CHABOT COLLEGE
Curriculum Committee Minutes
December 6, 2005
Members Present:
Desmond Chun, Rudolph Cockerham, Jim Matthews, Bill McDonald, Clara
McLean, Jan Novak, Norberto Ruiz, Patricia Shannon
Ex-Officio
Members Present:
Tom Clark, Edna Danaher, Kaaren Krueg, Ron Taylor
Guests:
Bob Buell, Gene Groppetti, Gaila Moore, Judy Odom, Steve Small
I.
Call to Order
The meeting was called to order at 2:10 p.m. by committee chair Norberto Ruiz.
II.
Minutes
MSC (Chun/Novak) that the minutes of November 29, 2005, be approved as
presented.
III.
Vote on Science/Math Proposal
Regarding the question of Math 54 serving as a prerequisite to Chemistry 1A and
Chemistry 31, the discipline has decided that it does not meet the requirements. A
revised outline for Mathematics 65L was submitted.
Des Chun submitted a revised program page for the AA/AS Degree in Computer Science
(General) which reflects the deletion of obsolete courses from the catalog.
MSC (Matthews/McLean) to approve the Science/Math Proposal as amended.
IV.
Applied Tech and Business Presentation (Continued)
Jan Novak recapped the items that were not completed at the last meeting.
BUS 10, Business Law, 4 units
A revised outline was submitted. It contains additional Outcomes, Course Content,
and Typical Assignments to support the request to include the course under GE Area
A2. Consensus was that the revision now meets the requirements for A2.
BUS 95, Business Work Experience, 1-3 units
Work Experience 95, Occupational Work Experience, 1-3 units
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The outlines are now identical. The discipline would like to keep both
courses (cross listed), and the repeatability statement will read “Business 95
and Work Experience 95 may be repeated for a combined total of 3 units.”
AA Degree, Business Administration
Jan Novak recapped last week’s discussion. There was further discussion on the
wisdom of adding Business 12 to the major, including the following:
• Whether it is fair to students to increase the number of units;
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Most 4-year institutions don’t require an Intro to Business course.
Most of our students transfer to a CSU; only Chico requires an Intro to
Business course.
Probably, most of the students who attain the AA do not go on to get a BA;
There are multiple audiences; we are doing our students a disservice if we
send them into the workforce without knowing the general terminology of
business.
Norberto asked whether the CAS courses are needed. Bill McDonald replied that
CSUEB will allow students to fulfill this requirement either by taking the courses or
by taking a test. Gaila Moore reported that CAS 55 was revised last year and now
requires two prerequisites. She suggested replacing it with CAS/CSCI 8.
Bill suggested a separate listing of “Courses Recommended for Transfer” (See the
Architecture program in the catalog)
Needed:
• Remove “Transfer Program and” from the degree title.
• Remove the asterisk and footnote after Business 12.
• Replace CAS 55 with “CAS 8 or CSCI 8”.
• Remove the paragraph beginning “This transfer program is designed…”
• Consider a separate listing of “Courses Recommended for Transfer.”
Norberto will agenda the vote for next meeting. Bill requested that the AA Degree in
Business Administration be voted on separately. Patricia Shannon commented that
we have been moving toward separating transfer and AA degrees for two years.
Approving this degree will reflect a shift in philosophy.
AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY
Steve Small presented.
ATEC 62, Automotive Air Conditioning, Cooling and Heating Systems, 2.5 units
Increase lab by from 3.5 to 4 hours; minor changes to meet NATEF requirements. It
was noted that while the old course outline says “2 units,” the course has been listed
as “2.5 units” since it was first published in the 1994-96 catalog. No changes were
suggested.
FIRE TECHNOLOGY
Bob Buell presented.
FT 89, Firefighter 1 Academy Evaluation, .5 unit
New course (presented as FT 90). This is a 16-hour class that will be offered one
week before the beginning of Firefighter 1 Academy. It measures students’ technical
knowledge and physical skills to determine whether they will be successful in the
Academy, and should reduce the attrition rate currently experienced in Academy
classes (FT 90A, B, C). Consensus was that the course should be added to the degree
page.
This course will be added to the prerequisites for FT 90A. After discussing various
numbering options, it was decided that the course should be numbered 89.
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Needed:
• Renumber the course to FT 89.
• Submit a Library Consultation form.
• Add FT 89 to the Fire Technology AA and Certificate of Achievement
programs (include a statement of rationale and revised program pages in the
final packet).
FT 90A, Firefighter-1 Certification Preparation, 2 units
Adds FT 89 as a prerequisite. It was suggested that adding “(May be taken
concurrently.)” after 89 might ease registration.
Needed:
• In the Abbreviated Course Description and Catalog Description, and
Prerequisite Content Review form change “Fire Technology 90” to “Fire
Technology 89”.
• Correct Methods of Presentation 4. to read “Simulations.”
• Add FT 89 to the Fire Technology AA and Certificate of Achievement
programs (include a statement of rationale and revised program pages in the
final packet).
COMPUTER APPLICATION SYSTEMS
Gaila Moore and Judy Odom presented.
The discipline is presenting nine courses for DE delivery and has revised degrees and
certificates to accommodate course changes and deletions.
CAS 54B, Microsoft Excel® II, 3 units.
Request to offer in DE delivery format (approved by DECSC). Norberto initiated
discussion on this being an “advanced” class without a prerequisite. Gaila stated that
the course has always been offered this way, and that many students are successful
without having taken CAS 54A. Consensus was that the advisory should be kept as
written, and that a prerequisite is not necessary.
In a discussion on the hours to units ratio of 2 hours lecture, 2 hours laboratory for
3 units, Gaila stated that an additional hour of lab work is assigned. Bill asked how
lab work and homework differ. Tom Clark read the following passage from the
state’s Program and Course Approval Handbook:
…in a computer applications course which is primarily laboratory,
there may nonetheless be a certain amount of reading involved outside of
class. The college might thus award one unit of credit for only two hours
per week of hands-on computer instruction, as long as the instructor
assigns one hour per week of out-of-class study.
It was noted that we are striving to standardize wording of the Special Student
Materials section for computer classes.
Needed:
• Revise Special Student Materials to read, “Removable storage, such as USB
Flash drives or floppy diskettes.”
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CAS 58, Introduction to Microsoft Access®, 3 units.
Request to offer in DE delivery format (approved by DECSC). Norberto suggested
revising the second sentence of the course description to read, “For students requiring
an overview…”
Needed:
• In both the Abbreviated Course Description and the Catalog Description,
revise the second sentence to read, “For students requiring an overview…”
• Revise Special Student Materials to read, “Removable storage, such as USB
Flash drives or floppy diskettes.”
CAS 72K, Business English Skills I, 1 unit
Request to offer in DE delivery format (approved by DECSC).
Needed:
• Rewrite Typical Student Assignments to read, “Complete grammar pretest,”
“Complete grammar exercises,” etc.
• Revise Special Student Materials to read, “Removable storage, such as USB
Flash drives or floppy diskettes.”
CAS 72L, Business English Skills II, 1 unit
Request to offer in DE delivery format (approved by DECSC).
Needed:
• Rewrite Typical Student Assignments to read, “Complete grammar pretest on
verb tenses,” etc.
• Revise Special Student Materials to read, “Removable storage, such as USB
Flash drives or floppy diskettes.”
CAS 82, Designing Web Pages, 3 units
Request to offer in DE delivery format (approved by DECSC). There was discussion
on rewording the course description to increase clarity (see below).
Needed:
• In both the Abbreviated Course Description and the Catalog Description,
revise the first sentence to read, “Design and enhance Web Pages using
creative web site design principles…”
• In the Catalog Description, revise the third sentence to read, “Includes
publishing a website.”
• Revise Special Student Materials to read, “Removable storage, such as USB
Flash drives or floppy diskettes.”
CAS 84, Designing Business Graphics, 3 units
Request to offer in DE delivery format (approved by DECSC).
Needed:
• Revise Special Student Materials to read, “Removable storage, such as USB
Flash drives or floppy diskettes.”
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CAS 88A, Microsoft Word® I, 3 units
Request to offer in DE delivery format (approved by DECSC).
Needed:
• Revise Special Student Materials to read, “Removable storage, such as USB
Flash drives or floppy diskettes.”
CAS 88B, Microsoft Word® II, 3 units
Request to offer in DE delivery format (approved by DECSC).
Needed:
• Revise Special Student Materials to read, “Removable storage, such as USB
Flash drives or floppy diskettes.”
Administrative Assistant, AS Degree
Revised to accommodate changes in curriculum offerings. Bill commented that
because both English 52A and 70 fulfill graduation requirements it might be possible
to eliminate the English requirement and reduce the total units for the major. Gaila
replied that these courses are better suited to this major than English 1A, which also
meets the graduation requirement. She added that if a student had already taken
English 1A, she would waive this requirement.
Needed:
• Resolve discrepancy between Degree and Certificate (See discussion under
Administrative Assistant, Certificate of Achievement.)
• Bring revised outline (if applicable) to next meeting.
Software Specialist, AS Degree
Revised to accommodate changes in curriculum offerings. Bill suggested adding
English 1A, 52A, and 70 as options to Business 14. The discipline rejected the
suggestion.
Des Chun led a discussion on whether CSCI 14 is too complex for this major.
Consensus was to remove it. It was also suggested that CAS 82 and 84 be added as
options to CSCI 91.
Needed:
• Add “or Computer Application Systems 82 (Designing Web Pages) or
Computer Application Systems 84 (Designing Business Graphics)” to
Computer Science 91 (Introduction to Hypertext Markup Language
(HTML)) [NOTE: Do not remove these courses from the list of electives.]
• Remove Computer Science 14 (Introduction to Structured Programming in
C++)
• Change total units to “26-30”
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Administrative Assistant, Certificate of Achievement
Revised to accommodate changes in curriculum offerings. Bill spoke about building
from the certificate to the degree. He noted that if a student took either CAS 55 or 84
as an option for the certificate, it would not count toward the degree. He suggested
either adding the courses to the degree or removing them from the certificate.
Needed:
• Resolve discrepancy between Degree and Certificate
• Bring revised outline (if applicable) to next meeting.
At 4:00 it was MSC (Novak/Shannon) to extend the meeting by 15 minutes.
Office Technology, Certificate of Achievement
Revised to accommodate changes in curriculum offerings. Edna Danaher noted that
to remain a Certificate of Achievement the program must have a minimum of 20
units. Gaila stated that she would increase the electives to 6 units.
Needed:
• Increase electives to 6 units.
• Change total units to “20.”
Software Specialist, Certificate of Achievement
Revised to accommodate changes in curriculum offerings. It was suggested that CAS
82 and 84 be added as options to CSCI 91.
Needed:
• Add “or Computer Application Systems 82 (Designing Web Pages) or
Computer Application Systems 84 (Designing Business Graphics)” to
Computer Science 91 (Introduction to Hypertext Markup Language
(HTML)) [NOTE: Do not remove these courses from the list of electives.]
• Change total units to “24-26.”
Remove from Catalog:
CAS 70, Computer Keyboarding and Formatting, 3 units
CAS 80, Basic Computer Programming in BASIC, 4 units
INSPECTION
Tom Clark reported that the Inspection Program has been on suspension since 200304. At this time, the Division would like to remove the program and its courses from
the catalog.
DESIGN TECHNOLOGY
Tom Clark is requesting that the Design Technology Program be placed on
suspension. A note stating, “The Design Technology Program is currently suspended
until further notice” will be placed in the catalog, and Design Technology courses
will not be listed.
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V.
Good of the Order
Patricia Shannon will be bringing revised outlines for Music 500 and Theater Arts 500 to
the next meeting.
Patricia Posada has reported that OSCAR (Online Services for Curriculum and
Articulation Review), an electronic submission device, is the only way to submit courses
to CSU for inclusion in the CSU GE and IGETC lists. She is having difficulty fitting
longer outlines (including those with expanded typical assignment) into the OSCAR
format. (Kaaren Krueg)
VI.
VII.
Next meeting: December 13, 2005
The meeting was adjourned at 4:15 p.m.
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