Present: Lynn, Martens, Miller, Moffitt, Stapleton, Young, Worchesky

1. Minutes for 10/8/09 were approved.

2. Postings

The following postings discussed and approved:

• ANCS 330: Ancient Science and Technology (New Course)
• CMPE 447: Analog IC Design (New Course)
• IS 350: Business Communications Systems (Change: Prerequisite)
• IS 450: Data Communications and Networks (Change: Prerequisite)
• PHYS 407: Electromagnetic Theory (Change: Prerequisite)
• PHYS 481 Techniques in Theoretical Physics II (New Course)

3. Tabled Postings:

• CMPE 101: Introduction to Computer Engineering (New Course)

• GES 319: Watershed Science and Management (New Course) - The UGC table GES 319 since the nature of the readings was unclear. The UGC also also wanted to know since this is intended as a bridge between 100-level GES courses and GES 411, 416, and 419, will it serve as a prerequisite for those courses?
• PHED 203 - Athletics and Leadership (New Course) - The UGC tabled PHED 203 because of a large number of questions.
  1. Is it open only to student athletes? There are no prerequisites, but the description mentions student athletes, and students are required to interview their coaches and captains, suggesting it would be just for student athletes.
  2. If a team captain takes the course, does he or she perform a self-interview?
  3. We saw no way to judge academic content or rigor.
  4. There are other ways to accomplish what this course is to do, e.g., through a series of seminars and workshops for students.
  5. This contributes to the separation of athletes from the rest of the student body.
  6. INDS already has a leadership course.

1. Do ROTC courses count towards the degree at JHU, or are they treated in a manner more in line with our institutional credits? Are ROTC grades applied toward the GPA?
   
2. Have the ROTC courses at JHU gone through an academic approval process, similar, say, to our UGC?
   

Meeting adjourned until November 5, 2009.