The following policies and operating procedures were approved by a majority vote of the
Mathematics/Computer Science/Engineering Discipline of Georgia Perimeter College

Revised April, 2006

 
Until superseded by higher authority or changed by a majority vote of its members, the Mathematics/Computer Science/Engineering (MSCE) Discipline of Georgia Perimeter College has agreed to organize and operate under the following guidelines which are within the new shared governance policies of the college.

  1. An Executive Coordinating Committee for the MCSE Discipline is established as described below.
    1. Membership:
      1. The Department Chair of the Mathematics faculty on each campus (Clarkston, Dunwoody, Lawrenceville, Decatur and Rockdale) will each serve on the Executive Committee. A Department Chair who is not SACS certified in mathematics, computer science, or engineering may select a faculty member with such certification from his/her department to serve as an alternate.  The alternate will have full voting privileges on the committee. The alternate must be designated by the Department Chair by August 30 and will serve for the full year.
      2. One mathematics faculty representative each from Clarkston, Dunwoody, Lawrenceville, Decatur, and Rockdale will be elected by the faculty of that campus.  In addition, the chair of the Computer Science and the chair of the Engineering Committees shall serve on the Executive Committee if they are not already elected representatives.
      3. The College's representatives on the Board of Regents Academic Advisory Committee on Mathematical Subjects and the Board of Regents Academic Advisory Committee on Computer Science will be non-voting members of the Executive Committee if they are not already elected representatives.
    2. Elections: Faculty members will be elected during the Spring term. It is recommended that faculty representatives be tenured faculty.  Clarkston, Decatur, and Rockdale will change membership during the odd fiscal years and Lawrenceville and Dunwoody will change membership during the even fiscal years.
    3. Terms: Faculty members will serve two-year terms with membership rotating each year.  Terms begin on July 1 of the election year.
    4. Mission and Duties:
      1. The Executive Committee will meet before the end of Spring Semester each year to :
        1. select a chair of the Executive Committee for the next academic year by a majority vote of those members serving on the committee for the next academic year. The Chair will serve a one-year term. The Chair must be SACS certified in mathematics, computer science, or engineering. The Duties of the Chair include presiding over Discipline meetings. The Chair takes office on July 1 of the election year.
        2. establish and publish a calendar of Executive Committee and discipline meetings for the next academic year. At least one meeting will be held in each of the fall and spring terms. At these meetings, the faculty will discuss and vote on course, curriculum, and other issues of concern to the entire Discipline. The Executive Committee may schedule additional discipline meetings as needed, but meetings must be announced at least one week in advance.
        3. in consultation with the current Conference Budget Manager, appoint the budget manager for the Georgia Perimeter Mathematics Conference for the next year
        4. organize the committee membership for the next academic year, using faculty input.
        5. arrange funding through the coordinating Academic Dean for the Discipline for institutional memberships in appropriate professional organizations chosen by the Discipline
        6. coordinate other college-wide issues related to the Discipline.
        7. coordinate a regular, systematic assessment process for discipline programs and courses.
  2. The following are designated standing committees of the Discipline:
      • Course Committees
      • Georgia Perimeter College Mathematics Conference Committee/Faculty Development Committee
      • Placement and Advisement Committee
      • Student Activities Committee
    1. Membership: The members of each standing committee will be selected by the Executive Committee. Membership is effective for the following fiscal year (July 1 to June 30).  In the spring, faculty will submit their requests to the Chair of the Executive Committee.  The Executive Committee will determine the membership of the committees using the following guidelines:  faculty will serve on at least one curriculum committee and may serve on other committees as deemed necessary by the Executive Committee.  The committee membership should reflect the needs of the Discipline and the charges of the committee.
    2. Charges: Committee charges will be developed jointly by the Executive Committee, the current committee members, and the new committee members. The Executive Committee has responsibility for proposing items that must be handled on a regular basis (such as textbook selection). Each committee chair will write an end-of-year report each spring; this report should include any charges for the committee for the next academic year. Additional charges may be added during the academic year as needed.
    3. Chairmanship: Each standing committee will select a chair by August 30.
    4. Open Meeting Policy:  The time and place for the meetings of all discipline standing committees will be announced to all discipline members via e-mail at least one week before any meeting.  Any member of the Discipline may attend a meeting of any discipline standing committee.  The minutes of all discipline standing committee meetings will be posted to the discipline web site.  Minutes must be emailed by the committee chair to the webmaster in a timely fashion.
  1. Course and Curriculum Proposals
    1. Course, curriculum, and other proposals should be submitted to the Executive Committee one week prior to the Executive Committee meeting.  Proposals must be reviewed by the Executive Committee prior to discussion by the Discipline Group.  Proposals reviewed by the Executive Committee will be distributed to the Discipline members at least one week prior to the discipline meeting.
    2. Textbook voting will follow the voting procedure outlined in the Policy for Textbook Selection. All other motions require a majority vote of those present and voting, excluding abstentions, at a regularly or properly called discipline meeting.
    3. If time restrictions require that a matter be considered prior to the next scheduled discipline meeting, the Executive Committee, at its discretion, may submit a proposal to the Discipline by e-mail with a ballot vote following.  Ballots will be collected by Department Chairs, counted, and forwarded to the Chair of the Executive Committee.
    4. Teaching Guides:  Teaching guides for each course shall be maintained by the appropriate course committee.  Changes to the teaching guide do not require approval of the Discipline.
    5. Common Course Outline:  The common course outline for each course shall be reviewed by the appropriate course committee on an annual basis.  Changes to the common course outline must be approved by the Discipline.
    6. Proposals that require a change in the college catalog, such as catalog description changes, prerequisite changes, addition of courses, deletion of courses, or changes in degree requirements, must be approved by the Faculty Senate.