CHABOT COLLEGE
April 26, 2011
Members Present:
Debbie Buti, Indrani Chaudhuri, Jane Church, Begoña Cirera Perez, Barbara
Ogman, Judy O’Toole, Patricia Shannon, Ernesto Victoria, Christine Warda
Ex-Officio
Members Present:
Kaaren Krueg\
Guests:
Tom Clark, Mireille Giovanola, Christina Mendoza, Susan Tong
1.
Call to Order
The meeting was called to order at 2:10 p.m. by the chair, Jane Church.
Jane added Automotive Technology to the agenda. She also asked that the committee
help get the TMCs finalized.
2.
Minutes of March 22, 2011
Tabled.
3.
Automotive Technology
Tom Clark presented.
ATEC 99.02
ATEC 91
Hybrid Diagnosis and Alternate Fuels Technology, 2 units
Hybrid Diagnosis and Alternate Fuels Technology, 2 units (to be
implemented Fall 2012)
MSC (Warda/Cirera-Perez) to accept these courses.
Jane expressed thanks for Kurt Shadbolt’s efforts in taking on this project, and his
enthusiasm and willingness to work with the Curriculum Committee to make it happen.
4.
Sociology TMC proposal
Jane thinks that we will have AA-Ts from Communication Studies and Sociology. In
answer to a question about major preparation, Jane stated that the recent email discussion
was really about the elimination of local requirements.
5.
Presentation of Sociology TMC
Susan Tong presented. She reported that in developing the AA-T, emphasis was placed
on theory and methodology.
Sociology, Associate in Arts – Transfer (AA-T)
Sociology 5, Introduction to Social Research Methods, 3 units
Patricia initiated a discussion on whether the college would be better served, in the
areas of FTEF and enrollment, by a generic research course that could cover
Psychology and Anthropology as well as Sociology. Susan replied that the division
had already had that discussion and had decided to go with a Sociology-focused
course. Jane suggested looking at the C-ID Descriptors of the various research
courses.
Sociology 6, Introduction to Gender, 3 units
Discussion included:
• Formatting suggestions (Kaaren gave the authors her notes on Tech review.)
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Christine noted that “transgender” was not included.
Collapsing the content to give instructors more opportunity to focus their
instruction.
MSC (Ogman/Victoria) to accept the Sociology AA-T, SOCI 5 and SOCI 6
contingent upon corrections as noted. Please make corrections by next week and send
them to Jane and Kaaren.
Jane applauded the division for stepping up and completing the process.
6.
Presentation of Communication Studies TMC
Christine Warda presented. She commented on how well the courses in the AA-T fit
with Chabot’s graduation requirements.
Communication Studies, Associate in Arts – Transfer (AA-T)
Communication Studies 50, Introduction to Communication Studies, 3 units
There was discussion on whether this course should be moved from Area B to
Required Core. It was agreed that it should, and Jane stated that she had received
word from Stephanie Low that having more than one course in the Core was OK.
Discussion on whether “world view” (Expected Outcome #8) is adequately
represented in the rest of the outline. Suggested to add to Typical Assignments.
Communication Studies 6, Introduction to Performance Studies, 3 units
Course has been revised to make it more acceptable for CSU-GE articulation.
Patricia suggested reordering the Outcomes to put “theory” at the top. Add the word
“theory” to one of the Outcomes. Make one of the Assignments grounded in theory.
MSC (Shannon/Ogman) to accept the Communication Studies AA-T, COMM 6 and
COMM 50 contingent upon corrections as noted. Please make corrections by next
week and send them to Jane and Kaaren.
7.
Liberal Arts AA Updates
Ernesto Victoria stated that the original AA has been updated to include courses that
have been added to CSU and UC transfer lists since the last approval.
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Christine Warda asked that COMM 3, 5, 48, and 50 be added to
Emphasis 2.
Sociology 5 and 6 will be added to Emphasis 3.
Changes were approved by consensus.
8.
Update on TMC proposals
Jane shared updates to TMC information. Go to www.c-id.net/ for the latest news.
9.
Curriculum Process: from Proposal to Class Schedule
Jane commented that she has seen courses listed in the Class Schedule that have not
come through the Curriculum Committee. She questioned whether the Committee is
responsible for what is in the Class Schedule, and if so, what are we going to do to
ensure accuracy of listings? Patricia thinks that we are responsible. Begoña asked what
the consequences would be if we were audited. The Title 5 timeline for review of course
outlines was also mentioned, as well as the approval process for PE activity courses.
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MSC (Shannon/Victoria) that the chair of the Committee meet with the Vice
President of Academic Services and that together they aggressively identify an
appropriate course of action.
7.
The meeting was adjourned at 4:05 p.m.
Next meeting: May 10. This will be the last meeting of the term.
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