MEMORANDUM

TO:                      Edison State College CURRICULUM COMMITTEE MEMBERS

FROM:                Professor Mary Conwell, Chair (x 1424)

DATE:                 April 20, 2011

PLACE:               Lee Campus, Taeni Hall, S - 117

SUBJECT:           MEETING – FRIDAY, APRIL 22, 2011, AT 1:00 PM

                                               AGENDA

1.	Action item:  Professor Joyce Rollins proposes a one-time approval to offer EDE 3315 during the Summer 2011 Semester.  This one-time deviation would allow 15 elementary education students to intern and graduate in the Fall 2011 Semester. This is an urgent emergency request to accommodate a large group of students to achieve timely graduation. Applicable date would be Summer 2011.  Presenter: Joyce Rollins.

2.	Action item:  Dr. Denise McNulty and Professor Martha Jenner propose the following course prerequisite and corequisite changes.  For NUR 4169 Evidence-Based Nursing Practice, removal of NUR 4165 Nursing Research as course prerequisite because the prerequisite does not impact student success.  For NUR 4847 Clinical Decision Making, removal of NUR 3066C as course prerequisite because it does not enhance the learning process and instead creates registration problems for students in taking scheduled courses.  For NUR 4827 Leadership in Nursing, NUR 4827L Leadership in Nursing Practicum, NUR 4636 Community Health Nursing, and NUR 4636L Community Health Nursing Practicum, removal of corequisite requirement to decrease student difficulty and attrition in these courses.  Applicable date would be Fall 2012.  Presenter:  Dr. Mary Lewis.
 
3.	Action item:  Professor Joann Lewin proposes changes to course prerequisites and prerequisites’ minimum grade for MAC 2311 Calculus with Analytic Geometry I. The new course prerequisites would be (MAC 1106 & MAC 1114 with minimum grade of “C” in each course) OR (MAC 1140 & MAC 1114 with minimum grade of “C” in each course) OR MAC 1147 with minimum grade of “C.” MAC 1106 allows students to cover MAC 1105 and MAC 1140 in one semester, and successful completion of MAC 1106 indicates readiness for MAC 2311.  Applicable date would be Fall 2011.  Presenter:  Joann Lewin.

4.	Action item:  Professor Stuart Brown proposes change to course credit hours from six (6) credit hours or one (1) credit hour to four (4) credit hours for the following courses:  TPA 1200 Fundamentals of Theatre Practice I; TPA 2200 Fundamentals of Theatre Practice II; THE 1925 Theatre Performance and Production; THE 2925 Theatre Performance and Production.  This change is part of redesigning Edison State College’s Theatre Program and removes discrepancies between studio hours and credit hours. This change will bring the college’s theatre program in line with theatre programs at other state colleges and universities. Applicable date would be Fall 2011.  Presenter:  Stuart Brown.

5.	Information item:  Dr. Atkins approved AST 2003C Astronomy:  The Solar System and AST 2004C Astronomy:  Stars, Galaxies, and Cosmology.

6.	Election:  The election for the Chair and Vice-Chair positions on the Curriculum Committee for the 2011 -2012 and 2012 – 2013 academic years will take place.  The candidate for Chair of the Curriculum Committee is Dr. Jennifer Grove, and the candidate for Vice-Chair of the Curriculum Committee is Professor Don Ransford.

Adjournment.