USF Undergraduate Council - Minutes of April 23, 2007

Present: Dell DeChant, Sherman Dorn, Celina Jozsi, Steven Reader, Dewey Rundus, Larry Thompson.

Absent: Tom Brantley, Sandra Cadena, Sara Goodman, Alecia Peacock, Dewey Rundus, Natalie Shultz.

Guests: Gyimah Brempong, Carlos Lopez, Janet Moore.

The meeting was called to order at 3:03 p.m.

1. The minutes of April 9, 2007 were approved.

2. Announcements/Discussions

   • Larry Thompson was elected as the new chair of the Undergraduate Council.

3. New course/curriculum proposals

   • CAP 4034 Computer Animation Fundamentals
     This course is about computer animation. Topics include storyboarding, camera control, hierarchical character modeling, inverse kinematics, keyframing, motion capture, dynamic simulation, and facial animation. Following discussion, this course was approved.

   • COP 2270 Programming in C for Engineers
     This class prepares students to use the C programming language and the MATLAB environment to develop solutions to small scale scientific and engineering problems. Following discussion, this course was approved.

   • ECO 4270 Economic Growth
     This course provides an introduction to the theory of economic growth, the process whereby the level of real output per capita increases over time. Emphasis is on the role of factor accumulation and productivity growth and their underlying fundamentals. Following discussion, this course was approved.

   • ECP 4006 Economics of Sports
     This course teaches economics using sports as a backdrop. Topics covered include the economics of labor markets, exploitation, discrimination, monopoly, monopsony, game theory, bargaining, and cartels. No particular knowledge of sports is required. Following discussion, this course was approved.

   • ECP 4708 Economics of Business Strategy
     This course examines strategies businesses can employ to improve their abilities to compete profitably. Employs game theory to examine horizontal and vertical boundaries of firm, strategic diversification, pricing, and entry deterrence. Following discussion, this course was approved.

   • GEY 4329 Regulatory and Clinical Operations
     This course will familiarize the student with the basic aspects of nursing home administration through the practical application of management theory and concepts. The course is not repeatable and not restricted to GEY majors. Following discussion, this course was approved.

   • GEY 4340 Retirement and LTC Housing for the Elderly
     This course focuses on housing, environment, and long-term care theories, availability of affordable housing with services, and a number of age-related housing solutions. Repeatable for credit, and not restricted to GEY majors. Following discussion, this course was approved.

   • PHH 3061 Medieval Philosophy - TABLED

   • Philosophy - Change to major and minor requirements - TABLED

   • REL 3295 Introduction to Major Religious Texts
     The course provides an introduction to the study of some of the foundational texts of selected religious traditions by focusing on reading and interpretativce strategies in order to understand the central beliefs and practices presented in these texts. Following discussion, this course was approved.

   • REL 3335 Gods and Goddess of India
     This course explores the ways Hindus see, speak about, and encounter the Divine through an examination of the multitude of stories about the gods and goddesses and their various physical manifestations in the sacred geography of India. Following discussion, this course was approved.

   • REL 4333 Hinduism - Substantive change (PR, title, description)
     This course is an in-depth of the classical texts of the Hindu Tradition. We will examine religious, philosophical, ethical, ritual, and mythological themes presented in these texts in order to gain a deeper understanding to the larger tradition we call "Hinduism". Following discussion, changes in course title, prerequisites and description were approved.

The next meeting will be Monday, September 10th, 2007. The meeting was adjourned at 4:50 p.m.

Please send any suggestions or comments to:
Mia Fluitt - webcat@ugs.usf.edu