CHABOT COLLEGE
Curriculum Committee Minutes
November 16, 2004
Members Present:
Desmond Chun, Rudolph Cockerham, Cindy Hicks, Gayle Hunt, Diana Immisch,
Bill McDonald, Lupe Ortiz, Patricia Shannon
Ex-Officio
Members Present:
Edna Danaher, Denise Noldon, Patricia Posada, Ron Taylor
Guests:
Tim Dave, Gene Groppetti, Rachel LePell, Mark Schaeffer, Diane Zuliani
I.
Call to Order
The meeting was called to order at 2:08 by committee chair Cindy Hicks.
II.
Physics Proposal
Tim Dave reported on progress being made in resolving the Physics questions raised at
the November 9 meeting. He would like to bring the revisions to the December 7
meeting along with the Mathematics revisions. Request approved.
III.
Approval of Minutes of November 9, 2004
MSC (Shannon/Immisch) that the minutes of November 9, 2004, be approved as
presented.
IV.
History 5 and American Cultures proposal
Bill McDonald asked that there be more about the represented groups in the Course
Content and Expected Outcomes. Cindy Hicks agreed that this is a good suggestion.
Lupe Ortiz reported that revisions have been made to the outline. He will ask Marge
Maloney to be sure the committee gets the current version within the next couple of days.
Discussion was tabled to the November 23 meeting.
V.
Math/Science Proposal
MSC (Chun/McDonald) to approve the Math/Science proposal with corrections noted
on November 9, with the exception of Math 32, Math 33, and Physics 4ABCD, which
will be addressed at the December 7 meeting.
VI.
Arts and Humanities Presentation
In answer to a question, it was noted that UC and CSU require textbook dates within the
last 5 years; exceptions are made for “classic” texts.
ART
Dean’s Checklist: Correct Capital Outlay column for Art 13C and 13D to read “No.”
Art 1, Introduction to Art, 3 units
Art 2A, Introduction to Drawing, 3 units
Art 2B, Drawing and Composition, 3 units
Art 4, Art History—Ancient, 3 units
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Art 5, Art History—Renaissance to Modern, 3 units
Minor revisions to align with LPC. No changes suggested.
Art 6, Museum Studies, 3 units
Removes advisory; adds prerequisite. Discussion on recency and availability of
texts. Cindy suggested that if more recent texts are not appropriate, that information
should be included in the rationale.
Prerequisites: It was recommended that prerequisite skills listed on the outline be
those that are included in all four of the prerequisite classes, and that they are rated as
critical (#1) on the content review forms. Prerequisites approved.
Needed:
• Revise Prerequisite Skills if needed (see above).
• Update texts as appropriate.
Art 11, Design, Materials, and Color, 3 units
Minor revisions to align with LPC. It was noted that while this course was formerly
included on the UC/GE Breadth list, it has been inadvertently removed. An outline
revision would be needed to reinstate it. The discipline will rewrite the outline and
bring it back to the committee on December 14. Gene Groppetti will coordinate
changes with LPC.
Needed:
• Rewrite outline to meet UC GE Breadth criteria. Bring revision to December 14
meeting.
Art 12A, Oil/Acrylic Painting—Beginning I, 3 units
Art 12B, Oil/Acrylic Painting—Beginning II, 3 units
Art 12C, Oil/Acrylic Painting—Advanced I, 3 units
Art 12D, Oil/Acrylic Painting—Advanced II, 3 units
Art 13A, Acrylic Painting—Beginning I, 3 units
Art 13B, Acrylic Painting—Beginning II, 3 units
Art 13C, Acrylic Painting—Advanced I, 3 units
Art 13D, Acrylic Painting—Advanced II, 3 units
Minor revisions to align with LPC. No changes suggested.
DIGITAL MEDIA
Digital Media 36A, Final Cut Express I, 1.5 units
Digital Media 36A, Final Cut Express II, 1.5 units
New courses. Bill McDonald asked why these are being offered as two 1.5-unit
courses rather than one 3-unit course. Mark Schaeffer replied that this allows the
courses to be offered for half a semester or one evening a week. He thinks that
students will be more likely to try a new course if it requires a shorter time
commitment.
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Discussion on why students are required to provide their own cameras. It is cost
prohibitive to supply a camera for each student, and each student must have a camera
to participate in the lab activities. Also, security is an issue. Gene added that
students traditionally supply their own cameras for Photography courses.
These courses have been proposed for Area C of the AA Degree and CSU Transfer.
The low unit value should not affect articulation. Discussion resulted in the opinion
that the course as written is technical in nature, and therefore does not meet the
criteria for the AA Degree. The CSU Transfer request was approved.
The committee approved DIGM 36A as prerequisite to DIGM 36B.
Patricia commented that the rationales for both courses are the same. She would like
to see something in the rationale for DIGM 36B that indicates advancing skills.
Needed:
• Remove “Each student must have a digital video camera.” from the Catalog
Descriptions and add it to the Abbreviated Course Descriptions (See discussion
below under Photography 53A.)
• Remove AA Degree paperwork from packet.
• Revise the rationale for DIGM 36B to indicate advancing skills.
Cindy complimented Mark on the quality of his outlines.
INTERIOR DESIGN
Interior Design 62, Kitchen and Bathroom Design, 3 units
Updated outline. The advisory is being removed because the course currently listed
is no longer in existence. Edna Danaher commented that LPC’s Interior Design 62
transfers to CSU. Gene will fill out and submit the appropriate paperwork.
Needed:
• Fill out and submit Articulation Form 2.
PHOTOGRAPHY
Photography 53A, Beginning Digital Camera Use, 1.5 units
New course. Gene Groppetti reported that since this course was submitted to the
committee, the discipline has decided that it should not include a lab component.
Therefore, a revised outline will show the course as 1.5 hours (lecture). They have
also decided to remove the repeatability statement.
Diana initiated a discussion on whether the statement that students must provide their
own cameras should be included in the catalog descriptions, as it is in the new Digital
Media courses. Gene replied that this requirement is common with other
Photography courses, and it is not noted in their catalog descriptions. Further
discussion yielded the opinion that the line should be stricken from the Digital Media
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Catalog Descriptions and added to the Abbreviated Course Descriptions for inclusion
in the Class Schedule.
The request for inclusion in Area C. for the AA Degree was approved. It was noted
that the paperwork for the AS Degree was not included.
Needed:
• Fill out and submit paperwork for inclusion in the AS Degree.
Photography 53B, Digital Darkroom, 1.5 units
New course. Submitted for AA Degree (does not meet criteria) and CSU transfer
(approved).
Needed:
• Remove request for AA Degree inclusion from final packet.
THEATER ARTS
The discipline has requested a change in rubric, to THTR, due to differences in
direction of Chabot’s and LPC’s Theater Arts programs. Rachel LePell explained
that Chabot is more interested in new plays than is LPC, and also wants to add other
media to the program.
Dean’s Checklist: Complete the entries for THTR 1.
Theater Arts 1, Introduction to Acting, 3 units
Number changed from Theater Arts 1A; title changed from Theory and Practice of
Acting I.
Bill noted that some colleges include a notation in their catalogs indicating previous
course numbers. It was agreed to institute this practice at Chabot.
Needed:
• Add “(Formerly THEA 1A.)” as the last sentence in the catalog description.
• Correct header and footer on outline.
• Update textbook date.
Theater Arts 2, Theory and Practice of Acting, 3 units
Number changed from Theater Arts 1B; title changed from Theory and Practice of
Acting II. Patricia Posada confirmed that for articulation purposes this would be a
technical change.
Needed:
• Add “(Formerly THEA 1B.)” as the last sentence in the catalog description.
• Update textbook date.
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Theater Arts 10, Theater History and Appreciation, 3 units
Title changed from Introduction to Theater Arts. Revised format.
American Cultures request: Discussion of whether the course, as written, qualifies
for American Cultures. It was noted that the Bibliography demonstrates the criteria
more strongly than does the letter. Also, the outline doesn’t show how the American
Cultures component is integrated. Rachel explained her understanding of American
Cultures and how this course fulfills the requirements.
Cindy suggested that Rachel talk with English and other instructors who have written
successful proposals. It was agreed that the committee will try to consider a revised
proposal at the December 14 meeting, subject to time constraints.
Needed:
• Newer dates for 1990s texts if available.
Theater Arts 16, Dramatic Writing I, 3 units
Title change from Introduction to Playwriting for Film, Television, and Theater.
This course was presented as Dramatic Writing I: Introduction to Playwriting,
Screenwriting, Writing for Media Arts. It was decided that the subtitle is
unnecessary, as it repeats information contained in the catalog description.
Increase in repeatability from one to three times.
Needed:
• Correct title on Rationale and Outline.
Theater Arts 30, Emerging Work, 3 units
Title change from Drama Workshop. Unit/hours change from 1-3 units, 3-9 hours
laboratory to 3 units, 9 hours laboratory.
It was agreed to rewrite Expected Outcome #6 using a measurable verb.
Needed:
• Change Expected Outcome #6 to “practice the creative processes at work.”
• Change Course Content #6 to read “The creative processes”
• More recent textbook date if available.
Theater Arts 47, College Theater Acting, 3 units
Former variable units are being changed to 3 units, and repeatability to 3 times.
Needed:
• Add title to Rationale.
• Remove title change notation form Rationale.
• Correct repeatability statement to read “May be repeated 3 times.”
• Correct hours to read “9 hours laboratory.”
• Add dates to textbooks.
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VII.
Good of the Order
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Cindy commented that in the Spring we might want to begin a discussion of how we
want to apply Title 5 criteria to requests for inclusion in our GE degree areas.
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The Senate has passed a resolution that the Curriculum Committee shall review and
approve changes to program admissions requirements, selection standards, and
selection criteria, and that changes cannot be implemented until they have been
printed in the catalog or addendum.
The Nursing Program has recently changed its admission requirements without going
through the above process, and is ready to send letters to students regarding the
change. Cindy stated that the letters should not go out until the Committee has had a
chance to review and approve the change.
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VIII.
IX.
The deadline for getting GE Breadth and IGETC proposals to Patricia Posada is
December 15.
Next meeting: November 23, 2004—Business, Computer Application Systems,
Computer Science presentations
The meeting was adjourned at 4:15 p.m.
kk 11/18/04
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