Academic Year 2008-2009
Curriculum Committee Report
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September:
A.
Action: Dorothy Grasso was unanimously elected Chair of the committee.
B.
Action: Hollis Glaser was unanimously elected Secretary of the committee.
C.
Action: Gay Brookes was unanimously elected Representative to the
Executive Committee.
November:
Proposals: The following proposals were discussed and voted on:
 a. Computer Information Systems new course: CIS 316—Introduction to
Digital Forensics.
This course introduces students to the purpose and process of digital
forensics and investigations. Using industry standard software and
hardware tools, students will learn the fundamentals of computer forensics
and effective investigative strategies to acquire and analyze digital
evidence for use in criminal and civil proceedings. Incident response
techniques, the chain of custody for proper handling of digital evidence,
guidelines for digital evidence collection and forensic reporting for law
enforcement and investigations will be discussed.
This course proposal was unanimously approved by the committee.
b. Computer Information Systems new course: CIS 317—Introduction to
Cryptography.
This course provides students with the cryptographic practices, protocols
and mathematics necessary to accomplish information and communication
security. Topics include history of cryptography; symmetric encryption
methods; mathematics background for asymmetric methods; asymmetric
methods used in cryptography and cryptographic primitives and their
application.
This course proposal was unanimously approved by the committee.
c. Course Revision from the Science Department regarding SCI 120
Computer Methods in Science—changing a prerequisite from MAT 056 to
MAT 206.
The rationale for the new prerequisite is to match the equivalency
requirement from City College.
The proposal to change the prerequisite for SCI 120 was unanimously
approved by the committee.
d. Curriculum Revision from the Teacher Education Department to change
the requirements for the EDB sequence regarding science courses. The
proposal would require EDB students to take two 100 level science
courses instead of a 100-200 level sequence.
Rationale: The new requirements would be more in line with City College
requirements.
Pending a letter of approval from City College, the committee
unanimously approved the curriculum changes.
e. Curriculum Revision from the Teacher Education Department to change
the requirements for the EDU sequence regarding science courses. The
proposal would require EDU students to take two 100 level science
courses instead of a 100-200 level sequence.
Rationale: The new requirements would be more in line with City College
requirements.
Pending a letter of approval from City College, the committee
unanimously approved the curriculum changes.
February:
A.
Music 116, a new course from the department of Music and Art was deferred
at the request of the department.
B.
VAT 303, Digital Cinematography, a new course from the department of
Speech, Communication, and Theatre Arts was unanimously approved on the
condition that full citations are used throughout.
March:
A.
Proposals: The following proposals were discussed and voted on.
A.A. in Criminal Justice as a dual admission/joint degree program with John
Jay College, presented by Kenneth Anderson and Ronald Clare. This
program will allow student to begin their criminal justice major at BMCC and
be guaranteed a place at John Jay College after successfully completing their
A.A. degree.
The committee unanimously approved this program and advised the
presenters to change the percentages on the student survey on p. 48 to add up
to 100%
New department entitled Media Arts and Technology, presented by Dr. Susana
Powell. This new department will combine the Video Arts and Technology
Program with the Multimedia Programming and Design Program, currently
housed in three different departments (Music and Art, Speech,
Communication, and Theatre Arts, and Computer Information Systems).
The committee unanimously approved this program and advised the
presenters to prepare additional information for the faculty senate review.
B.
Draft Course Syllabus Template, presented by Dr. Erwin Wong. The
committee discussed the template and suggested minor changes that would
add clarity: to add “choose one” to the General Education Goals box, to
change “Goals” to “Learning Outcomes,” and to move the General Education
box to come before the Course Student Learning Outcomes box. The
committee also suggested a draft of the template for the course catalogue.
April:
A.
Proposals: The following proposals were discussed and voted on.
New Course--MUS 116/EDU 204, presented by Howard Meltzer and Louise
Ammentorp. “Music and Movement in Learning” prepares future elementary
school teachers to bring music to the classroom focusing on singing,
conducting, and choreography.
The committee approved this course with the stipulation that ENG 088, ESL
094 and ACR 094 will be prerequisites and a typo will be fixed on the
department minutes that refer to the course as MUS 115 instead of 116.
New Course--CHI 476, presented by Jianguo Ji.
“Chinese Cultural Heritage” is a study abroad course that develops students’
Chinese language skills and expands their knowledge of Chinese culture and
social development.
The committee unanimously approved this course.
Course Revision--LIN 100/ANTXXX presented by Maureen Matarese.
“Language and Culture” is a revision for LIN 100 and a new course for ANT.
It allows LIN 100 to be cross-listed with the ANT (# yet to be designated).
The cross-listing gives the course more visibility and enrollment and allows
for a smoother articulation with other CUNY colleges that have Anthropology
departments.
The committee unanimously approved this course on the condition the
syllabus be completed with all of the required elements. The committee also
recommended teaching research ethics during the course.
B.
May:
A.
Draft Course Syllabus Templates, presented by Erwin Wong. Dr. Wong
presented four versions of the template. The committee discussed the
templates and voted for the version which has the course student learning
outcomes first, then the General Education Learning Outcomes, both in boxed
grids.
Proposals: The following proposals were discussed and voted on:
 a. English new course: ENG 360—Italian American Literature
This course proposal was approved with one abstention by the committee
assuming the following changes are made:
-student learning outcomes are revised appropriately
-complete citations are supplied throughout
-week fifteen is added to the syllabus
-use new attendance policy
-date effective on first page is Spring 2010
-plagiarism policy is submitted in consistent typeface
b. TED new curriculum: Secondary Education
This curriculum will train secondary education teachers in math and
science. There are letters of support from Lehman and City College. The
committee noted that approving this curriculum also approved two new
courses: EDS 201 (Adolescent Development) and EDS 202 (Special
Topics in Secondary School).
This course proposal was unanimously approved by the committee
assuming the following changes are made:
-Q.6 on first sheet should be changed from “Yes” to “No
-Need new attendance policy
-Physics requirement should be 215, 225, and 240 (dropping 210 and 220)
It was also requested that the TED department consider HED 100 as a
requirement for the BIO sequence.
Respectfully submitted,
Hollis F. Glaser
Secretary