August 2, 2019
Upchurch Conference Room – Bell Engineering
MEMBERS PRESENT:
Voting: Stephen Caldwell, Norman D. Dennis, Jr., Jim Gigantino, Jeannie Hulen, Douglas Karcher,
Patricia Koski, Ketevan Mamiseishvili, Lona Robertson, and Manuel Rossetti
Non-Voting: Amanda Corbell, Alice Griffin, and Suzanne Kenner
MEMBERS ABSENT:
Voting: Kris Allee, Karen Boston, Kevin Brady, Paul Cronan, Will Foster, Ethel Goodstein-Murphree,
Cathy Lirgg, Jennie Popp, and Joel B. Thornton
Non-Voting: Lisa Kulczak
GUESTS: Alan Ellstrand, Alishia Ferguson, Brooke Holt, Miran Kang, Karl Schubert, and Rick Wise
Ketevan Mamiseishvili called the meeting to order at 2:30 p.m.
*Election of Chair – Norm Dennis moved and Pat Koski second to elect Kate Mamiseishvili by acclamation.
- The minutes for the April 19 meeting were approved.
- Course Change Proposals:
All course change proposals were approved without opposition. The approved courses are listed on the CIM Course Report created by CourseLeaf and will be forwarded for consideration as appropriate to the:- Faculty Senate, meeting scheduled for September 11, 2019
- Graduate Council meeting scheduled for August 22, 2019
- Old Business:
- Proposed undergraduate program change for the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences,
Department of Social Work – SCWK Admission Reqs – Social Work Admission Requirements
presented by Alishia Ferguson.
Volunteer work section was changed to indicate where to find the forms needed, to add the choice of using work experience to meet requirement and to clarify the instructions.
Requirements for professional habits forms were modified to ask students who took the 1st two social work courses online, ask a professor that they had in an in-person course to fill in one of the 2 forms required and to inform the students that other professor feedback may be considered in making decisions about admission to the professional core. Language was also edited for clarity.
Unconditional admission section amended for grade point average.
Documentation to describe required courses and necessary grades was re-formatted with further instructions to add clarity.
Changes were made to The GPA for retention in the BSW level was raised to 2.5. A time limit for raising a low GPA was written to give clear parameters.
Two criteria for continuation and grading policies were added to address incomplete in a pre-requisite and a specified time to raise GPA in order to continue in the program.
Program goals, objectives and learning outcomes were added to this document.
In order to address UCPC members' concerns:
* Instructions related to the Professional Habits form were added to direct students to the director if the courses were taken at another institution.
* Language was clarified to identify the pre-professional courses needed. Changed nine to ten courses by included BIOL/ANTH within the bulleted list.
* Clarified language regarding minimum GPA for both pre-professional courses and overall GPA.
* Updated the acronyms.
* Moved language regarding statistics. In order to clarify the stat requirement for program.
* Addressed unclear language in the conditional admissions paragraph.
Many students work in social service jobs as an undergraduate and the School of Social Work recognizes that tis experience is valuable to the student's education and exposure to the social service fields. The faculty want to meet requirements and give flexibility to students who also work.
The professional habits forms measure some behaviors that are not easy to assess when the student is in an online class so changing the requirement to ensure at least 1 professor who taught the student in person will correct this issue and to notify students that other professor information may be considered in the decision to admit to the undergraduate core.
Undergraduate students in social work are very commonly planning to enter graduate school. At the University of Arkansas, a student must have a 3.0 to be considered for our graduate program. This change is an incremental increase in undergraduate retention GPA designed to facilitate higher GPA so that students will qualify for graduate school. Faculty may consider raising the GPA further at a later time to bring the requirement into alignment with our grad requirements. Additionally, this change is essentially a reconciliation between what is required to enter the program and remain in the program as expectations for remaining in the program should be the same or more rigorous than entering the program.
University standards require that the program goals, objectives and learning outcomes be added.
Other changes were made to clarify instructions and requirements.
(3_scwk-admission-reqs_report_08022019).
Pat Koski moved and Lona Robertson seconded to approve the revisions to address the UCPC concerns. The motion passed.
- Proposed undergraduate program change for the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences,
Department of Social Work – SCWK Admission Reqs – Social Work Admission Requirements
presented by Alishia Ferguson.
- New Business:
The following program change proposals were approved on the CIM Program Report without opposition. The program changes will be forwarded for consideration as appropriate to the:- Faculty Senate, meeting scheduled for September 11, 2019
- Graduate Council meeting scheduled for August 22, 2019
- Proposed undergraduate program change for the Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food,
and Life Sciences, Department of Human Environmental Sciences – HDFSBS – Human Development
and Family Sciences, Bachelor of Science in Human Environmental Science presented
by Lona Robertson.
HDFS is changing the program to make the following changes: 1. Administration and Leadership in the Helping Professions (HDFS 4463) is being changed to a 2000-level course (HDFS 2463), 2. Environmental Sociology (HDFS 4603) will no longer be required, and the number of general electives will be increased by three credit hours.
Environmental Sociology is no longer required and general electives are being increased by three hours because the course content is no longer considered critical to the overall curriculum of HDFS. The proposed change from HDFS 4463 to HDFS 2463 is to support the changes in the BRKD program.
(4a_hdfsbs_report_08022019). - Proposed undergraduate program change for the Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food,
and Life Sciences, Department of Human Environmental Sciences – HOSPBS – Hospitality
Management, Bachelor of Science in Human Environmental Science presented by Lona Robertson.
The following course is added to the hospitality core
HOSP 4663 Hospitality Management Capstone
Changing course HOSP 4633 to HOSP 2653. Course change was approved effective spring 2019.
Adding HOSP 4663 Hospitality Management Capstone to the hospitality core ensures students meet the residency requirement and all hospitality students have a capstone course prior to graduation.
Content being taught in HOSP 2653 is an introduction to hospitality specific accounting and financial analysis procedures.
No new faculty will be needed.
(4b_hospbs_report_08022019). - Proposed undergraduate program change for the Walton College of Business, Department
of Accounting – ACCTBS – Accounting, Bachelor of Science in Business Administrations
presented by Alan Ellstrand.
Add ACCT 4703, Governmental/Nonprofit Accounting to the major requirements in lieu of electives and replace in the 8 semester plan.
Add ACCT 3543, Accounting Analytics to the recommended junior/senior business electives.
ADD: ACCT 4123H, Professional Ethics and Corporate Governance to the recommended junior/senior business electives.
Delete FINN 3703, International Finance from the list of recommended junior/senior business electives.
Delete ACCT 4963, Audit and Assurance Services as a compressed section.
Add ACCT 3543, Accounting Analytics to the compressed section list.
Modify major requirements to ensure students are completing ACCT 4703, Governmental/Nonprofit Accounting for most state CPA requirements. Adding ACCT 3543, Accounting Analytics, a new course, to the elective and compressed course offering options.
(4c_acctbs_report_08022019). - Proposed undergraduate program change for the Walton College of Business, Department
of Accounting – WACT-M – Accounting Minor for Business Majors presented by Alan Ellstrand.
Deleting ACCT 4203 and ACCT 4703 from the elective options and modifying language to include only six hours from three courses.
Streamline course elective options for the Accounting minor for business majors.
(4d_wact-m_report_08022019). - Proposed undergraduate program change for the Walton College of Business, Department
of Business Dean – WCOB Acad Regs – WCOB College Academic Regulations presented by
Alan Ellstrand.
Changed text to reflect executive director for undergraduate programs instead of assistant dean for undergraduate programs. Roles and titles have changed.
Need to delete MATH 0003 from list of remedial courses (won't allow me to do so). MATH 0003 no longer a course.
(4e_wcob-acad-regs_report_08022019). - Proposed undergraduate program change for the Walton College of Business, Department
of Economics – INTBBB-IBAC – International Business: Accounting Concentration presented
by Alan Ellstrand.
Adding the option for students to substitute a Minor in Global Studies (Option 1 only) in lieu of the 9 hours of World Language and the 6 hours of Area Studies requirement for the BSIB.
The proposed Minor in Global Studies will meet the curricular and language objectives for the World Language and Area Studies requirements.
(4f_intbbb-ibac_report_08022019). - Proposed undergraduate program change for the Walton College of Business, Department
of Marketing – WMKG-M – Marketing Minor for Business Majors presented by Alan Ellstrand.
Add new course, MKTG 4353, Advanced Professional Selling to the Marketing elective option in the minor.
Provide more course options for students.
(4g_wmkg-m_report_08022019). - Proposed undergraduate program change for the Walton College of Business, Department
of Supply Chain Management – SCMTBS – Supply Chain Management, Bachelor of Science
in Business Administration presented by Alan Ellstrand.
The Supply Chain Management department is consolidating the two, previous concentrations (Transportation and Logistics and Retail Supply Chain Management) into one major, Supply Chain Management.
Add SCMT 3103, Supply Chain Management Internship requirement for 18 hours of required major courses.
Reduce the major electives from six hours to three hours.
The Supply Chain Management department has developed several new courses and modified several courses over the past few years in response to employer feedback. Consolidating the two concentrations still allows students the flexibility to take any and all combinations of the former concentrations.
Industry partners have emphasized a need for an internship requirement. The major course electives were adjusted to allot for 3 hour, SCMT 3103, Supply Chain Management Internship.
(4h_scmtbs_report_08022019). - Proposed undergraduate program change for the College of Engineering, Department of
Engineering Dean – DASCBS – Data Science, Bachelor of Science presented by Norm Dennis.
Proposing a new program in Data Science.
University of Arkansas – Proposed – B.S. Data Science Program with Concentrations The University of Arkansas B.S. Data Science Program came from the recognized need, in Arkansas (and nationally [1] and internationally [2]) for a workforce of trained data scientists for technical, business, social, and operational success. For example:
“The future of Arkansas’ economic development is tied to our ability to succeed in data analytics and computing.”
– Mike Preston, Executive Director, Arkansas Economic Development Commission
“Software Development is totally different now than what it used to be. The best job candidate needs to bring a background in computer science and data analysis, with an understanding of business requirements.”
-- Charles Morgan, CEO/Chairman, First Orion and former Chairman / CEO / Co-Founder of Acxiom Corp.
“This bold plan utilizes the development of the science of data analytics to cut across the areas of opportunity for economic improvement in Arkansas.” [3]
– The Arkansas Science Advisory Committee
In addition, in numerous interviews with senior executives for major companies, mid-sized companies, and start-ups by the College of Engineering, the Walton College of Business, and the Fulbright College of Arts & Sciences this was stated as a top need and priority. As a result, the Deans of the three colleges commissioned a multi-college interdisciplinary team to develop a curriculum proposal for a rigorous undergraduate degree (major) in Data Science. And, many of those interviewed are members of the newly created Data Science Advisory Council.
From the outset, the major was designed with a core curriculum (“hub”) that all students must take and a set of concentrations (“spokes”) that provide knowledge, proficiency and expertise in specific areas. The “hub and spoke” model was chosen to ensure that all graduates had the rigorous core and then as new concentration needs were identified, they could be seamlessly integrated into the program. The total degree is 120 credit hours including 21 hours of concentration and a two-semester, mandatory, multi-college interdisciplinary Practicum with industry partners for a real-life experience. The current concentrations are: Bioinformatics, Biomedical and Healthcare Informatics, Business Data Analytics, Computational Analytics, Data Science Statistics, Geospatial Data Analytics, Operations Analytics, Social Data Analytics, Supply Chain Analytics. And, specifically, this is a Data Science degree with specializations (the concentrations) for domain knowledge and experience—not a degree of the concentrations with some data science included. It is first and foremost a rigorous Data Science degree.
Background
This program has been developed by a multi-college, interdisciplinary faculty and administration committee representing the COE, WCOB, and FCoAS. The development process included a survey of over 100 existing undergraduate and undergraduate data science / data analytics degree programs worldwide with a down-selection process to ten programs for detailed review. Committee members reviewed those programs and previous UAF proposals, minors, works-in-progress, etc., to select two programs for on-site visits. Also, an “Employer Needs Survey” was developed to understand the potential needs for graduates of the program. The curriculum is designed around an 8-semester, 120 credit hour rigorous B.S. degree, a 2-semester 5 credit hour (2 + 3) mandatory multi-college interdisciplinary practicum and nine specialization concentrations (21 credit hours each) to start: Bioinformatics, Biomedical and Healthcare Informatics, Business Data Analytics, Computational Analytics, Geospatial Data Analytics, Data Science Statistics, Operations Analytics, Social Data Analytics, and Supply Chain Analytics. The Committee also reviewed relevant publications from the National Academy of Sciences [1], the National Science Foundation [4], and directional input from a Blue Ribbon Panel report for Governor Asa Hutchinson [3], a survey of the Heartland’s economic needs [5,6], an employer’s analyses of needs [2], and convened a Data Science Advisory Council of senior executives and business leaders to provide further insight and feedback.
References
- National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2018. Data Science for Undergraduates: Opportunities and Options. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/25104.
- Columbus, L. 2017. IBM Predicts Demand for Data Scientists Will Soar 28% by 2020. https://www.forbes.com/sites/louiscolumbus/2017/05/13/ibm-predicts-demand-for-data-scientists-will-soar-28-by-2020/#593fd9417e3b
- Morgan, C., Preston, M. 2017. Recommendations on Advancing the Economic Competitiveness of Data Analytics and Computing in Arkansas. State of Arkansas. https://governor.arkansas.gov/images/uploads/Ark2017_09_REV.pdf
- National Science Foundation. 2017. 10 Big Ideas for Future NSF Investments. https://www.nsf.gov/about/congress/reports/nsf_big_ideas.pdf
- DeVol, R., et al. 2018. The American Heartland’s Position in the Innovation Economy. https://8ce82b94a8c4fdc3ea6d-b1d233e3bc3cb10858bea65ff05e18f2.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com/1a/d6/96e90ae54261883d44891badb54c/the-american-heartlands-position-in-the-innovation-economy.pdf
- DeVol, R., et al. 2018. How Do Research Universities Contribute to Regional Economies? https://8ce82b94a8c4fdc3ea6d-b1d233e3bc3cb10858bea65ff05e18f2.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com/da/5d/7d56ea9a46de8d0ab5d0e5159ba5/new-research-universities-contribute.pdf
- Proposed graduate program change for the Department of Management – MGMTPH – Business
Administration (Management), Doctor of Philosophy presented by Alan Ellstrand.
- Add text describing the program (program requirements)
- Add WCOB 6111, Seminar in Business Administration Teaching I to the required course list and change from 12 hours to 13 hours
- Clarify and add the following Supporting Fields courses:
Choose four courses from the following:
PSYC 5063 Advanced Social Psychology
PSYC 6373 Seminar: Personality & Social Psychology
WLLC 575V Special Investigations
SCMT 6443 Supply Chain Management Theory
ISYS 6833 Theory Development
MGMT 6011 Graduate Colloquium
MGMT 636V Special Problems in Management*
- Clarify and add the following Research Requirements courses:
Research Requirements (18 hours)
Research methods courses can include the below options or equivalent courses as approved by the PhD coordinator:
MGMT 6213 Seminar in Research Methods*
Choose six hours from the following:
MKTG 6433 Seminar in Research Methods
ISYS 6423 Structural Equation Modeling
PSYC 5133 Inferential Statistics
PSYC 5143 Advanced Descriptive Statistics
COMM 5173 Qualitative Methods
PADM 5803 Quantitative Methods Analysis
PUBP 6143 Mixed Method Research Design
PSYC 6343 Seminar in Quantitative Methods (MLM using R)
ISYS 6733 Emerging Topics (Qualitative & Quantitative Methods)
ESRM 6533 Qualitative Research
ISYS 5723 Advanced Multivariate Research
PLSC 5943 Advanced Research Methods
ESRM 6423 Multiple Regression Techniques for Education
MGMT 636V Special Problems in Management**
*repeatable for twelve hours total within the degree program
- Added 18 hours of dissertation (MGMT 700V, Doctoral Dissertation)
- Changed the language from comprehensive examinations to candidacy examinations and deleted detail
- Clarified total hour requirements
- Clarified minimum of 72 graduate hours beyond the bachelors and 42 graduate hours beyond the master’s degree.
To align and clarify PhD program requirements to meet ADHE standards.
(4j_mgmtph_report_08022019, 4j_mgmtph_revision_ltrofnotif_08022019, 4j_mgmtph_revision_curriculum_08022019). - Proposed graduate program change for the Department of Marketing – MKTGPH – Business
Administration (Marketing & Logistics), Doctor of Philosophy presented by Alan Ellstrand.
- Modified text describing the program
- Add MKTG 6413, Special Topics in Marketing and MKTG 636V, Special Problems in Marketing to the required courses instead of the marketing tools
- Add WCOB 6111, Seminar in Business Administration Teaching I to the required courses
- Delete ISYS 6333, Individual-level Research in IS from the required courses.
- Add Supporting Field course requirement to the course requirements
- Changed the language from comprehensive examinations to candidacy examinations
- Clarified total hour requirements
- Clarified minimum of 72 graduate hours beyond the bachelors and 42 graduate hours beyond the master’s degree.
To align and clarify PhD program requirements to meet ADHE standards.
(4k_mktgph_report_08022019, 4k_mktgph_revision_ltrofnotif_08022019, 4k_mktgph_revision_curriculumplans_08022019). - Proposed graduate program change for Materials Science and Engineering (MSEN) – MATEMS
– Materials Engineering, Master of Science in Materials Engineering presented by Rick
Wise.
Reconfiguration of the Microelectronics-Photonics MS program into the MS in Materials Engineering (MATEMS) programs and MS in Materials Science (MATSMS).
A separate CIM block will need to be created for the MS in Material Science curriculum. Also, each concentration listed above will need to be created for both the MATEMS and the MATSMS as well.
Program has developed with a clear focus on materials science and engineering which is a nationally recognized degree. Given a world-class materials research building and facilities, faculty trained in materials and research on materials, the marketability of our graduates can be improved by granting them degrees in Materials Science and Materials Engineering. With an established track record (grants, MS graduates produced, publications, facilities, etc.), the program should soon be recognized as a top national program. This will further attract top students and faculty, result in more research funding, and garner increased interest from industry
(4l_matems_report_08022019, 4l_matems_reconfig_ltrofnotif_08022019, 4l_matems_reconfig_curriculum_08022019). - Proposed graduate program change for Materials Science and Engineering (MSEN) – MSENPH
– Materials Science & Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy presented by Rick Wise.
Reconfiguration of the Microelectronics-Photonics PhD program into the PhD in Materials Science & Engineering.
Program has developed with a clear focus on materials science and engineering which is a nationally recognized degree. Given a world-class materials research building and facilities, faculty trained in materials and research on materials, the marketability of our graduates can be improved by granting them degrees in Materials Science & Engineering. With an established track record (grants, PhDs produced, publications, facilities, etc.), the program should soon be recognized as a top national program. This will further attract top students and faculty, result in more research funding, and garner increased interest from industry.
(4m_msenph_report_08022019, 4m_msenph_reconfig_ltrofnotif_08022019, 4m_msenph_reconfig_curriculum_08022019).
- Additional items/Announcements:
- Administrative Unit – Name Change – CCR (5a_ccr_namechange_ltrofnotif_08022019).
- Administrative Unit – Name Change – MBTC (5b_mbtc_namechange_ltrofnotif_08022019).
- Administrative Unit – New Department – SEVI (5c_sevi_newadminunit_ltrofnotif_08022019).
- Review of Program and Unit Changes forms and instructions webpage – Alice Griffin (https://registrar.uark.edu/program-unit-changes/index.php).
- Pat Koski announced that the next Graduate Council meeting is scheduled for August 22, 2019.
- Next Meeting: September 27, 2019 at 2:30 p.m. (agenda deadline is September 13, 2019).
Meeting adjourned at 3:35 p.m.