing      NCPA
ECT 481    Senior Design Project II       NCPA
ECT 482    Wireless Networks              NCPA
ECT 483    Data Acquisition System        NCPA
ECT 484    Supervisory Control Systems    NCPA
ECT 485    Telecommunications             NCPA
ECT 486    Feedback Control Systems       NCPA
ECT 487    Fiber Optics                   CNCC, CDC, CTC

CETA
Program Review   
Transportation Engineering Concentration in the Master of Engineering –
Civil Engineering Program    Revise Existing Program

CE 510    Sim. & Mod. Of Trans. Systems    NCPA
CE 512    Traffic Flow Theory & Analysis   NCPA
CE 514    Urban Transportation Planning    NCPA

HILLYER COLLEGE
MAB 220    Trig. And Intro. To Calculus    CDC, CPC, CTC
MAB 221    First-level Calculus            CDC, CPC, CTC

 

Faculty Senate Curriculum Committee Report for October 2005

Significant Changes

Minor Changes

NCPA=New Course for Permanent Approval*

CDC=Course Description Change*

STPC=Special Topics to Permanent Course*

CPC=Course Prerequisite Change

CD=Course Deletion

CTC=Course Title Change

CCC=Course Credit Change*

ACCL or DCCL= Add or Delete Course Cross-listing

CNCC=Course Number or Code Change

STCC=Special Topics Course Creation*

CLC=Course Level Change*

 O = Other

*Requires completion of second page and inclusion of a syllabus

The entire report below was approved by Faculty Senate at its meeting on October 11, 2005.

Code

Title

Changes

Notes

Hillyer

 

 

PHI 265

Studies in Native American Phi

STPC

This is a travel course focusing on values and world views of Native Peoples.

 

 

Faculty Senate Curriculum Committee Report for September 2005

The entire report below was approved by Faculty Senate at its meeting on Sept. 8, 2005.

There was no Curriculum Committee business presented at the Senate meeting; accordingly, nothing was approved.