THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE
FACULTY SENATE

Senate Document Number 3703S

Date of Senate Approval 02/13/03

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Statement of Faculty Senate Action:

APC Document 29: Computer competency in Atmospheric Sciences

Effective Date: Fall 2003

1. Delete: On pg. 64, under Concentration in Climatology, section III:

III. Special departmental requirements--Competency requirement met by a senior comprehensive exam. Oral competency will be demonstrated in a presentation as part of the senior comprehensive examination. Formal preparation for this will be in ATMS 410 and 411.

Add: On pg 64, in place of deleted entry:

III. Special departmental requirements--Major competency is demonstrated by a senior comprehensive exam. Oral competency is demonstrated as part of the senior comprehensive examination. Formal preparation for this is in ATMS 410 and 411. Computer competency is demonstrated through completion of either CSCI 142 or 201.

2. Delete: On pg 65, under Concentration in Weather Forecasting, section III:

Add: On pg 65, in place of deleted entry:

Impact: None. This is current practice.

Rationale: As requested by APC and SACS, we add this statement to demonstrate the computer competency of students in the Department of Atmospheric Sciences (ATMS). Regularly ATMS majors utilize weather data acquired from the Internet, process and manipulate weather data interactively on computers, write weather forecasts for the public with word processor, and present weather briefing with PowerPoint Presentation software. The satisfactory completion of both senior comprehensive examination and CSCI 142 or 201 would demonstrate computer competency of graduating ATMS seniors.