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Senate Curriculum Committee Report to Senate, Jan. 14, 2015

Prepared by Greg Marquis, Chair of the UNB Saint John Senate Curriculum

Committee

This report is based on the work completed by the committee at three meetings:

Nov. 24 and Dec. 1, 2014 and January 5, 2015. The Minutes of the meetings can

be found in Appendix A. The relevant curriculum forms and calendar copy

changes can be found in Appendix B (Arts), Appendix C (Business) and Appendix D

(SASE). The Appendices can be accessed on the Senate website at:

http://www.unb.ca/secretariat/senates/saint-john/curriculumreports/saintjohnreportstosenate.html

FACULTY OF ARTS:

The Psychology Department presented eight items, consisting of one new course,

PSYC 4293 Adolescence, and a combination of title, number, description and

prerequisite changes for seven upper-level courses.

The Department of Humanities and Languages presented eleven items, including

three new courses: CHNS 1203 (Introduction to Chinese I) HUM 1905

(Introduction to Art) and SPAN 3101 (Special Topics).

A combination of prerequisite, title, credit hour and description changes are

proposed for two SPAN courses and one FR course.

Housekeeping type changes include the deletion of two HUM courses and

removal from the Calendar (but not the deletion of) two ED courses.

BA Mathematics program changes:

For the BA Minor in Mathematics, program language changed to reflect changes

in the UNBF program.

Certificate in Mathematics for Education: Proposed changes to remove MATH

2203 as a required MATH course, add the option of MATH 2203 or 3343 under

Saint John Senate 28 January 2015

Agenda Item #9.1

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“Additional Requirements” and list BA 3623 or ECON 3165 as possible substitutes

for the required 3 c.h. in Mathematics, Statistics or Computer Science.

FACULTY OF BUSINESS:

The single proposed change from this Faculty affects BBA program information,

specifically, Transfers and Graduates of a Community College or an Equivalent

System to the BBA Degree, to better reflect relationships between the

Community Colleges and the Faculty of Business.

FACULTY OF SASE:

Engineering

Proposed changes include three new ENGG courses at the 1000 level; a

combination of numbering, description and prerequisite changes to four ME

courses; prerequisite changes to CHE 2501 and ME 1312. In addition, two 2000-

level ME courses and one ENGG courses to be removed from the Calendar and

one 2000-level ME course to be deleted. Finally, housekeeping changes to the BSc

in Engineering program information in the Calendar to include the range of credit

hours obtainable at UNBSJ and the current credit equivalences between

campuses.

BSc: Biology-Psychology Option

Program change consists of removal of one recommended elective course and

addition of information on the Pre-Professional Stream Program and a table

listing elective courses to the Calendar.

Chemistry

The twenty three items here included prerequisite changes to CHEM 2065 and

2241 and the deletion of twenty CHEM courses that have not been taught for a

considerable period of time. In addition, a proposed change to the BSc Chemistry

Option to update a list of upper level courses.

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Biology:

Proposals from this Department include two new 3000-level courses and a

prerequisite change to one course. There are also housekeeping matters that

include the addition of a note clarifying the status of Nursing students relative to

two BIOL courses, the deletion of one course and the removal from the calendar

of eight courses.

Statistics:

A prerequisite change for STAT 4703, three STAT courses removed from Calendar

but not deleted, changes to the BSC Statistics Major to include DA 4993 as an

upper level Statistics course and a clarification in the wording of the Statistics

Minor to reflect the status of MATH 3633.

Mathematics:

The discipline proposes eleven changes, nine of them dealing with a combination

of prerequisite, title and description changes, typographical errors and the need

to match the wording of UNBF courses. There were also changes to the BSc Math

Minor and the Certificate in Mathematics Education to match the change

proposed by the Arts Faculty and to align the UNBF descriptions.

Nursing:

The discipline proposes five changes; four are course changes that deal with a

combination of credit hours, lab and tutorial hours, prerequisites and course title.

The fifth is an update to the Bachelor of Nursing program wording to align the

program with other UNB sites, to clarify the status of UNIV 1003 as an elective

and to clarify the LPN/BN Bridge issue.

Computer Science:

The discipline proposes fifteen changes to curriculum. One is a change to the BSC

in Computer Science, updating and clarifying information and requirements in

program language. There is a minor rewording of the program description for the

IT Minor. The specific course changes include a new course cross-listed with DA

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4403 and the re-instatement of a CS course. The rest are a combination of name

and course description changes and changes to lecture, tutorial and seminar

information.

Health Sciences:

Three changes are proposed: a 4000-level HSCI is renumbered as a 3000-level

course, a required course option is added to Bachelor of Health Sciences and

course information for the Minor in Health Sciences is updated.

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Appendix A:

Senate Curriculum Committee Minutes:

24 November 2014

1 December 2014

5 January 2015

Minutes: SCC Nov. 24, 2014

G. Marquis, M. Bishop, M.A. Campbell, P. Backman, G. Fleet, R. McKay

1. Call to order: committee waited until 9:45 to reach quorum. 2. Minutes of previous meeting, March 31, 2015. Accepted. 3. Business arising: there was no business arising from the past meeting. 4. Agenda: 14-15 [80.5]. Mary Anne Campbell clarified that the Criminal Justice

Minor changes had already been passed by Senate in 2013 and updated in the 2014-15 Calendar, so this item was deleted from the agenda.

5. New Business:

FACULTY OF ARTS:

PSYCHOLOGY:

14/15-81: PSYC 4813: title and prerequisite changes.

14/15-82” PSYC 4813: description change. NOTE: The changes to 4813 should be described on one form, listed as 14/15-81, with a number of typos corrected:

B. 1 14/15 81: PSYC 4813 Substance Use Disorders

Check: Title change; Description change; prerequisite

B1. A seminar course that covers a broad spectrum of topics in the area of addiction including the epidemiology of substance abuse, the bio psychosocial basis of addiction, as well as the issues of co-morbidity and treatment. Prerequisites: PSYC 2102 and one of PSYC 3752 or PSYC 4833.

Rationale: The title is being changed to better reflect updates to terminology in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (May 2013). The

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description change (addition of ‘seminar’) and the prerequisite change (adding PSYC 2102) better reflect both the type and the context of the course offering.

14/15- 83: PSYC 4233: description and prerequisite changes.

Correct typo in Course description: “programme” should be “program.” Correct typo in Rationale to “prerequisite.”

14/15-84: PSYC 3313. Number, title, prerequisite and description changes.

Minor typo in rationale: “better reflects” should read “better reflect.”

14/15-85: PSYC 4463. Title, description and prerequisite changes.

14/15-86: PSYC 4493. Description and prerequisite changes.

14/15-87: PSYC 4583. Description and prerequisite changes.

14/15-88: PYSC 4733. Description and prerequisite changes.

Note: typo in Calendar Copy concerning Prerequisites. This section should read:

“PSYC 4733, PSYC 2102 and either PSYC 3383 or PSYC 3693.”

14/15-89: PSYC 4293. New course.

Moved by M.A. Campbell, seconded by G. Marquis, that these proposed changes be accepted.

HUMANITIES AND LANGUAGES:

14/15-90: CHNS 1203 New course.

14/15-91: HUM 1905. New course.

14/15-92: SPAN 3101. New course.

Note: the Committee recommends that Department of Humanities and Languages formally deletes SPAN 2010, or at least removed it from the Calendar.

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14/15-93: HUM 1903. Delete.

14/15-94: HUM 1904. Delete.

14/15-95. SPAN 2010. Renaming to SPAN 3011, and changing the title, credit hours, description and prerequisite.

Note: the Committee suggests that Humanities and Languages removes but does not delete SPAN 2010 from the Calendar.

14/15-96. SPAN 3007. Prerequisite change.

14/15-97. SPAN 3974. Prerequisite change.

14/15-98. FR 1203.Description change.

14/15-99. ED 3063. Remove from Calendar but do not delete.

14/15/100. ED 3475. Remove from Calendar but do not delete.

14/15-101. Based on a communication from R. McKay of SASE, this item was pulled from the agenda.

14/15- 102. BA Minor in Mathematics. Program language changed to reflect changes in the UNBF program.

14/15-103. Certificate in Mathematics for Education program changes: removal of MATH 2203 as a required course; substitution of MATH 2203 or 3343. Addition of BA 3623 or ECON 3165 as possible substitutes for required 3 CH in Mathematics, Statistics or Computer Science.

Moved by M.A. Campbell, seconded by G. Marquis, that the proposed changes be accepted.

BUSINESS

13/14- 129. BBA program. Changes to Section VII: Transfers and Graduates of a Community College or an Equivalent System to the BBA Degree. Wording is being

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updated to better reflect relationships between the Community Colleges and the Faculty of Business.

Moved by G. Fleet, seconded by G. Marquis, that this change be accepted.

Adjournment: 10: 15 am.

Corrected version: Jan. 7, 2015

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Senate Curriculum Committee Minutes – December 1st, 2014

Attendance: Greg Fleet, Greg Marquis (Chair), Phil Backman, Rebecca McKay, Mark Bishop, Jessica Buck

Pre-meeting discussion regarding providing the Librarian representative with a vote. Will check with Brenda LeBlanc regarding motion to Senate Nominating. Follow up to this note: Mark Bishop did verify with Brenda LeBlanc that indeed such a motion should be passed along to Senate Nominating.

Minutes from last meeting to be distributed later by Chair Greg Marquis.

SASE Submission - Engineering

New Courses:

Item 13-14-115 – ENGG 1001 – Engineering Practice Lecture Series

Item 13-14-116 – ENGG 1003 – Engineering Technical Communication

Motion from Chair to include all Engineering course changes as a package. Unanimous agreement.

General rationale provided, that these changes are part of continued clean up and alignment with Fredericton courses.

Item 13-14-117 ENGG 1015 Introduction to Engineering Design and Problem Solving

Questions from committee members regarding rationale and description about faculty member involvement rather than senior student/industry engineers. It was relayed that Faculty members currently undertake these duties and thus is not a change in SJ.

Rebecca McKay moved to approve Engineering changes, Greg Fleet seconded. Unanimously carried.

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Item 13-14 -118 – CE 2023 Mechanics of Materials - Change to align to Fredericton.

Item 13-14 119 – CE 3033 Structural Analysis- Change to 2000 level, this to harmonize with FR.

Item 13-14 120 – CE 3113 Soil Mechanics - Change to 2000 level, this to harmonize with FR.

Item 13-14 121 –CE 2703 Fluid Mechanics - Change to description. Harmonize with FR, change (add) pre-req.

Item 13-14 122- CHE 2501 General Material Science - Change pre-req.

Item 13-14 123- ME 1312 Computer Aided Design - Pre-req change.

Accepted as a package. Rebecca McKay moved, Jess Buck seconded. Unanimously carried.

Item 13-14 124 – ME 2222 Manufacturing Engineering. Remove from Calendar. Moved to 3rd year in FR only.

Item 13-14 125 – ME 3482Thermal Engineering. Hasn’t been taught in long period. Remove from Calendar.

Item 13-14-126 – ENGG Design and Communication. Package of three courses to replace.

Item 13-14-127 – ME 2613 System Dynamics. Course to be placed in 3rd year, moved to FR only.

Accepted as a package. Greg Marquis moved, Rebecca McKay seconded. Unanimously carried.

Item 13-14-128 – Department changes in Calendar (housekeeping) curriculum changes were items 5 and 6. Credit equivalencies and number of credit of hours possible. 80-85 possible and updating of course numbers for campus equivalencies between SJ and FR.

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Motion for approval of 128 – Moved by Greg Fleet, Rebecca McKay seconded. Carried unanimously.

SASE Submission – Biology-Psychology

Item 15-01 BScBio-Psych Option– addition of information and table to Calendar, removal of a course.

Motion to accept, Rebecca McKay, Jess seconded. Unanimously carried.

Items 2014-15-02 thru to 23.

Motion to approve Chem changes as a package. Rebecca McKay moved , second Greg Marquis. Unanimously carried.

Item 2014-15-02 Pre-req change to Chem 2065 Introduction to Biochemistry. Recommendation to include substitutions. Title of course should be Introductory Biochemistry, not “to”. Friendly amendment.

Series of removal from calendar and deletions due to courses not being taught or no longer needing to be taught given program changes.

Question on 2014-15-9 and 10 about “not taught next year”. Suggestion to check with Faculty for clarification. Removed from motion.

Motion to accept 2-23 (exceptions 9 and 10). Greg Marquis moved, Rebecca McKay seconded. Unanimously carried.

Item 2014-15-24 Bachelor of Science Chemistry Option change. Lists upper year courses as well as lower level. Calendar copy changes to reconcile deletions.

Rebecca McKay moved, Greg Fleet seconded. Unanimously carried.

SASE Submission - Biology

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Item 2014-15-25 (BIOL 3953 Ecology of Estuarine Fishes) and 2014-15-26 (BIOL 3922 History and Development of Aquaculture) New Courses in Biology. Moved by Greg Marquis, seconded by Rebecca McKay. Unanimously carried.

Item 2014-15-27 (BIOL Anatomy and Physiology I) and 2014-15-28 (BIOL 1412 Anatomy and Physiology II). Added notes for Nursing Biology course clarification. Moved by Greg Marquis, Rebecca McKay seconded. Unanimously carried.

Item 2014-15-29 Introductory Biochemistry, remove “to”. Greg Marquis move, second Rebecca McKay. Unanimously carried.

Items 2014-15-30 to 38 accepted as a package. Removals and deletions based upon courses not being offered, faculty complement changes.

Rebecca McKay moved , Jess Buck seconded. Unanimously carried.

SASE Submission - Statistics

Item 2014-15-39 STAT 4703 Regression Analysis. Pre-req change as students no longer need CS background.

Moved by Rebecca McKay, seconded Greg Marquis. Unanimously carried.

Items 201-15-40 thru to 42 accepted as a package for deletion and removal from Calendar. Moved by Greg Marquis, second by Jessica Buck. Unanimously carried.

Items 2014-15-43 and 44 Program change in Stats Major and Minor regarding course clarification.

Moved together by Rebecca, seconded by Jess. Unanimously carried.

SASE Submission - Mathematics

Items 2014-15 45-53 Math

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Pre-req changes to include new names of high school math courses to reflect high school changes and clarification in grade requirements. Minor changes in Calendar copy wording to fix typos and to match FR.

Moved by Rebecca, seconded by Jess. Unanimously approved.

Item 2014-15-54 . BSC Mathematics Major. Removal of MATH 3633 from MATH Major. This item was withdrawn at the request of Rebecca McKay.

Items 2014-15-55 and 56. Changes made to match Faculty of Arts changes and to align with FR description. Rebecca McKay moved and Jessica Buck seconded. Unanimously carried.

SASE Submission - Nursing

Nursing

Items 2014-15 -57-60. Course changes. Accepted as a package, but Rebecca McKay to check on wording in Rationale for NUR 4211 [item 60].

General rationale of changes is to align with other UNB Nursing programs. Friendly amendments to fix typos in 15-59. (Remove capital A, include colon, add s to pre-requisite).

Moved by Rebecca McKay, seconded Greg Marquis. Unanimously carried.

Item 2014-15-61 BN Program change. Clarification for inclusion of Prerequisite Skills document. [Double check that information in Note 8?]

Calendar copy typos: p. 106/155- typo on lower right of the page; p. 107: typo: “principal,” not “principle.”

Moved by Rebecca McKay, second by Greg Marquis. Unanimously carried.

Meeting adjourned 10:17am.

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Senate Curriculum Committee Minutes –January 5, 2015

Attendance: Greg Fleet, Greg Marquis (Chair), Mary Ann Campbell, Rebecca McKay, Mark Bishop, Jessica Buck, Phil Backman.

Call to order 9:27 am.

Note from Chair that if report is received by Senate Office by January 14th it will be ready for January Senate.

Motion to accept previous two minutes –Moved by Mary Ann Campbell, Jessica Buck seconded. Three minor friendly amendments from Rebecca McKay. Unanimously carried.

Business arising. Nursing suggested alterations have been followed up with by Chair. Item 80.5 - dropping from package. Biochemistry course has just been sent to Senate Office.

SASE Submission – Computer Science

2014-15-62

A new course, CS 4403, to be cross-listed with DA 4403 (Data Mining).

Greg Marquis moved, Jessica Buck seconded – unanimously carried.

Suggestion to review as a package 2014-15-63 to 2014-15-74 by Chair. Unanimously accepted.

Minor changes to descriptions, titles, lab or tutorial frequency, or naming specific courses which had changed.

Package moved by Jessica Buck, seconded by Rebecca McKay. Unanimously carried.

2014-15-75

Former deletion to be reinstated: CS 2617 - 1ch.

Moved by Rebecca McKay, Jessica Buck seconded. Unanimously carried.

2014-15-76

BSC Computer Science Program Changes.

Housekeeping to align with previously approved changes. Math 3633 no longer to be an approved upper year Math course for use with the degree fulfillment requirements; reorganization of descriptive information on the program,

Moved by Rebecca McKay, seconded by Jess Buck. Unanimously carried.

2014-14-77 IT Minor: rewriting one sentence in program description.

Moved by Greg Fleet, seconded by Mary Ann Campbell. Unanimously carried.

SASE Nursing and Health Science

2014-15-78

Changing HSCI to a 3000 level as well as aligning with cross-listed changes.

Moved by Jessica Buck, seconded by Rebecca McKay. Unanimously carried.

2014-15-79. BHS program changes includes a course number change, changes to the title of other courses. Addition of Math 1003 as an equivalent of MATH 1001 as a required course in Year 1.

2014-15-80. Minor in Health Sciences: updating list of CHEM courses in light of course deletions and addition of CHEM 2421 as a lower level elective.

Moved by Rebecca McKay, second by Jessica Buck. Unanimously carried.

Motion to adjourn - Greg Marquis.

Meeting adjourned 9:57 am.

[edited Jan. 13, 2014]

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Appendix B:

Curriculum Documents from the Faculty of Arts

The appendix can be accessed from:

http://www.unb.ca/secretariat/senates/saint-john/curriculumreports/saintjohnreportstosenate.html

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Appendix C:

Curriculum Documents from the Faculty of Business

The appendix can be accessed from:

http://www.unb.ca/secretariat/senates/saint-john/curriculumreports/saintjohnreportstosenate.html

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Appendix D:

Curriculum Documents from the Faculty of SASE

The appendix can be accessed from:

http://www.unb.ca/secretariat/senates/saint-john/curriculumreports/saintjohnreportstosenate.html