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Tempe Graduate Council
March 28, 2006
The Tempe Graduate Council met on Tuesday, March 28, 2006, at 2:30 p.m. in Administration B building, Room 286. Graduate College Associate Dean Filiz Ozel presided.
Also in attendance were Graduate College Deans Dickson, Lindquist, and Webber; Professors Barrett, Brooks, Christopher, Diaz, Koonce, Savenye; and student member Meegan.
Excused: Vice Provost and Dean of Graduate Studies, Maria T. Allison, Professors Demaine, McCarthy, Thompson and Zhou.
Dean Ozel spoke about the large number of proposals submitted by academic units and briefly discussed the new process of assigning proposals in groups to Council members implemented this month to assist with reviewing proposals in a more streamlined manner.
The minutes for the February 28, 2006 meeting were approved.
The proposal to establish a Master of Nonprofit Studies in the School of Community Resources and Development within the College of Public Programs was addressed as a consent agenda item and was recommended for approval.
Group A members consisting of Professors Barrett, Brooks and Christopher along with Dean Webber reviewed the request for implementation of a M.S. in Biomedical Informatics. Professor Ben Huey from the Department of Computer Science and Engineering was present to respond to questions including, admissions, clinical track and analytical track comparisons, assessment and learning outcomes, and internships and placements. The proposal to establish the M.S. in Biomedical Informatics was recommended for approval pending minor revisions.
Group A also reviewed the request for implementation of a M.S. in Biochemistry in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry within the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Utilizing the new review system, questions were prepared and submitted by Group A to the Department Chair, Robert Blankenship. The unit responded in writing to questions including formal courses, Biochemistry course 501, elective courses, and facilities. The proposal to establish the M.S. in Biochemistry was recommended for approval pending minor revisions.
Group B consisting of Professors Demaine, Diaz, Koonce and McCarthy along with Dean Lindquist reviewed the request for implementation of a Master of Real Estate Development in the College of Design in collaboration with the College of Law, W.P. Carey School of Business and the Ira A. Fulton School of Engineering. The unit responded in writing to questions including oral defenses, faculty lines, entrance exams, application processes, provisions for individual cohort students and the program budget. The proposal to establish the Master of Real Estate Development was recommended for approval pending minor revisions.
Group B also reviewed the requests for implementation of a M.A., as well as a M.S. in Sustainability within the School of Sustainability (school proposal pending). The unit responded in writing to questions including funding needs, program relevance to other states beyond Arizona, faculty involvement and discipline specific coursework. The proposal to establish the M.A., as well as the proposal to establish a M.S. in Sustainability was recommended for approval pending minor revisions.
Group C members consisting of student representative Meegan, Professors Savenye, Thompson and Zhou along with Dean Dickson reviewed the request for implementation of a Ph.D. in Sustainability within the School of Sustainability (school proposal pending). The unit responded in writing to questions including program of study credit hour requirements, research hour requirements, and 400 level course restrictions. The proposal to establish the Ph.D. in Sustainability was recommended for approval pending minor revisions.
Group C also reviewed the proposal to establish an Interdisciplinary Graduate Certificate in Sustainable Technology and Management in the School of Sustainability (school proposal pending) in collaboration with the W.P. Carey School of Business and the Ira A. Fulton School of Engineering. The unit responded in writing to questions including learning outcomes and assessments. The proposal to establish the Interdisciplinary Graduate Certificate in Sustainable Technology and Management was recommended for approval pending minor revisions.
The meeting was adjourned at 4:20 p.m.
The Tempe Graduate Council met on Tuesday, March 28, 2006, at 2:30 p.m. in Administration B building, Room 286. Graduate College Associate Dean Filiz Ozel presided.
Also in attendance were Graduate College Deans Dickson, Lindquist, and Webber; Professors Barrett, Brooks, Christopher, Diaz, Koonce, Savenye; and student member Meegan.
Excused: Vice Provost and Dean of Graduate Studies, Maria T. Allison, Professors Demaine, McCarthy, Thompson and Zhou.
Dean Ozel spoke about the large number of proposals submitted by academic units and briefly discussed the new process of assigning proposals in groups to Council members implemented this month to assist with reviewing proposals in a more streamlined manner.
The minutes for the February 28, 2006 meeting were approved.
The proposal to establish a Master of Nonprofit Studies in the School of Community Resources and Development within the College of Public Programs was addressed as a consent agenda item and was recommended for approval.
Group A members consisting of Professors Barrett, Brooks and Christopher along with Dean Webber reviewed the request for implementation of a M.S. in Biomedical Informatics. Professor Ben Huey from the Department of Computer Science and Engineering was present to respond to questions including, admissions, clinical track and analytical track comparisons, assessment and learning outcomes, and internships and placements. The proposal to establish the M.S. in Biomedical Informatics was recommended for approval pending minor revisions.
Group A also reviewed the request for implementation of a M.S. in Biochemistry in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry within the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Utilizing the new review system, questions were prepared and submitted by Group A to the Department Chair, Robert Blankenship. The unit responded in writing to questions including formal courses, Biochemistry course 501, elective courses, and facilities. The proposal to establish the M.S. in Biochemistry was recommended for approval pending minor revisions.
Group B consisting of Professors Demaine, Diaz, Koonce and McCarthy along with Dean Lindquist reviewed the request for implementation of a Master of Real Estate Development in the College of Design in collaboration with the College of Law, W.P. Carey School of Business and the Ira A. Fulton School of Engineering. The unit responded in writing to questions including oral defenses, faculty lines, entrance exams, application processes, provisions for individual cohort students and the program budget. The proposal to establish the Master of Real Estate Development was recommended for approval pending minor revisions.
Group B also reviewed the requests for implementation of a M.A., as well as a M.S. in Sustainability within the School of Sustainability (school proposal pending). The unit responded in writing to questions including funding needs, program relevance to other states beyond Arizona, faculty involvement and discipline specific coursework. The proposal to establish the M.A., as well as the proposal to establish a M.S. in Sustainability was recommended for approval pending minor revisions.
Group C members consisting of student representative Meegan, Professors Savenye, Thompson and Zhou along with Dean Dickson reviewed the request for implementation of a Ph.D. in Sustainability within the School of Sustainability (school proposal pending). The unit responded in writing to questions including program of study credit hour requirements, research hour requirements, and 400 level course restrictions. The proposal to establish the Ph.D. in Sustainability was recommended for approval pending minor revisions.
Group C also reviewed the proposal to establish an Interdisciplinary Graduate Certificate in Sustainable Technology and Management in the School of Sustainability (school proposal pending) in collaboration with the W.P. Carey School of Business and the Ira A. Fulton School of Engineering. The unit responded in writing to questions including learning outcomes and assessments. The proposal to establish the Interdisciplinary Graduate Certificate in Sustainable Technology and Management was recommended for approval pending minor revisions.
The meeting was adjourned at 4:20 p.m.