Curriculum Committee ("CC") Minutes for 21 February 1995

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Attending:  Fujimura, Kerr, Ogden, Soundararajan, Weide, Yagel, Zhao


* Discussion of proposed object-oriented analysis and design course
  
  Doug presented a tentative syllabus for a course on "Object-Oriented
  Analysis and Design".  This is intended as a permanent course, possibly
  to replace CIS 516 at some point.  The first half of the course would
  cover one OOAD methodology (Rumbaugh's was chosen as an example for the
  syllabus), and the second half would involve an analysis and design
  team project.  There would be no labs involved and no implementation of
  the project system.  The intent is to offer the course first (pilot)
  in Spring 1996.
  
  We agreed that Doug should answer the standard questions for new course
  proposals and return those to the committee to get on the agenda again.
  
  There is one major outstanding question, regarding whether this should
  be taught first as a 788 or piloted using a 694 number.  This impacts
  teaching credit, ability to attract undergrads (a big part of the intended
  audience), etc.  Doug indicated he had no intent to get teaching credit
  for both a 694 AND a 788 next year, and would prefer the 694 pilot number.
  But we did not discuss this question at length.  (The same question
  applies to the next agenda item.)
  
* Discussion of proposed object-oriented programming course
  
  Neelam presented a tentative syllabus for a course on "Object-Oriented
  Programming".  This is intended as a stop-gap course to give students,
  who are too early to be affected by moving the software spine toward an
  object orientation, an opportunity to learn the basics of OOP under the
  current curriculum.  If the spine changes go into effect, there would
  be relatively little of the proposed OOP course material that would not
  be covered there; perhaps this could be folded into a revised 655 or
  into a new (so far unproposed) course on alternative programming paradigms.
  The proposed OOP course would use C++ as the language vehicle, but no
  prior C experience would be assumed.  We discussed this aspect at some
  length before agreeing that it is reasonable.  The intent is to offer
  the course first (pilot) in Winter 1996.
  
  We agreed that Neelam should answer the standard questions for new course
  proposals and return those to the committee to get on the agenda again.
    
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Next meeting: Exam week; to be announced.


Respectfully submitted,

	Bruce W. Weide, CC Chair