Curriculum Committee ("CC") Minutes for 26 September 1995

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Attending:  Arora, Fleming, Fujimura, Mamrak, Ogden, Weide, Yeack

* Approval of prerequisite changes related to CIS 360 / EE 265 and
  CIS 675 / EE 562
  
  Approved subject to correction of typographical errors and some
  wording changes.  To be presented to faculty for approval at next
  opportunity.

* Discussion of this year's agenda, deadlines, priorities

  The agenda developed is attached at the end of the minutes.
  
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Next meeting: Tuesday October 3, 12:30-1:30 in DL 698.


Respectfully submitted,

	Bruce W. Weide, CC Chair
	
	
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Curriculum Committee Agenda for 1995-1996
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For each item, first name shown is CIS faculty member who is "in charge".
"CC person" listed is Curriculum Committee member who knows the
most about it or has volunteered, and is expected to keep CC on track.

    High Priority (work hard this quarter; finish ASAP):
      - Establish a permanent course on professionalism/ethics,
      	needed for program accreditation (Ken; CC person: Ken)
      - Change 101/211 and related courses (e.g., 201, 214), already
      	underway in response to College of Business requests with
      	pilot 294J for new course being taught this quarter (Doug;
      	CC person: no one yet, so someone on CC needs to become familiar
      	with this quickly!)
      	
    Medium Priority (work this quarter as time permits; finish this year): 
      - Change 221/222/321 and possibly 560/680, already underway with
      	proposers planning for Fall 1996 pilot of new 221 and Winter
      	1997 full conversion of 221 (Tim; CC person: Bruce)
      - Change 677 and introduce new networking courses (Raj, Mike, Steve,
      	Gojko; CC person: Kikuo)
      - Consider changes to operating systems courses and/or prerequisites
        (Anish; CC person: Anish)
      - Reconsider teaching load credit for CIS 360 (Jay, Judy; CC person:
        no one yet)
    
    Low Priority (work this quarter in background; try to do this year):
      - General clean-up in all official course descriptions, prerequisites,
      	etc. (CC person: Sandy)

    Wait for Charge from Undergraduate Studies Committee:
      - Revisit role of 676 (Bill; CC person: Bill)
      - Create course number for senior honors thesis work (Neelam;
        CC person: Bill)

    Wait for Charge from Department Chair
      - Revisit CIS course numbering (especially 500 vs. 600)