CHABOT COLLEGE
Curriculum Committee Minutes
February 16, 2010
Members Present:
Jaswinder Bhangal, Debbie Buti, Begoña Cirera-Perez, Barbara Ogman, Wayne
Pitcher, Patricia Shannon, Ernesto Victoria, Christine Warda, Patricia Wu
Ex-Officio
Members Present:
Jane Church, Tom Clark, Edna Danaher, Kaaren Krueg, George Railey, Susan
Sperling
Guests:
Zakia Isad, Sara Parker, Catherine Pinkas, Michael Sherburne
1.
Call to Order
The meeting was called to order at 2:05 p.m. by committee chair Wayne Pitcher.
2.
Minutes of February 2, 2010
Tom Clark corrected the spelling of Michael Sherburne’s name and corrected an entry in
the BMW section: “The degree will provide increased opportunities for entry-level
employment with BMW…” Wayne asked that “(through 2/16/10 meeting)” be added to
the Fall 2009/Spring 2010 curriculum cycle implementation entry.
MSC (Cirera-Perez/Ogman & Buti) to approve the minutes of February 2, 2010, as
corrected.
3.
Review of out-of-date courses
Wayne distributed a list of courses received to date with complete information included
in the packets and a rationale page listing Science/Math courses to be deleted. He noted
that Jane Church should be contacted if instructors need Trans/Bacc forms for their
packets. He also stated that instructors who make a good-faith effort to revise out-ofdate outlines will have their courses reviewed this semester, and while the revised
courses will not be removed from the catalog, the updates will not go into effect until
Fall 2011. In answer to a question by Kaaren, consensus was that requests for deletion
received after today’s meeting but before the catalog deadline should be removed from
the catalog.
4.
Deleted courses
Art 50, Introduction to Digital Design, 3 units
Art 65, Presentation Art, 3 units
Astronomy 1, Principles of Astronomy and Astrophysics, 3 units
Dance 1, Dance Technique, ½ unit
Dance 5, Dance Workshop, 1 ½ units
Dance 6, Dance Production—Choreography, 1-3 units
Geology 1A, Physical Geology, 4 units
Geology 1B, Historical Geology, 4 units
Geology 10, Introduction to Geology, 3 units
Geology 10L, Introduction to Geology Lab, 1 unit
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Geology 21, Geology of the West, 3 units
Susan Sperling expressed regret that a college must delete its geology program.
She identified the deletion as a significant loss. Wayne replied that at this time
we don’t have an instructor to teach the geology courses. In future, we may be
able to bring the program back.
Mathematics 36W, Trigonometry Workshop, ¼ - ½ unit
Mathematics 65BW, Elementary Algebra B Workshop, ¼ - ½ unit
Mathematics 105W, Basic Mathematics Workshop, ½ - 1 unit
Music (MUSP) 17, Brass Ensemble, 1 unit
Music (MUSP) 46, Jazz Choir, 2 units
Philosophy 12, Introduction to Logic, 3 units
Photography 52, Beginning Camera Use, 2 units
Photography 64B, Commercial Illustration Photography, 3 units
Photography 68, Color Slide Photography, 2 units
Photography 71, Beginning Photojournalism, 2 units
Political Science 2, Introduction to American and California Politics, 3 units
Religious Studies 7, Bible Symbols, 3 units
Theater Arts 42, Costume Design and Makeup, 2 units
Theater Arts 43, Stage Scenery and Properties, 2 units
Theater Arts 44, Stage Lighting, 2 units
Theater Arts 45, Theater Audio, 2 units
Deletions were approved by consent.
5.
Minor (Consent/FYI) Changes
Chinese 1A, Beginning Chinese, 5 units
Chinese 1B, Elementary Chinese, 5 units
Chinese 50A, Chinese Conversation and Culture I, 3 units
Chinese 50B, Chinese Conversation and Culture II, 3 units
Chinese 50C, Chinese Conversation and Culture III, 3 units
Chinese 50D, Chinese Conversation and Culture IV, 3 units
French 1A, Beginning French, 5 units
French 1B, Elementary French, 5 units
French 2A, Intermediate French, 4 units
French 2B, Advanced French, 4 units
French 50A, French Conversation and Culture I, 3 units
French 50B, French Conversation and Culture II, 3 units
French 50C, French Conversation and Culture III, 3 units
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French 50D, French Conversation and Culture IV, 3 units
Geography 3, Economic Geography, 3 units
German 1A, Beginning German, 5 units
German 1B, Elementary German, 5 units
German 2A, Intermediate German, 4 units
German 2B, Advanced German, 4 units
German 50A, German Conversation and Culture I, 3 units
German 50B, German Conversation and Culture II, 3 units
History 1, History of Western Civilization to 1600, 3 units
History 2, History of Western Civilization since 1600, 3 units
Italian 1A, Beginning Italian, 5 units
Italian 1B, Elementary Italian, 5 units
Italian 2A, Intermediate Italian, 4 units
Italian 2B, Advanced Italian, 4 units
Italian 50A, Italian Conversation and Culture I, 3 units
Italian 50B, Italian Conversation and Culture II, 3 units
Japanese 1A, Beginning Japanese, 5 units
Japanese 1B, Elementary Japanese, 5 units
Japanese 2A, Intermediate Japanese, 4 units
Japanese 2B, Advanced Japanese, 4 units
Japanese 50A, Japanese Conversation and Culture I, 3 units
Japanese 50B, Japanese Conversation and Culture II, 3 units
Japanese 50C, Japanese Conversation and Culture III, 3 units
Japanese 50D, Japanese Conversation and Culture IV, 3 units
Photography 55, Careers in Photography, 1 unit
Political Science 1, Introduction to American Government, 3 units
Political Science 25, Introduction to Political Theory, 3 units
Political Science 30, International Relations, 3 units
Political Science 40, Contemporary Issues in American Politics, 3 units
Portuguese 50A, Portuguese Conversation and Culture I, 3 units
Portuguese 50B, Portuguese Conversation and Culture II, 3 units
Portuguese 50C, Portuguese Conversation and Culture III, 3 units
Portuguese 50D, Portuguese Conversation and Culture IV, 3 units
Music (MUSA) 22A, Jazz Piano I, 1 unit
Music (MUSA) 22B, Jazz Piano II, 1 unit
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Photography 55, Careers in Photography, 1 unit
Photography 66, Digital Imaging, 3 units
Sociology 30, Social Gerontology, 3 units
Spanish 1A, Beginning Spanish, 5 units
Spanish 1B, Elementary Spanish, 5 units
Spanish 2A, Intermediate Spanish, 4 units
Spanish 2B, Advanced Spanish, 4 units
Spanish 50A, Spanish Conversation and Culture I, 3 units
Spanish 50B, Spanish Conversation and Culture II, 3 units
Spanish 50C, Spanish Conversation and Culture III, 3 units
Spanish 50D, Spanish Conversation and Culture IV, 3 units
6.
Changes that need committee discussion
Mass Communications 14, Writing, Photography, and Website Production for a
Weekly Publication, 1 - 2 units
Gary Carter explained that the full-time instructor in this discipline has retired,
and his adjunct replacement has done these revisions.
Mass Comm 14 was submitted as “1 or two units/3 hours. Discussion elicited
that the intent was to change to variable hours. The title is also being changes.
Needed:
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Change units to “1–2 units”
Correct hours to 6 hours “laboratory”
Add “[Typical contact hours: 52.5–105]”
Update the “Assignments and Methods of Evaluating Student Progress”
section by adding “Typical Assignments”
Mass Communications 15, Publications—Editorial Leadership and Production,
3 units
The committee confirmed repeatability as listed on the outline.
Needed:
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Correct hours to “36 hours laboratory”
Add “[Typical contact hours: 52.5]”
Update the “Assignments and Methods of Evaluating Student Progress”
section by adding “Typical Assignments”
The Mass Communications courses were referred back to faculty for correction.
Photography 55, Careers in Photography, 1 unit
It was noted that the outline submitted as “3 units” was in error. The typo was
corrected and the course was moved to “Consent.”
Photography 61, Digital Color Materials and Processes, 3 units
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Course is being retitled from Color Materials and Processes and the prerequisite
is being changed. Gary explained that chemical color processing is no longer
being used on most campuses due to the cost and hazards involved.
Jane noted that there are enough changes to the course to warrant a new number.
Patricia agreed.
Needed:
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Content review for prerequisite.
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Updated program page
Faculty were asked to bring the proposal back as a new course. Photography 61 will
not be deleted until the new course is approved and published.
POLITICAL SCIENCE
Political Science Rubric Change
Sara Parker reported that Chabot and LPC have different focuses in their
political science programs. Chabot is more global, while LPC is more American
in focus. Also, POSC is a more widely recognized rubric than POLI; it is used
by the CSU system.
There was discussion on whether LPC might also change their rubric. Sara has
discussed the changes with her counterpart at LPC, and he seemed enthusiastic
about what she is doing. Wayne reiterated the Board’s belief that the campuses
are “the same.”
Political Science 10, Selected Topics in Comparative Politics, 3 units
Patricia asked whether Jane had reviewed the variable content aspects of the
course. She noted that UC sometimes has problems with variable content
courses. She gave suggestions on how the outline might be revised to make it
acceptable to UC.
There was discussion on the difficulty of determining that a repeat had “different
topics.” Wayne suggested removing the repeatability. The faculty member
agreed.
Needed:
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Content review for English 1A advisory.
AA Degree, Political Science
New degree. In a discussion of the goal of the “Option” section, the following
courses were suggested as additions: Religious Studies 50, PsychologyCounseling 13 and 14, Psychology 1, Sociology 1, and Business 12.
MSC (Shannon/Victoria) to accept the Political Science presentation, including
rubric change, and allowing the instructor two weeks to make necessary revisions to
outlines and the program page.
7.
Good of the Order
Wayne distributed a page outlining a proposed process to deal with rubric/course number
changes. This was proposed by LaVaughn Hart, LPC’s Curriculum Committee chair, at
a recent District CurricUNET steering committee meeting. Wayne estimates that 147
courses would be affected by this process.
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Jas Bhangal introduced Catherine Pinkas. Jas is stepping down next semester and
Catherine will take over as rep from Applied Technology and Business.
8.
Next Meeting: March 2, 2010 (Room 405)
9.
The meeting was adjourned at 4:00 p.m.
kk 2/19/10
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