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2/27/2019: Comm 301
No full textThese changes are proposed to address the Communications faculty’s concerns about the effectiveness of the existing COMM sequence of COMM 101 and COMM 301. Under the current General Education Requirements, COMM 101 is required for LS 201, so students generally take it their Freshman year, while the second course, COMM 301, requires a minimum standing of Junior. This makes it possible for a student to take COMM 101 and LS 201 in their Freshman year and receive no significant additional instruction in writing for 2 years or more. Composition scholars who are particularly interested in transfer (a student’s ability to successfully carry knowledge or skills from one course to another) have noted that effective transfer of a skill is more likely when students have multiple opportunities to practice that skill. Due to the affordances of a 10-week term, students in COMM 101 often compose several assignments in different genres, getting only one shot at each. The frequently years-long gap between 101 and 301 increases the odds that skills introduced in 101 will not be retained. At the same time, currently COMM 301 is not a required course for students’ 300-level LS electives, with the result that students are not as well-prepared as they could be for those courses, especially the required Writing Intensives.
The changes proposed here are intended to address these issues. A required 200-level COMM course makes it more likely that students will take COMM 101, LS 201, and COMM 201 in their first two years at Kettering, increasing the odds that writing skills will be retained and reinforced. Making COMM 201 a pre-requisite for the 300-level electives also ensures that students will receive more writing instruction before tackling their Writing Intensives.
The existing COMM 301’s original placement and content have been centered around providing support for students’ CUE projects, and it is understandable that there would be concerns about removing that support altogether. Although the likelihood that the traditional thesis will no longer be required in every department means that not every student needs a course like COMM 301, there will still be many students who do. Therefore, in addition to making these changes to the General Education Requirements, the Liberal Studies department is also proposing to turn COMM 301 into a 300-level elective course focused on the CUE. Rather than being taken automatically in the Junior year, this elective can (and should) be taken by students when they most need it – as they begin writing their CUE documents.
It is our belief that these changes will strengthen students’ writing skills overall by providing more instruction earlier in their college careers while still providing students undertaking the CUE with the resources they need
8/28/2019: Course Change Form MECH 527
No full textKettering University is eliminating 500 course numbers due to HLC concerns about our 500 level courses. Our 500 level courses are defined as mezzanine that could be taken by both undergraduate and graduate students. However, they are not considered to be graduate courses by HLC. This puts a limit on how many 500 level courses a graduate student can take in the graduate program. The Course Number is being changed to MECH-427 and the Course Description is being corrected. Currently, the wrong course description is posted
8/28/2019: Course Change Form MECH 514
No full textThe course number will be changed from Mech 514 to Mech 414 so it is clear that this capstone course is intended for undergraduate students only.
The course will be offered in Fall and Winter instead of Winter and Spring (Spring is a non-teaching term for Dr. Baqersad who offers this course)
The prerequisites have been updated to reflect new course numbers
8/28/19: Course Change Form MECH 512
No full textThe number of the course is being changed from MECH-512 to MECH-412, such that it is clear that the course is intended for senior level undergraduate students.
Kettering University is eliminating 500 course numbers due to HLC concerns about our graduate program. Since our 500 level courses are defined as mezzanine they are not considered to be graduate courses by HLC. This change makes it clear that graduate students should not take an undergraduate capstone course
Energy Consumption Analysis and Characterization of Healthcare Facilities in the United States
No full textHealthcare facilities in the United States account for 4.8% of the total area in the commercial sector and are responsible for 10.3% of total energy consumption in this sector. The number of healthcare facilities increased by 22% since 2003, leading to a 21% rise in energy consumption and an 8% reduction in energy intensity per unit of area (544.8 kWh/m2). This study provides an analytical overview of the end-use energy consumption data in healthcare systems for hospitals in the United States. The energy intensity of the U.S. hospitals ranges from 640.7 kWh/m2 in Zone 5 (very hot) to 781.1 kWh/m2 in Zone 1 (very cold), with an average of 738.5 kWh/m2. This is approximately 2.6 times higher than that of other commercial buildings. High energy intensity in the healthcare facilities, particularly in hospitals, along with energy costs and associated environmental concerns make energy analysis crucial for this type of facility. The proposed analysis shows that U.S. healthcare facilities have higher energy intensity than those of most other countries, especially the European ones. This necessitates the adoption of more energy-efficient approaches to the infrastructure and the management of healthcare facilities in the United States
1/16/2019: Course Change Form MGMT 314
No full textThis proposal realigns the course content to better support managerial application of the course material