Committee ReportCommittee Report

Senate Academic Affairs Committee (SAAC)Senate Academic Affairs Committee (SAAC)October 13, 2015October 13, 2015

Derrek B. Dunn, Ph.D.

School of Business and Technology

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Submission Timeline for AY2015-2016

Receipt of Documents by

SAAC

Window for SAAC to Review Program Documents

SAAC Meeting and Determination of Recommendation

Senate Meeting Letter of Intent Due to Provost

Office ***

Letter of Intent to USM

Full proposal to Provost Office

60 Days before BOR (window

opens)

Window for electronic submission of program

proposals to MHEC** and USM

Deadline to accommodate EPSLC

mailing

EPSLC Meeting Scheduled

BOR MeetingScheduled

        Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable 8/13/2015 8/13/15-9/10/15 9/10/15 09/22/15 10/9/15

      9/8/15 9/11/15 9/25/15 10/2/15 10/15/15 10/15/15 - 11/05/15 11/05/15 11/17/15 12/11/15

  9/7 – 10/2/15 10/5/15 10/13/15 10/16/15 10/30/15 11/20/15 12/15/15 12/15/15 - 12/29/15 12/29/15 01/12/16 02/12/16

10/2/15 10/5 – 10/30/15 11/2/15 11/10/15 11/16/15 12/4/15 1/15/16 02/16/16 02/16/16 - 02/26/16 02/26/16 03/08/16 04/15/16

10/30/15 11/2-11/27/15 11/30/15 12/8/15 12/4/15 12/18/15 1/15/16 02/16/16 02/16/16 - 02/26/16 02/26/16 03/08/16 04/15/16

12/18/15 12/23/15 -1/29/16 2/1/16 2/9/16 2/15/16 2/29/16 4/1/16 04/19/16 04/19/16 - 04/29/16 04/29/16 05/10/16 06/17/16

1/29/16 2/1 - 2/26/16 2/29/16 3/8/16 3/4/16 3/18/16 4/1/16 04/19/16 04/19/16 - 04/29/16 04/29/16 05/10/16 06/17/16

2/26/16 2/29 - 4/1/16 4/4/16 4/12/16 Proposals will be submitted when the AY 2016-17 submission schedule is determined and the submission window opens. 

4/1/16 4/4 – 4/29/16 5/2/16 5/10/216*

Submission Timeline currently posted to Division of Academic Affairs website.

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Curriculum Process ChangesCurriculum Process Changes

Course Changes Only

Use Course Action e-form– Additions– Modifications– Eliminations

HawkWeb → Faculty Center → View Faculty eForms

New Programs or

Substantial Modifications

Continue to use existing paper process

Feasibility of developing an automated process to be examined in the future

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SAAC Composition (2015-2016 AY)SAAC Composition (2015-2016 AY)

Representation from 4 of 5 schools– School of Agricultural and Natural Sciences

o Malinda Cecil, Human Ecologyo Ali Ishaque, Natural Sciences

– School of the Arts and Professionso Kingsley Ejiogu, Criminal Justiceo Kimberley Poole-Sykes, Education

– School of Business and Technologyo Derrek Dunn, Technologyo Kate Brown, Business, Management and Accounting

– School of Pharmacy and Health Professionso Gail Lankford, Rehabilitation Serviceso Tiffany Maxwell, Physician Assistance

Overview of Overview of Curriculum and Course ProposalsCurriculum and Course Proposals

Course changes:– (3) from Math and Computer Science

– (9) from Technology

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Review of Curriculum Change ProposalsReview of Curriculum Change Proposals

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Mathematics and Computer Science Mathematics and Computer Science ProposalProposal

Proposal document(s) received by SAAC on September 28, 2015– Reviewed October 7th

– Committee voted on October 7th and approved all requested changes

Overview of course changes– Change catalog prerequisites for certain Mathematics courses,

i.e.• MATH 102 - Applications of College Mathematics• MATH 109 - College Algebra• MATH 110 - Trigonometry and Analytic Geometry

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Motion to Approve, Discussion, and VoteMotion to Approve, Discussion, and Vote

Course change proposals from the

Department of Mathematics and Computer Science

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Technology Proposals – Technology Proposals – Career and Technology Education (BMI)Career and Technology Education (BMI)

Proposal document(s) received by SAAC on April 28, 2015– Reviewed October 7th

– Committee voted on October 7th and approved all requested changes including MHEC Document due to substantial change (33.3% rule)

Overview of course changes– Revise (4) courses

• CTED 607 – Coordination of Work Experience Programs• CTED 610 – Teaching in Adult and Post-Secondary Education

Programs• CTED 630 – Special Problems in Career and Technology

Education• CTED 650 – Research in Career and Technology Education

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Technology Proposals – Technology Proposals – Career and Technology Education (BMI)Career and Technology Education (BMI)

– Create (5) courses• CTED 635 – Standards-Based Assessment in Career and

Technology Education• CTED 651 – History and Principles of Career and Technology

Education• CTED 665 – Contemporary Workplace Practices• CTED 675 – Reading, Writing and Mathematics Literacy in Career

and Technology Education

– Update graduate catalog description for program

– Update paradigm for program

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Motion to Approve, Discussion, and VoteMotion to Approve, Discussion, and Vote

Course change proposals from the Department of Technology

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Thank You!Thank You!

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