TO:                 Academic Senate Members

 

FROM:           Dr. Lorrie Steerey, Chair

                        Academic Senate

 

RE:                  MEETING DATE, PLACE, AND AGENDA

 

 

The next meeting of the Academic Senate will be held on Thursday, April 16, 2009, at 3:40 p.m. in the Chancellor’s Conference Room (McM 209).

 

I.          ACCEPTANCE OF MINUTES: March 26

 

II.        ITEMS FOR INFORMATION

 

Held by Academic Senate for staffing plan

Item 39.a  CST 211 Visual Basic .NET Capstone Project.  Change title to Programming Capstone Project.

Item 39.b  CST 220 Applied Introduction to Java.  Change credits from 3 to 4.

Item 39.c  CST 221 Applied Intermediate Java.  Change credits from 3 to 4.

Item 39.d  CST 265 Applied Advanced Visual Basic .NET Programming.  Change credits from 3 to 4.

Item 39.e  CST 236 Creating Interactive Flash Applications and Games.  Delete course.

Item 39.f  CMP 236 Advanced Web Programming.  New course.

Approved by UCC 4/1/09

Item 39.g  AAS in Computer Programming and Application Development.  Modification of an existing program REVISED.

Item 39.h  CST 110 Applied Basic Programming Concepts Using Visual Basic .NET.  Change credits from 5 to 3.

 

Approved by UCC 4/1/09

Item 53  GERM 421 Culture and Civilization of German Speaking Countries I.  Delete course.

Item 53.a  GERM 422 Culture and Civilization of German Speaking Countries II.  Delete course.

 

Item 55  AAS in Paramedic.  Modification of an existing program.

Item 55.a  PARA 101 Transition to Paramedicine.  New course.

Item 55.b  PARA 120 EMS Case Studies.  New course.

 

Item 57  Certificate of AS in Welding for Energy Technology.  New program.

 

Item 58  Policy:  Entrance requirement for Certificate of AS in Welding for Energy Technology is successful completion of Certificate of AS in Welding and Metal Fabrication or equivalent professional industry certifications, and/or evaluation by qualified College of Technology faculty of applicable work experience.

 

Approved by UCC 4/3/09

Item 56  AAS in Process Plant Technology.  Modification of an existing program.

Item 56.a  PPT 101 Fundamentals of Processing Technology.  Change title to Fundamentals of Process Technology Lecture and change credits from 5 to 4.

Item 56.b  PPT 135 Instrumentation and Control Systems.  Change title to Instrument and Control Systems Lecture and change credits from 5 to 4.

Item 56.c  PPT 175 Process Plant Sciences.  Change title to Process Plant Sciences Lecture and change credits from 5 to 4.

Item 56.d  PPT 210 Equipment and Operations.  Change title to Equipment and Operations Lecture and change credits from 6 to 4.

Item 56.e  PPT 211 Advanced Operations.  Change title to Advanced Operations Lecture and change credits from 3 to 2.

Item 56.f  TRID 185 Introduction to Industrial Power Systems.  Change title to Introduction to Industrial Power Systems Lecture and change credits from 3 to 2.

Item 56.g  PPT 102 Fundamentals of Process Technology Laboratory.  New course.

Item 56.h  PPT 136 Instrument and Control Systems Laboratory.  New course.

Item 56.i  PPT 176 Process Plant Sciences Laboratory.  New course.

Item 56.j  PPT 208 Equipment and Operations Laboratory.  New course.

Item 56.k  PPT 212 Advanced Operations Laboratory.  New course.

Item 56.L  TRID 186 Introduction to Industrial Power Systems Laboratory.  New course.

 

Approved by AFC 4/8/09

Item 59  AF Course:  MUSC 150 Musics of the World.  Move from V.A. Fine Arts to IV.B. Cultural Diversity.

 

COMMON COURSE NUMBERING

Item 61  Common Course Numbering:  Rubric conversions for ACCT, CTBU, CHEM, CMP, MIS, ECON, EASC, EVST, GEOG, HIST, FREN, SPAN, ENGL, MATH, POLS, PSYC, SOCL, STAT.

Item 61.a  Common Course Numbering:  90 series course conversions.

Item 61.b  Common Course Numbering:  ENGL to WRIT courses.

Item 61.c  Common Course Numbering:  ACCT & CTBU to ACTG.

Item 61.d  Common Course Numbering:  CHEM to CHMY.

Item 61.e  Common Course Numbering:  CMP & MIS to CAPP.

Item 61.f  Common Course Numbering:  ECON to ENCS.

Item 61.g  Common Course Numbering:  EASC to GEO or ERTH, EVST to GPHY, GEOG to GPHY.

Item 61.h  Common Course Numbering:  HIST to HSTA or HSTR.

Item 61.i  Common Course Numbering:  FREN to FRCH and SPAN to SPNS.

Item 61.j  Common Course Numbering:  ENGL to LIT.

Item 61.k  Common Course Numbering:  MATH to M or STAT.

Item 61.L  Common Course Numbering:  POLS to PSCI.

Item 61.m  Common Course Numbering:  PSYC to PSYX.

Item 61.n  Common Course Numbering:  SOCL to SOCI.

Item 61.o  Common Course Numbering:  STAT or MATH to STAT.

 

III.       DISCUSSION/ACTION ITEMS

 

A.  Board of Regents:  May 28-29 in Great Falls

 

B.  Faculty Attendance at Convocations May 1 and Commencement May 2

 

C.  AFC Report

 

D.  Budget Update with Chancellor Sexton and Budget Director Tooley

 

 

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