Core Education Committee

Voting members present: Andrea Allan, Vipin Arora, Aidas Banaitis, Abigail Crowell, Liz Delf, Kelsey Emard, Daniel Faltesek, Lori McGraw, Brian Mills, Holly Mitchell, Kari-Lyn Sakuma, Dave Stemper, Paula Weiss
Voting members absent: Matthew Kennedy
Ex-officio members present: Curriculum Management – Stephanie Baugh; Ecampus – Karen Watte; Difference, Power & Oppression – Tenisha Tevis; General Education Assessment – Heath Henry; Writing Intensive Curriculum - Ashley Holmes
Guests: Patrick Ball, Kristin Nagy Katz, Caryn Stoess, Andrew Valls

Course Reviews

• TRAL 242 Inclusion and Belonging in Outdoor Recreation – Difference, Power & Oppression-Foundations (DPO-F)
  • Very well done with no issues.

Action: Motion to approve; seconded. The motion passes with 13 votes in favor, 0 votes in opposition and 0 abstentions.

• NMC 493 Media and Power – Difference, Power & Oppression-Advanced
  • Needs clearer explanations on how course learning outcome (CLO) 1 and CLO2 are met and assessed.
  • Response to intersectionality is well done but connections are weak.
  • Essential Assignment for learning outcome (LO) 3 is not a good fit for the outcome.

Action: Rollback for clarity: 1) which assignment is used to assess LO1 and how does it asses LO1?; 2) how is LO2 addressed and assessed, including which social justice theories are applied?; 3) how does the essential assignment for LO3 assess the LO?; seconded. The motion passes with 12 votes in favor, 0 votes in opposition and 1 abstention.

• KIN 475 Power and Privilege in Sport – Difference, Power & Oppression-Advanced
  • Really well done and a good fit for the category.
  • Uses open educational resources (OER).
  • Exemplary.

Action: Motion to approve; seconded. The motion passes with 12 votes in favor, 0 votes in opposition and 1 abstention.

• FR 339 Espaces Francophones: Francophones Studies – Difference, Power & Oppression-Advanced (DPO-A)
  • The focus of DPO-A courses are supposed to be United States (US) focused. The course has one assignment that focuses on the US, but not consistently through course.
    • Context from the Learning Outcome, Criteria and Rationale (LOCR): Focus primarily on Difference, Power, and Oppression in the United States, although global contexts and impacts of the United States are encouraged.
  • Taught in French and a lot of the syllabus is written in French.
  • Course description:
    • Explores geographical, historical, political, artistic and literary facets of the francophone world; examines questions of identity linked to cultural, linguistic, political, and economical dynamics that persist in the francophone world. Applies various linguistic and analytical skills through written analyses, debates, and discussions around authentic textual, multimedia, and (or) cinematographic resources. Taught in French
  • However, course otherwise would fit the category.
  • DPO Director has email communication regarding this course where she gave them the okay to submit the course so long as they met the learning outcomes.
  • Suggest considering World, Languages & Cultures content in the course.

Action: Rollback to address how the course will meet the LOCR Criteria to focus primarily on the US context, including on the content and not just in an assignment; seconded. The motion passes with 11 votes in favor, 0 votes in opposition and 1 abstention.

• COMM 428 Communication of Cultural Identities (second review) – Difference, Power & Oppression-Advanced
  • Response to previously noted concerns was excellent.
  • Intersectionality clarified.

Action: Motion to approve; seconded. The motion passes with 11 votes in favor, 0 votes in opposition and 1 abstention.

• ES 451 Theories of Race and Ethnicity – Difference, Power & Oppression-Advanced
  • Lack of details in LO 3.
  • 5 assignments together for the ‘essential assignment’.
  • LOs are listed incorrectly – DPO-F outcomes are listed, rather than DPO-A.

Action: Motion to send back and correct learning outcome table, additional detail on LO2 and 3; seconded. The motion passes with 11 votes in favor, 0 votes in opposition and 1 abstention.

• MTH 008 Beyond OSU II: Engage – Beyond II
  • Interesting example of a 0-credit course.
  • Great course for the category.

Action: Motion to approve; seconded. The motion passes with 11 votes in favor, 0 votes in opposition and 1 abstention.

• ENVE 490 Environmental Engineering Design – Beyond II
  • Great course and great fit for the category.
  • Pre-requisites are appropriate for the course.

Action: Motion to approve; seconded. The motion passes with 11 votes in favor, 0 votes in opposition and 1 abstention.

• ANTH 475 Anthropology in Practice – Beyond I & II
  • Exemplary and well detailed.
  • OERs being used.

Action: Motion to approve; seconded. The motion passes with 11 votes in favor, 0 votes in opposition and 1 abstention.

• BDS 420 Reflect on Experiential Learning Activities – Beyond I & II
  • The course is well put together.

Action: Motion to approve; seconded. The motion passes with 11 votes in favor, 0 votes in opposition and 1 abstention.

• AEC 412 Applied Economics Course-Based Research – Beyond II
  • Not clear how activities meet the LOs.
  • May have mis-identified the essential assignment.

Action: Motion to Rollback for further explanation in the syllabus LO table how the course applies career concepts to career activities; and more explanation of how the career relevant artifact addresses the LO; and explanation for why the course is scheduled as Pass/No Pass (P/NP); seconded. The motion passes with 12 votes in favor, 0 votes in opposition and 1 abstention.

• BB 498 Professional Development II For Biochemists and Molecular Life Scientists – Beyond II
  • P/NP course
  • Looks like a good course for the category.

Action: Motion to approve; seconded. The motion passes with 12 votes in favor, 0 votes in opposition and 1 abstention.

• BHS 008 Beyond OSU II: Engage – Beyond II
  • Listed as Beyond I on the syllabi, instead of Beyond II.
  • Very generic course description.
  • Essential assignment is a reflection that does not ask students to apply experience to career artifacts.

Action: Motion to rollback for correcting the reference to Beyond II in the syllabus and adding explanation for how the essential assignment is reflecting on career specific activities/plans/goals; seconded. The motion passes with 12 votes in favor, 0 votes in opposition and 1 abstention.

• TRAL 270 Pre Internship Seminar – Beyond II
  • Good fit for the category.

Action: Motion to approve; seconded. The motion passes with 12 votes in favor, 0 votes in opposition and 1 abstention.

• TA 420 Theater Beyond OSU – Beyond II
  • Exemplary.

Action: Motion to approve; seconded. The motion passes with 10 votes in favor, 0 votes in opposition and 1 abstention.

• NMC 441 Media Entrepreneurship – Beyond II
  • Well-developed and a good fit for the category.
  • Needs an Ecampus redevelopment proposal.

Action: Motion to conditionally approve pending an Ecampus redevelopment submission; seconded. The motion passes with 10 votes in favor, 0 votes in opposition and 3 abstentions.

• NMC 418 Viral Content – Beyond II
  • Needs an Ecampus redevelopment proposal.
  • Suggest removing references to Tiktok and replace with ‘social media’ so it doesn’t become dated.
  • Unclear how some activities could be considered career artifacts.

Action: Rollback to request a more detailed/overt discussion of how students apply ideas from the major and course content to their future career development and National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) competencies; more specificity on how the assignments directly assess the LOs; and for an Ecampus redevelopment proposal; seconded. The motion passes with 10 votes in favor, 0 votes in opposition and 2 abstentions.

• OEAS 008 Beyond OSU II: Engage – Beyond II
  • Good course for the category.
  • Very general career development course.

Action: Motion to approve; seconded. The motion passes with 11 votes in favor, 0 votes in opposition and 1 abstention.

• NMC 260 New Media Futures (second review) – Beyond I
  • Needed clarification on career artifact and how the LOs are addressed and assessed.
    • Originator was responsive to requests.

Action: Motion to approve; seconded. The motion passes with 11 votes in favor, 0 votes in opposition and 1 abstention.

• GEOG 202 Maps, Media & Communication – Communications, Media, Society
  • Tabled until the next meeting.
• ANTH 101 Introduction to Anthropology – Social Science
  • Tabled until the next meeting.
• HDFS 240 Human Sexuality (second review) – Social Science
  • Tabled until the next meeting.