CHABOT COLLEGE
September 21, 2010
Members Present:
Debbie Buti, Begoña Cirera-Perez, Barbara Ogman, Judy O'Toole, Wayne
Pitcher, Patricia Shannon, Ernesto Victoria, Christine Warda, Patricia Wu
Ex-Officio
Members Present:
Jane Church, Edna Danaher, Kaaren Krueg, Patricia Posada
Guests:
Matt Kritscher, Pedro Reynoso
1.
Call to Order
The meeting was called to order at 2:05 p.m. by committee chair Wayne Pitcher.
2.
Minutes of September 14, 2010
Item #7 was modified to include Patricia Shannon’s last name.
MSC (Buti/Ogman) to approve the minutes of September 14, 2010, as modified.
3.
New Courses
MINOR CHANGES (Consent or FYI changes)
Liberal Arts, AA Degree
Psychology-Counseling 10, Career and Educational Planning, 2 units
Art History 7, Multicultural History of American Art, 3 units
Wayne noted that for future reference, when submitting a course for articulation it is
wise to include textbooks that encompass the breadth of the class. Jane noted that
she is currently enrolled in this class, and no textbook is being used. There was
discussion about the disconnect between the outline and the way the course is being
taught. Wayne will look in best practices for course outlines of record to see
whether this issue is addressed.
Minor changes were approved by consent contingent upon changes being made as
noted on master packet and returned to the division.
MAJOR CHANGES
There was discussion on whether the following course belongs in the major changes
category. It is being treated as a “new” course because it was deleted in the last
curriculum cycle, but there have been few changes to the course outline. However, we
have no category for “reinstated” courses.
Library Studies 1, Library Skills for an Information Society, 1 unit
Pedro Reynoso presented.
Needed:
• Change date to Fall 2011
• Change World Wide Web/WWW to “internet” throughout outline and
Abbreviated Course Description.
• Remove references to “classroom-based.”
• Correct punctuation in Expected Outcomes and Course Content
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Change Methods of Presentation 4. to read, “…(i.e., films, online videos, digital
archives)”
In Typical Assignments, remove “You are to” from the beginning of sections a,
b, e, f, and g.
MSC (Shannon/Ogman) to accept the course as corrected. Jane will submit the
course for UC Transfer in November.
Early Childhood Development 56, Child Growth and Development, 3 units
Barbara Ogman presented. She explained that the Curriculum Alignment Project
requires a course that spans the development of a child from birth through adolescence.
This course is a revision to ECD 51, which serves as a prerequisite to many of the ECD
courses. It has been given a new number because the revisions are extensive. ECD 51
will be removed from the catalog, and replaced by ECD56 in courses and programs. A
similar course, ECD 52, will remain in the catalog.
Needed:
• Library consultation
• Update outlines and program pages as necessary and submit as part of the Social
Sciences presentation.
• Remove “Aligned to CAP.” from Abbreviated Course Description.”
MSC (Buti/Warda) to approve ECD 56 with changes noted.
4.
Course Repetition
Wayne distributed Title 5 sections 55040 and 55041 on Course Repetition. There was
lengthy discussion on which courses have limits placed on their repeatability, and ways
that colleges try to circumvent those restrictions.
Patricia Shannon pointed out that we need to adhere to the Title 5 regulations so that we
do not expend our resources offering courses for which we do not receive apportionment.
She added that an audit appears to be imminent. There was discussion on focusing on
the State’s goals of Basic Skills and Transfer Education at the expense of the college’s
goal of Lifelong Learning.
Christine reported that the Foreign Language faculty are unhappy with the fact that the
state lumps all language classes together rather than noting a difference between their
transfer-level courses and conversational courses. Patricia Shannon suggested working
through the college and state Academic Senates, legislators, and participating in
statewide committees to effect the change.
5.
Good of the Order
Jane commented on how the course numbering system has changed over the years, and
the fact that you can no longer identify a CTE class by its number.
Ernesto remembers that the term a course would be offered used to be included in the
catalog, and that the information was helpful for students trying to plan their schedules.
Jane has noticed that there is no consistency within disciplines on how classes are graded
(grade only; grade or P/NP; P/NP only), and suggested that the committee come up with
some guidelines. Patricia Shannon stated that grading options are determined by faculty
(per Title 5). Wayne will see what information he can find on the subject.
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The committee wished Kaaren a happy birthday [Thank you for the flowers. kk].
8.
Next Meeting: September 28, 2010, in Room 405
9.
The meeting was adjourned at 3:45 p.m.
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