CHABOT COLLEGE
Curriculum Committee Minutes
December 5, 2006
Members Present:
Clara McLean, Jan Novak, Don Plondke, Milton Rube, Norberto Ruiz, Patricia
Shannon, Connie Telles, Ernesto Victoria
Ex-Officio
Members Present:
Jane Church, Edna Danaher, Kaaren Krueg, Ron Taylor
Guest:
Bob Buell, JoAnn Galliano, Sally Jahnke, Yvonne Wu-Craig, Dale Wagoner
I.
Call to Order
The meeting was called to order at 2:05 p.m. by committee chair Norberto Ruiz.
II.
Minutes of November 28, 2006
Jan Novak commented that she did not second the motion to approve the minutes; she
was not present at the meeting. (Review of the notes showed that Connie Telles
seconded the motion.)
Jane Church reported that Articulation Forms 4 and 5 were withdrawn from consideration
for PHED 59. She also asked that the minutes show that PHED 59 and 62 will be
submitted for inclusion on the CSU-GE list as lecture courses.
MSC (Telles/Novak) to approve the Minutes of November 28, 2006, as amended.
III.
Dental Hygiene/Health/PE/Presentation
DENTAL HYGIENE
JoAnn Galliano presented. A packet containing edits and requested rationales was
distributed. It was noted that Abbreviated Course Descriptions are not included on the
rationales. JoAnn will add a note in the final packet stating that there are no changes to
the Abbreviated Course Descriptions currently in effect.
DHYG 61, Head and Neck Anatomy, 2 units
Revised at the request of the Program Review team to replace the term “embryology”
with “anatomy.” Typical Assignment 1c. has been corrected to read “Develop a local
anesthesia chart.”
DHYG 74B, Dental Radiography II, 1.5 units
Revised to include Digital Radiography. The abbreviation RDH (Registered Dental
Hygienist) has been spelled out. .
DHYG 54, Pharmacology, 2 units
Course content has been revised to reflect how the course is being taught. Typical
assignments have been revised.
DHYG 57, Expanded Functions for the Dental Hygienist, 2 units
Course content has been revised based on a change in the allowable duties for dental
hygienists. Typical Assignment 1.c. has been rewritten.
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DHYG 60, Dental Anatomy and Morphology, 1.5 units
It was noted that the Rationale is for DHYG 60A. It will be corrected in the final
packet. Other changes were minor edits to Expected Outcomes.
DHYG 74A, Dental Radiography I, 3 units
Updated textbook.
DHYG 80B, Advanced Clinical Topics, 1 unit
Expected Outcomes have been revised.
DHYG 81A, Clinical Practice I, 4 units
Prerequisite Skills for DHYG 69B have been reinstated to correct an accidental
omission in last year’s update of the course. Typical Assignments have been
expanded.
Needed:
• In Typical Assignments a., correct “pedo” to read “pediatric.” Add periods
to the ends of the assignments.
• Remove the heading line between Typical Assignments and Methods of
Evaluating Student Progress.
DHYG 81B, Clinical Practice II, 5 units
Prerequisite Skills for DHYG 69B have been reinstated to correct an accidental
omission in last year’s update of the course. Typical Assignments have been
expanded.
Jan noted that some of the Expected Outcomes are written identically to
corresponding Prerequisite Skills. JoAnn replied that the Accrediting Board wants
certain elements repeated in each class. She added that while incremental growth in
skills is an expectation, it is hard to express in writing because individual students
progress at different rates.
DHYG 82A, Clinical Experience Seminar I, 1 unit
Edits to Course Content, Typical Assignments, and Textbooks. JoAnn noted that the
Corequisite Skills section was included in error; it will be removed in the final
packet.
DHYG 82B, Clinical Experience Seminar II, 2 units
Course content revised to remove content taught in another class and to add material
needed to meet new accreditation guidelines.
JoAnn told the committee that the discipline has tried to make all necessary changes in
preparation for their self-study next year and the accreditation visit the following year.
MSC (Shannon/Church) to accept the Dental Hygiene packet as presented.
PHYSICAL EDUCATION
Dale Wagoner reported that the outlines for PHED 59 and 62 have been corrected per the
minutes of November 28. Revised outlines will be included in the final packet.
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Physical Education, AA Degree
A revised program page was presented.
Needed:
• Remove references to “Transfer Program”
Physical Education, AS Degree
A revised program page was presented. No changes were suggested.
Fitness Instructor, Certificate of Completion
Needed:
• Correct total to read “14 ½ - 15.”
Fitness Instructor, Certificate of Achievement
Needed:
• Move Health 1 or PHED 18 to Spring semester to balance student load
It was noted that the problem of determining whether students have accomplished the
footnoted activity requirement (as discussed in the November 28 minutes) has not been
addressed for the certificates. Also, there is confusion on whether the footnote refers
only to the Certificate of Completion or to both certificates.
[Note: An annotated copy of these pages was sent to Dale Wagoner on December 6 with
a request that he address these questions and send a response to Norberto and Kaaren by
Friday, December 8.]
IV.
Math/Science Presentation
Milton Rube presented.
MATHEMATICS
The discipline has made changes to a number of Mathematics courses in order to qualify
them as TCSU courses in the new CSU transfer program. Changes have been made in
the Course Content and Expected Outcomes sections to make the courses more consistent
with the course descriptors of the transfer program, without altering the way our courses
are being taught. Some prerequisites and advisories have been identified in the
Catalog Description using both Course Number and Title to meet TCSU
requirements [Note that this is a departure from our usual practice of using Course
Number only.]
In answer to a question, Milton explained that TCSU incorporates only lower-division
courses. He added that LPC is considering a similar revision.
The following courses have been revised:
Mathematics 1, Calculus I, 5 units
Mathematics 2, Calculus II, 5 units
Mathematics 3, Multivariable Calculus, 5 units
Mathematics 4, Elementary Differential Equations, 3 units
Mathematics 6, Elementary Linear Algebra, 3 units
Jane initiated a conversation about LPC courses meeting prerequisites for Chabot
courses. She asked how we determine that LPC courses listed in Banner as meeting the
prerequisite meet our requirements.
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Jane also noted that since the colleges no longer use the same Rubric for Math, it might
be time to revisit the “0-1 laboratory hours” notation in the Catalog Description. Ron
suggested that the discipline discuss the topic, stating that this may be the only way to
capture laboratory hours now that we can no longer use 500 courses.
MSC (Novak/McLean) to approve the Mathematics submission as presented.
V.
AA GE English 1A
Clara reported on work being done in the English discipline to determine what courses
will satisfy the English GE requirement based on changes being discussed at the State
level. Discussion centered on English 1A, 52A and 70, their prerequisites and advisories,
and how each fits in with the new directives. The discipline was under the impression
that the courses are equivalent, which may not be the case. Clara reported that existing
thinking in the discipline would be to remove English 52A and English 70 from Area A1.
That action might affect the Retail Management and Administrative Assistant AS
Degrees.
Kaaren Krueg suggested that changing the advisories to prerequisites might solve the
problem. Ron replied that we should find out what the original intent was before making
that recommendation. Clara reported that there is a subcommittee working on that
question.
Ron Taylor asked Norberto to research the topic for District Curriculum Council.
Norberto stated that we need a recommendation on how we should respond to the state
requirement that will go into effect in Fall 2009. We need to work on this in Spring so
that proposals may be acted on next year.
VI.
FIRE TECHNOLOGY
Bob Buell presented.
Fire Technology 89, Firefighter-1 Academy Introduction, ½ unit
Changes title from Firefighter-1 Academy Evaluation. Removes Health 61 from the
prerequisite.
AS Degree, Fire Technology
Changes title of Fire Technology 89 to Firefighter-1 Academy Introduction. A
rationale for the high-unit major stated that required units are at the recommendation
of the Advisory Board.
Jane questioned how Health 81 can be a prerequisite to entry into the Academy if it is
offered in the same semester. Bob distributed revised pages for the AA Degree and
Certificate of Achievement. There was discussion on why this is an AA Degree,
rather than AS or AA/AS. Bob replied that he is not opposed to having it as AA/AS;
he added that the discipline favored the AA because it included a critical thinking
component.
MSC (Novak/Shannon) to approve the Fire Technology packet as amended.
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VII.
Good of the Order:
•
Jane reported that she did present a draft resolution regarding reciprocity agreements
and GE requirements to Senate on November 30, and it was accepted. She is not sure
where LPC is on this.
•
Jane reported that she has noticed that the numbers and rubrics are the same for the
LPC and Chabot French and Spanish classes but the course outlines are quite
different, Chabot's being more recently revised. She added that the classes are used
differently, which is very problematic for our students. She has discussed this with
the Foreign Language instructors, but feels the Curriculum Committee needs to be
made aware of this dilemma.
After lengthy discussion on ways to resolve the differences, Patricia moved that
Norberto ask Senate for a clarification on the relationship between the College
Curriculum Committee dictating curriculum revision or evaluation vs. overstepping
the boundary governing academic freedom. The motion died for lack of a second.
•
Jan asked that reps announce the December 12 college hour Distance Ed Committee
meeting on at this week’s division meetings.
•
Norberto reported that last Thursday the Faculty Senate approved AS GE Proposal A
(shown below). The Senate at LPC has also approved it.
Area
Title 5 Area
D.
D. 1.
D. 2.
A.
C.
B.
E.
E.
Language and Rationality
English Composition
Communications and Analytical Thinking
Natural Sciences
Humanities
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Wellness (Areas of Health or PE)
Program-based GE*
American Cultures
Mathematics (proficiency)
TOTAL
Units
3
3
3
3
3
1
3
0
0
19
*Associate in Science Degree Program-based GE (Title 5 Area E):
Subject to Curriculum Committee review and approval, the faculty in the discipline containing the degree
program determine, based on program needs and a clearly defined program level learning outcome, which
course or courses will satisfy this area. The discipline may require a specific course or allow students to
choose from a list of courses or GE area(s). Any courses chosen to satisfy this area must be chosen from
the areas defined by Title 5 and must be chosen from the list of courses approved by the college
curriculum committee as area GE courses.
Norberto reported that Curriculum Chairs and Senate Presidents are developing a form
for submitting courses to be placed in the Program-Based GE area. The Automotive
programs at both colleges will pilot the procedure in Spring. Disciplines will recommend
courses for this area as part of next year’s curriculum process, and the new requirement
will go into effect in Fall 2008.
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VIII.
IX.
Next Meeting: Norberto will email the committee with information on whether remaining business requires a meeting on December 12 or can be finalized via email vote.
The meeting was adjourned at 3:50 p.m.
kk 12/7/06
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