CURRICULUM COMMITTEE MINUTES
APRIL 22, 2009
Present:R. Cabral, G. Casillas, S. Corbett, M. Corral, M. Dean, C. Dorrance,
P. Houdeshell, B. Hough, G. Lewis Huddleston, A. Lynch, C. Mainzer,
F. Martin, J. McArthur, P. Mendez, J. Merrill, J. Redding, C. Tafoya
Absent:C. Guerrero, G. Lopez, C. Morla, S. Ordonez, W. Rivera
Guests:Jill Muhe, Ron McClurkin, Geno Sharp, and Maria Parker
ACTION
Welcome/Announcements
Jenny Redding opened the meeting at 2:05 p.m.
Adoption of the Agenda
Agenda adopted as amended
- G. ANAT R100, ANAT R100L
II.D. Hot List/Extra Meeting
Moved/Seconded/Passed
Approval of the Minutes
The minutes of the April 14, 2009 meeting were approved as adopted.
Moved/Seconded/Passed
SECOND READING
Career & Technical Education
First Reading changes were made for all of the AC courses.
AC R010 – Air Conditioning & Refrigeration I
AC R010L – Air Conditioning & Refrigeration I Lab
AC R011L – Air Conditioning & Refrigeration II Lab
AC R020 – Electrical Systems I
AC R020L – Electrical Systems I Lab
AC R021L – Electrical Systems II Lab
AC R040 – Heating and Control Systems
Economic Development & Innovation
None
Liberal Studies
None
Math/Science/PE/Fine & Performing Arts
None
Student Services
None
Second Reading Approval
Moved/Seconded/Passed
First Reading Approval for: AC R010, AC R010L, AC R011L, AC R020, AC R020L, AC R021L, AC R040
FIRST READING
The Curriculum Committee has adopted a policy to streamline the procedure for processing course outlines. For future course outlines submitted, minor changes and editorial changes will be forwarded privately to the authors, and the committee will only deal with substantive changes.
Career & Technical Education
Robert Cabral presented the BUS courses.
BUS R006A – Income Tax Accounting I – Course Outline changes: VII.2.Include Wall Street Journal with newspapers in 3.
BUS R006B – Income Tax Accounting II - Course Outline changes: VII.2.Include Wall Street Journal with newspapers in 3.
BUS R006L – Income Tax Accounting Lab –There were no First Reading changes.
BUS R121 –Introduction to Management –There were no First Reading changes.
Economic Development & Innovation
None
Liberal Studies
Gwendolyn Lewis-Huddleston presented the ART courses.
Betty will make these global changes:
- Throughout the Course Outline: dvdDVD or DVD’sDVDs
- Discipline Assignment should read Art not ART.
- Prerequisite form should contain six numbered points. Check and make sure the form is current/correct.
ART R126A – Life Drawing I - Course Outline changes: IV.D.1. – Critical and Analytical Sskills
ART R126B – Life Drawing II - Course Outline changes: VI.C.3. PROJECTSOTHER:
ART R126C – Life Drawing III –Course Outline changes: IV.A. Study of Figure Anatomy in a pPosed sSetting
Jim Merrill presented the Spanish course.
SPAN R103 – Intermediate Spanish 1 – Course Outline changes: II.C.1. Add Previous, if different information. III.F. UnderstandApplythe use of editing . . . . IV. Correlate Course Content closer to Course Objectives. VI.B. Indicate grading parameters. PREQ changes: Eliminate space between R and 102 – SPAN R102.
Math/Science/PE/Fine & Performing Arts
Graciela presented the HED and PE courses with help from Jill Muhe, Ron McClurkin and Geno Sharp.
Betty will make these global changes:
- After discussion it was agreed that PEIA and PEMA would revert back to PE for the discipline designation.
- Correct any formatting/alignment issues on all HED and PE course outlines.
- Remove typed author’s name and date on all cover sheets.
- Eliminate references to specific chapters.
- Floyd Martin will provide clarification on lec/lab formula for PE courses at Second Reading.
HED R104 – Family and Personal Health – Course Outline changes: I.A. Add None to previous information. II. B. LECTURE 3.0; LAB 0.0; OTHER 0.0 D. cancer; stress; and stress management; . . .dying; death; and health care; . . . . Add Previous, if different information. IV.H.2. Oover Ffat. 4. Factors that . . . . V. B. Use of iInternet. VI. A. Uncheck PROBLEM-SOLVING ASSIGNMENTS. B.2. Worksheets are not graded. Make sure SLO assignments are captured in the outline, i.e. oral presentation. C. 1.b.i Delete second apostrophe. VII.B. Remove apostrophe from DVDs. SLO changes: 1. Newspaper is one word. 2. . . .identify the six dimensions of Wellness and how they relate . . .
HED R105 – First Aid/Personal Safety – Cover Sheet changes: 1. BANNER TITLE Fisrt First. Course Outline changes: I.A. Remove space (First Aid/Personal Safety). B. Decrease indent. Add C. REASON(S) FOR CURRENT OUTLINE REVISION. II. D. Decrease indent. Add Previous, if different information. E. Fees will be required. Transfer credit: CSU, UC. IV. Be consistent in wording topics (sentence vs. no sentence). V.A.1.-3. Rewrite eliminating references to chapters. VI.B. Check for consistency of percentages. VII.A. Move 2-4 to B. 6-8.
HED R106 – Introduction to Athletic Training and Sports Medicine – Course Outline changes: VI.B. Add grading criteria. SLO changes: 5. End of sentence is missing.
PE R130 – Jujitsu – Change Course ID from PEMA R101 to PE R130 on all documents. Course Outline changes: IV.F.7. Remove extra space in self-defense. VI.A. Add Not applicable. B.1. Add satisfactory completion to last sentence.
PE R167 – Women’s Cross Country – Change course ID from PEIA R167 to PE R167 on all documents. SLO changes: Add second SLO.
PE R170 – Men’s Basketball – Change course ID from PEIA R170 to PE R170 on all documents. Course Outline changes: I.A. Change Previous Information. SLO changes: 4.a. per cent agepercentage
PE R171 – Women’s Basketball –Change course ID from PEIA R171 to PE R171 on all documents. I.A. Change Previous Information. C. Add and addition of SLOs. II.A. 3.0 E. Add Previous information. IV.E.1.a. What is job dribble? V.A.-D. Relate to objectives. SLO changes: 3. Rewrite first paragraph. In second paragraph change shots to free throws. Finish sentence in third paragraph
PE R185C – Baseball Theory –Course Outline changes: I.C. Delete change of course I.D. II.H. The committee questioned whether this course can be taken two times. Note: Betty checked with Shannon after the meeting and this course is repeatable. III. Add lab component to the outline.
Student Services
None
First Reading Approval
Moved/Seconded/Passed
ART R126A, ART R126B, ART R126C, BUS R006A, BUS R006B, BUS R006L,
BUS R121, HED R104, HED R105, HED R106, PE R130, PE R167, PE R170, PE R171, PE R185C, SPAN R103
Distance Learning Approval
Moved/Seconded/Passed
BUS R006A, BUS R006B, BUS R006L, BUS R121
Prerequisite Approval
Moved/Seconded/Passed
ART R126A, ART R126B, ART R126C, BUS R006A, BUS R006B, SPAN R103
Delete
Moved/Seconded/Passed
ANAT R100, ANAT R100L
Suspend
None
Consent Items
None
INFORMATION/DISCUSSION
Articulation
Jenny presented information from the GE Subcommittee Recommendation for Revision of GE Area D1 which is in line with IGETC and CSU GE, both of which have their English Composition requirement only fulfilled by our ENGL R101.
Title 5 Repeatability Changes for Courses Not Available On-line
This item was tabled; Deans’ Council agenda was too full to allow discussion. Gwendolyn will take this back to the next Deans’ Council.
GE Subcommittee Recommendation for Revision of GE Area D1
Discussed under Articulation
Hot Life/Extra Meeting
Betty distributed copies of the Hot List as of April 21st. Gwen advised that there are 18 courses that have been through tech review for which revisions have not been received. It was decided that an extra meeting will be scheduled for Thursday, May 21, from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Betty will poll members to determine if we will have a quorum.
Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned at 4:25p.m.
Notes
- Betty will poll the membership via email to determine if we would have a quorum at a special meeting to be held from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 21.
- Review of the course outline forms will take place at the May 13 meeting. Jim Merrill suggested that we consider having both the typed name and signature of the course author on the cover sheet.
- Scott commented that the SLO for SPAN R103 is one of the best he has seen. Kudos to Christine Morla!
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