MEMORANDUM

TO:                      Edison State College CURRICULUM  COMMITTEE  MEMBERS

FROM:                Professor Mary Conwell, Chair (x 1424)

DATE:                 December 1, 2010

PLACE:               Lee Campus, Taeni Hall, S - 117

SUBJECT:           MEETING – FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2010, AT  1:00 PM

                                               AGENDA

1.	Action item:  Associate Dean Dennette Foy and Accounting Professor LeRoy Bugger propose the following new, 3 - credit courses:  ACG 3103 Intermediate Accounting, ACG 3113 Intermediate Accounting II, and ACG 3341 Cost Accounting. These courses are required for the BAS in Supervision and Management – Accounting Track.  Applicable date would be Fall 2011.  Presenter:  Associate Dean Dennette Foy.

2.	Action item:  Professor Joyce Rollins proposes the following new, 3 –credit course, EDE 3315 Math in the Elementary Classroom.  This course provides training in the philosophy and methods of teaching mathematics to elementary school students. Applicable date would be Fall 2011.  Presenter:  Joyce Rollins.
 
3.	Action item:  Associate Dean Dennette Foy proposes the following new, elective, 3-credit courses: GEB 1949 Business Internship I, HFT 1949 Hospitality Management Internship I, COP 1949 Computer Programming Internship I, CNT 1949 Networking Internship I, ETD 1949 Engineering Technology Internship I, MAN 1949 Management Internship I, MAR 1949 Marketing Internship I, SCI 1949 Science Internship I, MAT 1949 Mathematics Internship I, HUM 1949 Humanities Internship I, ART 1949 Art Internship I, JOU 1949 Journalism Internship I, SSE 1949 Social Sciences Internship I, GEB 2949 Business Internship II, HFT 2949 Hospitality Management Internship II, COP 2949 Computer Programming Internship II, CNT 2949 Networking Internship II, ETD 2949 Engineering Technology Internship II, MAN 2949 Management Internship II, MAR 2949 Marketing Internship II, SCI 2949 Science Internship II, MAT 2949 Mathematics Internship II, HUM 2949 Humanities Internship II, ART 2949 Art Internship II, JOU 2949 Journalism Internship II, SSE 2949 Social Sciences Internship II .  These business internships will be specifically tailored to particular areas of study.  Applicable date would be Fall 2011.  Presenter:  Associate Dean Dennette Foy.

4.	Action item:  Associate Dean Dennette Foy and Dr. Douglas Nay propose the following new, 3-credit, elective courses:  ENT 3000 Introduction to Entrepreneurship, ENT 4004 Entrepreneurship Course II, MAN 3085 Introduction to E-Business, MAN 4113 Understanding and Managing Diversity.   These courses were requested based on a curriculum survey of the business advisory group, high school guidance counselors, and students.  Applicable date would be Fall 2011.  Presenter:  Dr. Douglas Nay.

5.	Action item:  Associate Dean Dennette Foy and Professor Martin Dubetz propose the following new, 3 – credit, elective courses:  ISM 4153 Enterprise Information Systems and ISM 4220 Distributed Information Systems.  These courses are electives in the BAS in Supervision and Management program.  Applicable date would be Fall 2011.  Presenter:  Associate Dean Dennette Foy.

6.	Action item:  Dr. Eileen DeLuca proposes the following new courses: LAE 3332 Applied Linguistics for Teachers (3 credits); LAE 4464 Adolescent Literature (3 credits); LAE 4940 Internship in Middle Grades Language Arts (12 credits); LAE 3326C Middle Grades Practicum II Literature (3 credits); and RED 3324 Teaching Reading in the Middle School Curriculum (3 credits). These courses provide teacher candidates with training in teaching linguistics, literature, language arts, and reading.  Applicable date would be Fall 2011.  Presenter:  Dr. Eileen DeLuca.

7.	Action item:  Professor Anne Angstrom proposes two new courses, LAE 3333 Teaching Composition (3 credits) and LAE 3342C Middle Grades Language Arts Practicum I:  Composition (4 credits).  These courses provide teacher candidates with strong preparation in teaching composition. Applicable date would be Fall 2011. Presenter:  Professor Anne Angstrom.

8.	Action item:  Professor Mary Robertson proposes two new courses, MAE 3823 Teaching Algebra in Middle School Mathematics with Practicum (4 credits) and MAE 4943 Internship in Middle Grades Mathematics Education (12 credits).   These courses are designed to prepare future teachers for careers in teaching middle grades mathematics.  Applicable date would be Fall 2011.  Presenter: Mary Robertson.

9.	Action item:  Professors Ron Smith and Joan Van Glabek propose the following new, 3-credit courses:  MAS 3105 Linear Algebra, MAS 4301 Abstract Algebra, MHF 2191 Mathematical Foundations, and MTG 2206 College Geometry.  These courses are currently offered at FGCU, and Edison State College plans to offer these courses on Edison State campuses.  Applicable date would be Spring 2011.  Presenter: Ron Smith or Joan Van Glabek.

10.	Action item:  Professor William Dwyer proposes the following new courses:  SCE 3320C Teaching Biology and Other Life Sciences in the Middle School with Practicum (4 credits), SCE 3362C Methods in Teaching High School Science with Practicum (4 credits), SCE 3420C Teaching Physical Science in Middle School with Practicum (4 credits), SCE 4940 Internship in Secondary Education with Biology Emphasis (12 credits), and SCE 4943 Internship in Middle Grades Science Education (12 credits).   These courses provide training for education majors in teaching science in middle school and high school. Applicable date would be Fall 2011.  Presenter:  Professor William Dwyer. 

11.  Action Item:  Associate Dean Dennette Foy and Professor David Oliver propose that students be required to take a program exit exam during the end of their last semester before graduation.  They are not requesting that the students pass the exit exam but merely be required to take it.

12:  Action Item:  Associate Dean Dennette Foy and Dr. Douglas Nay propose that students in the Business and Supervision and Management programs take the Comprehensive Business Exam (CBE) during the end of their last semester prior to graduation.  The minimum grade requirement on the CBE for students to complete the program and graduate is 75% or higher to earn their degree and to clarify in the catalog that MAN 2021 is a program prerequisite for the BAS Management Program.

13.  Action Item:  Associate Dean Dennette Foy and Dr. Douglas Nay propose that MAR 3802, Marketing for Managers –BAS be changed from an elective to a required course in the Supervision and Management BAS Program and to insure that MAN 2012 is a program prerequisite  for the BAS in Supervision and Management

14.Information item:  Professor Tom Smith proposes changing the number of times the applied music courses can be repeated and making banner reflect that change.  Spreadsheet with music courses and maximum number of times courses can be repeated provided.  Music students should be able to repeat applied music courses multiple times.  Applicable date would be Fall 2011.  Presenter:  Associate Dean Rodney Dennison.

15.  Information item:  The College Prep faculty has updated all their syllabi, and they have   been given the one-time exemption applied to the other disciplines in May, 2010.  The following syllabi are included: 

MAT 9002
MAT 9013
MAT 9024
REA 1605
REA 9001
REA 9002
REA 9003
ENC 9010
ENC 9020
EAP 0200
EAP 0220
EAP 0240
EAP 0260
EAP 0300
EAP 0320
EAP 0340
EAP 0360
EAP 0400
EAP 0420
EAP 0440
EAP 0460
EAP 1500
EAP 1540
EAP 1560
EAP 1600

Adjournment.