The University Curriculum Forum

Minutes of the Notification Management Committee of
Thursday April 8, 1999

Present: N. Decrosta, D. Emmelman, B. Farley-Lucas, P. Gallup, J. Granfield., M. Hartog, K. Mauro, C. McDaniels
Guest: David Levine, representing Judaic Studies

OLD BUSINESS

(The following proposals were reviewed by NMC at an earlier time, and revisions were received and reviewed at this meeting.)

JRN 230 Fundamentals of Public Relations
JRN 306 News Design & Desktop Publishing
JRN 311 TV News Workshop
JRN 321 Magazine Editing and Production
JRN 350 American Journalism History
JRN 351 Media Law and Ethics

P.Gallup received requested revisions or the original course proposals. B. Farley-Lucas made a motion to accept these courses. K. Mauro seconded the motion.
Approved 8-0-0

On behalf of the Communications Department, B. Farley Lucas submitted revised proposals for the following courses.

COM 287 Introduction to Communication Research
K. Mauro made a motion to accept this course. J. Granfield seconded the motion.
Approved 8-0-0

COM 312 Communication and Gender
C. McDaniels made a motion to accept this course. K. Mauro seconded the motion.
Approved 8-0-0

COM 387 Communication Theory
K. Mauro made a motion to accept this course. M. Hartog seconded the motion.
Approved 8-0-0

COM 442 Media Criticism
C. McDaniels made a motion to accept this course. J. Granfield seconded the motion.
Approved 8-0-0

COM 481 Seminar in Relational Development
J. Granfield made a motion to accept this course. K. Mauro seconded the motion.
Approved 8-0-0

COM 482 Seminar in Contemporary Mass Media
K. Mauro made a motion to accept this course. M. Hartog seconded the motion.
Approved 8-0-0

Bachelor of Arts in Communications
C. McDaniels made a motion to accept the entire program revision. K. Mauro seconded the motion.
Approved 8-0-0

New Proposals

JST 350 Issues in Contemporary Jewish Life
D. Levine gave an overview of the minor in Judaic Studies and how this course proposal fits into that scheme. The NMC found the course and the program laudable, but raised questions about the open-ended nature of the proposal. D. Levine discussed how the course would allow faculty to integrate various disciplines into one course. The NMC requested further information about:

How does the framework of this course differ from the framework of other courses at the University, e.g. ENG 217 has different sections/topics?
Is it appropriate to have prerequisites?

Clarify the common outcomes of the different subjects that may be offered in this course.
Consider adding a linguistic option to the subjects of study.

JST 298 Special Topics in Judaic Studies
JST 498 Advanced Special Topics in Judaic Studies

D. Emmelman made a motion to accept the new courses. B. Farley-Lucas seconded the motion.
Approved 8-0-0