Graduate Studies

Graduate Council Minutes - April 22, 2024

3:00 p.m., Virtual

Members Present: Roberta Di Carmine, Hoyet Hemphill (Chair), Steven House (Vice Chair), Todd Lough, Jim McQuillan, Danyang Zhao

Member Absent: P.K. Babu, Niyazi Ekici

Guests Present: Renee Polubinsky, Jeff Brown, Jessica Lin, Katrina Daytner, Gina Yi, Rafael Obregon, Chunying Zhao, Tracy Davis, Dennis DeVolder, Tahir Khan, Leaunda Hemphill, Randy Hyllegrad

Ex-officio Present: Kishor Kapale

Others Present: Amanda Schulz

 

I. STUDENT APPEALS

A. Business Administration

1. Request to waive the 6-hour C rule

Motion: To approve the request. (House/Di Carmine)
MOTION CARRIED 6 YES – 0 NO – 0 AB

B. College Student Personnel

1. Request to hold an assistantship as a probationary student

a. Student A

Dr. Davis was present and provided information regarding the student’s GPA that was requested by Mr. House.

Motion: To approve the request. (House/Lough)
MOTION CARRIED 6 YES – 0 NO – 0 AB

b. Student B

Dr. Hemphill asked about the student’s undergraduate GPA. Dr. Davis noted that the student is currently working in the same field as the assistantship area. Student will meet with their faculty weekly during the first semester to stay on track.

Motion: To approve the request. (House/Zhao)
MOTION CARRIED 6 YES – 0 NO – 0 AB

C. Education

1. Request to transfer more than 18 s.h. into a doctoral program

Motion: To approve the request. (Lough/House)
MOTION CARRIED 6 YES – 0 NO – 0 AB

II. GRADUATE FACULTY – FULL MEMBERSHIP

A. Tahir Khan, associate professor, Computer Sciences

Dr. Khan and Dr. DeVolder were present. Dr. DeVolder noted that the program is excited to have him start working in a supervisory role for graduate students.

Motion: To approve the request. (McQuillan/Zhao)
MOTION CARRIED 6 YES – 0 NO – 0 AB

III. ANNOUNCEMENTS

A. Introduction of new Graduate Council members for 2024-2025

College of Business and Technology – Dr. Chunying Zhao, Computer Science
College of Fine Arts and Communication – Dr. Gina Yi, Music

Dr. Zhao and Dr. Yi were present for the introduction from Dr. Hemphill. The Council welcomed new members and thanked outgoing members Dr. Hemphill and Mr. House for their service.

B. Election of Chair and Vice Chair for 2024-2025

Dr. McQuillan and Dr. Babu were nominated and elected by acclamation for the positions of Chair and Vice Chair, respectively.

C. Graduate Council meeting dates for 2024-2025

Ms. Schulz announced that the meeting dates for 2024-2025 will be posted on the School of Graduate Studies’ website, wiu.edu/grad/gcmeetings.

D. Academic integrity reports filed in the School of Graduate Studies, April 2024 (0)

IV. GRADUATE CURRICULUM

A. Accounting, Finance, Economics and Decision Sciences

1. Request for a new graduate (500 or 600-level) course

a. DS 504, R Software for Data Management and Decision Making, 3 s.h.

Motion: To approve the request. (House/McQuillan)
MOTION CARRIED 6 YES – 0 NO – 0 AB

b. DS 589, Seminar in Contextual Business Analytics, 3 s.h.

Council members questioned whether students could receive credit for both DS 489G and DS 589. Dr. Lin noted that language could be added so that they cannot receive credit for both.

Motion: To approve the request. (McQuillan/Lough)
MOTION CARRIED 6 YES – 0 NO – 0 AB

2. Request to change graduate program requirements

a. Master of Science in Applied Statistics and Decision Analytics

Motion: To approve the request. (McQuillan/House)
MOTION CARRIED 6 YES – 0 NO – 0 AB

b. Master of Science in Quantitative Economics

Motion: To approve the request. (McQuillan/House)
MOTION CARRIED 6 YES – 0 NO – 0 AB

3. Request to change post-baccalaureate certificate requirements

a. Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Business Analytics

Dr. Lin noted that they were leaving a course in place to allow students to finish the certificate.

Motion: To approve the request. (McQuillan/House)
MOTION CARRIED 6 YES – 0 NO – 0 AB

B. Counselor Education and College Student Personnel

1. Request to change graduate program requirements

a. Master of Science in College Student Personnel - Student Affairs track

Dr. Polubinsky clarified that the change is the student affairs track and to focus on leadership instead of history.

Motion: To approve the request. (House/Zhao)
MOTION CARRIED 6 YES – 0 NO – 0 AB

C. Education

1. Request to change graduate program requirements

a. Master of Arts in Teaching: Alternative Teacher Licensure - Music Education track

Dr. Daytner explained that they did not have all of the specialties listed when the track was created so they are adding them to eliminate several petitions required to change degree plans.

Motion: To approve the request. (House/Lough)
MOTION CARRIED 6 YES – 0 NO – 0 AB

D. Engineering Technology

1. Request for a new graduate (500 or 600-level) course

a. IDT 537, Applying AI to Instructional Design, 3 s.h.

Dr. L. Hemphill explained that the new course will introduce AI to students and how to use it to create instructional products. She noted they have the full support of Computer Sciences for the course.

Motion: To approve the request. (House/Lough)
MOTION CARRIED 6 YES – 0 NO – 0 AB

E. Kinesiology

1. Request for a new graduate (500 or 600-level) course

a. KIN 505, Research Methods in Kinesiology and Public Health, 3 s.h.

Dr. Hemphill asked if the length of the course description met the requirements of only forty words. Dr. Daytner provided the background of the course and the request noting that the description has to match an already existing course because the next requests are to cross-list the course.

Motion: To approve the request. (House/Lough)
MOTION CARRIED 6 YES – 0 NO – 0 AB

2. Request for a cross-listed course

a. KIN 505/HS 505, Research Methods in Kinesiology and Public Health, 3 s.h.

Motion: To approve the request. (House/Zhao)
MOTION CARRIED 6 YES – 0 NO – 0 AB

b. KIN 506/HS 506, Measurement and Statistical Analysis, 3 s.h.

Motion: To approve the request. (House/Zhao)
MOTION CARRIED 6 YES – 0 NO – 0 AB

F. Management and Marketing

1. Request for a 400-G level course

a. MGT 472, Entrepreneurship: Innovation and Creativity, 3 s.h.

Motion: To approve the request. (McQuillan/House)
MOTION CARRIED 6 YES – 0 NO – 0 AB

b. MGT 473, Business Plan Development, 3 s.h.

Motion: To approve the request. (House/McQuillan)
MOTION CARRIED 6 YES – 0 NO – 0 AB

c. MGT 485, International Management, 3 s.h.

Motion: To approve the request. (House/McQuillan)
MOTION CARRIED 6 YES – 0 NO – 0 AB

G. Music

1. Request to change graduate program requirements

a. Master of Music

Dr. Brown explained that they are changing two courses within the existing program.

Motion: To approve the request. (McQuillan/House)
MOTION CARRIED 6 YES – 0 NO – 0 AB

V. OTHER BUSINESS

None reported.


Meeting adjourned: 3:52 p.m.