CURRICULUM COMMITTEE
Agenda 11/03/2016
MEMBERS PRESENT: Kelly Locke, (Chair), Theresa Carbajal, LaVerne Cook, Mary Cousineau, Mercedes Del Real, Mary Dominguez, Gabby Lopez, Jamie Pedroza, Celine Pinet, Deborah Stephens, Violeta Wenger, Ann Wright
SUPPORT STAFF PRESENT: Herbert Cortez
GUESTS PRESENT: Cheryl O’Donnell, Kathy Mendelsohn
I. ADOPTION OF AGENDA: (Note the order of the agenda is modified as needed to accommodate presentation schedules or other circumstances related to the logical flow or efficiency of committee actions). MSU
II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES, 2/2/2017
Motion: MSU with the addition of the sentence: Those courses weren’t actually new courses, they were revisions and so they didn’t really need two readings. We left them in the new courses section of the minutes because that is where they were approved at the meeting of 12/1/2016. The addition was made to Section II. Approval of Minutes.
III. CONSENT ITEMS
1. JPA Course Actions
1. Course Deletions
JFS1A Fire Command 1A
JFS1B Fire Command 1B
JFS4B Fire Management 2B - Fire Service Financial Management
JFS4E Fire Management 2E - Contemporary Issues and Concepts
JFS6A Fire Apparatus Driver/Operator 1A
JFS9A Fire Instructor 1A
2. Course Revisions
JAJ207 Skills and Knowledge Modular Training
JAJ28 Defensive Tactics Instructor
JAJ34 Motorcycle Instructor
JAJ99 Basic Motorcycle
JFS162 I-400 Advanced ICS
2. Regular Course Actions
Course Deletions, AIT, Albert Graham
AIT173 Agricultural Structures
AIT174 Agricultural Machinery Service & Safety
Already not in catalog, and showing as deleted/inactive in Cnet--clean up action
AUT103 Automotive Engines
AUT71 Auto Brake Systems and Controls
AUT72 Fuel Systems and Emissions Controls
AUT81 Auto Drive Train
AUT82 Automatic Transmissions and Transaxles
AUT83 Automotive Wheel Alignment and Suspension
ECE196A/J Topics in ECE: Program Management
ECE197A/G Topics in ECE: Guidance, Observation, and Assessment of Children
RE140 Real Estate License Preparation
RE144 Principles of Real Estate
RE145 Real Estate Practices
RE146 Legal Aspects of Real Estate
RE147 Real Estate Finance
RE148 Real Estate Appraisal I
RE149 Real Estate Economics
RE150 Property Management
RE153 Escrow Procedures
THA141 The Modern Revival Play in Rehearsal
THA142 The Modern Revival Play in Performance
THA91A Active Works Project - Concept and Development
EGN12 Engineering Design with SolidWorks
ESL248 Reading and Vocabulary 3
45 Special Projects courses no longer used for independent study (not in catalog)
BUS45
CHM45
ECE45
HIS45
MAT45
PHO45
AUT145
99 Occupational Work Experience Education courses no longer used (not in catalog)
AUT99
ADJ99
APP99
BIO99
BUS99
CON99
CSS99
DRA99
ECE99
HED99
PHO99
Was incorporated into ESL 255, no longer used, not in catalog
ESL255L Grammar and Writing 4 Lab
Consent Agenda Approval: MSU
Items pulled from Consent Agenda for discussion or vote:
AIT172 Agricultural Equipment Fabrication
And COU99 were tabled. AIT172 is part of program that is being revised. Bring back together with program. COU99 will be revised by department.
Tabled: MSU
THA 91A was deleted in the consent agenda after confirmation that it was no longer needed.
EGN12 Engineering Design with SolidWorks was deleted in the consent agenda after discussion that in the future this type of deletion should occur automatically since the course was actually replaced by (essentially renamed) DRA 55.
IV. ONE READING ITEMS – ACTION: COURSE REVISIONS
Agricultural and Industrial Technology, Albert Graham
- AIT130 Introduction to Metal Fabrication
Modifications: Remove prerequisite, corequisite, advisory, textbook
Approval: MSU PCA: MSU
Early Childhood Education, Mary Johnson
- ECE10 Observation and Assessment
Modifications: Remove corequisite only
Tabled: MSU PCA: ______
English as a Second Language, James Beck
- ESL265 Academic Writing and Reading I
Modifications: catalog description, content, materials, MOE, objectives, assignments
Approval: MSU PCA: MSU
Computer Science and Information Systems, Sonia Arteaga
- CSS7 Discrete Structures
Modifications: Faculty initiator, advisory, objectives, content, lab content
Approval: MSU PCA: MSU
Education, ACE Program
- EDU110 Foundations of Success
Modifications: units, faculty initiator, contact hours, description, content, assignments, MOI, MOE, objectives, SLOs
Approval: MSU
V. TWO READING ITEMS (SECOND READING - ACTION): NEW COURSES
No items
VI. TWO READING ITEMS (FIRST READING – NO ACTION): NEW COURSES
Mathematics, Tarek Hussain
1. MAT6 Applied Statistics for Science and Technology
Tabled: MSU
Members suggested that any course that hasn’t had its comments addressed within 3 meetings should be removed from the “All Proposals” queue. There was also a request for some kind of notification to commenters when comments have been addressed by course initiator.
VII. FOR THE GOOD OF THE ORDER
Action items
1. Form Joint Subcommittee for SLO approval process—select members, refer to SLO committee to select joint members.
Instead of taking this action the committee had a discussion about how SLOs fit into the curriculum approval process. SLOs are in CurricUNET and must be reviewed/revised by the discipline faculty when a course comes through the curriculum approval process. Current practice is that the SLO liaison reviews SLOs and works with discipline faculty as needed. Curriculum Chair also reviews SLOs prior to course approval. Committee members expressed concern that there is already so much to review in the COR that adding SLO approval to general committee might not be a good idea.
Another issue is that course approval has a longer time lag than SLO approval. For example, course revisions approved this semester won’t go into effect until Spring 2018, but faculty would want SLO revisions to go into effect sooner. Course revisions are constrained by CCCCO approval and local scheduling and information management systems. SLO revisions are only constrained by timeline for creating syllabi for upcoming semester.
There was discussion about the role of the SLO committee and the need for the Curriculum Committee members to understand that role better.
Chair will schedule a meeting between members of the two committees. MSU
2. Remove option for inactivation of courses. Two categories of courses, active and deleted (called inactive by CCCCO). Implication: requires two readings to bring course back as a new course.
There was discussion about the meaning of inactive in the context of ASSIST and others. Inactive means the course hasn’t been offered in two years. This is not a Curriculum Committee action, but occurs automatically. There was a suggestion that for curriculum process we have the two categories “Active” and “Historical.” Calling a course deleted implies that all record of it is gone and that is not the case. “Historical” might be a more accurate description.
There was a request to get a list of all courses that haven’t been offered in the last two years, and the list of all courses that haven’t been offered in the last three years. More thought about this change and possible impact is required.
Tabled: MSU
Discussion items
1. Survey results for professional development
Standards and Criteria for course approval was the top item listed as a priority in the survey. A presentation will be scheduled using local talent. Prerequisites and Non-credit were also high on the list of items for professional development. Chair will pursue experts from the CCC system to provide training on these topics.
2. Future meeting items: The Program and Course Approval Handbook, 6th ed. is due out in March. It would be a good meeting topic.
The curriculum timelines need to be updated to reflect deadlines for next academic year.
CURRICULUM TIMELINES FOR AY 2016-17
Approval:
Sept. – Dec. 2016 / Sent to BOT by Dec. 2016 / Summer and Fall 2017 / March 1, 2017
Jan. – May 2017 / Send to BOT by May 2017 / Spring 2018 / October 1, 2017
2 / *MOI, methods of instruction; MOE, methods of evaluation;