New Programs and Innovations Committee Minutes September 9, 2010

Called to order at 9:40am

Present: G. Adams (Chair), M. Bay, G. Cochenet, J. Hong, G. Kowalczyk

I. New Business

A. Notification of 10 special topic sections were presented and logged.

Course #    Course Title                          Semester            Times taught
COM 498    Com in Event Planning            Spring 2011                2
ENG 398    Exploring Young Adult Lit          Spring 2011                0
ENG 298    Lyrics as Literature                  Spring 2011                0
HIS 298    Ancient Military History             Spring 2011                0
MDS 298   Contemporary Media Debates   Spring 2011                1
NUR 498   Palliative & End of Life Care      Spring 2011                0
PHI 398    Ethical Individualism                 Spring 2011               1
SWK 398  Child Welfare Practice              Spring 2011                0
SWK 398  Mental Health and Addictions     Spring 2011                0
SWK 398  Social Work with Elders            Spring 2011                0

Description of logged courses
COM 498 - Communication Processes in Event Planning
Examination and application of communication, management, and leadership skills needed through all phases of the event planning process, from conception through evaluation. Emphasis on creating, organizing, promoting, implementing, and evaluating an actual event.  Requires participation in event activities outside of class.

ENG 298 - Lyrics as Literature: Folk Singer-Songwriter Traditions
Working within the closely related genres of folk, folk-rock, and the singer-songwriter movement, this course will investigate the song as a musical and literary art form.  Course content will include a study of the poetic elements of lyrics, song structure, musical elements, and how songwriters use these tools for artistic effect.  The course will also consider influential artists, their inspirations and work, and  the historical and social contexts that led to these musical movements.

ENG 398 - Exploring Young Adult Literature
This special topics course will examine young adult literature (YAL) as a genre that resists easy definition but that requires special scrutiny in the changing atmosphere of literacy in our times.  This course will involve extensive reading of YAL, including both common class texts and student selected texts, in order to establish understanding of generic characteristics, common archetypes and themes, rhetorical elements, and varying acceptance of YAL.

HIS 298 - Ancient Military History
Survey of the history of warfare in the Mediterranean from Sumer 3100 BCE to fourth century CE Rome.  Emphasis will be on warfare and society, the development of military technology, battlefield dynamics, and the impact of war as a catalyst of social and political change.

MDS 298 - Contemporary Media Debates
This course will explore contemporary media debates that affect media consumers, media educators, media producers, media organizations and media policy makers.

NUR 498 - Adv Special Topics in Health Care: Palliative and End-of-Life Care Colloquium
Students will develop knowledge in the specialized field of palliative and end-of-life nursing care for patients across the lifespan and their families.  Physical, psychological, social, and spiritual needs of patients and their families will be explored.

PHI 398 - Ethical Individualism
Individualism is explored through the reading and discussion of proponents and critics.  Proponents include classics from Aristotle, Emerson, Nietzsche, and Mill, and contemporary works from Rand, Norton, and Williams.  Critics include Plato, Hegel, Marx, Dewey, and Taylor.

SWK 398 - Children and Families in Child Welfare: A practice Perspective
Social workers directly and/or indirectly work to strengthen families and also work with a variety of children and families in crises, dysfunctions and problems.  This course helps students gain an understanding of basic child welfare policies, for an historical, theoretical and practice perspective. Special emphasis is given to the influence of poverty and racism on the effectiveness of service delivery.

SWK 398 - Community Mental Health and Substance Abuse
This course will explore innovative community care approaches as well as emerging trends for working with persons with severe and prolonged mental disorder and substance abuse/addictions in the field of community mental health.  This course will emphasize social work intervention using psychosocial rehabilitation community mental health.  This course will emphasize social work intervention using psychosocial rehabilitation approaches for individuals and families seeking services from public mental health agencies, emphasizing evidence-based best practices, and client centered, recovery oriented approaches.

SWK 398 - Gerontological Social Work Practice with Elders and Families
This course provides a foundation for gerontological social work practice.  This course will provide students with a theoretical understanding of growing older, including concepts related to social theories of aging, the biological and physiological context of aging, health status, social context of aging, including family and social supports, racial/ethnic aging and social context of aging, including social and health care policies.  Specific skills of intervention with elders will be reviewed.

B. NPIC discussed its strategy for formalizing the procedure for proposing new minors and for publishing instructions for new minor proposals. 

II. Old Business

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Meeting adjourned at 10:50am.

Respectfully submitted by: Gregory Adams