Report of the Senate Curriculum Committee · Deletion of BIOL 3663- Bio/Eco of Elasmobranchs and BIOL 3675- Dolphin Field Ecology, which are being replaced by BIOL 3875. This one

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Report of the Senate Curriculum Committee

Presented Nov. 25, 2015

Prepared by Greg Marquis, Chair of Senate Curriculum Committee

This report is based on business conducted Oct. 28 2015. A total of 37 separate items

were considered that day.

The Minutes of the meetings can be found in Appendix A.

The relevant curriculum forms and the proposed Calendar copy changes can be found in

Appendix B (Arts) and Appendix C (SASE).

The Appendices can be accessed on the Senate website at: http://www.unb.ca/secretariat/senates/saint-john/curriculumreports/saintjohnreportstosenate.html

Summary of Submissions from the Faculty of Arts:

Proposed changes to the Major and Honours in Psychology and the Certificate in Mental

Health in terms of the number of years normally permitted for completion of the program

and the number of compulsory courses.

Summary of Submissions from the Faculty of SASE:

Biology [note: BIOL 4861 was tabled pending clarification]

A new course BIOL 3875 (Marine Tropical Biology) is proposed to replace two other

courses. A series of title, prerequisite and description changes are proposed are proposed

for 6 BIOL courses and it is proposed to remove two 3000-level courses from the

Calendar. Changes to one BIOL course (4861) were tabled pending a clarification.

Proposed program changes consist of changing course options for the Environmental

Biology and Biology Options, course options and credit hours for the Marine Biology

Option and instituting a Minor in Biology. The latter issue is also being examined by the

Academic Planning and Review Committee.

Computer Science:

Clarifications in terms of notations are proposed for four CS courses to clarify options

and requirements for Software Engineering students. Course descriptions for DA 4993

and 3773 have been updated.

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Agenda Item #11.1

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Mathematics:

A combination of description and prerequisite changes are proposed for 12 courses, in

many cases to match similar courses taught at UNBF or to more accurately reflect course

content.

Nursing:

A series of prerequisite, description and credit hour changes are proposed for 9 NURS

courses to make the prerequisite more explicit and to harmonize them with other UNB

Nursing programs.

Appendix A:

Senate Curriculum Minutes:

October 28, 2015

Senate Curriculum Meeting

October 28th, 2015

OH 120

Members:

Greg Fleet Mark Bishop Matthew Wegener

Greg Marquis Rebecca McKay Jess Buck

Meeting Start 9:00am

Greg M: scheduling note: Arts will be coming in 2 stages. More changes to come from SASE

Approval of Agenda: Greg Fleet/ Matthew Wegener- carried unanimously

Approval of minutes from March 9th, 2015: Greg Fleet believes he was in attendance but his name is not

recorded in the minutes. Committee would like clarification and have him added if appropriate.

Motion to approve minutes based on clarification-

R. McKay/ M. Bishop

Favor:4/Abstain:1

New Business:

15-16 [01]. Psychology Major, Psychology Honors, Certificate in Mental Health

Timeline changes allowing 10 years to complete and increasing the number of BA courses in the

Psychology major from five (5) to six (6) compulsory courses.

Motion to accept the changes

R. McKay/ G. Fleet

Carried Unanimously

15-16 [02] BIOL 3875 Marine Tropical Biology

This course has a lower number of credit hours than the courses it is replacing (BIOL 3663 and BIOL

3675). It is combining aspects of the two courses that have been taught in the Bahamas. Having it in one

course makes it easier for scheduling. The committee notes that it is an elective and not a required

course so the number of credit hours would not affect the program.

Motion to approve

R. McKay/ M. Wegener

Carried Unanimously

15-16 [03] BIOL 4861 Advanced Environmental Biology

Description and pre-requisite change to be update to reflect the actual content of the course.

Committee is requesting a clarification on the rationale, as it appears there may be subject matter that

pertains more to business than biology with terms such as “production”, “natural resource

development” and “Sustainable development”. The committee also notices that in the calendar, the

course is listed as BIOL 4861, not BIOL 4691 and would like clarification on the correct number.

Motion to accept upon clarification

R. McKay/ G. Fleet

Carried Unanimously

15-16 [05-08] Title changes: BIOL 3435, CHEM 3435/ BIOL 4435, CHEM 4435

These courses are being cross listed and renamed as follows: BIOL3435/CHEM 3435- Biomolecules and

Primary Metabolism (A); BIOL 4435/CHEM 4435-Biologically Active Natural Products and Secondary

Metabolism (A).

These courses are being offered as part of a two year course rotation. The (A) signifies that the courses

will be held alternating years.

The committee suggests that the request should have come in under “other”.

Motion to accept changes

R. McKay/ G. Fleet

Carries Unanimously

15- 16 [04] BIOL 2245 Introductory Molecular Cell Biology

Description change to accurately reflect topics discussed in the delivery of the course.

15-16 [09] BIOL 4245 Molecular Ecology and Environmental Science

Title change to “Molecular Ecology 4ch (3C 3L)”. Description change and Pre-requisite change tailored

to a new faculty member who wants a different focus



Carried Unanimously

15-16 [10-11] BIOL 3663/ BIOL 3675 Deletion

Deletion of BIOL 3663- Bio/Eco of Elasmobranchs and BIOL 3675- Dolphin Field Ecology, which are being

replaced by BIOL 3875. This one course encompasses the material in both of the old courses and makes

it easier for scheduling.


R. McKay/ M. Bishop

Carried Unanimously

15-16 [12] Environmental Biology

Adjust the restrictions on upper level Biology environmental course requirements for 3rd and 4th year

environmental biology majors. This will allow the department the increased flexibility with

environmentally related course offerings that reflects the current expertise of departmental

researchers.

Motion to accept change


Carried Unanimously

15-16 [13] Biology Option

Add physics as an acceptable non-biology science elective for Biology majors (in addition to Geology).

This may help biology majors who wish to pursue professional programs in the future.

Motion to accept change

R. McKay/ G. Fleet

Carried Unanimously

15-16 [14] Marine Biology Option

Remove BIOL 3173 from listing and add the 4ch to the total number of required upper level biology

courses from 42ch to 46ch. BIOL 3173 was a marine field course that has not been offered since 2006.

The committee would like to clarify if the old course is being replaced with a new course.

Motion to accept change upon clarification

M. Wegener/ R. McKay

Carried Unanimously

15-16 [15] Biology Minor Option

The biology minor option may have a retention value. The committee can pass this under the

understanding that APR is in the process of going over it. The description listed is verbatim what is listed

in Fredericton.

The committee feels that the description should be cleaned up and the notation “The minor in Biology

follows section V in the “University Wide Academic Regulations” of the Academic Undergraduate

Calendar” should be removed. There are also several typos and capitalization issues that should be

fixed. The committee also feels that the wording “Human Anatomy, Physiology and Pathophysiology”

should be removed and the description should only list the course numbers (BIOL 1411, BIOL 1412, BIOL

1441, BIOL 1442, BIOL 2381, BIOL 2852)

Motion to approve changes upon clarification and necessary changes

R. McKay/ G. Fleet

Carried Unanimously

15-16 [16] CS 1003 Introduction to Computer Programming

A note adapted for Software Engineering students to allow them to take CS 1003 and CS 1073 and have

them both count towards their program.

15-16 [17] CS 1073 Introduction to Computer Programming


them both count towards their program. CS 1073 has learning outcomes similar to the ones for CS 1616

and IT 2773, so the constraint is maintained with those courses.

15-16 [18] CS 1616 Java Programming Overview




15-16 [19] IT 2773 Java Programming for the Internet




Motion to approve changes

R. McKay/ G. Fleet

Carried Unanimously

15-16 [20] DA 4993 Project in Data Analysis

Description change as they are going through the process of having a Certificate of Data Analytics

approved by the MPHEC.

Course code “(2S)” has also been added to reflect that students will be required to attend seminars

during the course term.

15-16 [21] CS 3773 Topics in Web Science

Description change to better reflect the material taught in the course.



Carried Unanimously

15-16 [22] MATH 1003 Introduction to Calculus

Pre-requisite change that will let students become more aware of the times of year that the Math

Placement Test is being offered, and that it is not only offered during orientation week in September.


15-16 [23] MATH 1001 Calculus for life Sciences

Pre-requisite change that will let students become more aware of the times of year that the Math

Placement Test is being offered, and that it is not only offered during orientation week in September.

15-16 [24] MATH 1503 Introduction to Linear Algebra

Description change to remove quadratic forms since they never get covered anyways. Consultation with

Engineering and CSAS prove that programs or transfers would not be affected by this change.

15-16 [25] MATH 2003 Intermediate Mathematics I

Calendar description and pre-requisite are being rewritten to math UNB Fredericton’s course description

for the same course. The course has not been taught at UNBSJ in recent years.

15-16 [26] MATH 2013 Intermediate Mathematics II


for the same course. The course has not been taught at UNBSJ in recent years

15-16 [27] MATH 2203 Discrete Mathematics

Description change to math UNBF’s description for this course. No content has been changed for this

course.

15-16 [28] MATH 2213 linear Algebra I


for the same course. The course has not been taught at UNBSJ in recent years

15-16 [29] MATH 3073 Partial Differential Equations

The pre-requisite has been changed to match the UNBF pre-requisite for this same course. This will

allow more people to be able to take the course.

15-16 [30] MATH 3093 Elementary Number Theory


course.

15-16 [31] MATH 3213 Linear Algebra II


course.

15-16 [32] MATH 3503 Differential Equations for Engineers


for the same course.

15-16 [33] MATH 3713 Analysis I

The description is being updated to reflect what actually gets covered in the course. The pre-requisite

will now appropriately reflect the background needed so more students can take the course.


M. Wegener/ R. McKay

Carried Unanimously

15-16 [34] NURS 1225 Nursing & Wellness

Housekeeping- Making the pre-requisite explicit to eliminate “loop holes”.

15-16 [35] NURS 1235 Clinical Practice: Nursing & Wellness

Housekeeping- Making the pre-requisite explicit to eliminate “loop holes”.

15-16 [36] NURS 2041 Health Assessment

Clarification for prerequisites required and course description changed to be in line with other UNB

sites. This will eliminate “Loop holes”

15-16 [37] NURS 2063 Concentrated Clinical Practice I



15-16 [38] NURS 2132 Pharmacology



15-16 [39] NURS 2135 Chronic Health Challenges



15-16 [40] NURS 2145 Mental Health Challenges



15-16 [41] NURS 2157 Clinical Practicum I

Clarification for prerequisites requires and course description changed to be in line with other UNB sites.

This will eliminate “Loop holes” Change of credit hours from 3CH to 4CH.

15-16 [42] NURS 2177 Young Families Health




G. Fleet/ R. McKay

Carried Unanimously

Meeting Adjourned 10:10AM

Appendix B:

Curriculum Documents from the Faculty of Arts:

The Appendix can be accessed from:



Appendix C:

Curriculum Documents from the Faculty of SASE:

The Appendix can be accessed from:

