Curriculum Committee
December 9, 2014
DRAFT
Members Present:
Laura Alarcon (2:30), AJ Assef (SSCC rep), Debbie Buti, Mireille Giovanola,
Lynn Klein, Larry Leach, Arturo Lopez Yanez (3:11), Wayne Pitcher, Connie
Telles
Ex-Officio:
Edna Danaher, Dara Greene, Kaaren Krueg, Stacy Thompson (3:00)
Guests:
Mon Khat (3:16), Dale Wagoner (3:17), Bob Buell (3:30), Sean McFarland
(3:40)
1.
Call to Order
The meeting was called to order at 2:08 by the chair, Wayne Pitcher.
2.
Minutes of December 2, 2014
MSC (Telles/Giovanola) to approve the minutes of December 2, 2014, as presented.
Vote: unanimous by those present at 2:15.
3.
Curriculum Approval Vote
Dara reported that French 1A2 and 1B and Spanish 1A2 and 1B have been rewritten to be
submitted as fulfilling IGETC Area 3B.
Referring to page 2 of the minutes, Wayne noted that the following might need further
discussion and revision:
 CPA Exam Preparation: Business Environment and Regulation, Certificate
(New)
 ESL 110B, Intermediate Reading and Writing (Modified; needs Prerequisite
Skills populated)
 ESL 110C, High Intermediate Reading and Writing (Modified; needs
Prerequisite Skills populated)
 SPA 5, Field Work Service, ½ unit (Modified; lab hours changed to 1.5)
 SPA 6, Field Work Relations ½ unit (New)
MSC (Alarcon/Giovanola) to have the above revised and available for discussion
and vote at the first meeting in Spring 2015. Vote: unanimous by those present at
2:55).
NURSING AND DENTAL HYGIENE PROPOSALS
DHYG 72S, Advanced Periodontal Procedure, ½ unit (Modified; Wayne
populated the prerequisite skills during the meeting.
DHYG 69B, Treatment and Evaluation in Dental Hygiene, 1 unit (Modified;
Nursing 30-unit LVN Pathway (Modified)
BUSINESS
Business 3, Taxation of Individuals, 3 units (Modified; title changed from Income
Tax Accounting; units changed from 4)
Business 25, Taxation of Business Entities, 3 units (New)
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Business Skills Certificate of Proficiency (Modified)
Human Resources Assistant, Certificate of Achievement (Modified)
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Entrepreneurship A.S. Degree (Modified)
MSC (Buti/Alarcon) to approve the Dental Hygiene, Nursing, Business and
Entrepreneurship proposals listed above (except CPA Exam Preparation: Business
Environment and Regulation, Certificate.) Vote: unanimous by those present at 3:01.
KINESIOLOGY/PHYSICAL EDUCATION ACTIVITY
Wayne noted that comments on the Kinesiology/PEAC courses were mainly formatting
and correction of typos.
KINE DMP, Prevention of Type II Diabetes through Nutrition and Exercise, 2
units (New)
PEAC BSM1, Introduction of Men’s Bubble Soccer, ½ - 2 units (New)
PEAC BSW1, Introduction of Women’s Bubble Soccer, ½ - 2 units (New)
PEAC CHR1, Beginning Cheer, ½ - 2 units (New)
PEAC DIS1, Introduction to Disc Sports, ½ - 2 units (New)
PEAC DOD1, Introduction to Dodge Ball, ½ - 2 units (New)
PEAC FUN1, Core Conditioning for Abs, Hips and Thighs, ½ - 2 units (New)
PEAC FUN4, Fat Loss through Functional Training, ½ - 2 units (New)
PEAC HER1, Basic Heart Rate Training: Fitness Training Utilizing a Heart
Rate Monitor, ½ - 2 units (New)
PEAC ITC1, Integrated Core Fitness, ½ - 2 units (New)
PEAC ITC2, Intermediate Integrated Core Fitness, ½ - 2 units (New)
PEAC PLF2, Intermediate Plyometric and Agility Training for Women, ½ 2 units (New)
PEAC WSC1, Women’s Recreational Soccer, ½ - 2 units (New)
MSC (Buti/Alarcon) to approve the KINE/PEAC proposals listed above pending
corrections as noted in the comments, to be made by the committee chair. Vote:
unanimous by those present at 3:02.
MSC (Alarcon/Buti) to push back discussion/approval of the Spanish AA Degree to
the first meeting in Spring 2015. Vote: unanimous by those present at 3:09.
ENGLISH
ENGL 107, Introduction to English Grammar, 3 units (Deactivate: to be replaced
by ENGL 149F)
ENGL 19A, Literary Magazine Workshop, 1 unit (Modified)
ENGL 19B, Intermediate Literary Magazine Workshop, 1 unit (New)
English (Emphasis in Literature), AA Degree (Modified)
Creative Writing, Certificate (Modified)
ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE
ESL 108, Basic Spelling for English as a Second Language, 1 unit (Modified)
ESL 109, Vocabulary Skills, 1 unit (Modified)
ESL 110A, High Beginning Reading and Writing, 6 units (Modified)
ESL 110D, High Intermediate Reading and Writing (Modified; needs Prerequisite
Skills populated)
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ESL 111B, Academic Listening and Speaking, 2 units (Modified)
ESL 114, Editing for the Advanced ESL Writer, 2 units (Modified)
ESL 129, Vocabulary Usage for ESL: Idiomatic Expressions, 1 unit (Deactivate)
ESL 150, Guided ESL Skills Lab, 1 unit (New)
FRENCH
French, Associate in Arts (Modified)
SPANISH
Spanish, Associate in Arts for Transfer (Modified)
MSC (Alarcon/Buti) to approve the Language Arts proposals (except those that
have been pushed back) pending corrections as noted in the comments, to be made
by the committee chair. Vote: unanimous by those present at 3:16.
Dale Wagoner having joined the meeting, there was discussion on how to deal with
PEAC courses that have not yet been state approved but are being offered in spring
semester. Dale stated that the state is mandating something and then not giving us enough
time to accomplish it. Stacy suggested emailing the state Chancellor for solutions. She
also told Dale to move students to other courses that have been state approved.
ART
Art 16A, Introduction to Ceramics I, 3 units (Modified. These are the current
textbooks.)
MSC (Leach/Buti) to approve Art 16A with minor edits to be made by the chair.
Vote, unanimous by those present at 3:33.
GENERAL STUDIES
Wayne has spoken with Sean McFarland about GNST 5B
GNST 5A, Passion and Purpose, 2 units (Modified)
The hours listed generate more than 2 units, and need to be adjusted. Stacy
suggested making it 1 hour lecture, 3 hours laboratory. Sean agreed to the
change.
MSC (Alarcon/Klein) to approve GNST 5A pending the change of hours to 1 hour
lecture, 3 hours laboratory for a total of 2 units. Vote, unanimous by those present at
3:42.
Mon Khat is requesting that CAS 62A/B, 7401, and 83A/B be cross listed with the
appropriate CNT courses so that he is allowed to teach the CNT courses at Chabot.
Wayne explained that because minimum qualifications for Computer Information
Systems list computer network installation, microcomputer technology and computer
applications, he thinks further action can be held off until next semester.
Bob Buell reported that the fire academy has been changed, and our program is now
many hours short. We will have to modify our existing courses to include more
laboratory hours, and they have to be in place for Fall 2014. He asked Bob to make the
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changes over the break and launch them into the system by the time spring semester
starts.
MSC (Alarcon/Klein) to push GNST 5B to the first meeting in Spring 2015. Vote;
unanimous by all present at 3:51.
7.
Good of the Order
Kaaren told the committee that she has been supporting the Curriculum Committee for a
third of her life and that a couple of times in her career at Chabot her supervisor has tried
to take committee responsibilities away from her. She held on because the committee has
been the one constant in a sometimes chaotic career. Kaaren then told the committee
with regret, that she has turned in her letter of retirement, and her last day will be
January 31, 2015. Wayne expressed the committee’s appreciation for Kaaren’s hard
work, depth of knowledge and exceptional minutes. Kaaren received a standing ovation
from the committee.
Stacy said, “Let the minutes show that I was not one of the supervisors who tried to take
the committee away from Kaaren.”
Debbie reminded the committee that she, too, is retiring, and she will be leaving next
week. Wayne expressed the committee’s appreciation for Debbie’s service.
Mireille reported that a psychology proposal has just been launched.
8.
The meeting was adjourned at 4:08 PM.
Next meeting: Spring 2015
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