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IT Curriculum Committee Minutes

Meeting was at 2:30 on Tuesday 2010-2-2 in 4-192/4-178 EE/Csci


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Attendance: Attendance (PDF)

Handouts:

The following will be available as hardcopy at the meeting:

Other Agenda Items

  • Information: BBE Program Changes (see above)

Items Requiring Committee Action and Department Representative Presence

Course Title Changes Actions
BBE 3002 Intro to Engineering Design BBE 3002 -- New Course approved
completed
2010-2-17
BBE 4013 Transport in Biological Systems
Effective Term: New:  1113 - Spring 2011
Old:  1089 - Fall 2008
Max-Min Credits
for Course:
New:  3.0 to 3.0 credit(s)
Old:  4.0 to 4.0 credit(s)
Component 1: New:  LEC (with final exam)
Old:  LAB (no final exam)
Component 2: New:  
Old:  LEC (with final exam)
Auto-Enroll
Course:
New:  No
Old:  Yes
Graded
Component:
New:  LEC
Old:  LAB
BBE 4013 -- All Changes -- Including Syllabus
approved
completed 2010-2-3
BBE 4535 Assessment & Diagnosis Impaired Waters BBE 4535 -- New Course approved
completed 2010-2-3
BBE 5533 Assessment and Diagnosis of Impaired Waters
Effective Term: New:  1109 - Fall 2010
Old:  1099 - Fall 2009
Course: New:  BBE 5535
Old:  BBE 5533
Course
Prerequisites
for Catalog:
New:  Graduate student or #.
Old:  [CHEM 1022, BIOL 1009, FR 3114 or CE 4501, 5513] or #
Course
Equivalency:
New:  BBE 4535 and BBE 5533 and BBE 5535
Old:  No course equivalencies
Enforced
Prerequisites:
(course-based or
non-course-based)
New:  No prerequisites
Old:  000370 - IT upper div or grad student
Editor Comments: New:  Change course number to BBE 5535 from BBE 5533.
Add equivalency BBE 4535 and BBE 5533.
Old:  <no text provided>
Proposal Changes: New:  Change course number to BBE 5535 from BBE 5533.
Add equivalency BBE 4535 and BBE 5533.
Old:  <no text provided>
Faculty
Sponsor Name:
New:  John Nieber
Old:  
Faculty
Sponsor E-mail Address:
New:  nieber@umn.edu
Old:  
BBE 5533 -- ALL Changes -- Including syllabus
approved
completed 2010-2-3
BMEN 5111 Biomedical Ultrasound BMEN 5111 -- New Course approved
completed 2010-2-3
CHEM 4601 Green Chemistry CHEM 4601 -- New Course approved
completed
2010-4-5
CSCI 2033 Elementary Computational Linear Algebra CSCI 2033 -- New Course approved
completed 2010-2-3
CSCI 4994H Honors Thesis CSCI 4994h -- New Course approved
completed 2010-2-3
CSCI 5129 e-Public Health:Online Intervention Design CSCI 5129 -- New Course approved
completed 2010-2-4
IE 5441 Engineering Cost Accounting and Cost Control
Effective Term: New:  1099 - Fall 2009
Old:  1089 - Fall 2008
Course Title Short: New:  Financial Decision Making
Old:  Eng Cost Acct
Course Title Long: New:  Financial Decision Making
Old:  Engineering Cost Accounting and Cost Control
Catalog
Description:
New:  Evaluating investment options and capital budgeting, including time value of
money;  accounting for inflation, depreciation, and taxes; evaluating
financing options and cost of capital; financial reporting and analysis of
financial statements; cost analysis and cost accounting; understanding
financial markets and securities; accounting for uncertainty, measures of
risk and risk-return trade-offs.
Old:  Financial accounting, managerial accounting, engineering economics.  Preparing financial statements, handling accounts payable/receivable, inventories, depreciation. Financing sources, capital cost/structure. Time value of money and of risk in managerial decision making. Design of cost accounting system and activity-based accounting.
CCE Catalog
Description:
New:  Evaluating investment options and capital budgeting, including time value of
money;  accounting for inflation, depreciation, and taxes; evaluating
financing options and cost of capital; financial reporting and analysis of
financial statements; cost analysis and cost accounting; understanding
financial markets and securities; accounting for uncertainty, measures of
risk and risk-return trade-offs.

Old:  Only include CCE Catalog Description in CCE Catalog.
Financial accounting, managerial accounting and engineering economics. Preparation of financial statements, handling of accounts payable, accounts receivable, inventories, depreciation. Various sources of financing, cost of capital, capital structure. Concepts of time value of money and risk are developed and used in managerial decision making problems. Design of cost accounting system and activitiy-based accounting.
Grading Basis: New:   A-F only
Old:   A-F or Aud
Course
Prerequisites
for Catalog:
New:  IT upper div or grad student
Old:  <no text provided>
provisional approval
2009-5-27
SENG 5801 Software Engineering I: Software Life Cycle, Requirements Specification, and Design
Course Title Long: New:  Software Engineering I: Overview, Requirements, and Modeling
Old:  Software Engineering I: Software Life Cycle, Requirements Specification, and Design
Catalog
Description:
New:  Broad introduction of software engineering as a discipline and a preview of topics to be covered in subsequent courses in the Master of Science in Software Engineering Program; in depth study of Requirements Engineering; and an overview of various modeling techniques applicable to requirements and specification, including UML and formal modeling.
Old:  Developing cost-effective software. Software engineering lifecycles, problem specification/analysis, system design techniques, documentation. Lectures, project.
approved
completed 2010-2-3
SENG 5802 Software Engineering II: Advanced Software Engineering
Course Title Long: New:  Software Engineering II: Software Design
Old:  Software Engineering II: Advanced Software Engineering
Catalog
Description:
New:  Software design quality, processes that produce quality design, graphical and textual representations including UML, common problems and patterns that solve them, refactoring. Students develop fluency in object-oriented design, and ability to read, critique, and advocate design ideas. Students work in teams to complete a multi-phase project.
Old:  Topics in software engineering and in object-oriented software development. Software design/implementation using UML, object-oriented techniques, object-oriented languages such as Java. Lectures, project.
CCE Catalog
Description:
New:  Software design quality, processes that produce quality design, graphical and textual representations including UML, common problems and patterns that solve them, refactoring. Students develop fluency in object-oriented design, and ability to read, critique, and advocate design ideas. Students work in teams to complete a multi-phase project.
Old:  <no text provided>
approved
completed
2010-5-5

Items for Approval without Objection

Course Title Changes Actions
GEO 2303W Geochemical Principles
Course: New:  GEO 3303W
Old:  GEO 2303W
Proposal Changes: New:  This course is intended to be taken in the junior year and is therefore more appropriately numbered at the 3xxx level.
Old:  Increase to 4 credits
completed
2010-2-2
SENG 5708 Advanced Database Management
Effective Term: New:  1093 - Spring 2009
Old:  1089 - Fall 2008
Course Title Long: New:  Data Analytics
Old:  Advanced Database Management
completed
2010-1-25
SENG 5131 Network Programming: Distributed Objects
Effective Term: New:  1093 - Spring 2009
Old:  1089 - Fall 2008
Course Title Short: New:  Distributed Application Design
Old:  Network Prog -Distr Obj
Course Title Long: New:  Distributed Application Design and Development
Old:  Network Programming: Distributed Objects
completed
2010-1-25

Items For Information Only

Course Title Changes Actions
BBE 3013 Engineering Principles of Molecular and Cellular Processes
Effective Term: New:  1109 - Fall 2010
Old:  1089 - Fall 2008
Term(s) most
frequently offered:
New:  Fall
Old:  Spring
Editor Comments: New:  Change term offered to Fall from Spring
Old:  <no text provided>
completed
2010-1-28
BBE 3033 Material and Energy Balances in Biological Systems
Effective Term: New:  1103 - Spring 2010
Old:  1089 - Fall 2008
Term(s) most
frequently offered:
New:  Spring
Old:  Fall
Editor Comments: New:  Change term offered to Spring
Old:  <no text provided>
completed
2010-1-28
BBE 4301 Surface and Colloid Science in Bio-based Products Manufacturing
Effective Term: New:  1103 - Spring 2010
Old:  1089 - Fall 2008
Term(s) most
frequently offered:
New:  Fall
Old:  Spring
Editor Comments: New:  Change term offered to Fall from Spring
Old:  <no text provided>
completed
2010-1-28
BBE 4303 Introduction to Bio-based Materials Science
Effective Term: New:  1103 - Spring 2010
Old:  1089 - Fall 2008
Term(s) most
frequently offered:
New:  Spring
Old:  Fall
Editor Comments: New:  Change term offered to Spring from Fall
Old:  <no text provided>
completed
2010-1-28
BBE 4733 Renewable Energy Technologies
Effective Term: New:  1103 - Spring 2010
Old:  1099 - Fall 2009
Term(s) most
frequently offered:
New:  Spring
Old:  Fall
Editor Comments: New:  Change term offered to Spring from Fall
Old:  <no text provided>
completed
2010-1-28
BBE 5303 Introduction to Bio-based Materials Science
Effective Term: New:  1103 - Spring 2010
Old:  1089 - Fall 2008
Term(s) most
frequently offered:
New:  Spring
Old:  Fall
Editor Comments: New:  Change term offered to Spring from Fall
Old:  <no text provided>
completed
2010-1-28
CE 3501 Environmental Engineering
Enforced
Prerequisites:
(course-based or
non-course-based)
New:  CHEM 1022
Old:  No prerequisites
completed
2010-1-29
CHEM 5210 Materials Characterization
Effective Term: New:  1103 - Spring 2010
Old:  1089 - Fall 2008
Grading Basis: New:   Stdnt Opt
Old:   A-F or Aud
completed
2010-1-22
CSCI 3921W Social, Legal, and Ethical Issues in Computing CLE requested changes: CSCI 3921w -- Changes completed
2010-1-28
CSCI 4921 History of Computing CLE certification CSCI 4921 -- Changes completed
2010-1-25
GEO 1005 Geology and Cinema CLE recertification: GEO 1005 -- Changes completed
2009-12-9
GEO 1105 Geology and Cinema CLE recertification: GEO 1105 -- Changes completed
2009-12-9
IOFT 1312 IT Exploring Careers
Course: New:  IOFT 1413
Old:  IOFT 1312
Course Title Short: New:  IT Career Prep
Old:  IT Exploring Careers
Catalog
Description:
New:  How to research companies, industries, and careers. Career options related to major. Accessing career information. Gaining experience related to career objective; Resources for internships and full-time jobs. Interviewing. Developing a resume and cover letter. (7 Week Course)
Old:  How to research companies, industries, and careers. Career options related to major. Accessing career information. Gaining experience related to career objective; Resources for internships and full-time jobs. Interviewing. Developing a resume and cover letter.
completed
2009-12-9

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