CURRICULUM COMMITTEE

Minutes 5/16/2013

HARTNELL COLLEGE

CURRICULUM COMMITTEE

May 16, 2013 2:00-4:00 PM Library Information Competency Center

Minutes

MEMBERS PRESENT Carol Kimbrough (Chair), Larry Adams, James Beck, LaVerne Cook, Mary Cousineau, Jason Hough, Stephanie Low, Silvia Millan-Vossler, Daniel Ortega, Deborah Stephens

ABSENT: Mary Dominguez, Theresa Carbajal, Jeanne Hori-Garcia, Zahi Kanaan-Atallah

GUESTS: Steve Ettinger, Amy Taketomo, Ann Wright, Kathy Mendelsohn, Lindsey Bertomen, Brooke Haag, Rhea Mendoza-Lewis, Brian Lofman

SUPPORT STAFF: Ruby Garcia, Susana Perales

I.  ADOPTION OF AGENDA:

a.  Carol Kimbrough welcomed all members and guests. The agenda was adopted as published.

II.  CONSENT ITEMS:

a.  APPROVAL OF MINUTES: May 2, 2013

b.  Delete NVN-150, NVN-225 per request of NVN faculty

c.  Remove corequisites from NVN-119B per request of NVN faculty

d.  Music: establish repeatability of ensemble courses (per attached list)

Motion: MSC (vote: unanimous) to approve consent items a, b, and c.

Stephanie Low requested further discussion on item (d), specifically the grouping of related music courses into “families.” Steve Ettinger provided further clarification on the rationale behind the groupings and referenced documentation at the UC/CSU level that requires repetition of ensemble courses as part of a bachelors degree programs. Mr. Ettinger’s documentation will be appended to each course in CurricUNET in “attached files.”

Motion: MSC (vote: unanimous) to approve repeatability of those music courses attached to the agenda (and recorded as part of these minutes) as allowed in Title 5 §55040 and §55041.

III.  ONE READING ITEMS – ACTION

a.  COURSE REVISIONS:

1.  ADJ-11, Law Enforcement report Writing, 3 units [no content in C-NET]

Modifications: Grade & P/NP, objectives, content, materials, assignments.

Lindsey Bertomen was present to discuss revisions to the ADJ courses.

Motion: MSC (vote: unanimous) to APPROVE revisions to this course.

DE/Hybrid review: Approved

2.  ADJ-12, Legal Aspects of Corrections, 3 units

Modifications: Grade & P/NP, description, objectives, content, MOI, MOE, materials, assignments.

Motion: MSC (vote: unanimous) to APPROVE revisions to this course.

DE/Hybrid review: Approved

3.  ADJ-36, Legal Research and Writing, 3 units

Modifications: Grade & P/NP, description, objectives, content, MOI, MOE, materials, assignments

Motion: MSC (vote: unanimous) to APPROVE revisions to this course.

DE/Hybrid review: Approved

4.  BIO-12, Introduction to Genetics, 3 units

Modifications: description, objectives, content, MOI, materials, assignments

Ann Wright was present to discuss changes to Biology courses.

Motion: MSC (vote: unanimous) to APPROVE revisions to this course.

DE review: Approved

5.  BIO-42, Human Biology, 3 units

Modifications: description, materials, assignments

Motion: MSC (vote: unanimous) to APPROVE revisions to this course.

DE review: Approved

6.  BIO-48, Environmental Science, 3 units

Modifications: objectives, MOI, MOE, materials, assignments

Motion: MSC (vote: unanimous) to APPROVE revisions to this course.

DE review: Approved

7.  BIO-48L, Environmental Science Lab, 1 unit

Modifications: objectives, MOE, materials, assignments

Motion: MSC (vote: unanimous) to APPROVE revisions to this course.

PCA Analysis: Approved

8.  CHM-1A, General Chemistry I, 5 units

Modifications: description, objectives, content (lec/lab), MOI, MOE, materials, assignments, add advisory: Eligibility for ENG-1A

Amy Taketomo was present to discuss changes to chemistry courses.

Motion: MSC (vote: unanimous) to APPROVE revisions to this course.

PCA review: Approved

9.  CHM-1B, General Chemistry II, 5 units

Modifications: description, objectives, content (lec/lab), MOE, materials, assignments

Motion: MSC (vote: unanimous) to APPROVE revisions to this course.

PCA review: Approved

10.  CHM-12A, Organic Chemistry I, 5 units

Modifications: description, objectives, content (lec/lab), MOE, materials, assignments

Motion: MSC (vote: unanimous) to APPROVE revisions to this course.

PCA review: Approved

11.  CHM-12B, Organic Chemistry II, 5 units

Modifications: description, objectives, content (lec/lab), MOE, materials, assignments

Motion: MSC (vote: unanimous) to APPROVE revisions to this course.

PCA review: Approved

12.  CHM-60, Principles of Chemistry, 4 units

Modifications: advisory, objectives, content (lec/lab), materials, assignments

Motion: MSC (vote: unanimous) to APPROVE revisions to this course.

13.  ENG-101, Intermediate Composition and Reading, 3 units

Modifications: update materials, DE/hybrid

Rhea Mendoza-Lewis presented revisions to English courses.

ENG-101, cont’d

Motion: MSC (vote: unanimous) to APPROVE revisions to this course.

DE/Hybrid review: Approved

PCA review: Approved

14.  ENG-41, Art of Steinbeck, 3 units

Modifications: prereq, DE

Motion: MSC (vote: unanimous) to APPROVE revisions to this course.

DE/Hybrid review Approved

PCA review: Approved

15.  PHY-4A, General Physics/Mechanics I, 4 units [C-ID PHYS-205]

Modifications: title, objectives, content (lab/lec), MOE, materials, assignments

Brooke Haig discussed revisions to Physics courses including their alignment with C-ID descriptors. The course revisions will help to advance a proposed AS-T degree in Physics placed on this agenda for a first reading.

Motion: MSC (vote: 8 ayes; 1 abstained) to APPROVE revisions to PHY-4A. PCA review: Approved

16.  PHY-4B, Electricity and Magnetism

Modifications: title, coreq, objectives, content (lec/lab), materials, assignments

Motion: MSC (vote: unanimous) to APPROVE revisions to PHY-4B.

PCA review: Approved

17.  PHY-4C, General Physics/Waves, Heat, Light and Modern Physics

Modifications: coreq, objectives, content (lec/lab), materials, assignments

Motion: MSC (vote: unanimous) to APPROVE revisions to PHY-4C.

PCA review: Approved

IV. TWO READING ITEMS, SECOND READING – ACTION

a. NEW COURSES:

1.  ADJ-76, Introduction to Forensics, 3.5 units

Lindsey Bertomen provided an update on ADJ-76. Considering Committee input from the previous meeting, some revisions to the course were made to allow for better alignment with C-ID AJ-150.

Motion: MSC (vote: unanimous) to APPROVE ADJ-76

DE/Hybrid review: Approved

V. TWO READING ITEMS, FIRST READING – NO ACTION

a.  NEW PROGRAM:

1.  AS-T, Physics

The AS-T Degree in Physics was presented for first reading by the Committee. It was noted that math courses listed as requirements for the degree (MAT-3B, MAT-3C) had not been reviewed since 2007 but were, in fact, aligned with the C-ID descriptors. LaVerne Cook requested by formal motion that the degree be considered for approval without a second reading. This motion would need a 2/3 majority of membership votes to pass.

Motion: MSFailed (vote: 7 ayes, 1 nay, 2 abstentions) to modify the agenda to allow approval of the Physics AS-T Degree with a single reading.

VI.  FOR THE GOOD OF THE ORDER

  1. Update on Kuali Student curriculum module “sandbox”

Ms. Kimbrough stated that Matt Coombs will be providing a trial version in response to the emails received by members stating what features they would want to try in a demo version. Trial version should be available during the summer.

  1. Election of Chair

The Committee re-elected Carol Kimbrough to serve another two-year term.

  1. Announcements/updates: none
  2. FIG Group Presentation: The presentation will be scheduled for the first meeting in September if possible.

VIII. ADJOURNMENT/NEXT MEETING DATE

(Next meeting date will be 9/5/2013 from 2:00 - 4:00 pm)

ATTACHMENT:

APPROVED: Music Course List/Repeatable Ensemble Courses:

*FAMILIES: (students are limited to 4 enrollmentswithin the family)

MUS 13 A, B and 14, 15 = family (piano)

MUS-17 ABCD= family (guitar)

MUS 23 series (Hartnell Chorale) = family

MUS-29 series (symphonic band) = family

Mus-34 series (orchestra) = family

*Repeatable INDIVIDUAL courses (students may repeatEACH of the following courses for a total of4 enrollments)

MUS-10 (applied music, voice)

MUS-19 (Music practicum)

MUS-20, Choir

MUS-21, Chamber Singers

MUS-24, Estudiantina Hartnell

MUS-25, Wind Ensemble

MUS-26, Jazz Ensemble

§§55040(b)(1), 55041(a)(1) “A district may designate a course as repeatable if repetition of that course is required by CSU and/or UC for completion of a bachelor’s degree.” (Student limit = 4 enrollments)

§55040(c) ". . . districts must limit a student's enrollment in active participatory courses in physical education, and visual or performing arts if the course the student is seeking to enroll in is related in content to one that he or she has previously been or is currently enrolled in. A course related in content includes any course with similar primary educational activities in which skill levels or variations are separated into distinct courses with different student learning outcomes for each level or variation.” Chancellor’s Guidelines currently set student enrollment limits to 4 total in levels and/or variations [families].