From the Interim President
I have approved the following curricular items, which have been recommended by the appropriate dean, the College Senate, and the provost:
New Course:
DES 478 Web Design II
Course Revisions:
CWP 102 Argumentation and Research
DES 378 Web Design I
From the Chair of the College Senate Curriculum Committee
Please note that the College Senate Curriculum Committee does not meet during winter break; therefore, any course or program proposals that have been submitted but were not reviewed in the fall will be reviewed by the CSCC in spring 2014. The College Senate Office will continue to accept and log curricular items that will be forwarded to the CSCC.
Advanced to the Interim President
The following have been approved by the College Senate Curriculum Committee (CSCC) and forwarded to the interim president for review and approval:
New Course:
DES 478 Web Design II
Course Revisions:
CWP 102 Argumentation and Research
DES 378 Web Design I
From the Chair of the College Senate Curriculum Committee
Please note that the College Senate Curriculum Committee does not meet during winter break; therefore, any course or program proposals that have been submitted but have not yet been reviewed will be reviewed by the CSCC in spring 2014. The College Senate Office will continue to accept and log curricular items that will be forwarded to the CSCC.
Advanced to the Curriculum Committee
The following have been received in the College Senate Office and forwarded to the College Senate Curriculum Committee for spring 2014 review:
New Courses:
COM 342 Audio and Music in Media. Study of the role of audio and music in various media formats; hands-on approach to music and sound effect selection, production, manipulation, and integration in media.
DES 472 Motion Design 2. Prerequisites: DES 378 and DES 379. Integrates type, graphics, and image using the language of motion, emphasizing story and ideation in time-based media. Real-world applications include title and credit sequences, product previsualization, interactive interfaces, advertising, and entertainment.
MUS 422 Music Leadership, Management, and Administration. Prerequisite: MUS 273. Seminar course in theoretical and applied concepts of leadership, management, and administration for musicians and music educators. Case studies, frameworks, and practical scenarios of music classrooms, orchestras, and community arts organizations are presented, discussed, researched, and analyzed.
SPC 326 Film Analysis and Evaluation. Aesthetic and philosophical analysis and evaluation of media; focus on ethical issues and themes found in films and media; considering film as an art form; reflection on values, morals, relationships relating to social questions. Writing intensive.
SPC 426 Documentary Analysis. Prerequisite: COM 215. Study of selected themes, ideas, and movements of the documentary film through analysis of representative documentaries; each semester focuses on specific documentary genre. Includes major modes of documentary production. Historical, social, ethical, and artistic developments of the documentary. Students develop a significant research project focused on selected topic.
Course Revisions:
DES 382 Digital 3-D I. Prerequisites: DES 377 and DES 380. Creation of digital 3-D objects and environments for print, video, and motion design. Modeling, lighting, and surfacing objects in the CG (computer graphics) environment using industry standard software.
SPA 421 Structure of Modern Spanish. Prerequisite: SPA 302 or equivalent. A thorough analysis of Spanish linguistics, including its diachronic, phonemic, phonological, morphosyntactic, and sociopragmatic aspects. Targets American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) advanced-mid level proficiency. Taught in Spanish.
THA 335 Costume Design. Prerequisite: THA 234 or instructor permission. Introduction to costume design for a variety of period and contemporary genres; script analysis, design theory, historical research, rendering skills, fabric selections. Equivalent course: THA 311.
From the President
I have approved the following curricular items, which have been recommended by the appropriate dean, the College Senate, and the provost:
New Course with Intellectual Foundations Designation:
ARTS
ENG 170 Introduction to Creative Writing
New Courses:
DES 108 Introduction to Digital Design and Fabrication
ENG 302 Technical Writing
ENG 409 Writing Grants and Proposals
From the Chair of the College Senate Curriculum Committee
The following have been received in the College Senate Office and forwarded to the College Senate Curriculum Committee for spring 2016 review:
Program Revision:
Minor in Gerontology, GRN (formerly Minor in Aging)
New Courses:
CIS 600 Machine Learning for Data Science. Prerequisite: CIS 500 or equivalent. Introduction to machine learning techniques for data science; mathematical methods; algorithms; application to academia, industry, and business problems. Fundamental concepts and terms; methods, tools, and techniques. Supervised and unsupervised learning; identification of learning problems; data sources; analytical approaches; algorithm implementation; interpretation and reporting.
HEW 326 Introduction to Health Data Visualization and Analytics. Prerequisites: Satisfaction of Intellectual Foundations Mathematics and Quantitative Reasoning requirements. Introduction to core concepts for understanding and using data in fields of health. Topics fundamental to understanding how to analyze data. Analytic methods for expressing data and information in ways to enhance the development, implementation, and evaluation of health promotion programs. Development of a research project using health data.
Old or historical prefixes may not be used for new course submissions. New courses must have new prefixes. When submitting course proposals, please make sure that the assigned prefix number has not been used in the past.
When submitting curricular proposals, please be sure to check all appropriate boxes and fill in all relevant areas on course, program, or minor approval routing forms. If a course is IF infused (INF), please indicate which infusions are being requested. Please make certain the titles of submitted curricular items match the proposal form titles on all routing forms. Proposals that do not match routing form information will not be accepted by the College Senate Office.
Submitters are responsible for ensuring that submitted information is correct and that the respective associate dean has checked its accuracy before sending it on to the College Senate Office. The Senate Office reviews all items before publishing them in the Daily Bulletin, but the office is not responsible for information that is listed incorrectly on original forms.
All curricular templates and routing forms for courses, major programs, and minor programs are available on the College Senate website.
The chair of the College Senate Curriculum Committee has initiated new forms for submitting curricular proposals through the College Senate. Please do not use old forms or templates or anything other than those featured on the College Senate Curriculum web pages. Forms for new and revised program and course proposals streamline, clarify, and correct information in all categorical areas. Associate deans have been informed of these updates and can guide departments with questions or concerns.
Several outstanding curricular items that were approved pending revisions (APR)* by the College Senate Curriculum Committee remain from the 2014–2015 academic year. The College Senate Office requests that all schools and departments please follow up with these outstanding APRs. If you received a request to revise your submission (a.k.a. green revisions or APRs) from the previous College Senate Curriculum Committee chair, Karen Sands-O’Connor, please complete these revisions so that your curricular proposal can move forward to the final local** approval process if the expectation is for the course to be offered in spring 2016. The respective associate dean must sign all routing forms and provide paper and electronic copies of updated course descriptions reflective of the revisions requested by the Curriculum Committee. The College Senate thanks those schools that have followed up with APRs from last year.
Several curricular items are awaiting revisions before they can be finalized and advanced to the president. Please check with your associate dean or department chair to ensure that these are completed. Please contact Vincent Masci, assistant to the College Senate, 878-5139, with questions.
*Curricular items that were approved by the College Senate Curriculum Committee pending minor revisions.
**All programs must meet SUNY guidelines; SUNY reviews are conducted in Albany, following local reviews. Approval or denial of all programs is at the discretion of SUNY.
The chair of the College Senate Curriculum Committee has initiated new forms for submitting curricular proposals through the College Senate. Please do not use old forms or templates or anything other than those featured on the College Senate Curriculum web pages. Forms for new and revised program and course proposals streamline, clarify, and correct information in all categorical areas. Associate deans have been informed of these updates and will be able to guide departments with questions or concerns.
When submitting curricular proposals, please be sure to check all appropriate boxes and fill in all relevant areas on course, program, or minor approval routing forms. If a course is IF infused (INF), please indicate which infusions are being requested. Please make certain the titles of submitted curricular items match the proposal form titles on all routing forms.
Submitters are responsible for ensuring that this information is correct and that the respective associate dean has checked its accuracy before sending it on to the College Senate Office. The Senate Office reviews all items before publishing them in the Daily Bulletin, but the office is not responsible for information that is listed incorrectly on original forms.
All curricular templates and routing forms for courses, major programs, and minor programs are available on the College Senate website.