CURRICULUM COMMITTEE
Friday, November 1, 2013
MINUTES
PRESENT: Gale Bigbee, Dave Gilmore, Becky Miller, Candy Mortenson-Klimpel, Laurie Oelslager, Shawn Schroeder, Karen Snay Dan Zielske, Jim Zwaschka, Tony Boehler, Brian Fors, Lisa Lamor, Donna Marzolf, Mark Baas
GUESTS / PRESENTERS: Becky Miller, Linda Anderson, Stacy Hohenstein, Dick Stelten, Dan Boddy, Jay Winters, Brad Schloesser, Laura Attenberger, Doug Laven, Brian Knutson, Cristen Cox, Tracy Murphy, Jay Stencel, Willy Mekeel, Sandy Bosch (SDSU grad student)
1. Call to Order: Gale Bigbee called the meeting to order at 1:04 p.m.
2. Additions/Changes to Agenda
Ø Candy Mortenson-Klimpel – remove 2 CCO’s; will address pre-requisites agenda item
Ø Remove 8.a. - Mechatronics Industrial Maintenance Certificate
Motion to Approve: Donna Marzolf
Motion Seconded: Candy Mortenson-Klimpel; Motion Passed Unanimously
3. Approval of Minutes From Previous Meeting (October 11, 2013)
Motion to Approve: Becky Miller
Motion Seconded: Candy Mortenson-Klimpel; Motion Passed Unanimously
- Membership
Ø Need Social & Behavior Sciences Rep – That group will be meeting soon and this will be discussed.
- 60/120 Credit Waiver Update – Dan Zielske
Ø On-track; will complete this month and next
6. 60/120 Credit Waiver or Redesign – Becky Miller
A. Office Administration and Technology – 60/120 Credit Redesign (2nd READ)
a. Administrative Office Specialist AAS REVISED
Ø Revised to 60 credits
Ø Goal area changes to all
b. Administrative Office Specialist – Financial AAS REVISED
Ø Added goal area change
c. Administrative Office Specialist - Legal AAS REVISED
d. Administrative Office Specialist – Technical AAS REVISED
e. Administrative Office Specialist-Client Relations Specialist CERTIFICATE REVISED
f. OTEC 1815 Keyboarding for Speed and Accuracy
Ø Changes made
g. OTEC 1822 Microsoft Excel
h. OTEC 1860 Microsoft Word
Ø Replaces OTEC 1875 and OTEC 2875 / different names of courses
i. OTEC 2800 Office Keyboarding
j. OTEC 2814 Office Procedures
Ø Replaces OTEC 2812 / same name of course
Ø Remove at future date
Motion to Approve: Dan Zielske
Motion Seconded: Shawn Schroeder; Motion Passed Unanimously
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B. Computer Careers – 60/120 Credit Redesign - Linda Anderson
a. Program Plan / 60 Credit Information Systems
Ø Revised Plan, move from 64 to 60 credits
Ø Reducing/changing Web Development to Web for Business, 4 credits to 3
Ø Reduce Capstone from 3 credits to 2
Ø Changes to LAS credits
Ø Changes (add/remove) to some courses – will be presented in January
Ø Public Speaking prefix is COMM, not SPCH
b. Program Plan / 60 Credit Networking Services
Ø Reduce from 64 to 60
Ø Reducing Web Development to Web for Business, 4 credits to 3
Ø Reduce Capstone from 3 credits to 2
Ø Changes to LAS credits
Ø Changes (add/remove) to some courses – will be presented in January
Ø Public Speaking prefix is COMM, not SPCH
c. AAS Crosswalk / Information Systems
d. AAS Crosswalk / Networking Service
e. Computer Careers Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes – 10/25/13
Motion to Approve: Donna Marzolf with revisions and new course numbers, copy to Gale and Dan
and Mary. Motion Seconded: Laurie Oelslager; Motion Passed Unanimously
C. Medical Laboratory Technician - 60/120 Credit Waiver – Stacy Hohenstein
a. Waiver Rationale for 72 Credit Program – INFORMATION ITEM
b. MLT Program Plan
c. Comparable MLT Programs
d. MLT Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes – 4/29/13
e. MLT Student Learning Outcomes
D. Automotive Service - 60/120 Credit Waiver - Dick Stelten
a. Waiver Rationale for 72 Credit Program – INFORMATION ITEM
b. Auto Service 72 Credit Program
c. Comparison: Automotive Service Programs
d. Automotive Service Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes – 10/11/13
e. NATEF Task List
E. Auto Body & Collision Technology - 60/120 Credit Waiver - Dan Boddy, Jay Winters
a. Waiver Rationale and Comparisons for 72 Credit Program – INFORMATION ITEM
b. Auto Body & Collision Tech. Advisory Committee Mtg. Minutes – 12/20/12
F. Intensive Care Paramedic Technician - 60/120 Credit Waiver – Laurie Oelslager
a. Waiver Rationale for 72 Credit Program – INFORMATION ITEM
b. Intensive Care Paramedic Technician 72 Credit Program Details
c. Intensive Care Paramedic Technician Advisory Committee Mtg. Minutes – 11/7/12
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G. Agribusiness - 60/120 Credit Waiver – Brad Schloesser
a. Agribusiness Office Specialist / Manager – INFORMATION ITEM
b. Agribusiness Production
c. Agribusiness Service & Management
d. Agribusiness Service Technician
Ø MN West will be moving to 72 credits to be consistent with state-wide number of credits
G.a. Part 2. Agribusiness Office Specialist / Manager Redesign
Ø Redesign per OTEC changes
Ø Reduced number of credits for internship
Motion to Approve: Laurie Oelslager
Motion Seconded: Becky Miller; Motion Passed Unanimously
7. Old Business
- Health Unit Coordinator – Laura Attenberger (2nd READ)
a. HC 1550 Electronic Health Records
Ø Changes made
Ø Fall 2014 start
Motion to Approve: Becky Miller
Motion Seconded: Candy Mortenson-Klimpel; Motion Passed Unanimously
B. Nursing – Candence Mortenson-Klimpel; Rebecca Barnack (2nd READ)
a. NURS 2410 Semester 3 Theory HOLD FOR DECEMBER MEETING
b. NURS 2450 Semester 3 Clinical Practice HOLD FOR DECEMBER MEETING
c. RN and PN Prerequisites and co-requisites
Ø Reviewed all CCO’s, will be presented in December
Ø Change/update will support accreditation process
C. Mechatronics - 60/120 Credit Redesign – Doug Laven (2nd READ)
a. MECA 1223 Mechanical Systems 1
Ø Replaces MECH 1220 – needs to be end-dated; remove at a later date
b. MECA 2123 Mechanical Systems 2
Motion to Approve: Brian Fors
Motion Seconded: Jim Zwaschka; Motion Passed Unanimously
8. New Business
A. Mechatronics – Doug Laven
a. Industrial Maintenance 19 Credit Certificate
B. Welding – Brian Knutson
a. 16 Credit Certificate Program Plan
Ø New certificate program; will be on Faribault campus
Ø Start Spring semester 2014
Ø Created due to demand for welders, from industry
Ø Support for FastTrac to be financial eligible for students
Ø In process to hire full-time faculty
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Ø Program approval has not been presented for 1st Read
Ø Shielded and Gas courses have been offered through CBI in the past
Ø Could revise current FastTrac CCO’s; then only need to build new WELD1025 and WELD1055
Ø Need content for CCO’s, so all can be presented in December
Ø Curriculum Committee will be flexible with CCO approval for Welding program to align with the start date of new faculty. Lisa Lamor will be working with new Welding faculty.
b. Letters of Support (ATTACHMENTs /3)
Motion to Approve: Brian Fors/16 credit certificate proposal
Motion Seconded: Jim Zwaschka; Motion Passed Unanimously
2nd Read at December meeting
C. Medical Assisting - Cristen Cox
a. Medical Assisting Program Plan (Current / Potential)
Ø Per accreditation of Medical Assisting
Ø Changes per advisory committee
Ø Need Check-List
b. Medical Assisting Advisory Committee Mtg. Minutes – 4/23/13 & 9/25/12
c. MA 1000 Medical Assisting Orientation (1st READ)
Ø Need pre-requisites added, besides in description (is ok in WIDS)
Ø Include hours in Instruction Type
d. MA 1020 Medical Office Procedures (1st READ)
Ø MA specific office procedures course to be taught by MA instructor
Ø Bookkeeping as one word
Ø Will the instructor have an accounting background; not as strict, so MA instructor is qualified to teach
Ø Check “.”
Ø Ok to use ‘discuss’ (is a measurable verb in alignment with assessment)
Ø Include hours in Instruction Type
e. MA 2015 Clinical Skills I (1st READ)
Ø Does not require a basic nursing course
Ø MA students do not work in nursing homes
Ø Pre-requisite of MA 2010 (change title)
Ø Include hours in Instruction Type
Ø Change name on program plan
Ø Check all course titles
f. MA 2020 Clinical Skills II
Ø More specialized areas
Ø Need pre-requisites added, besides in description (is ok in WIDS)
Ø Change name on program plan
Ø Include hours in Instruction Type
Ø Check all course titles
2nd Read at December meeting – Need Check-List
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D. LAS / Communication – Tracy Murphy
a. COMM 110 Public Speaking
Ø Adding Transfer Goal #9, in addition to Goal #1; course must fit up to 51% of content of goal area
Ø MSU Moorhead includes Goal Area 9
Ø Teaches principles in goal area 9, with tweaking, to be consistent
Ø 8 competencies remain the same; modified 3; added or changed remaining
Ø Remove prerequisite of ENGL 0080; change to ENGL 0090
Ø #8, consider to use only 1 verb per line
Ø Include hours in Instruction Type
Ø Change 85.5 to 86 on Sentence Skills portions; change in description also
Motion to Approve: Dan Zielske w/ approved changes copied to Gale, Dan and Mary
Motion Seconded: Becky Miller; Motion Passed Unanimously
E. Engineering – Jay Stencel (1st READ)
a. ENGR 2311 Computer Programming
Ø Per MnsCU Broadfield articulation agreement
Ø Replaces ENGR 1212; need course delete form in future
Ø Use software to solve engineering problems
Ø Total hours is 64
Ø Add prerequisite
Ø Add “.”
Ø Include hours in Instruction Type
b. ENGR 2510 Thermodynamics
Ø Per MnSCU Broadfield articulation agreement
Ø Change 64 to 68 total hours, all lecture, not lab
Ø Include hours in Instruction Type
Ø Change ‘demonstrate an understanding’
2nd Read at December meeting
F. GIS Certificate Redesign – Willy Mekeel
a. GIS Certificate Redesign (Old and New), Advisory Committee Support
Ø Adding Remote Sensing course as option or GPS
Ø Elected courses increased in LAS
Ø More user friendly for engineering or LAS students
Ø Remove ‘and’ row on program plan, leaves a choice between last 2 courses
Ø Is Capstone only for AA students / very specifically stated in program plan / is an option
b. GIS 2840 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems
Ø Change CTLS to GIS
Ø May assist in articulation agreements
Ø Delete old course in future
Ø Remove extra capped words
c. GIS 2843 GIS Practicum
Ø More as a practicum than internship
Ø Need to change to 2-4 on course change form
Ø Do for all variable CCO’s
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d. GIS 2844 GIS Internship (1st READ)
Ø Change to GIS 2841 in description
e. GIS 2845 Introduction to Remote Sensing (1st READ)
2nd Read at December meeting
9. Policies / Procedures – Gale Bigbee
Ø Process for New Program Proposals that go to MnSCU (includes brand new programs and programs changing credit amounts) - do CCOs need to be completed prior to loading to Program Navigator?
Ø Include a request for approval of a ‘proposal’ rather than an entire program FOR Notice of Intent only – check with MnSCU ??
Ø Internal program changes — new program outline; no credit changes; intention without CCOs or should the entire package be presented to CC?
Ø Gale will share the details via email, to be presented to AASC
Ø Need SCC curriculum timeline added to CC web site
Course Prefix changes — Donna Marzolf
Ø Changing course prefix for transfer issues - if the learning outcomes don’t change and only the prefix, why? What are the implications for the college? MnSCU? – full discussion at December CC meeting - conversation needs to continue
10. Announcements
Ø Deadline for E-catalog: Programs / February, 2014; CCO’s / March, 2014
Ø DACUM process – still need to follow internal CCO protocol and CC process
Ø MnTC Process Changes – Tony Boehler and Brian Fors
Ø MnSCU is reviewing a change and asking for feedback from Colleges
Ø Cumbersome process that will slow down approval of transfers
Ø Currently, MnSCU does not review all CCO’s, only questionable CCO’s
Ø After presenting and getting approval at CC, must send request to MnSCU for approval, then ok for colleges to run the course
Ø Colleges can run course after CC approval, but if not be approved by MnSCU, then the transfer is not allowable
Ø Back door way to make changes rather than address the issue up front
Ø Gale will create a response and present to the Curriculum Committee, then respond to MnSCU
Ø Upcoming Deadlines for eCatalog: Program Changes that require MnSCU approval / January CC meeting
Ø Program Redesign – no credit changes – does not require MnSCU approval / February 7, 2014 CC meeting
Ø CCOs – 2nd Read / March 7, 2014 CC meeting
Ø Fall 2014 schedule will be published March 1, 2014
Ø Preregistration / March 31 – April 4
Ø Early STAR sessions / April 23, 2014 - FBO; April 24, 2014 - NM
Adjourn at 3:30 p.m.