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The Two Hundred and Ninety-Third Report of theCurricular Affairs CommitteeUniversity of Rhode Island Faculty Senate
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UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND Kingston, Rhode Island
FACULTY SENATE BILL
Adopted by the Faculty Senate
TO: President Robert L. Carothers
FROM: Chairperson of the Faculty Senate
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1. The attached BILL, titled The Two Hundred and Ninety-Third
Report of the Curricular Affairs Committee
is forwarded for your consideration.
2. The original and two copies for your use are included.
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3. This BILL was adopted by vote of the Faculty Senate on January 28, 1993 . (date)
4. After considering this bill, will you please indicate your approval or disapproval. Return the original or forward it to the Board of Governors, completing the appropriate endorsement below.
5. In accordance with Section 10, paragraph 4 of the Senate's By-Laws, this bill will become effective February 18, 1993 , three weeks after Senate approval, unless: (1) specific dates for implementation are written into the bill; (2) you return it disapproved; (3) you forward it to the Board of Governors for their approval; or (4) the University Faculty petitions for a referendum. If the bill is forwarded to the Board of Governors, it will not become effective until approved by the Board.
January 28, 1993 (date) Leonard M. Kahn
Chairperson of the Faculty Senate
ENDORSEMENT
TO: Chairperson of the Faculty Senate
FROM: President of the University
Returned.
a .. Approved v
b. Approved subject to final approval by Board of Governors
c. Disapproved
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UNIVERSITY OF RHODE I SLAND Kingston, Rhode I sland
FACULTY SENATE
CURRICULAR AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
November 20, 1992
The Two Hundred and Ninety-Third Report of the Curricular Affairs Committee
At its meeting of November 9, 1992, the Curricular Affairs Committee considered the following matters now presented to the Faculty Senate.
A.
S E C T I 0 N I
Informational Matters
College of Arts and Sciences
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2.
African and Afro-American Studies Program
CHANGE: Expiration for AAF 370X, Contemporary Issues in Sp.ort l'.ffecting Black Athletes, to permit one additional offering during the spring semester 1993.
Department of Zoology
ADD: ZOO 304X Quantitative Animal Ecology (II, 3) Introduction to quantitative analyses in ecological research. Field and laboratory experiments will be designed and analyzed to test specific hypotheses concerning p .opulation dynamics and species interactions. (Lee. 2 , Lab. 3) Pre: 101, 104 or 262, 203; MTH 131, 132 or 141, 142. Twombly
B. College of Human Science and Services
c.
Department of Dental Hygiene
ADD: DHY 100X Introduction to Dental Hygiene (II, 1) An overview of the dental hygiene profession including basic dental anatomy, dental terminology, current infection control protocols, and prevehtive dentistry concepts. D. Brown
curricular Affairs Committee - Cross-Listing
The CAC has adopted the following guidelines with regard to cross-listing of courses:
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Cross -listing of cou rses among two or more departments s h a ll be c onside r ed when each of the departments has a s ubsta ntive r ole in delivering the course or when a department is willing to use the c ourse for its major. Such a role may include but shall ,not be limited to team teaching the course, drawing instructional staff f r o m each department in different semesters, and other simi lar arrangements.
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Curricl.llar Matte r s Which Re quire Confirmation by the Faculty Senate
A. College of Busi ness Administration
1.
2.
3.
Department of Finance and Insurance
CHANGE: Requirements for the Finance major by replacing one free 3-credit elective in senior year with one 3-credit liberal elec tive.
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Department of Management
CHANGE: Requirements for the Management major by replacing one free 3-credit elective in the junior year with one 3-credit liberal elective .
Department of Management Science and Information Systems
CHANGE: Requirements for the Management Information Systems major by replacing one free 3-credit elective in the senior year with one 3-credi t liberal elective.
B. College of Huma n Science and Services
Department of Textiles, Fashion Merchandising ahd Design
ADD: An Apparel Studies option to the B.S. degree in Textiles, Fashion Me r c handising and Design:
Apparel Studies students choosing this area of interest should select 12 credits of TMD course work from TMD 205, 215, 222, 305, 327, 405 and an additional 1 8 credits of profess ional elec tives from art, marketing, ma nage me nt, or theatre.
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Proposed Fall semester, 1994 Proposed Spring semester 1995
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S E C T I 0 N IV
Joint Report of the Curricular Affairs Committee and University College and General Education Committee,
on Honors Program Courses.
At the November 9, 1992 meeting of the Curricular Affairs Committee and the October 15, 1992 meeting of the University College and General Education Committee the following matters were considered at the request of the Honors Program and are now presented to the Faculty Senate for Confirmation.
Honors Program
CHANGE: Number for the following Honors courses:
a. HPR 111 to "HPR 124 Honors Course in Fine Arts (I and II, 1-4)"
b. HPR 112 to "HPR 125 Honors Courses in Language or Literature (I and II, 1-4)"
2. ADD: The following new courses and assign them into the appropriate General Education area as designated in p<~rentheses:
a. HPR 105 Honors Study in Fine Arts and Liter<~ture (I and II, 3) Exploration of themes, topics and techniques in the fine arts and literature. Staff (A)
b. HPR 106 Honors Study in Foreign Language and Culture (I and II, 3) Exploration of themes and topics relating to foreign languages and cultures. Staff (F)
c. HPR 107 Honors Study in Letters (I and II, 3) Exploration of themes and topics in the field ol' letters. Staff (L)
d. HPR lOB Honors Study in Mathematics (I and II, J) Exploration of topics and creative use· of problem solving in mathematics. Staff (M)
e. HPR 109 Honors Study in Natural Sciences (I and II, J) Exploration of themes and topics ·in natural sciences. Staff (N)
f. HPR 110 Honors study in Social Sciences (I and II, 3) Exploration of themes and topics in the social sciences . Staff (S)
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g . llrR 111 Hono r s study i n Engli s h Communication (I and II, 3) Exploration of the e lements bf English c o mmunication. Staff (C)
h . lii'R 1 12 Honors Study · in Writing (1 and li, J) Expl o ration of the elements of writing. , Staff (Cw )
In delega ting the responsibility fo r determining the a ssignment of General Education cre dit for the topics offered under the c ourses listed above to the Honors Program and Visiting Scholars Committee, the UCGE Committee requested an annual informational report containing descriptions and background materials for all topics offered as HPR 105 through HPR 112 .
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c. College of Resource Development
Department of Plant Sciences
1. ADD: New course code "ENT" for Entomoiogy.
2. CHANGE: Course code for the following courses:
a. PLS 385 to 11 ENT 385 Introductory Entomology (I, 3). II
b. PLS 386 to 11 ENT 386 Introductory Entomology Laboratory (I' 1). II
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on 400-Level Courses.
At the Curricular Affairs Committee's meetings of September 21, 1992 and November 9, 1992 and the Graduate Council's meetings of October· 16, 1992 and November 20, 1992, the following matters were considered and are now presented to the Faculty Senate.
A. Informationa l Matters
1 . College of Human Science and Services
2.
Department of Dental Hygiene and Physical Therapy Program
ADO: DHY 440X (or PHT 440X) Advanbed Human Head and Neck Anatomy (II, J) study of structure a nd function of human head and neck, supplemented by dissection laboratory. Emphasis on the musculoskeletal visceral nervou.s and vascular systems as they relate to dental hygiene, dental morphology, tissue hi stology and basic endocrinology. (Lee . 2, Lab. 2) Pre: ZOO 242 or equivalent. Agostinucci
College of Resource Development
Department of Resource Economics
ADO: REN 426X Economics of Property Rights to Natural Resources (II, 3) Economic theories and case studies regarding the emergent government failure paradigm and property rights institutions which allocate publicly-held natural resources. Impacts on efficiency and natural resource base. (Lee. 3) Pre: ECN 328 or permission of instructor. Edward s
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B. Curricular Matters Which Require Confirmation by the Faculty Senate
1. College of Arts and Sciences
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3.
a . Departme nt of Physics
b.
1)
2)
CROSS-LIST: PHY 483, 484 as 11 PHY 483, 484 (or AST 483, 484 or OCG 483, 484) 11
CHANGE: description for PHY 483, 484 (or AST 483, 484 or OCG 483, 484) to read:
Resea rch in current area of physics. students perform research projects with individual faculty members. Students in Physics and Physical Oceanography may coordinate their research project with a faculty member of the Graduate School of Oceanography.
Department of Political Science
ADD: PSC 403 Global Ecopolitics (II, 3) Seminar focuses on the international politics of global pollution, marine pollution, atmospheric pollution, tropical deforestation and conservation. Pre: 116 or 402. He nnessey or Stein
College of Pharmacy
Departme nt of Pharmacognosy and Environmental Hea lth
DELETE: PCG 447 General Pharmacog nosy Laboratory (I and II, l)
Col l ege of Resource Development
Department Of Fisheries, Animal and Veterinary Science
ADO: ASP 481 Shellfish Aquaculture Laboratory (I, 2 ) Detailed study of hatche ry, nursery and grow-out techniques for production of bivalve mollusks. Culture of phytoplankton, conditioning of broodstock, spawning, larviculture , settlement , metamorphosis, nursery and grow-out methods. Offered Fall of odd-numbered years. (Lab 6 ) Pre: 381 or permission of instructor . Rice
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