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Meeting Minutes - July 14, 2004

 

Kevin Donnelly (AG)
Bente Janda (BA)
Di Murphy (ED)
Monty Nielsen (REG)
Lynn Ewanow (AR)
Betty Stevens (DCE)
Bobbette McGaughey (GR)
David Delker (TC)
Alison Wheatley (AS)
Mike Lynch (EDP)
Karen Pence (HE)
Michael Crow (Guest)
Al Cochran (Guest)

Call to Order:

Kevin Donnelly convened the meeting at 10:35am.

Announcements:

David Delker is joining CAPP. He replaces Nancy Mosier.

Additions to agenda:

None

Minutes:

The minutes of the May 12, 2004 meeting were approved after correcting the date of the "next meeting" from May 12 to July 14.

Old Business:

Stevens - Final Exam Policy

In an effort to minimize confusion by faculty, staff and students, Betty Stevens reported that she worked with Gunile Devault (REG) on the wording and further clarification of the final exam policy. Specific references to "Evening College" were incorporated into the text.

The statement in the final exam policy about "including all sections" in a group exam needs to be clarified as to the operational definition of "all sections". These questions will need to be addressed by the Academic Affairs Committee of Faculty Senate.

Wheatley - NST for Arts and Sciences course:

Wheatley presented a NST request for CHM 820 Materials Chemistry. Donnelly felt that the potential for additional NST requests to be made would increase if the NST for CHM 820 was approved. It appears that the scheduling of the 75 minute class sessions results in a gap of time being created which decreases room availability. It also decreases the opportunity for students to take another class. Several CAPP members felt that, perhaps, a more systematic examination of the scheduling challenge inherent in CHM 820 and other courses would be in order for the fall. Motion was made and approved for the request for a NST for CHM 820.

Alison distributed an email message from Dave Rintoul (attached) clarifying aspects of his meeting with Ray and Alison about NST, particularly with the problem associated with 75 minute classes.

Janda for Ehie - NST for Business courses:

After a brief discussion, it was determined that the NST requests for two sections of ACFT 331 Accounting Processes and Controls, is not necessary because the request is for a change of format from four class meeting days per week to two days per week. The time requested is consistent with the established standard class meeting times and does not require CAPP approval.

Janda then requested that ACCT 494, Law for Accountants, be approved for a NST. Motion was made and approved for NST exception.

New Business:

LASER

Michael Crow, LASER Project, provided CAPP with information pertaining to LASER.

1. Building and testing LASER is a lengthy process. Staff members from each college's dean's office will need to devote time to participating in a Conference Room Pilot (CRP2). Where approximately 200 scenarios will be tested to help identify and eventually eliminate gaps between policy and technology.
   
   
2. CAPP members need to alert the appropriate individuals that by late fall semester or early spring semester they will be involved with Mike and his team.
   
   
3. Mike will provide us with as much advance warning as possible with regard to the schedule.
   
   
4. Faculty will need to review all existing course prerequisites and determine if these prerequisites are either "recommended" or "required". Only required prerequisites will be incorporated into the LASER system and will function as a screen to deny students access to enrolling in the course. Further, the faculty will also need to systematically determine what is meant by the prerequisite. does the student need to have passed the course or have "just" been enrolled in the course?
   
   
5. As with the prerequisites, the corequisites within the curriculum will also need to be reviewed.
   
   
6. Academic policies that are unique to the degree program, (no grade less than a C or double D policy in studio, for example) will need to be identified so the LASER programmers can determine if an algorithm can be created to allow LASER to apply these policies to students during enrollment.
   
   

Standing Reports:

None

Adjournment:

The meeting was adjourned at 12:10pm

Next Meeting:

August 11, 2004

Respectfully submitted by Lynn Ewanow

Summary of Non-Standard Class Time Actions for spring 2005 approved on July 14, 2004.

AS

CHM820

SPRING

APPROVED

7/14/04

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