[VPAAEtal] Graduate Council Minutes

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GRADUATE COUNCIL MINUTES

March 10, 2009

 

The Graduate Council met Tuesday, February 10, 2009, in the Rayburn
Student Center Pride Conference Room (#231) at 3:00 p.m. with Dean Allan
D. Headley presiding.  Members present were:  Dr. Ken Alford, Dr. John
Hanners, Dr. John Humphreys, Dr. Ben Jang, Dr. Jeff Kopachena, Dr.
Sharon Kowalsky, Ms. LeAnn Nash, Dr. Linda Openshaw, Dr. Chester
Robinson, Ms. Stacey Stancik, Dr. Jon Travis, Dr. Janet Walker, and Dr.
Dayle Yeager.  Dr. Harry Fullwood, Dr. Derek Royal, and Dr. Steven
Shwiff, were absent.  Dr. Mary Beth Sampson, Vice Chair, was also in
attendance.  

 

Action Items

The minutes from the last Graduate Council, February 10, 2009, were
approved.  

 

Committee on Curriculum

Council was presented with a list of curriculum changes for 2009-10 that
were approved by the Graduate Dean.  These changes included minor
changes and deletion of courses.

 

Course

Title

Action

EDAD 653

EXP ROLE OF WOM/MIN IN LEAD

Course to be Deleted

EDAD 662

URBAN SCHOOL LEADERSHIP

Course to be Deleted

FLL 599

BIB RESEARCH METH

Change Course

HIED 543

ISSUES IN ADULT/CONT ED

Change Course

HIED 695

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

Change Course

PSY 502

THEORIES OF PERS

Change Course

SPED 587

INCLUSION SECONDARY LEVEL

Course to be Deleted

SPED 588

STRAT TEACH SPEC NEEDS ST

Course to be Deleted

SWK 501

GEN PRAC/IND, FAM, & SM GRPS

Change Course

SWK 503

GENERALIST PRA/ORGS & COMM

Change Course

SWK 505

ADV GEN PRAC/IND & FAM

Change Course

SWK 506

ADV GENERALIST PRAC W/FAMILIES

Change Course

SWK 507

ORGANIZAT, COMMUNITIES & SOC P

Change Course

SWK 508

SOCIAL WORK SUPERVISION & ADMI

Change Course

SWK 509

ADV GEN PRAC/SM GRPS

Change Course

SWK 510

CLINICAL PRAC IN MENTAL HEALTH

Change Course

SWK 511

HUM BEHAVIOR IN THE SOC ENV I

Change Course

SWK 513

HUM BEHAVIOR IN THE SOC ENV II

Change Course

SWK 541

SOCIAL JUSTICE FOF OPPRESSED P

Change Course

SWK 553

FIELD FOUNDATIONS PRACTICUM

Change Course

SWK 555

ADV GEN PRAC FIELD PRAC I

Change Course

SWK 557

ADV GEN PRAC FIELD PRAC II

Change Course

SWK 559

ADV GENERALIST PRAC FIELD III

Change Course

SWK 590

INTEG SEM IN ADV GENERALIST PR

Change Course

TDEV 527

DEVELOP INSTRUCTNL RESOURCES

Course to be Deleted

TDEV 531

CAREER GUIDANCE

Course to be Deleted

TDEV 532

ORG BUS ED

Course to be Deleted

TDEV 562

DEV LDRSHP SCHL & WORK

Course to be Deleted

THE 548

DESIGN SCENIC MET

Course to be Deleted

 

 

 Dr. Hanners presented the committee report on curriculum/course outline
changes recommended for 2009-10.  The following were unanimously
approved by the Council:

 

Course

Title

Action

HIED 628

Survey of Dev Ed

Add/Reinstate Course

HIED 698

Adv Qualitative Research

Add/Reinstate Course

PSCI 597

Special Topics

Add/Reinstate Course

PSY 521

Research Design

Add/Reinstate Course

PSY 539

Forensic Psychology

Add/Reinstate Course

PSY 592

Group Psychotherapy

Add/Reinstate Course

PSY 674

Spec Topics in Clin Psy

Add/Reinstate Course

TDEV 514

Generational Issues

Add/Reinstate Course

TDEV 515

Intercultural Training

Add/Reinstate Course

TDEV 516

Fund of Act Engagement

Add/Reinstate Course

TDEV 528

Intro to Pres Design

Add/Reinstate Course

 

                        Curriculum Outlines

Department

Program

Industrial Engineering & Technology

MS in Technology Management

Educational Leadership

Educational Technology

Social Work

Master of Social Work

 

 

Dr. Hanners presented the committee report on a request from the
Department of Literature & Languages to use American Sign Language as a
research language.  The Council asked for additional information and
postponed the vote.

 

Committee on Administration

Dr. Jon Travis presented the committee report concerning minors on
doctoral degree programs. The Council unanimously approved the report to
change Procedure 11.04.99.R0.14 #3:  Students selecting the 60-hour
degree option are not required to have a minor.  All 90-hour doctoral
programs, except the Counseling, English, and Educational Psychology
programs, require a minor of at least 30 semester hours (see the
Graduate Catalog in reference to these programs).  All courses applied
toward the doctoral minor must be designated as 500-level courses or
higher.  The minor requirement can be fulfilled by one of the following
options...  Additional editorial changes were made in the procedure.

 

Discussion Items

 

The Council discussed the issue of using graduate courses taken from
other accredited institutions as part of the Graduate GPA used for
determining graduate admission status.

 

Summer course load requirements were discussed by the Council.  

 

Dr. Alford expressed concern about the webpages for graduate students
and asked that priority be given to improving our presence on the web.

 

Information Items

Dr. Sampson presented an update on the Graduate Roundtable.

Enrollment Report for Spring 2009 (20th class day)

Dates to remember

Graduate School Expo  March 31, 2009, 7:00 p.m. at the Mesquite
Metroplex Center Leadership Room

Senior Week                April 13-18, 2009

 

ADJOURNMENT

The Council adjourned at 4:00.   

 

Louise Skinner

Secretary to the Graduate Council

 

 

 

 

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