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IT Curriculum Commitee Minutes

Meeting held at 2:30 on 2009-1-27 in 4-192/4-178 EE/Csci


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CD Catalog Description
CP Catalog Prerequisite
EP Enforced Prerequisite
GB Grading Basis
CE Course Equivilency

A full list of all ECAS fields is here.

Catalog Abbreviations

, In prerequisite listings, a comma means "and"
= Equivalency: Credit will not be granted if credit has been received for the course(s) listed in brackets after this symbol.
& Concurrent registration is required (or allowed) in the course(s) listed after this symbol.
! Work for this course will extend past the end of the term. A grade of K will be assigned to indicate that the course is still in progress.
# Approval of the instructor is required for registration.
% Approval of the department offering the course is required for registration
@ Approval of the college offering the course is required for registration.

Attendance (PDF)

Handouts:

The following will be available as hardcopy at the meeting:

Additional Discussion Points

  • Minutes of 2008-12-1 meeting were approved.
  • Chemistry is still hoping to get Environmental Theme approval for CHEM 1021. Prof. Gray (he is on the CLE committee) believes this is eventually going to happen. He points out is that a key part of any proposal is inclusion in the syllabus that the importance of the course meeting the CLE requirements will be taught.

Items Requiring Committee Action

Course Title Changes Actions
BMEN 5151 Introduction to BioMEMS & Medical Microdevices
Effective Term: New:  1093 - Spring 2009
Old:  1089 - Fall 2008
Course Title Short: New:  Intro BioMEMS/Med Microdevices
Old:  Biomedical MEMS
Course Title Long: New:  Introduction to BioMEMS & Medical Microdevices
Old:  Biomedical MEMS
Max-Min Credits
for Course:
New:  2.0 to 2.0 credit(s)
Old:  4.0 to 4.0 credit(s)
Catalog
Description:
New:  BioMEMS includes the design and microfabrication of sensors, actuators, drug delivery systems, microfluidic devices, and DNA & protein microarrays. Packaging, biocompatibility, ISO 10993 standards, and applications in medicine, research and homeland security will be covered. This course is oriented to engineering and health sciences students.
Old:  Survey of solid-state biomed transducers. Physical principles of operation and technology implementation of microsensors/microactuators.  Physical, chemical, and biomed sensors. Actuators for surgery. Other precision positioning applications, materials, and fabrications. Emphasizes recent advances in biomed microelectromechanical systems.
Instructor
Contact Hours:
New:  2.0 hours per week
Old:  4.0 hours per week
Years most
frequently offered:
New:  Every academic year
Old:  
Term(s) most
frequently offered:
New:  Spring
Old:  
Component 1: New:  LEC (with final exam)
Old:  LAB (no final exam)
Component 2: New:  
Old:  LEC (with final exam)
Auto-Enroll
Course:
New:  No
Old:  Yes
Academic
Progress Units:
New:  Not allowed to bypass limits.
2.0 credit(s)
Old:  Not allowed to bypass limits.
4.0 credit(s)
Financial Aid
Progress Units:
New:  Not allowed to bypass limits.
2.0 credit(s)
Old:  Not allowed to bypass limits.
4.0 credit(s)
Repetition of
Course:
New:   Repetition not allowed.
Old:   Repetition not allowed.
Course
Prerequisites
for Catalog:
New:  IT senior, graduate student, or medical student
Old:  Analog circuit principles, basic electromagnetic theory
Enforced
Prerequisites:
(course-based or
non-course-based)
New:  000372 - IT upper division or grad or med student
Old:  001186 - Exclude fr or soph 5000 level courses
Editor Comments: New:  This course had been discontinued and then an updated version was offered as a special topics course (BMEn 5910). The updated version is now being placed back into the BMEn 5151 slot as a permanent course.
Old:  This course number is being changed from 5150 to 5151 in order to be non repeatable and thus consistent with university policy.
Approved and completed 2008-9-30
BMEN 5421 Introduction to Biomedical Optics New Course

Catalog Description: Topics in biomedical optical imaging and sensing including basic principles, laser-tissue interaction, detector design and noise analysis, interferometry, and spectroscopy. Optical coherence tomography, polarization, birefringence, flow measurement, fluorescence and nonlinear microscopy will be introduced. Tours of optical imaging labs/facilities.

Max-Min Credits for Course: 3.0 to 3.0 credit(s)
Course Prerequisites for Catalog: IT Upper Division senior or graduate student
Enforced Prerequisites: 000370 - IT upper div or grad student

Syllabus (for when the course was given as a special topics course)
Approved and completed 2008-9-23
CE 5551 Environmental Microbiology Laboratory
Effective Term: New:  1099 - Fall 2009
Old:  1089 - Fall 2008
Catalog
Description:
New:  Role of microorganisms in environmental bioremediation, pollution control, water/wastewater treatment, biogeochemistry, and human health. Basic microbiological techniques: isolation, identification/enumeration of bacteria, BOD, biodegradation kinetics, disinfection.
Old:  Role of microorganisms in environmental bioremediation, pollution control, water/wastewater treatment, biogeochemistry, and human health. Basic microbiological techniques: isolation, identification/enumeration of bacteria, BOD, biodegradation kinetics, disinfection. Lecture, lab.
Tabled
GEOE 5551 Environmental Microbiology Laboratory
Effective Term: New:  1099 - Fall 2009
Old:  1089 - Fall 2008
Course: New:  GEOE 5551
Old:  CE 5551
Career: New:  GRAD
Old:  UGRD
Course Title Short: New:  Env Microbiology
Old:  Env Microbiology/Lab
Course Title Long: New:  Environmental Microbiology
Old:  Environmental Microbiology Laboratory
Max-Min Credits
for Course:
New:  3.0 to 3.0 credit(s)
Old:  4.0 to 4.0 credit(s)
Catalog
Description:
New:  Role of microorganisms in environmental bioremediation, pollution control, water/wastewater treatment, biogeochemistry, and human health. Basic microbiological techniques: isolation, identification/enumeration of bacteria, BOD, biodegradation kinetics, disinfection.
Old:  Role of microorganisms in environmental bioremediation, pollution control, water/wastewater treatment, biogeochemistry, and human health. Basic microbiological techniques: isolation, identification/enumeration of bacteria, BOD, biodegradation kinetics, disinfection. Lecture, lab.
CCE Catalog
Description:
New:  Only include CCE Catalog Description in CCE Catalog.
Course is designed for environmental engineers, emphasizing the role of microorganisms in environmental bioremediation, pollution control, water and wastewater treatment, biogeochemistry, and human health.
Old:  Only include CCE Catalog Description in CCE Catalog.
Lecture plus 3 hours weekly laboratory session. Course is designed for environmental engineers, emphasizing the role of microorganisms in environmental bioremediation, pollution control, water and wastewater treatment, biogeochemistry, and human health. Laboratory sessions will cover basic microbiological techniques including: isolation, identification and enumeration of pollutant-degrading bacteria; determination of BOD; identification and enumeration of indicatory organisms; activated sludge kinetics; disinfection.
Instructor
Contact Hours:
New:  3.0 hours per week
Old:  6.0 hours per week
Component 1: New:  LEC (with final exam)
Old:  LAB (no final exam)
Component 2: New:  
Old:  LEC (with final exam)
Auto-Enroll
Course:
New:  No
Old:  Yes
Graded
Component:
New:  LEC
Old:  LAB
Academic
Progress Units:
New:  Not allowed to bypass limits.
3.0 credit(s)
Old:  Not allowed to bypass limits.
4.0 credit(s)
Financial Aid
Progress Units:
New:  Not allowed to bypass limits.
3.0 credit(s)
Old:  Not allowed to bypass limits.
4.0 credit(s)
Repetition of
Course:
New:   Repetition not allowed.
Old:   Repetition not allowed.
Course
Prerequisites
for Catalog:
New:  [upper div or grad] student
Old:  3501, [upper div or grad] student
Editor Comments: New:  Change eliminates the laboratory component, which will be offered as a separate course.
Old:  Replaces CE 4551. Course is currently taught at 5XXX level. Change in course numbering only change.
Tabled
GRAD career will stop UG's from registering without permission
CSCI 4511W Introduction to Artificial Intelligence New Course Approved
completed 2009-4-9
CSCI 5512W Artificial Intelligence II
Effective Status: New:  Inactive
Old:  Active
Effective Term: New:  1099 - Fall 2009
Old:  1089 - Fall 2008
History Information: New:
Nov 06-Change course description & prereqs
Jan 09-Inactivate 5512W in favor of 5512. Grads do not need a WI version so course will not be WI any longer.
Old:
Nov 06-Change course description & prereqs
Faculty
Sponsor E-mail Address:
New:  gini@cs.umn.edu
Old:  
Approved
completed 2009-1-28
CSCI 5161 Introduction to Compilers
Effective Term: New:  1099 - Fall 2009
Old:  1089 - Fall 2008
Catalog
Description:
New:  Techniques for translating modern programming languages to intermediate forms or machine-executable instructions and their organization into a compiler. Treatment of compiler phases such as lexical analysis, syntax analysis, semantic analysis, data flow analysis and code generation. Compiler project for a prototypical language.
Old:  Theories/mechanisms of programming language processing tools. General compiler organization: lexical scanner, syntax parser, symbol table, internal program representation, code generator. Relationship between design and implementation. Run-time memory management mechanism.
CCE Catalog
Description:
New:  <no text provided>
Old:  Only include CCE Catalog Description in CCE Catalog.
Covers theories and mechanism of programming language processing tools, especially compilers which translate programs written in high level lanuiages to machine codes or other low level codes.  It studies general organization of the compiler which consists of a lexical scanner, a syntax parser, a symbol table, an internal representation of the program and a code generator.  The course explains the relationship between designing the grammar for a programming language and implementing it in a compiler.  It also discusses the run-time memory management mechanism used by compilers.
Faculty
Sponsor E-mail Address:
New:  gopalan@cs.umn.edu
Old:  
Approved
Completed 2009-1-28
EE 2361 Intro Microcontrollers
Effective Term: New:  1099 - Fall 2009
Old:  1089 - Fall 2008
Course
Prerequisites
for Catalog:
New:  2301, [1301 or CSCI 1113 or CSCI 1901],& 0361
Old:  [1301 or CSCI 1113 or [2301, CSCI 1901]], & 0361
Provisional approval
completed 2009-1-28
GEO 5503 Advanced Petrology New Course (includes syllabus) Approved
Completed 2008-12-5

Items for Approval without Objection

Course Title Changes Actions
AEM 2021 Statics and Dynamics
Effective Term: New:  1099 - Fall 2009
Old:  1089 - Fall 2008
Enforced
Prerequisites:
(course-based or
non-course-based)
New:  [PHYS 1301W or Phys 1201W or Phys 1401V] , [concurrent enrollment Math 2374 or concurrent enrollment Math 2263 or concurrent enrollment Math 2573H], [IT Student or Pre-Bioprod & Biosys Engn (PRE)]
Old:  001553 - AEM: [PHYS 1301W or Phys 1201W or Phys 1401V] , [concurrent enrollment Math 2374 or concurrent enrollment Math 2263 or concurrent enrollment Math 2573H], IT Student
Editor Comments: New:  adding 'or Pre-BBE' to enforced prerequisites.
Old:  adding enforced prereqs.
completed
2009-1-22
CE 5180 Special Topics
Effective Term: New:  1093 - Spring 2009
Old:  1089 - Fall 2008
Repetition of
Course:
New:   Allow up to 3 repetition(s) totalling up to 4.0 credit(s).
Allow multiple enrollments in a single term.
Old:   Allow up to 3 repetition(s) totalling up to 4.0 credit(s).
completed
2009-1-15
CSCI 1121 Introduction to the Internet 1
Effective Term: New:  1099 - Fall 2009
Old:  1089 - Fall 2008
Years most
frequently offered:
New:   Other frequency
Old:  Every academic year
History Information: New:
6/07 Update years/terms offered.
8/07 Correct update years/terms offered.
1/09 Change when offered.
Old:
6/07 Update years/terms offered.
8/07 Correct update years/terms offered.
Completed
2009-1-23
CSCI 1901 Structure of Computer Programming I
Effective Term: New:  1095 - Summer 2009
Old:  1089 - Fall 2008
Auto-Enroll
Course:
New:  Yes
Old:  No
History Information: New:
Taking off the fr,soph,jr prereq and switching to reserve capacities.
2/2003- Changing from a 50 minute recitation to a 2 hour lab to improve the quality of the course.
1/2007-Update course desc & include Python.
1/09-Fix auto-enroll
Old:
Taking off the fr,soph,jr prereq and switching to reserve capacities.
2/2003- Changing from a 50 minute recitation to a 2 hour lab to improve the quality of the course.
1/2007-Update course desc & include Python.
Completed
2009-1-27
CSCI 2980 Special Topics in Computer Science
Effective Term: New:  1099 - Fall 2009
Old:  1089 - Fall 2008
Term(s) most
frequently offered:
New:  Fall, Spring
Old:  Spring
Repetition of
Course:
New:   Allow up to 2 repetition(s) totalling up to 8.0 credit(s).
Old:   Repetition not allowed.
History Information: New:
1/09 Change when offered & how many times.
Old:
<no text provided>
Completed
2009-1-27
CSCI 3921W Social, Legal, and Ethical Issues in Computing
Effective Term: New:  1099 - Fall 2009
Old:  1089 - Fall 2008
Term(s) most
frequently offered:
New:  Fall
Old:  Spring
History Information: New:
By moving to 3xxx level it can satisfy the upper division writing requirement and thus will attract more students.  
1/09 Change when offered.
Old:
By moving to 3xxx level it can satisfy the upper division writing requirement and thus will attract more students.  
Faculty
Sponsor E-mail Address:
New:  barry@cs.umn.edu
Old:  
Completed
2009-1-27
CSCI 4970W Advanced Project Laboratory
Effective Term: New:  1099 - Fall 2009
Old:  1089 - Fall 2008
Repetition of
Course:
New:   Allow up to 3 repetition(s) totalling up to 9.0 credit(s).
Allow multiple enrollments in a single term.
Old:   Allow up to 3 repetition(s) totalling up to 9.0 credit(s).
History Information: New:
1/09-Allow multiple enrolls in one term for diff profs.
Old:
<no text provided>
Completed
2009-1-27
CSCI 5104 System Modeling and Performance Evaluation
Effective Term: New:  1099 - Fall 2009
Old:  1089 - Fall 2008
Term(s) most
frequently offered:
New:  Fall, Spring
Old:  Spring
History Information: New:
5104 was taught under quarters with different title. Last taught Fall 1994. We now have enough faculty to teach course again.
6/07 Update years/terms offered.
1/09 Change when offered.
Old:
5104 was taught under quarters with different title. Last taught Fall 1994. We now have enough faculty to teach course again.
6/07 Update years/terms offered.
Completed
2009-1-27
CSCI 5131 Advanced Internet Programming
Effective Term: New:  1099 - Fall 2009
Old:  1089 - Fall 2008
Career: New:  GRAD
Old:  UGRD
Enforced
Prerequisites:
(course-based or
non-course-based)
New:  000017 - Graduate Student
Old:  001186 - Exclude fr or soph 5000 level courses
History Information: New:
06/07 Update years/terms offered.
01/2009-Change to Grad career & enforce prereq of grads only. UGs take 4131.
Old:
06/07 Update years/terms offered.
Completed
2009-1-27
CSCI 5211 Data Communications and Computer Networks
Effective Term: New:  1099 - Fall 2009
Old:  1089 - Fall 2008
Career: New:  GRAD
Old:  UGRD
Enforced
Prerequisites:
(course-based or
non-course-based)
New:  000017 - Graduate Student
Old:  001186 - Exclude fr or soph 5000 level courses
History Information: New:
6/07 Update years/terms offered.
01/2009-Change to Grad career & enforce prereq of grads only. UGs take 4211.
Old:
6/07 Update years/terms offered.
Completed
2009-1-27
CSCI 5511 Artificial Intelligence I
Effective Term: New:  1099 - Fall 2009
Old:  1089 - Fall 2008
Career: New:  GRAD
Old:  UGRD
Term(s) most
frequently offered:
New:  Fall
Old:  Fall, Spring
Course
Equivalency:
New:  4511W/5511
Old:  No course equivalencies
Enforced
Prerequisites:
(course-based or
non-course-based)
New:  000017 - Graduate Student
Old:  001186 - Exclude fr or soph 5000 level courses
History Information: New:
01/2009-Change to Grad career & enforce prereq of grads only. UGs take 4511W. Change when offered.
Old:
<no text provided>
Completed
2009-1-27
CSCI 5512 Artificial Intelligence II (non-WI)
Effective Term: New:  1099 - Fall 2009
Old:  1089 - Fall 2008
Course: New:  CSCI 5512
Old:  CSCI 5519
Course Title Short: New:  Artif Intelligence II
Old:  Artif Intelligence II (non-WI)
Course Title Long: New:  Artificial Intelligence II
Old:  Artificial Intelligence II (non-WI)
Years most
frequently offered:
New:  Every academic year
Old:   Other frequency
History Information: New:
Nov 06-Change course description & prereqs.
Jan 09-Drop 5519 & make 5512 the non-WI & only version of 5512.
Old:
Nov 06-Change course description & prereqs.
Completed
2009-1-27
CSCI 5707 Principles of Database Systems
Effective Term: New:  1099 - Fall 2009
Old:  1089 - Fall 2008
Career: New:  GRAD
Old:  UGRD
Enforced
Prerequisites:
(course-based or
non-course-based)
New:  000017 - Graduate Student
Old:  001186 - Exclude fr or soph 5000 level courses
History Information: New:
Changing prereq so that students taking Inet 4707 cannot get credit for CSci 5707.
6/07 Update years/terms offered.
01/2009-Change to Grad career & enforce prereq of grads only. UGs take 4707.
Old:
Changing prereq so that students taking Inet 4707 cannot get credit for CSci 5707.
6/07 Update years/terms offered.
Completed
2009-1-27
CSCI 5991 Independent Study
Effective Term: New:  1099 - Fall 2009
Old:  1089 - Fall 2008
Repetition of
Course:
New:   Allow up to 9 repetition(s) totalling up to 9.0 credit(s).
Allow multiple enrollments in a single term.
Old:   Allow up to 9 repetition(s) totalling up to 9.0 credit(s).
History Information: New:
6/07-Update years/terms offered.
1/09-Allow multiple enrolls in one term for diff profs.
Old:
6/07-Update years/terms offered.
Completed
2009-1-27
CSCI 5994 Directed Research
Effective Term: New:  1099 - Fall 2009
Old:  1089 - Fall 2008
Repetition of
Course:
New:   Allow up to 9 repetition(s) totalling up to 9.0 credit(s).
Allow multiple enrollments in a single term.
Old:   Allow up to 9 repetition(s) totalling up to 9.0 credit(s).
History Information: New:
6/07-Update years/terms offered.
1/09-Allow multiple enrolls in one term for diff profs.
Old:
6/07-Update years/terms offered.
Completed
2009-1-27
EE 4721 Introduction to Power System Analysis
Effective Term: New:  1099 - Fall 2009
Old:  1089 - Fall 2008
Catalog
Description:
New:  AC power systems. Large power system networks. Mathematics and techniques of power flow analysis, short circuit analysis, and transient stability analysis. Use of a power system simulation program for design.
Old:  AC power systems. Large power system networks. Mathematics and techniques of power flow analysis, short circuit analysis, and transient stability analysis. Use of a power system simulation program for design. Integral lab.
Term(s) most
frequently offered:
New:  Spring
Old:  Fall
Proposal Changes: New:  eliminate lab as internal component of course
reduce credits 4 to 3.  Words "integral lab" were not eliminated from the course description.  No change except that.
Old:  eliminate lab as internal component of course
reduce credits 4 to 3
completed
2009-1-22
ME 3333 Thermal Sciences III
Effective Term: New:  1095 - Summer 2009
Old:  1089 - Fall 2008
Course
Prerequisites
for Catalog:
New:  3332, ME upper div
Old:  3332, [4031W or &4031W], ME upper div
Proposal Changes: New:  Change prerequisite.  Delete (4031W or concurrent registration is required (or allowed) in 4031W).

[in note field] credit will not be granted if credit already received for: ME 3322
Old:  Change prerequisite
[in note field] credit will not be granted if credit already received for: ME 3322
Completed
2009-1-23

Items For Information Only

Course Title Changes Actions
HSCI 1815 Revolutions in Science: Lavoisier, Darwin, and Einstein CLE Changes completed 2008-12-5
HSCI 3815 Revolutions in Science: Lavoisier, Darwin, and Einstein CLE Changes completed 2008-12-5

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