CHABOT COL LEGE
Curriculum Committee Minutes
May 3, 2005
Members Present:
Desmond Chun, JoAnn Galliano, Cindy Hicks, Gayle Hunt, Diana Immisch, Bill
McDonald, Lupe Ortiz, Dan Raveica, Patricia Shannon
Ex-Officio
Members Present:
Jane Church, Edna Danaher, Kaaren Krueg, Ron Taylor
Guests:
Carolyn Arnold, Marge Maloney, Norberto Ruiz
I.
Call to Order
The meeting was called to order at 2:10 by committee chair Cindy Hicks.
II.
Approval of Minutes of April 19, 2005
MSC (Chun/Ortiz) that the minutes of April 19, 2005, be approved as presented.
III.
Approval of Dental Hygiene Proposal
This is an early 2005-06 proposal; it will go into effect in Fall 2006.
MSC (Immisch/Galliano) that the proposal be approved contingent upon changes being
made as listed in the minutes of April 19.
IV.
Mass Comm 500 Presentation
Cindy distributed a revised packet for Mass Comm 500, Radio/Television Production.
Needed:
• Change course number to MCOM 501 (There is already a MCOM 500, Newspaper
Production)
• Change Baccalaureate Level column on Dean’s Checklist to “No”
• Change implementation date on outline to Fall 2005
Cindy will conduct an e-mail vote in a few days to allow committee members time to
review the packet. She noted that the 500 courses are the only exception to the policy
that a course must be published in the catalog prior to its being offered.
V.
AA/AS Human Services Presentation
This program was approved by the Curriculum Committee in 2004 pending State
Approval. At the request of the State, 2 units of Work Experience have been added to the
program, raising the core units from 26 to 28. Students may be awarded this degree after
it receives State approval and is published, probably in the catalog that will be published
in Fall 2006. In the meantime, after State approval, the discipline should publish fliers
advertising the change in requirements, and students may be taking courses towards the
degree.
Patricia Shannon called attention to the second options list and asked whether there might
not be other American (U.S.) Cultures courses that should be included. Bill McDonald
stated that Carey Harbin worked with the catalog to develop this list at the time the
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program was originally proposed. Additions to the list would require Curriculum
Committee action during the regular curriculum proposal cycle. Bill will advise Carey
about Patricia’s recommendation. Cindy suggested additions to options would be a nonsubstantive change, so would not hold up State approval.
MSC (McDonald/Immisch) to approve the addition of 2 units of Work Experience to
the AA/AS Degree in Human Services.
VI.
Criteria for Writing and Critical Thinking Area
Cindy distributed a copy of an email from Lisa Everett, District-Wide Instructional Task
Force member and LPC’s Curriculum Chair offering the following suggestions from the
Task Force for inclusion in our criteria:
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“Critiqued” Drafts
# of written words—similar to how the English Courses currently operate.
“Emphasis on the techniques and principles of effective written argument.”
Look into and incorporate CSU A3 Critical Thinking area into our Writing and
Critical Thinking area so that we can align well [sic] that.
Discussion produced the opinion that it is up to the individual colleges to determine
criteria; they do not have to be the same. Cindy has emailed drafts of our criteria to LPC
and the Task Force for informational purposes. Chabot would like broad criteria that
would allow courses from disciplines other than English to fulfill the requirement. We
also have decided to not incorporate CSU A3 language because the new Writing and
Critical Thinking area is an associate degree GE requirement.
MS (Shannon/Galliano) to approve the following version of the criteria:
Area A
Writing and Critical Thinking, 3 units
Courses in this area will be those, from any discipline, that enable students to grasp
another's argument and construct an argument of their own. These courses will require
emphasize reading and writing that will enable students to:
• question
• analyze
• synthesize, and
• evaluate ideas at the college level.
Courses in this area further will enable students to:
• recognize the need for information
• find information
• evaluate information
• use information, and
• communicate information in all its various formats.
Finally, courses in this area will:
• require application of both critical thinking and communication skills
• combine aspects of library literacy, research methods, and technological
literacy, and
• consider the ethical and legal implications of information use.
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An amendment to the motion, made by Diana Immisch, substituted emphasize for require
(see first paragraph, above). The motion carried.
Carolyn Arnold commented that Critical Thinking is a college learning goal, and asked
whether we will assume that a student who has passed a course satisfying this
requirement has acquired critical thinking skills. Patricia replied that they will have been
given the opportunity to acquire the skills. Cindy pointed out that all we can say right
now is that students who pass three units in the Writing and Critical Thinking area will
have met this GE requirement for the A.A. The college will need to determine how to
assess the critical thinking learning goal. JoAnn noted that all associate degree courses
incorporate critical thinking per Title 5.
Those wishing to propose a course to satisfy this requirement must do so in next year’s
curriculum packet.
VII.
Removal of Inactive Courses/Programs from the Catalog
In answer to a request by Cindy, it was MSC (Chun/McDonald) that courses and
programs that have been inactive (not scheduled; not offered; cancelled) for five
academic years should be removed from the Catalog. Disciplines should remove inactive
courses and programs from the Catalog at the time of their program reviews. In addition,
the Office of Academic Services, working with ITS, should annually identify courses and
programs that have been inactive for five years and remove them from the Catalog.
Catalog information should be regularly updated on the web. Notification of course and
program removal will be made to the Curriculum Committee, the Dean of Counseling,
the Articulation Officer, and the Discipline Dean.
VIII.
Timeframe for Implementing Changes or Additions to Program Admissions
Requirements
MSC (McDonald/Immisch) that programs with special admissions procedures, such as
Dental Hygiene and Nursing, will make necessary changes in their admissions selection
criteria no less than one year in advance of the application deadline. The one-year
requirement could be waived if the State Regulatory Board or the program accrediting
agency requires an immediate change in the admissions criteria. Notification of the need
for a waiver should be made to the Curriculum Committee and the Dean of Counseling as
soon as the need is apparent.
IX.
Revised Tracking Form for American (U.S.) Cultures Courses
Patricia distributed a revision of the Tracking Form. The following item has been added:
4. Proposal includes a sample annotated bibliography. The annotations
should explain the relevance of the particular materials or texts. The
works cited are representative; there must be materials that demonstrate
how the content of items 1, 2, and 3 (above) are addressed. This is a
sample bibliography intended to guide present and future instructors in
terms of the background and preparation necessary to teach this class
with a U.S. cultures focus.
Yes. All three context areas have been addressed. A notation for each
item shows the content it could provide if used in a class.
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MSC (McDonald/Hunt) to accept the revised Tracking Form.
X.
Adding a statement to the bottom of majors that, when combined with the GE units,
will take students beyond 60 units—Dental Hygiene Model*
MSC (Shannon/Hunt) to place a statement at the bottom of major programs whose total
units will combine with GE units so that the degree will exceed 60 units. [Currently A.A.
majors over 35 units and A.S. majors over 41 units, when combined with GE units, will
cause students to need over 60 units for the degree.]
*“The Dental Hygiene Program units combined with the Associate in Arts Degree
requirements will be in excess of the minimum 60 units.” Individual programs should
substitute their program name and the degree/certificate that they award.
Cindy suggested placing a discussion of other places to state this in the catalog on a
future agenda.
XI.
Criteria for GE Areas: Keep old, use new?
Consensus of the committee was to place new GE criteria in the Curriculum Handbook.
The request was made that the District Task Force finalize the titles of Areas in the A.A.
so that we can update the Curriculum Handbook and forms by June.
XII.
Defining “transfer major” notations in Catalog
Initiating a discussion on the subject, Bill McDonald commented that from a counseling
standpoint, it would be better to take the words “transfer program” off of program
descriptions. Programs don’t transfer. Also, while courses in these programs may
transfer as electives to some institutions, few will fulfill lower-division major
requirements at all four-year institutions. The committee considered how this action
would affect existing programs. Jane offered to suggest revisions to Pages 21-24 of the
catalog to make them more helpful to students.
MSC (Shannon/McDonald) to remove the words “transfer program” from all degree
descriptions in the catalog, to strike the “Transfer” column from the chart on Pages 27-29
of the current catalog, and to change the heading of those pages to read “Degree and
Certificate Programs.” The College Application for Admission and Code Sheet should
be revised to conform to this change.
The Office of Academic Services will put the catalog changes into effect and notify
Deans and faculty of disciplines affected. Persons with questions or concerns should
contact their Curriculum Committee representative.
XIII.
Developing a degree based on CSU and IGETC Certification
Jane is willing to develop an AA Degree in Transfer Studies to present in the fall as part
of the Counseling presentation. If you are interested in working with her, please let her
know.
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XIV.
Good of the Order
Cindy Hicks passed the “crown, orb, and scepter” to Norberto Ruiz, next year’s chair.
JoAnn presented Cindy with gifts from the committee and thanked her for the work she
has done. Cindy thanked the committee for being “wonderful.” She said that chairing
the committee is one of the most interesting things she has done since she has been at
Chabot.
XV.
XVI.
Next meeting: August 30, 2005
The meeting was adjourned at 3:40 p.m.
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