Curriculum Committee
February 26, 2013
Members Present:
Debbie Buti, Jane Church, Begoña Cirera-Perez, Luis Flores (ASCC), Dov
Hassan, Lynn Klein, Wayne Pitcher, Kent Uchiyama, Ernesto Victoria
Ex-Officio:
Kaaren Krueg, Tram Vo-Kumamoto
Guests:
Aldrian Estepa, William Hanson, Eric Schultz
1.
Call to Order
The meeting was called to order at 2:05 by the chair, Jane Church.
2.
Minutes of February 19, 2013
MSC (Buti/Victoria) to approve the minutes of February 19, 2013, as presented.
3.
Psychology AA-T
Aldrian Estepa summarized the steps the committee took in preparing the degree,
including modeling the program after existing AA degrees and selecting courses that fit
the C-ID descriptors. For our new members, Jane explained the history of the search for
common course numbers that resulted in the C-ID.
Jane said that she is still researching PSY 8 and PSY 33 to find a CSU that has
articulated them as lower division major preparation. She recommends that they be
moved to List B until a match is found. Wayne supported this move.
MSC (Pitcher/Victoria) to approve the Psychology AA-T with the revision of
moving PSY 8 and PSY 33 to List B.
4.
Consent Agenda
Course to be deleted:
Philosophy 9, Colloquium – Philosophy, 1 unit
Minor changes:
ADPE ADBK, Adapted Basketball, 0.5 to 2.0 units
ADPE ADSF, Adapted Stretch and Flexibility, 0.5 to 2.0 units
ADPE ADSW, Adapted Swimming, 0.5 to 2.0 units
Architecture 4B, Architectural Drafting Principles II, 3 units
Architecture 16, Landscape Architecture, 2 units
Architecture 33, 3-D Modeling, 3 units
Architecture 68, CAD for Architecture and Interior Design, 3 units
Art 2B, Drawing and Composition, 3 units
Art 54, Illustrating Children’s Books, 3 units
Art 61, Illustration, 3 units
Art History 1, Introduction to Art, 3 units
Art History 4, Art History – Ancient to Gothic, 3 units
Art History 5, Art History – Renaissance to Modern, 3 units
ATHL BBPS, Pre-Season Intercollegiate Training for Baseball, 1-2 units
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ATHL BKMP, Pre-Season Intercollegiate Training for Men’s Basketball, 0.5 to
2.0 units
ATHL BKWP, Pre-Season Intercollegiate Training for Women’s Basketball, 0.5 to
2.0 units
ATHL DFTP, Pre-Season Intercollegiate Training for Defensive Football, 2 units
ATHL FT1, Intercollegiate Football, 2 units
ATHL MB11, Men’s Intercollegiate Basketball, 2 units
ATHL MT19, Men’s Intercollegiate Tennis, 2 units
ATHL SB12, Women’s Intercollegiate Softball, 2 units
ATHL SCMP, Men’s Pre-Season Soccer Sports Conditioning, 0.5 to 2.0 units
ATHL SFTP, Pre-Season Intercollegiate Training for Softball, 1-2 units
ATHL SM3, Men’s Intercollegiate Soccer, 2 units
ATHL SW2, Intercollegiate Women’s Soccer, 2 units
ATHL TK16, Women’s Intercollegiate Track & Field, 2 units
ATHL TK17, Men’s Intercollegiate Track & Field, 2 units
ATHL TNPS, Pre-Season Tennis Conditioning, 0.5 to 2.0 units
ATHL TRKP, Pre-Season Track and Field Training, 1-2 units
Geography 5, World Regional Geography, 3 units
HEAG AQ50, Aqua Aerobics for the Mature Adult, 0 units
HEAG CT50, Diabetes Prevention & Core Training for Older Adult, 0 units
HEAG FN50, Functional Movement and Balance for the Mature Adult, 0 units
Humanities 68, World Mythology, 3 units
Humanities 72, Contemporary Humanities, 3 units
Interior Design 68, CAD for Architecture and Interior Design, 3 units
PEAC FUN2, Intermediate Functional Training for Fat Loss, 0.5 to 2.0 units
PEAC FUN3, Advanced Functional Training for Fat Loss, 0.5 to 2.0 units
PEAC GFTE, Get Fit with Technology, 0.5 to 2.0 units
PEAC JUD3, Advanced Judo, 0.5 to 2.0 units
Religious Studies 65, Religions of Asia, 3 units
Religious Studies 72, Contemporary Issues in Islam, 3 units
MSC (Pitcher/Cirera-Perez) to approve the Consent Agenda. Jane congratulated
Debbie as being the only voting member who addressed every class on the Consent
Agenda.
5.
Theater Arts AA-T
Dov summarized action to date on this TMC. He explained that there are options on the
TMC template that he chose not to use because we don’t have an audience for those
courses in our program. Vote on this program will be conducted at the next meeting.
Modified courses need to be presented and approved at the same meeting.
6.
Colloquia
Jane led a discussion on colloquia, asking whether they are really courses and what
purpose the serve. Points addressed included how they came about, whether they are a
hold-over from ISLS, whether they are used to circumvent the curriculum process. It
was noted that there is an active colloquium being offered in the Spring schedule which
didn’t come through the committee.
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7.
Administration of Justice AA-T
William Hanson presented. He has developed three new 3-unit courses (ADMJ 40,
Juvenile Procedures; ADMJ 80, Criminal Court Process; and ADMJ 85, Introduction to
Forensics) to round out the program. There is considerable demand for these courses,
and they are needed to remain competitive with other programs in the Bay Area.
In answer to a question about the existing AA degree, William described his vision for
the program, revising the AA degree to be “pre-law” to meet an unmet student need. He
said many of our students have an interest in legal careers but there is no clearly
identified pathway beginning in community college. The AS-T would be vocational,
leading toward employment in law enforcement. William would like to develop our
offerings into the premier Administration of Justice program in the East Bay.
8.
Geography AA-T
Eric Schultz led the committee through a review of the proposal. One course
(Geography 5, World Regional Geography) has been modified to meet C-ID descriptors.
Vote on this program will be conducted at the next meeting.
9.
Good of the Order
There was no curriculum discussion at this morning’s Deans’ Council.
10.
The business meeting was adjourned at 3:50 PM. Jane remained in the room to
discuss ideas on ways to approve remaining proposals.
Next meeting: March 5, 2013.
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