Institute Undergraduate Curriculum Committeefacultygovernance.gatech.edu/FFSAFS2019-021919 Attach A-8a.pdfThe School of Chemistry and Biochemistry seeks to modify concentrations of

Institute Undergraduate Curriculum Committee

Academic Faculty Senate

Tuesday, February 19, 2019

3:00-5:00 PM

Student Center Theatre

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Action Items, Minutes

■ Presented by:

■ Dr. Angus Wilkinson, Chemistry &

Biochemistry, Chair

■ Action Items

■ Minutes for Approval

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Action Items from the December 11, 2018 Minutes

School of MathematicsCourse UpdateMATH 1111 and degree applicability

The Committee discussed MATH 1111 College Algebra and degree applicability. MATH 1111 has been an existing course at Georgia Tech, under a different title, but has never been taught at Tech. Due to University System Office/Board of Regents policy changes for Learning Support, it is now required Learning Support courses are to be offered exclusively in corequisite format. This means that students requiring Learning Support will enroll in both a collegiate course (MATH 1111) and a corequisite Learning Support course (MATH 0999) that is designed to support mastery of the skills. Since Georgia Tech requires Calculus as the Math for all students, then MATH 1111 would be another level down from MATH 1113 Precalculus which has served as the remedial course students completed as a pathway to Calculus. The question was posed to the Committee if they were in favor of an Institute policy not allowing MATH 1111 to be used toward any degree program for any degree applicable hours (including free electives). MATH 1113 is only allowed to be used as a free elective for select programs. The Committee voted to determine a general sense of how degree applicability and MATH 1111 should be handled.

The vote was 8 (in favor), 2 (not in favor), 2 (abstentions) of establishing an Institute policy not allowing MATH 1111 to be degree applicable to any degree at Georgia Tech. The Registrar will send out communication to the Schools for additional input and report back to the IUCC to determine how to proceed. The purpose of the communication at this point is to have the School Chairs get a sense of the IUCC’s position on this and to get input.

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Action Items from the December 11, 2018 Minutes

School of Literature, Media, and CommunicationNew Courses with Humanities attributeLMC 2060: Introduction to Literary Studies (3-0-3) LMC 3236: Writing for Stage & Screen (3-0-3) LMC 3263: Music, Culture, & Society (3-0-3) LMC 3405: Media, Culture, and Society (3-0-3) **The attributes were approved based on existing courses with attributes. The courses were taught within other existing LMC courses and the content is being introduced as a new course.

New CoursesLMC 2350: Introduction to Social Justice (3-0-3) LMC 3405: Media, Culture, and Society (3-0-3) LMC 3407: Advanced Video Production (3-0-3)LMC 4000: Senior Seminar in Literature, Media, and Communication (3-0-3)LMC 3520: Contemporary Literature and Culture (3-0-3)

Degree ModificationBachelor of Science in Literature, Media, and Communication•The addition of a choice of 3 core courses in Area F. Instead of just taking LMC 2050 (Seminar in LMC), students will now have the option of choosing between LMC 2050 (Seminar in LMC), LMC 2060 (Intro to Literary Studies), or LMC 2400 (Intro to Media Studies).•The streamlining of students’ inter-thread course choices by standardizing the number of course options available in each of our 6 threads. And, streamlining Senior Seminar with a new course in Senior Seminar in LMC and removing the thread specific seminars.

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Action Items from the January 22, 2019 Minutes

School of Biological SciencesNew Courses

The new courses are a result of the new BIOS- (Biological Sciences) pre-fixed that was approved. All undergraduate BIOL- and APPH- (excluding APPH 1040 and APPH 1050) are being converted to the BIOS- prefix. There are updates to the new courses such as new numbers (to align with USG/BOR Core Curriculum numbering, pre-requisite updates, and updates to titles).

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BIOS 1107L BIOS 1107 BIOS 1108L BIOS 1108 BIOS 1207L BIOS 1208L BIOS 1220 BIOS 2100 BIOS 2300

BIOS 2301 BIOS 2310 BIOS 2311 BIOS 2400 BIOS 2500 BIOS 2600 BIOS 2601 BIOS 2610 BIOS 2611






BIOS 4696 BIOS 4697 BIOS 4698 BIOS 4699 BIOS 4740 BIOS 4744 BIOS 4746


School of Modern LanguagesNew CoursesCHIN 3401: A Kaleidoscope of Chinese Language (3-0-3)PERS 2001: Intermediate Persian I (3-0-3) PERS 2002: Intermediate Persian II (3-0-3)KOR 2691: Intensive Intermediate Korean I (3-0-3) KOR 2692: Intensive Intermediate Korean II (3-0-3)

School of History and SociologyDegree ModificationBachelor of Science in History, Technology and Society

Currently, HTS majors are required to take one (1) approved non-United States focused course out of the 32 credit hours which make up the of HTS Core curriculum. The change is to increase this number to 2 (two) to further emphasize the global component of the HTS degree. This proposal is also a request to shift that course from the three (3) required Science, Technology, and Medicine (STM) courses in the core to two (2) STM courses. The new configuration would be two (2) required STM courses and two (2) required Non-US courses. The committee felt that the special focus in STM that is found in HSOC can be recognized with just two classes instead of three.

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School of Chemistry and BiochemistryNew CourseCHEM 2601 Professional Skills for Chemists and Biochemists (1-0-1)

New MinorMinor in Chemistry and Biochemistry

The School currently has two separate minors, one in chemistry and one in biochemistry. Despite the undergraduate major distribution of ~65% biochemistry to 35% chemistry, nearly all of the students currently pursuing minors are focused on the chemistry minor. Our director of undergraduate advising has spoken with several students (in particular, those majoring in biomedical engineering) who indicate that this is primarily because the biochemistry minor offerings are more limited with many courses already counting toward the major (not released to the minor).

The Chemistry and Biochemistry minor must comprise at least 15 semester hours, of which at least 9 semester hours are upper-division coursework (numbered 3000 or above).Students must take CHEM 2311, CHEM 2312 or CHEM2313, and CHEM 3511 or CHEM 4511 to earn a minor in chemistry and biochemistry. The remaining hours of classes must be selected from the following list and still adhere to Institute Minor guidelines:

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CHEM 3111 Advanced Inorganic Chemistry CHEM 4511 Biochemistry I

CHEM 3411 Physical Chemistry I CHEM 4512 Biochemistry II

CHEM 3412 Physical Chemistry II CHEM 4521 Biophysical Chemistry

CHEM 3481 Physical Chemistry Lab CHEM 4740 Atmospheric Chemistry

CHEM 3700 Alternative Energy CHEM 4760 Biocatalysis

CHEM 4113 Inorganic Energy Conversion CHEM 4765 Drug Design, Development, &

Delivery

CHEM 4311 Advanced Organic Chemistry CHEM 4775 Polymer Science and Engineering I

CHEM 4341 Applied Spectroscopy CHEM 4776 Polymer Science and Engineering II

CHEM 4452 Chemistry of the Solid State CHEM 4803 Special Topics (with approval of the

director of undergraduate studies)


School of Chemistry and BiochemistryDegree ModificationBachelor of Science in Biochemistry (all concentrations) and Bachelor of Science in Chemistry (Pre-Health concentration)The School of Chemistry and Biochemistry seeks to modify concentrations of BS in Biochemistry and Pre-Health concentration of BS in Chemistry degrees:• Reinstate CHEM 4601, chemistry seminar (2 credit hours), as a requirement for the pre-health

concentration• Update the list of pre-health science elective courses from which students may choose for the

pre-health concentration to include BIOS 4401, BIOS 4744, and BMED 3100• Modify the biology elective offerings for the traditional and business concentrations (remove

BIOL 4608 Prokaryotic Molecular Genetics add: BIOS 4607 Molecular Microbiology and BIOS 4668 Eukaryotic Molecular Genetics)

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Vertically Integrated Project (VIP) ProgramNew CoursesVIP 2698 Vertically Integrated Project: Multidisciplinary project-based team, sophomore level research VIP 4698 Vertically Integrated Project: Multidisciplinary project-based team, senior level research

School of MusicNew CoursesMUSI 2700 Intro to Music Theory (3-0-3)

Deactivate CoursesMUSI 2600 Music Theory IMUSI 3600 Music Theory II

College of ComputingNew coursesCS 4497: Computational Aesthetics (3-0-3)

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School of Literature, Media, and Communication and the College of ComputingDegree ModificationBachelor of Science in Computational Media

This proposal is to request removing the Narrative Thread from the LMC side of the degree and restructuring the remaining LMC threads to be titled as follows: Interaction Design, Games, and Film & Media Studies. Making these changes to the LMC threads will diversify the degree and allow more flexibility in LMC course options to fulfil BSCM degree requirements.

The Narrative Thread is being removed and the remaining three threads are being restructured. The restructured threads will incorporate an intro class as well as a “thread capstone” unique to each thread. There is no difference in program hours compared to the current LMC threads for the BSCM degree.

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School of Literature, Media, and Communication and the College of ComputingDegree ModificationBachelor of Science in Computational Media (continued)CurriculumFilm & Media Studies Thread OutlineProposed changes to the Film/Media/Performance and Narrative threads are as follows:• Combine existing Film/Media/Performance and Narrative threads into a single thread• New thread title: Film and Media Studies• Refactored all existing Film/Media/Performance and Narrative threads into categories in line

with the new Games thread• Replaced “Principles of Visual Design” with “Intro to Media Studies” as the required intro

course for the thread• Removed LMC 4732 since it’s no longer on the LMC master course list.• Added capstone in line with the Games thread • Expanded free picks to include all LMC and CM courses.

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School of Literature, Media, and Communication and the College of ComputingDegree ModificationBachelor of Science in Computational Media (continued)CurriculumInteraction Design Thread OutlineProposed changes to the Interaction Design threads are as follows:• Reorganized all existing Interaction Design courses into categories in line with the new Games

thread.• Added capstone in line with the Games thread.• Made 3710 Interaction Design the intro course (Also, changed name to Introduction to

Interaction Design).• Removed 2720 Visual Design from required courses• Moved 2730 and 3406 to “additional” coursesGames Thread OutlineProposed changes to the Game Design thread are as follows:• New thread title: Games• Removed LMC 4732 since it’s no longer on the LMC master course list.• Incorporation of required design course; LMC 2730 or LMC 3710• Added Intro to Game Studies class• Added Game Studio Capstone

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School of Literature, Media, and Communication New CoursesLMC 3511 American Literature & Culture (3-0-3)LMC 3520 Contemporary Literature & Culture (3-0-3)

School of EconomicsModify BS/MS OptionBS/MS in Economics

This request is to update the BS/MS in Economics option to add a requirement that students must take a list of courses before enrolling in 6000-level ECON courses.

Proposed language to be added: Prior to enrolling in 6000-level ECON courses, students will be required to complete ECON 3110 Advanced Microeconomics, ECON 3120 Advanced Macroeconomics, and ECON 3161 Econometrics.

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Action Items from the February 05, 2019 Minutes

Provost’s Advisory Committee on Academic Scheduling

New Course Definitions and Changes to the Unit of Credit in the Catalog

Background

The PACAS subcommittee was charged with examining the impacts of

the current scheduling grid on laboratory courses and with creating

definitions and scheduling guidelines for other ‘non-lecture’ courses.

The goal is to focus on solutions which simultaneously address policy

and protocol issues and respect the pedagogical foundations by which

faculty design courses.

These definitions will bring clarity and flexibility to course structures, but

are not meant to be all inclusive or “one size fits all” and may evolve

over time. It will be important to consider the breakdown of effort

required of the course’s pedagogical needs and align a New Course

Proposal (NCP) request with a structure that is most representative of

how the course is scheduled for best learning outcomes. In many cases,

new course numbers will not be required.

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New Definitions

• Studio (a new credit ratio of 2:1)

• Problem Solving

• Design

• Mixed Laboratory (new schedule type allowing supervised

and unsupervised lab time)

• Common Exams

• Recitation

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UNIT OF CREDIT – New Catalog Language

The current Academic Calendar is semester-based, consisting of 15 weeks of instruction in a standard Fall/Spring semester where one contact hour is equal to 50 minutes of instruction. The amount of class attendance is 750 minutes for each scheduled credit hour in a standard semester.

One unit of credit represents how much time a typical student is expected to devote to learning per week of study. Each unit of credit is representative of in-seat effort and out-of-seat effort. One credit awarded yields a total of 3 contact hours of effort on the student’s behalf. The breakdown of effort from in-seat effort (scheduled time) vs. out-of-seat effort (non-scheduled time) differs by course structure and schedule type.

For scheduled time, one 15-minute instructional break per 75 minutes of continuous instruction will be included for courses meeting in durations of greater than 75 continuous minutes.

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Since these changes are in the Rules and Regulations section of the Catalog and relate to academic policy, the formal request for approval will come from the Student Regulations Committee.

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School of Biological SciencesDegree ModificationBachelor of Science in BiologyThe modification is to update all courses with pre-fixes BIOL and APPH with the approved subject code BIOS. The curriculum is not changing.

Schools of Economics and International AffairsNew BS/MS OptionBS in Economics and International Affairs/MS in EconomicsECON BS/MS Degree Eligibility RequirementsStudents with a GPA of 3.5 or higher in EIA courses are eligible to apply for the program after completion of 30 semester credit hours at Georgia Tech, but before the completion of 75 semester credit hours, including transfer and advanced placement credits. Students who have more than 75 credit hours will be considered for the program on a case-by-case basis. Admissions decisions will be based on GPA and judgments of the Graduate Committee and faculty who have served as advisors or instructors. Continuation in the program will require the B.S. student to maintain a GPA of 3.5 or higher in their EIA courses. The program will not penalize students who opt out after the bachelor’s degree. Proposed BS/MS Please note, the requested curriculum change for the BS EIA degree will require that students in the BS EIA/MS ECON program will take 6 hours of ECON electives at the 6000 level. The courses will be used to satisfy the 6 hours of electives for the BS program and the 6 hours of electives for the MS program. Prior to enrolling in 6000-level ECON courses, students will be required to complete ECON 3110 Advanced Microeconomics, ECON 3120 Advanced Macroeconomics, and ECON 3161 Econometrics. Students will be encouraged to take 6 credit hours from 6105, 6016, 6140, or 6160 (the “core” MS ECON courses) during enrollment as a BS student. However, they will have flexibility to enroll in any 6000 ECON course whose prerequisite requirements they have met. Currently, there are over a dozen ECON courses offered at the 6000-level which only have 4000-level prerequisite courses that a BS student is likely to be able to meet.

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School of Biological SciencesDegree ModificationBachelor of Science in NeuroscienceThe BS in Neuroscience is seeking to replace a core course (PSYC 4020) with a newly approved course specific to the major (NEUR 3003) as well as add additional options to satisfy the statistics requirement. This will allow more flexibility and specialized curriculum depending on which breadth elective path the student chooses. Also, add Research Option to Research based elective. And, update all APPH-, BIOL- course to BIOS-.

School of Public PolicyNew Course with Ethics AttributePHIL 3180: Biomedical Ethics (3-0-3)

New CoursesPUBP 3042: Data Science for Public Policy (3-0-3)

PUBP 3230: STEM Education Policy (3-0-3)

PUBP 3510: Politics and Policy (3-0-3)

PUBP 3520: Globalization & Policy (3-0-3)

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School of Industrial and Systems EngineeringDegree ModificationBachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering• Add breadth elective option for all concentrations – ISYE 4501 Energy, Efficiency and

Sustainability

• Add more options for depth elective for Quality and Statistics concentration:

– ISyE 4803 Reliability Engineering

– Math 4262 Math Stat II

– CS 4641 Machine Learning

– ISyE 4034 Decision and Data Analytics

– CX 4240 Computing for Data Analytics

– CX 4242 Data and Visual Analytics

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School of Industrial and Systems EngineeringDegree ModificationBachelor of Science in Industrial EngineeringCreate flexibility for General Concentration - The General IE was created to help students to stay on track if they cannot select the suitable named concentration in time when ISyE started offering concentrations 12 years ago. It is the most restrictive curriculum with 5 required ISyE courses and 1 elective. Initially, over half of the students wound up graduating with the General Concentration. Gradually, students and advisors have learned how to select a named concentration suitable for the students’ interests. There no longer is a need for a restrictive concentration. The objective of this change is to make General IE the most flexible so students may pursue broad areas within the IE domain.

Current General IE Requires 5 ISyE courses, including:1) ISyE 3039 Methods-Quality Improve, 2) ISyE 3103 Sply Chain Mod: Logistics, 3) ISyE 3104 Sply Chain Mod: Manf&Ware, 4) ISyE 4031 Regression/Forecasting, and 5) ISyE 4301 Supply Chain Economics. And one of the following concentration electives: ISyE 4111 Advanced Supply Chain Logistics, ISyE 4133 Adv Optimization, ISYE4232 Adv Stochastic Sys, or ISyE 4311 Capital Investment Analysis.

Proposed General IE requires any 5 courses from any concentration electives, including both depth and breadth electives. There are only 2 minor restrictions:

– A maximum of 1 non-ISYE titled course is allowed. Some concentration electives are from CS, CX, ECON, MATH and MGT. This is true for all concentrations to maintain sufficient IE content.

– No more than one ISYE 4803 special topics course is allowed unless approval is obtained from the Assoc. Undergraduate Chair. This is to ensure program coherence.

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Action Items and Minutes

■Move to approve all action items.

■Move to approve Minutes from:

o December 11, 2018 (Academic matters &

Petitions)

o January 08, 2019 (Petitions)

o January 22, 2019 (Academic matters)

o February 05, 2019 (Academic matters)

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Documents

Institute Undergraduate Curriculum Committeefacultygovernance.gatech.edu/FFSAFS2019-021919 Attach A-8a.pdfThe School of Chemistry and Biochemistry seeks to modify concentrations of