Curriculum Committee
December 3, 2013
Members Present:
Debbie Buti, Jane Church, Begoña Cirera-Perez, Homeira Foth, Mireille
Giovanola, Mary Ines (SSCC), Lynn Klein, Larry Leach, Wayne Pitcher, Patricia
Wu
Ex-Officio:
Edna Danaher, Kaaren Krueg
Guests:
Eric Schultz, Christine Warda, Wanda Wong
1.
Call to Order
The meeting was called to order at 2:08 by the chair, Wayne Pitcher.
2.
Minutes of November 19, 2013
MSC (Buti/Cirera-Perez) to approve the minutes of November 19, 2013, as presented.
3.
Approval of Consent List
The following concerns were noted:
Biology 31, Introduction to College Biology, 4 units
• Needed: rewrite Typical Assignments as if addressing the student
(Patricia will rewrite and email to Kaaren)
Physiology 1, Human Physiology, 5 units
• Needed: rewrite Typical Assignments as if addressing the student
(Patricia will rewrite and email to Kaaren)
Communication Studies 10, Intercultural Communication, 3 units
• Needed:
Change date to Fall 2014
Add a final examination or project
Rewrite Typical Assignments as if addressing the student
Communication Studies 11, Interpersonal Communication, 3 units
• Needed:
Add a final examination or project
Rewrite Typical Assignments as if addressing the student
MSC (Klein/Giovanola) to conditionally approve BIOL 10 and COMM 10 and 11
contingent on changes being made.
Anatomy 1, General Human Anatomy, 5 units
Mathematics 54L, Applied Intermediate Algebra with Lab, 5½ units
Music Industry Entrepreneur Certificate of Proficiency
DEACTIVATE
Communication Studies 2B, Oral Interpretation of Literature II, 3 units
Communication Studies 5, Readers’ Theater, 3 units
Communication Studies 30, Elements of Speech, 3 units
The remaining consent agenda was approved by consensus.
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4.
Course and Program Proposals
Wayne announced that proposals that met the deadline will have priority. It was noted
that library approval is now optional because the library checkbox must be completed.
a. Digital Media, Eric Schultz presented.
Digital Media 41, Graphic Design Concepts, 3 units
This is a new course that provides a solid foundation in graphic design to
students who wish to work in digital media. This course is a first step in adding
graphic design to the Digital Media curriculum.
There was discussion on deleting the Graphic Design art classes, as they have
not been offered in some time.
Digital Media Certificate
Edna noted that this certificate is not state approved and will not appear on
students’ transcripts. It is being revised to include DIGM 41; DIGM 34 has been
changed to an option to keep the total units at 15.
MSC (Cirera-Perez/Klein) to approve DIGM 41 and the Digital Media
Certificate.
b. Business 2, Intermediate Accounting, 4 units
Wanda Wong presented a request to increase the units from 3 to 4. She presented a
handout showing the requirements for CPA Licensure and explained that because the
units required have been increased, many people are coming to Chabot just to
acquire units towards licensure. Because the pass rate for CPA Licensure is 20%,
she has modified this course to include beneficial subjects such as leases, pensions,
income tax, and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) that will help
students pass the CPA test.
Jane questioned the balance between the number of Outcomes and Course Content.
It was agreed to include the GAAP/IFRS item in both areas.
MSC (Klein/Leach) to approve BUS 2as corrected.
c. Communication Studies. Christine Warda presented and Jane explained the C-ID
approval process.
Communication Studies 2, Oral Interpretation of Literature, 3 units
Changed from Communication Studies 2A; edited course objectives and content
to meet the C-ID designation.
Communication Studies 12, Gender, Sexual Identity, and Communication,
3 units
New course. Will replace Communication Studies 12 and 5 in the AA-T.
Communication Studies Associate in Arts for Transfer (AA-T)
Revised to include Communication Studies 12 (see above).
Forensics (Certificate of Proficiency)
Interpersonal Communication (Certificate of Proficiency)
Rhetoric (Certificate of Proficiency)
New certificates.
MSC (Buti/Cirera-Perez) to approve Communication Studies proposal.
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d. Anthropology (AA-T) Mireille Giovanola presented.
This new degree would help students who plan to transfer to CSU start to separate
their area of specialization.
Needed:
• Correct the total on the Template to 19-22
• ANTH 4 has not been formally articulated; Jane will resend a request for
articulation to the appropriate CSUs. If the request is not approved,
move ANTH 4 from list A to list C.
MSC (Wu/Klein) to approve the AA-T in Anthropology as corrected.
5.
kk 12/5/13
The meeting was adjourned at 4:05 PM
Next meeting: December 10, 2013, in Room 507.
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