TO: The University Senate
FROM: Doan Modianos
Foster College of Business Administration
Major Modification
IB, International Business
All international business majors will be required to take IB 406 — International Business Senior Project (one semester hour) in the fall of their senior year. This change will reduce the number of required elective hours in the program from 16 to 15.
Proposed departmental requirements for international business majors:
IB 306 — Introduction to International Business 2 hours
IB 323 — International Financial Management 3 hours
IB 346 — International Marketing 3 hours
IB 390 — International Monetary Economics OR
IB 391 — International Trade 3 hours
IB 406 — International Business Senior Project 1 hour
IS 103 and 104 — Introduction to International Studies 1 and 2 6 hours
International/area studies electives 6 hours
Foreign language (200 level or above) 12 hours
Electives in business, international/area studies and/or
Foreign languages 15 hours
Rationale: The change in the major creates a one credit-hour course
that introduces the senior project requirement for IB majors. The new course
will cover material now covered in IB/MTG 346. The change will allow for
more flexibility in scheduling senior projects, and will also enable more
topical material to be covered in IB/MTG 346. The creation of the new course
as a major requirement will reduce the elective hours component of the
major from 16 to 15.
Course Modifications
IB 346, International Marketing, 3 s.h.
Course description: Marketing decisions, strategies, and operations of companies in international business. Elements of an integrated global marketing program. Foreign market potential analysis; alternative entry and expansion strategies; standardized vs. adaptation of product and promotion strategies; pricing, distribution, and sourcing strategies in global operations. Cross listed as MTG 346.
Semester Hours: no change
Prerequisites: no change
Rationale: The change here removes the senior project introductory material from the course.
MTG 346, International Marketing, 3 s.h.
Course description: Marketing decisions, strategies, and operations of companies in international business. Elements of an integrated global marketing program. Foreign market potential analysis; alternative entry and expansion strategies; standardized vs. adaptation of product and promotion strategies; pricing, distribution, and sourcing strategies in global operations. Cross listed as IB 346.
Semester Hours: no change
Prerequisites: no change
Rationale: The change here removes the senior project introductory material from the course.
Course Addition
IB 406, International Business Senior Project, 1 s.h.
Course description: Preparation of international market and mode of entry assessments by student consulting teams for small and medium-sized client firms; introduction of frameworks for developing international business plans.
Semester Hours: 1 s.h.
Prerequisites: IB 306 and senior standing
Rationale: This is the one credit-hour course that will introduce the senior project requirement for international business majors.
SLANE COLLEGE OF COMMUNICATIONS AND FINE ARTS
Major Modifications
MM, Multimedia
Multimedia Major Core Requirements (after proposed changes) (40 semester hours)
ART 105 Two-Dimensional Design
ART 205 or 227 Basic Graphic Design
ART 240 Design History Survey
COM 204 Audio Production
COM 335 Introduction to Video: Field Production
COM 365 Digital Photography
MM 113 Introduction to Multimedia
MM 213 Basic Multimedia Authoring
MM 250 Introduction to New Media Theory
MM 313 Intermediate Multimedia Authoring
MM 413 Advanced Multimedia Authoring
MM 450 Building Multimedia Theory
MM 460 Design for the World Wide Web
Rationale: The change in the major is entirely a result of the change in the title of MM 113 from Introduction to Media Production to Introduction to Multimedia.
Communication
Rationale: The change in the major is to allow either COM 112 or MM 113 to satisfy core requirements for the major in communication.
Core Requirements (after proposed changes):
COM 101 The Mass Media in a Global Environment 3 hours
COM 112 Introduction to Media Production 1 hour
or MM 113 Introduction to Multimedia 3 hours
COM 205 Interpersonal Communication,
COM 206 Public Presentations, or
COM 207 Communication in Small Groups 3 hours
COM 200 Communication in Writing 3 hours
COM 300 Communication Theory 3 hours
COM 417 Communications in Perspective 3 hours
Total Core Hours Required 16 or 18
Minor Modification
MM, Multimedia
Multimedia Minor (after proposed changes)
ART 105 Two-dimensional Design
ART 227 Basic Graphic Design
MM 113 Introduction to Multimedia
MM 213 Basic Multimedia Authoring
MM 250 Introduction to New Media Theory
MM 313 Intermediate Multimedia Authoring
Rationale: The change in the minor is entirely a result of the change in the title of MM 113 from Introduction to Media Production to Introduction to Multimedia.
Concentration Modification:
Communication — Photography
Photography Concentration (after proposed changes):
ART 225 Photography I 3 hours
ART 226 Photograph II 3 hours
COM 345 Photojournalism and Documentary Photography 3 hours
COM 350 Studio Lighting and Illustration Photography 3 hours
COM 365 Digital Photography 3 hours
ART 390 The History of Photography 3 hours
COM 426 Photographic Portfolio 3 hours
Plus at least 3 hours from the following:
MM 213 Basic Multimedia Authoring 4 hours
COM 335 Introduction to Video: Field Production 3 hours
COM 490 Independent Study max. 3 hours
COM 491 Topics in Communication max. 3 hours
Total Hours Required for Concentration 24 hours
Total Hours Required for Major 42 hours
Rationale: The changes are (1) changing an elective course from COM 213 (deleted) to MM 213, and (2) allowing photography students to substitute MM 113 for COM 112 in the COM core.
Course Modifications
COM 112, Introduction to Media Production, 1 s.h.
Course description: Tools and aesthetics of media production: word processing and photography. The desktop computer interface. Desktop publishing, presentation software, multimedia documents. Internet navigation and page production. Credit by examination available. Not available for credit to students who have credit in MM 113.
Semester Hours: 1 s.h.
Rationale: This change essentially deletes COM 113 and replaces it with a one credit-hour course. The content will be appropriate for the general communication major, while students in multimedia will take MM 113 instead of COM 112.
COM 323, Newspaper Editing and Design
COM 325, Advertising Design and Production
COM 483, Desktop Publishing
Prerequisites: COM 112
Rationale: The change in these courses is required in order to reflect the proposed change of COM 113 to COM 112. These three changes are being done on one form in the interest of paperwork reduction.
COM 314, Introduction to Video: Studio Production
COM 335, Introduction to Video: Field Production
COM 345, Photojournalism and Documentary Photography
COM 365, Digital Photograph
Prerequisites: MM 113
Rationale: MM 113, newly modified, is a more appropriate prerequisite the COM 113, which is proposed for deletion. These four changes are being done on one form in the interest of paperwork reduction.
MM 113, Introduction to Multimedia, 3 s.h.
Course description: Tools and aesthetics of media production: word processing, photography, audio production, videography. Visual literacy. The desktop computer interface. Desktop publishing, presentation software, multimedia documents. Internet navigation and page production. Credit by examination available. Cross-listed as COM 113.
Semester Hours: no change
Rationale: The change in course title accurately reflects the evolution of the content of the course. Since COM 113 is proposed for deletion, the reference to cross-listing is no longer required.
MM 213, Basic Multimedia Authoring, 4 s.h.
Course description: Acquisition and computer processing of text, photographs, video and sound files. Incorporation of processed files into documents for computer multimedia. Solving problems in visual and multimedia communications assignments. Theories and cultural effects of visual communication and new media.
Semester Hours: no change
Prerequisites: MM 113 or equivalent experience in computer skills.
Rationale: This change reflects the fact that the newly modified MM 113 is a more appropriate prerequisite than COM 113, which is proposed for deletion. Since the proposed COM 112 course is substantially different from MM 113, it will not be a prerequisite.
Course Additions
COM 420, Media Sales, 3 s.h.
Course description: The economics, strategies and techniques involved in media sales.
Semester Hours: 3 s.h.
Prerequisites: Junior standing
Rationale: This course will expand offerings within the radio/video concentration. The course will also enhance the coverage of topics related to media as a business endeavor.
COM 440, Media Research, 3 s.h.
Course description: Research procedures commonly used in media including both qualitative and quantitative methods. Data analysis and application of results to media problems.
Semester Hours: 3 s.h.
Prerequisites: COM 101, COM 200, COM 300 and senior standing
Rationale: This course will expand offerings within the radio/video concentration. Like the proposed COM 420, this course will enhance the coverage of topics related to media as a business endeavor.
COM 445, Nonlinear Postproduction I, 3 s.h.
Course description: Fundamental principles and practices of digital, non-linear video editing and related post-production processes and procedures.
Semester Hours: 3 s.h.
Prerequisites: COM 335
Rationale: This course has been offered very successfully for three years under a "topics" heading. Since it is clear that this represents a viable course offering, the department now requests that the course be made a permanent part of the curriculum.
Course Deletion
COM 213, Basic Multimedia Authoring, 4 s.h.
Course description: Acquisition and computer processing of text, photographs, video and sound files. Incorporation of processed files into documents for computer multimedia. Solving problems in visual and multimedia communications assignments. Theories and cultural effects of visual communication and new media. Cross-listed as COM 213.
Semester Hours: 4 s.h.
Prerequisites: COM 113/MM 113 or equivalent experience in computer media.
Rationale: This course has been cross-listed with MM 213. In order to simplify scheduling and registration, the department requests deletion of this now superfluous course.
College of Engineering and Technology
Minor Addition
Applied Ergonomics
Description: The minor will be a combination of 9 required hours and 6 elective hours (3 hrs from each of two groups of courses). The minor will appeal primarily to engineering majors, although other students might also have an interest in this minor. The required courses are IE 527 (Occupational Safety & Health), IE 528 (Occupational Ergonomics), and HS 460 (Basic Science of Human Movement). The students must also choose either IME 386 (Industrial & Managerial Engineering) or HS 410 (Motion Analysis), and they must also take one course from among IME 383 (Industrial Mgmt.), IME 466 (Facilities Planning), PSY 310 (Industrial/ Org. Psych.), PSY 405 (Issues in Applied Psych.), SOC 316 (Soc. Of Work), BMA 352 (Managing in Orgs.), and BMA 356 (Human Res. Mgmt.).
Rationale: Today’s fast-paced work systems and advancement in technology, as characterized by job specialization, have tremendously increased repetitious tasks, and consequently the risk of development of ergonomic-related problems. A significant amount of emphasis has recently been placed on the application of ergonomics principles to alleviate work rigors to improve well-being and productivity of the workforce. Most industries are establishing ergonomics programs and forming ergonomics task force to prevent occupational injuries and to improve employee productivity. The task force is usually composed of representatives of various departments throughout the company including personnel, production, engineering, management, workers, and nurses. Many educational institutions are offering majors, graduate programs, minors, concentration and/or certification seminars in ergonomics. Offering the minor in Applied Ergonomics extends the missions of the university. The minor in Applied Ergonomics prepares students in engineering, physical therapy, nursing, business administration, mathematics and science with the foundations and skills to complement the focus of their majors and enhance employment prospects in the job market. The minor in Applied Ergonomics includes a total of 15 semester hours.
Course Modifications
IME 341, Introduction to Manufacturing Processes, 3 s.h.
Course description: no change
Semester Hours: no change
Prerequisites: IME 103, IME 105
Rationale: This change in prerequisites will make this course more widely available to engineering majors.
IME 395, Solid Modeling & Rapid Prototyping, 3 s.h.
Course description: no change
Semester Hours: no change
Prerequisites: IME 103, IME 105, IME 341
Rationale: The addition of IME 341 as a prerequisite will allow a more complete coverage of geometric dimensioning and tolerancing.
IME 441, Materials Processing I, 3 s.h.
Course description: no change
Semester Hours: no change
Prerequisites: IME 341, IME 311, IME 325, IME 331
Rationale: The change in title and prerequisites is partly a reflection of ABET standards and also a reflection of a more broad coverage of topics in the course.
IME 443, Materials Processing II, 3 s.h.
Course description: no change
Semester Hours: no change
Prerequisites: IME 341, IME 311, IME 325, IME 331
Rationale: The change in title and prerequisites is partly a reflection of ABET standards and also a reflection of a more broad coverage of topics in the course.
College of Education and Health Sciences
Major Modification
FCS Core
Modification in the core requirements for all majors in FCS
FCS 140 Introduction to Family and Consumer Sciences 2 s.h.
FCS 246 Family Systems and Applications 3 s.h.
FCS 300 Consumer Issues in America 3 s.h.
FCS elective to be chosen from the following:
FCS 340 Child in the Family 3 s.h.
FCS 342 Child Development Laboratory 3 s.h.
FCS 440 Family Relations 3 s.h.
FCS 400 Senior Seminar in Family and Consumer Sciences 1 s.h.
Total 12 s.h.
Rationale: This core change is proposed to strengthen graduates’ background
in family systems. The addition of FCS 246 and an additional course in
child or family development will help achieve that goal. The new core requirements
will help students focus more on the department’s core mission. Alumni
surveys, a report by a curriculum consultant, and opinions of department
faculty all contributed to this proposed curriculum revision.
Course Modifications
HS 320, Integration of Science and Physical Therapy, 3 s.h.
Course description: no change
Semester Hours: 3 s.h.
Prerequisites: BIO 123, BIO 124; CHM 161, CHM 166; PHY 107, PHY 108; HS major or consent of Department Chair.
Rationale: When the course was originally developed, a typographical error listed the course as being for two credit hours. The intention has always been for the course to be worth three semester hours.
FCS 140, Introduction to Family and Consumer Sciences, 2 s.h.
Course description: Family and consumer sciences professions, history, philosophy, theory and foundations.
Semester Hours: no change
Prerequisites: no change
Rationale: The title and course description have changed to reflect the latest developments in the field. The revised course will not only have more coverage of philosophical foundations of the field but will also have more coverage of careers in family and consumer sciences.
FCS 246, Family Systems and Applications, 3 s.h.
Course description: Study of family systems and management theory with application of concepts in the near environment of family and consumer.
Semester Hours: no change
Prerequisites: FCS 140
Rationale: This change in course description is being made in order to better conform to accreditation requirements relative to mandated course coverage. There will be more coverage given to family systems and dynamics.
FCS 303, Nutrition, 3 s.h.
Course description: no change
Semester Hours: no change
Prerequisites: One of the following courses: BIO 121-124, CHM 149, 161 or 166
Rationale: This is a more clear specification of prerequisites.
Course Addition
ETE 378, Methods of Teaching Family and Consumer Sciences, 2 s.h.
Course description: Content and pedagogy of secondary-school family and consumer sciences. Designing and implementing instruction and curriculum using a variety of approaches including project-based family and consumer sciences. Emphasis on instructional planning, assessment of student performance, learning environments, creative and critical thinking, problem solving, acknowledgement and accommodations of exceptionality and diversity, and developmentally and culturally appropriate practices.
Prerequisites: Advancement to degree candidacy in the department; ETE 371; Corequisite: 379
Rationale: This new course responds to modifications of secondary education certification requirements to include content-specific methods courses.
COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES
Course Modifications
BIO 223 Organismal Biology, 5 s.h.
Course description: no change
Semester Hours: 5 s.h.
Prerequisites: CHM 161; C or better in BIO 123, 124
Rationale: This course is a unique educational experience for biology students. It is an intensive, laboratory-based course. A change to five semester hours is consistent with the actual workload required of students in the course. This is not expected to result in any excess-hour loads for students. The change in prerequisite is requested in order to ensure better preparation in BIO 123.
PSY 104, Principles of Psychology: Social Forces and Individual Behavior, 3 s.h.
Course description: no change
Semester Hours: no change
Prerequisites: no change
Rationale: The purpose of the title change is to reflect the course's general education emphasis on social forces. The change also reflects to the graduate programs to which our psychology majors apply that this course is an introductory or general psychology course.
PSY 415, Intermediate Statistics, 3 s.h.
Course description: Conceptual foundations of hypothesis testing, introduction to meta-analysis and its procedures, exploration of multiple regression/correlation and related applications such as factor analysis.
Semester Hours: no change
Prerequisites: no change
Rationale: This new course is specifically for psychology majors who intend to pursue graduate study. These students need more intensive preparation in statistics, particularly multivariate methods. The present statistics course in psychology cannot meet these needs. Thus the need for a new course.
RLS 300, Hebrew Bible/Old Testament, 3 s.h.
Course description: no change
Semester Hours: no change
Prerequisites: no change
Rationale: The title change reflects the fact that the course is taught from both a Jewish and a Christian perspective. The present title inplies only a Christian perspective.
Concentration Modification
Middle School Mathematics
There are three proposed changes to the modification qualifications:
Course Additions
IS 260, Fundamentals of Contemporary Islamic Civilization, 3 s.h.
Course description: Origins and fundamental characteristics of Muslim civilization. Impact of Islam on contemporary Muslim world.
Rationale: This course will compliment well the current HIS 104 course, with its emphasis on the Islamic past. This course will also be another, badly needed, non-Eurocentric general education offering.
MTH 190, Topics in Mathematics for Middle School Teachers, 3 s.h.
Course description: Topics for Middle School Math Teachers: Analytic Geometry, Problem solving, Topics in Calculus. For elementary education majors only.
Prerequisites: Consent of instructor.
Rationale: This course will provide an alternative to upper-level mathematics courses for elementary education/middle school math majors who have completed calculus, need another course in math, yet are overqualified for courses numbered below calculus but underqualified for upper-level math courses.
PHY 303, Quantum Physics, 3 s.h.
Course description: Foundations of quantum theory: deBroglie’s postulate, Bohr model of the atom, and the Schr` dinger equation; applications of quantum theory to atoms, solids, nuclei, and particles; relativity.
Prerequisites: PHY 201. Co-requisite: the appropriate section of PHY 350
Rationale: This course is intended to bring our physics course offerings in line with those of other institutions. It will also better prepare our students for graduate study in physics, and the material in this course is an important source of questions on the Graduate Record Examination.
PSY 320, Human Factors Psychology, 3 s.h.
Course description: Introduction to psychological concepts and methods relevant to human-machine system design. Emphasis on issues related to human sensory, perceptual, cognitive and motor performance. Survey of current areas of application.
Prerequisites: PSY 103 or 104; PSY 205 or equivalent.
Rationale: Human factors psychology is a rapidly growing area of interest in psychology, and there are now many more career possibilities for students in this field. There is at present no course the department in human factors, and thus the need for a course. This course would also fit nicely into a possible minor in applied ergonomics which might be developed in the future.
SCI 101, Topics in Investigative Science for Educators, 4 s.h.
Course description: Laboratory-based biological and physical science. Content developed along interdisciplinary themes. Course taught in an inquiry/investigative format, and provides an introduction to investigate science applications in Pre K-12 classroom settings. Course may be repeated once under different topic.
Prerequisites: 12 hours of college-level courses
Rationale: Standards for science education newly proposed by the National Research Council and the Illinois State Board of Education call for investigative, thought-based approaches to science education. The standards are designed around changing the perception and practice of science in elementary and secondary education ("science is boring", stressing memorization of known facts from textbooks) by giving teachers the educational tools they need to make science investigative. Pre K-12 science education is currently delivered as known factual material in a series of separate disciplines (chemistry, biology, earth science). In order to change this to a paradigm where students are truly scientifically literate, teachers must be prepared in this new paradigm.
The interrelationships among separate scientific disciplines will be developed explicitly throughout the proposed course through a thematic approach. For example, rather covering Biology and Chemistry in two separate halves of a single course, we will investigate a particular theme from both biological and chemical (or geological) perspectives throughout a one semester course. Students could repeat the course, under a different theme (topic), once, for a total of 8 hours of credit.
The proposed course will stress inquiry-based, investigative, interdisciplinary science designed specifically for education majors. The course will be aligned with national and state science education standards (Appendix I), and will include a substantial laboratory component and an introductory exposure to best-practice science education as practiced in the pre K-12 classroom. Students enrolled in secondary education-science programs at Bradley currently have adequate exposure to investigative science, and have some, though limited, exposure to interdisciplinary science. Accordingly, enrollment will be structured so that first-priority will be given to those students in early childhood, elementary, and special education programs; second-priority will be given to all other education majors; finally, any available seats will be allotted to other students with an expressed interest in science education in a K-12 context. Investigative science courses are typically intellectually demanding and time-consumptive. Enrollment will be restricted to those students who have completed 12 semester hours of college level course work (i.e., who were not first-semester freshmen) to ensure the higher degree of intellectual and emotional maturity that will be demanded of these students.
Bradley University has a strong commitment to excellence in education,
particularly to fostering life-long learning in all students. Upgrading
our science offerings for teacher education majors fits well within BU’s
mission. The University is supporting these activities through a Bradley
New Initiatives grant ($65,900) to create a Science and Technology Education
Program (STEP). Oversight for STEP activities comes from a core of educators
including Bradley faculty from Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Geological
Sciences, Math, Engineering, and Teacher Education, local master teachers
spanning a range of grade levels, and the Assistant Regional Superintendent
of Schools.