UCAP Meeting of 11/08/2001 2001-2002 agenda status: not approved Agenda: minutes status: approved approved at meeting of UCAP Minutes for meeting held on 11/08/2001 University Committee on Academic Policy Minutes November 8, 2001 Members Present: Henry Beckmeyer, Bridget Behe, George Cornell, Howard Bossen, James Gallagher, Joe Mignano, Rod Phillips, Shaun Phillips, Jon Sticklen, Juli Wade, Jeanne Wald, Winston Wilkinson, Celia Wills, Cameron Wooley, and Maija Zile. Others Present: Barbara Steidle (Assistant Provost), Patricia Croom (Administration Information Services).
(ii) comparison among all courses within the same number range [100’s, 200’s, etc.], and (iii) comparison among courses within the same subject code and course number when a course was taught by at least 5 different instructors.
B. A second pressing decision was the selection of default comparison. This would be the SOCT comparison score reported in the event a department did not make a selection for the basis of comparison from the options denoted above. The motion, which was approved, showed the initial default would be option “iii ”. However, if there were less than 5 sections, or less than 5 different instructors, then option “iii” would not be implemented and option “ii” would be used as the default. In the event there were less than 5 courses in the same number range, option “ii” would not be implemented and option “i” would serve as the default. The default would generate the comparison at the lowest level possible. C. It was further suggested that these guidelines be revisited in Fall 2002 after earnestly seeking feedback from students, faculty, and staff. This is in keeping with UCAP’s role vis a vie SOCT of regular monitoring with option to make change recommendations. UCAP needs a mechanism by which to collect feedback. Feedback may be derived from web-page access, but Barbara Steidle reported that a general e-mail from the Provost’s office is not a likely avenue, given the constraints against mass e-mail.
Academic units need to be aware that UCAP recommended that SOCT scores should not be used for salary, promotion and tenure decisions; rather, the SIRS form adopted by the department should be used for those purposes. Barbara Steidle indicated that a memo stating that position would be distributed to the Associate Deans. As part of the continuing discussion, it was also noted that the SIRS policy gives departments the ability to use either the University-developed form or a locally-approved form. In effect, then, a department could designate the SOCT forms as their choice. (Such units would need to assure that regular SIRS forms were used by graduate teaching assistants, who are included in the SIRS policy that gives the expectation of privacy, but are distinctly excluded from the SOCT policy, where results are expected to be public.) 6. A request for minimum grades in two courses (Family Community Services and Family and Consumer Sciences) was deferred until the next meeting. 7. Discussion of the sub-committee draft on group work was deferred until the next meeting. The Chair noted the swiftness of the draft generation and commended the members of the Subcommittee on Group Work. 8. Robin Pline has asked committee members to notify her if they prefer to utilize the electronic UCAP information in lieu of receiving hard copies in campus mail. Please e-mail or telephone her immediately if you no longer wish to receive the hard copies. 9. The Chair requested that the Subcommittee on Departmental Organization Changes be convened soon to begin the work of this subcommittee. Further, Winston Wilkinson was asked to act as point to bring the subcommittee together. The meeting was adjourned at noon.
Bridget K. Behe Associate Professor Dept. of Horticulture College of Agriculture and Natural Resources UCAP MINUTES 11.8.01.doc |
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