GRADUATE COUNCIL
for the
January, 2006
Meeting
Graduate Council meetings are held monthly, August through May, in Mason Hall Room D5, from 1:30-3:00. See schedule for exact dates. All meetings are open to the general George Mason University community.
I. Call to Order
II. Approval of December Minutes
III. Announcements
IV. Discussion Items
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A. The Agreement on Dual-degree Ph.D Programs between Seoul Nation University and George Mason University (Peter Stearns)
B. Improving Graduate Student Writing (Cathy Rudder)
C. Graduate Teaching Appointments (Wendy Payton)
V. Old Business
VI. New Business
Proposal from the College of Education and Human Development
Contact Person: Joan Isenberg, 3-2037,Jisenber@gmu.edu
New Courses (Action Item):
EDCI 677 Advanced Curriculum & Methods of Teaching, Secondary
EDEP 820 Teaching, Learning, and Cognition
EDEP 821 Socio-Cultural Processes in Learning, Instruction, and Motivation
EDEP 822 Advanced-Learning, Motivation, and Self-Regulation
EDEP 823 Research Project in Educational Psychology: Sequence I
EDEP 824 Research Project in Educational Psychology: Sequence II
EDUC 621 Teaching and Learning in the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Program
Modified Courses (Announcement):
EDCI 516 Bilingualism and Language Acquisition Research
EDCI 554 Social Studies Methods for the Elementary Classroom
EDCI 555 Literacy Teaching and Learning in Diverse Elementary Classrooms I
EDCI 556 Literacy Teaching and Learning in Diverse Elementary Classrooms II
EDCI 557 Integrating Technology in the Elementary Curriculum
EDCI 558 Integrating Fine Arts and Movement in Elementary Education
EDCI 569 Teaching English in the Secondary School
EDCI 573 Teaching Science in the Secondary School
EDCI 667 Advanced Methods of Teaching Social Sciences in the Secondary School
EDCI 673 Advanced Methods of Teaching Science in the Secondary School
EDCI 725 National and International Leadership Issues in Mathematics Education
EDCI 726 State and Local Leadership Issues in Mathematics Education
EDCI 855 Mathematics Education Research on Teaching and Learning
EDCI 856 Mathematics Education Curriculum Design and Evaluation
EDCI 857 Preparation and Professional Development of Mathematics Teachers
EDCI 858 Mathematics Education Research Design and Evaluation
EDIT 504 Introduction to Educational Technology
EDUC 521 Foundations of Education, PK12
EDUC 539 Human Development and Learning PK-12
EDUC 542 Introduction to Elementary Curriculum
EDUC 543 Children, Family, Culture, and Schools, 4-12 Year Olds.
Proposal from the School of Computational Sciences
Contact Person: Peter Becker,3-3619, pbecker@gmu.edu
New Courses (Action Item):
CSI 670 Economic Systems Design
NEUR 742 Cognitive Neuroscience
Proposal from the School of Information Technology & Engineering
Contact Person: Daniel A. Menasce, 3-1537,Menasce@gmu.edu
New Courses (Action Item):
OR 735 Advanced Stochastic Simulation
New Concentration (Action Item):
Concentration In Computer Games Technology
Modified Program (Announcement):
Master in Information Systems
Proposal from the Institute for Conflict Analysis & Resolution
Contact Person: Terrence Lyons, 3-1336,tlyons1@gmu.edu
New Courses (Action Item):
CONF 502 Intensive Introduction to Conflict Analysis and Resolution
CONF 653 World Religions, Diplomacy, and Conflict Resolution
CONF 656 Integrating Complementary Approaches in Conflict Analysis and Resolution
CONF 658 Diversity in Conflict Analysis and Resolution
CONF 659 Leadership in Conflict Analysis and Resolution
New Certificates (Action Item):
Graduate Certificate in Conflict Analysis and Resolution Advanced Skills
Graduate Certificate in Conflict Analysis and Resolution for Collaborative Leadership in Community Planning
Graduate Certificate in Conflict Analysis and Resolution for Prevention, Reconstruction, and Stabilization Contexts
Graduate Certificate in World Religions, Diplomacy, and Conflict Resolution
Proposal from the College of Arts and Sciences
Contact Person: Jamie S. Cooper, 3-8414,jcooperb@gmu.edu
New Courses (Action Item)
PUAD 503 Third Party Government
PUAD 613 Economic analysis and public administration
PUAD 623 Managing Government Contracting
PUAD 662 National Budgeting Process
PUAD 663 State and Local Budgeting
Modified Course (Announcemnet)
PUAD 664 Nonprofit Financial Management and Entrepreneurship
Modified Program (Announcement):
Masters of Public Administration
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New Concentration (Action Item):
Third Party Governance
VII. Adjournment