Faculty Senate

General Education Committee Minutes, 10/31/08

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Members present: J. Edwards, S. Hines, D. MacDonald, D. Morton, K. Shanley, M. Ramey, F. Rosenzweig

Members absent: D. Potts, D. Sloan, T. Thibeau

Guest:  A. Borgmann, J. Lopach, D. Patterson

The meeting was called to order at 9:15 pm.  

Communications: 

• Professor Patterson provided an update on Group II Mathematics.  The criterion lists the courses that satisfy the requirement.  College of Technology courses that are equivalent would also satisfy the requirement. However, COT did not submit one of the equivalent courses (MAT 111).  Professor Sloan will address this next week.  

MATH 117 was not submitted to satisfy the symbolic systems sequence because it hasn't been enforced as a prerequisite for the current requirement.  The Mathematics Department recommends that MATH 107 satisfy the sequence.  Several departments have submitted the stats courses that use MATH 117 in the sequence. The Mathematics Department will submit 117 for the symbolic systems subcommittee to consider.   

• The Ethics and Human Values Subcommittee created a specifications of the criteria document to assist in the review of courses.

Business Items:

Most of the subcommittees are still waiting for follow-up responses and will report next week.

• The Social Science subcommittee has completed its review. It is approving 44 courses (See below) and rejecting the following 5 courses for the reasons provided. Two courses were discussed (MGMT 340 Management and Organizational Behavior and EVST 477 Environmental Justice Issues & Solutions) but ultimately approved. The Committee approved the subcommittees' recommendation.

Sociology  202: Social Statistics

this is a statistics course and its link to a recognizable group or individual is lacking; the syllabus and form did not articulate the learning goals and criteria well. While data are the focus, it is a course designed for students to learn statistics and not their application to problems in sociology.

MGMT 101: Intro to Entertainment Business

lacks social science content; poorly articulated theory and/or data analysis; syllabus does not indicate use of theory; pre-professional

SW 100: Introduction to Social Welfare

form does not articulate the social science criteria. It is a pre-professional course lacking theory or data component, thus does not meet learning goal 2 or 3.

IS 100: Introduction to Business

lacks a theory/data component; what is the group/individual being studied? Not a social science course.

JOURN 100: Introduction to Mass Communication

focus is historical, not social science; weak in data/theory

• The American and European Subcommittee also completed its review. It is approving 20 courses and rejecting five. There were questions regarding three of the rejections in Modern and Classical Languages. Co-Chair Macdonald will follow-up with the department.

ART 368:  Latin American Art
Subject deals with neither United States nor Europe

HIST 460: Problems of Peace and Security
Course is too advanced and specialized for general education.

MCLG/RUSS/LS 105 Introduction to Russian culture

Course has a one-country focus and an emphasis on "Asian side predominance."

GERM 303/LS 321/ MCLG 330 German Culture, Beginnings to 1900
Course material will be introduced in an ‘approved" course MCLG 231/LS 221/ GERM 362 Germanic Mythology and Culture

GERM 304/LS 322/MCLG 331 German Culture, 1900 to the Present

Same as above

• Instructors/ Chairs will be send reject communications after the consent agendas have been approved by ASCRC.

The meeting was adjourned at 9:45 a.m.

Specifications of the Criteria for Courses in Group VIII

Ethics and Human Values

 

 

1. Prerequisites will be disciplinary courses. The ethics component in Group VIII courses is introductory and foundational.
2. The ethics component will be introductory and foundational not just to the concerns of a particular discipline, but to the conduct of life as an ethical and engaged  citizen of local and global communities.
3. The course proposals have to provide brief and explicit answers to the following questions:
   1. What specific tradition or traditions of ethical thought does this course focus on?
   2. If the course focuses on a professional practice, what is the particular tradition of ethical thought within which the professional practice is placed?
   3. What are the basic ethical topics or basic concepts of this tradition or these traditions?
   4. What are the forms of reasoning in the particular tradition of traditions?
   5. How is a rigorous analysis of the basic concepts and forms of reasoning provided?

Social Science Course Review Summary

Approved courses:

	DEPARTMENT	COURSE #	TITLE
	Anthropology	ANTH 102	Race and Minorities
	Anthropology	ANTH 220	Comparative Social Organization
	Anthropology	ANTH 250	Introduction to Archaeology
	Applied Arts & Science	COM 150	Interpersonal Communication
	Applied Arts & Science	COM 260	Survey of Children's Communication
	Applied Arts & Science	PSY 100	Introduction to Psychology
	Applied Arts & Science	PSY 110	Organizational Psychology
	Business Technology	BUS 103	Principles of Business
	Business Technology	BUS 160	Issues in Sustainability
	Communication Studies	COMM 110	Introduction to Interpersonal Communication
	Communication Studies	COMM 202	Nonverbal Communication
	Communication Studies	COMM 230	Organizational Communication
	Economics	ECON 100	Introduction to Political Economy
	Economics	ECON 111	Introduction to Microeconomics
	Economics	ECON 112	Introduction to Macroeconomics
	Environmental Studies	EVST 477S	Environmental Justice Issues and Solutions
	Geography	GEOG 101	Introduction to Human Geography
	Geography	GEOG 103	Geography of World Regions
	Geography	GEOG 201	Montana
	Geography	GEOG 315	Economic Geography of Rural Areas
	Linguistics	LING 270	Introduction to Linguistics
	Management	MGMT 340	Management and Organizational Behavior
	Political Science	PSC 100	Introduction to American Government
	Political Science	PSC 120	Introduction to Comparative Government
	Psychology	PSYC 100	Introductory Psychology
	Psychology	PSYC 240	Child and Adolescent Development
	Psychology	PSYC 260	Fundamentals of Learning
	Psychology	PSYC 265	Cognition
	Psychology	PSYC 330	Abnormal Psychology
	Psychology	PSYC 335	Fundamentals of Clinical Psychology
	Psychology	PSYC 350	Social Psychology
	Psychology	PSYC 351	Psychology of Personality
	Recreation Management	RECM 110	Introduction to Parks, Recreation & Tourism
	Recreation Management	RECM 217	Wildland Recreation Management
	Resource Management	RSCN 121S	Nature of Montana
	Resource Management	RSCN 370	Wildland Conservation Policy and Governance
	Sociology	Soc 110S	Principles of Sociology
	Sociology	Soc 130S	Sociology of Alternative Religions
	Sociology	Soc 212H	Southeast Asian Culture and Civilization
	Sociology	Soc 220S	Race, Gender, and Class
	Sociology	Soc 230S	Criminology
	Sociology	Soc 275S /WS 275S	Gender and Society

Rejected Courses

Information Systems & Technology	IS 100	Introduction to Business
Journalism	JOUR 100	Introduction to Mass Media
Management	MGMT 101	Introduction to the Entertainment Business
Social Work	SW 100	Introduction to Social Welfare
Sociology	Soc 202	Social Statistics

American and European Course Review Summary

Approved Courses

DEPARTMENT	COURSE #	TITLE
Anthropology	ANTH 102	Race and Minorities
Art	ART  151	Art of World Civilizations II: Renaissance to Modern
Art	ART 368	Latin American Art
Art	ART 389	American Art
English	ENLT 120	Interlocution to Critical Interpretation
English	ENLT 121	Introduction to Poetry
English	ENLT 219	British Literature: Victorian to Contemporary
History	HIST 104/107	European Civilization to 1715
History	HIST 105/108	Modern Europe
History	HIST 151/154	The Americans: Conquest to Capitalism & Honors
History	HIST 152	The Americans: 1877 to the Present
History	HIST 155	The Americans: 1877 to the Present
History	HIST 330	European International Relations: Origins of the State System to 1870
History	HIST 331	Foreign Relations of the Great Powers
History	HIST 460	Problems of Peace and Security
MCLL	MCLG 231, GERM 362, LS 221	Germanic Mythology and Culture
Music	MUS 324	History of Music I
Music	MUS 325	History of Music II
Philosophy	PHIL 252	History of Modern Philosophy
Philosophy	PHL 251	History of Ancient Philosophy
Political Science	PSC 100	Introduction to American Government

Rejected courses

Art	ART 368	Latin American Art
History	HIST 460	Problems of Peace and Security
MCLL	MCLG 105, RUSS 105, LS 105	Introduction to Russian Culture
MCLL	MCLG 330/ GERM 303/ LS 321	German Culture, Beginnings to 1900
MCLL	MCLG 331/ GERM 304/LS 322	German Culture, 1900 to Present