Curriculum and Assessment Policy Committee Minutes - 27 July 2010

Present: John Swinton, Julia Metzker, Sunita Manian, Cara Meade, Deborah Vess, Beth Broyles, Ryan Brown, Beauty Bragg, Barbara Roquemore, Carol Christy, Donna Ingram, Diane Gregg, Sandra Hancock

1. The meeting was called to order by Ryan Brown via email on Friday, 23 July 2010.

2. Agenda Item: Review the outcomes created and approved by the Core Task force.

The committee reviewed the outcomes proposed by the Core Task force.  The outcomes originally came to CAPC in two sets, one for external reporting the BOR and an expanded one for internal GCSU purposes.  The committee decided to have a single set of outcomes and combined the two sets into a single collection to be used both internally and externally.  The committee voted unanimously to endorse the revised outcomes and to send the following motion and rationale to the University Senate.

Motion Text:  To endorse for submission to the BOR the proposed student learning outcomes for the new USG core framework, as stated in the supporting document “Application for Approval of General Education Learning Outcomes.”  These outcomes will supersede the outcomes for the core curriculum previously endorsed in  Motion number 0809.CAPC.011.R Subject: Proposed outcomes for GCSU Core Curriculum.

Rationale:  The BOR passed a new core curriculum policy for USG institutions in October 2009.  Every institution is required to submit learning goals for each area of the core curriculum and the new USG overlays (US Perspectives, Global) and a Critical Thinking learning goal.  

GCSU previously passed core curriculum outcomes in 2009 for the current core. The proposed outcomes for the new USG framework are largely drawn from that list of outcomes.  They have been pared down to facilitate the assessment and external reporting process.  The USG is currently requesting one goal for each area of the core and for the overlays.  

The proposed outcomes are included on the application for approval of outcomes.  This is the official supporting document for the motion and is included as Appendix I.  This list will be used for external, official reporting purposes to the BOR. 

3. The email meeting adjourned at 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday, 28 July 2010.