QUEENSBOROUGH COMMUNITY COLLEGE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK CURRICULUM COMMITTEE To: M.Chauhan, M. Deutsch, D. Klarberg, K. Steele, C. Weber, D Weber, R. Yuster From: M. Deutsch, P. Pecorino Date: October 15, 2009 Re: Curriculum Committee meeting on October 20, 2009 at 2pm in H-345 The Curriculum Committee will meet on Tuesday, October 13, 2009 in H-345. AGENDA 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) Approval of Agenda Approval of Minutes of October 13, 2009 Monthly Report – Senate November ,2009 Activities Report 2009-2010 ACTION ITEMS: I. ) Nursing Proposals Course Changes in NU 101 , 102, 201 ,202 II. ) Massage Therapy Proposals Degree Program Requirements Massage Therapy – A.A.S. Degree Program New Courses Massage Therapy HA-206 (Pregnancy Massage), HA-207 (Hospital-Based Massage) HA-208 (Sports Massage,, HA-209 (Thai Massage) III. ) Mechanical Technology Proposals AAS Mechanical Technology New Courses MT 451 MT 452 AAS CAID New Course MT -493 6) Old Business 7) New Business # 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 ITEM Specific charge from Steering Committee: The Committee would also be asked to review curricular modifications and course revisions to accommodate Learning Academies On-going consideration of the curricular impact of eportfolios; consideration of the possibility of an STX-100 that would be full-semester, 1 credit (with the notion that the Curriculum Committee would vet the syllabus of such a course, and review who would teach it, what it would cover, and whether it would become a single-credit required course, or a pre-requisite for English 101.) assess the effectiveness of QCC basic skills remediation, particularly in light of recent decrease in those passing the exit exams Review curricular implications for the possibility of extra contact hours for selected remedial courses (noting Middle States and statistical findings on learning outcomes in this area) As part of welcoming the Veterans into civilian life; formulate DANTES policy for granting credit for military service. Work with members of Humanities Departments to implement a “Speech Across the Curriculum” requirement; participate in the Degree Program Review by evaluating the process Work with Mathematics and Computer Science, Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Geological Sciences, and Nursing to review the possibility of a Math Across the Curriculum initiative, or a Science Across the Curriculum initiative, as per Middle States Self-Study recommendations; Work with the committee on Computer Resources and the Committee on Distance learning to review syllabus modifications to integrate the E-portfolio into course assignments, or to convert existing courses into hybrid or asynchronous on-line courses; Work as needed with the Special Committee on On-Line Programs to evaluate any on-line curriculum issues that may arise, in concert with the Committee on Distance Education study the status of the Humanities at QCC- creation of sub committee-report to the Senate by May 2009 (this is in progress, although a new designee from the Department of History needs to be named to replace Dr. Michael Proulx, who has left the college) STATUS