Academic Senate Meeting, April 15, 2015
AGENDA ITEM 4.1
College of the Redwoods
Summary of Curricular Changes
04.08.16
DEGREES & CERTIFICATES
NEW = New Program; SUB = Revised program that has undergone substantive changes; NONSUB = Revised
program that has undergone non-substantial changes; INA = Inactivated program; COMMENTS = nature of proposal
Program Title
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E
W
N
O
N
S
U
B
S
U
B
I
N
A
Comments/ Summary Changes
Discipline Code/ Prerequisite Change
Corrections - AS
X
Inactivated at recommendation of AP4021 Process Review Committee.
Corrections - CA
X
Inactivated at recommendation of AP4021 Process Review Committee.
Program requirements adjusted to replace a course that is offered very
infrequently.
Automotive Technology - AS
04.08.16 Curriculum Summary
X
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Academic Senate Meeting, April 15, 2015
AGENDA ITEM 4.1
College of the Redwoods
Summary of Course Changes
03.25.16
LEGEND
PREFIX = Course prefix; # = Course Number; TITLE = Course title or title change; NEW = New course or large format/distanced education proposal first
submission; REV = Revised course; REP = Replaces existing course; INA = Inactivated course; UNITS = Total Units and hours of new or revised course; UC = UC
transferable – indicate UC transfer status by placing an A for approved courses and a P for courses pending; CSU = CSU transferable – indicate CSU transfer
status by placing an A for approved courses and a P for courses pending CR GE = credits apply to CR General Education; underlined indicates new CR
GE and R for approval removed; COMMENTS = Review of outline changes, including prerequisites.
Prefix
#
EDUC
225
Title/Title Change
N
E
W
High School Equivalency/GED Preparation
X
R
E
V
R
E
P
I
N
A
[ Units ]
Lec/Lab
Hrs
U
C
C
S
U
CR
GE
Comments/ Summary Changes
Discipline Code/ Prerequisite Change
noncredit course approved for distance
education - online modality.
Course revised to incorporate assessment
findings and to synchronize with updated
distance education approval.
ECON
1
Macroeconomics
X
A
A
A
Course Learning Outcomes
1. Apply macroeconomic concepts and models to
make predictions and decisions about personal,
business, and social topics.
2. Use macroeconomic concepts and models to
formulate and evaluate arguments.
Course revised to incorporate assessment
findings and to synchronize with updated
distance education approval.
ECON
10
Microeconomics
04.08.16 Curriculum Summary
X
A
A
A
Course Learning Outcomes
1. Apply microeconomic concepts and models to
make predictions and decisions about personal,
business, and social topics.
2. Use microeconomic concepts and models to
formulate and evaluate arguments.
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Prefix
MT
MT
#
10
11
Title/Title Change
Fundamentals of Manufacturing Technology
Advanced Manufacturing - Turning
04.08.16 Curriculum Summary
AGENDA ITEM 4.1
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V
X
X
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P
I
N
A
[ Units ]
Lec/Lab
Hrs
U
C
C
S
U
CR
GE
Comments/ Summary Changes
Discipline Code/ Prerequisite Change
A
Regular 5 year revision. Updates made to
catalog description, learning outcomes, and
course content.
Course Learning Outcomes
1. Set up and operate industrial machine tools
using correct feed and speed calculations.
2. Use precision metrology instruments to
accurately measure machine parts.
3. Research and report on current topics in
manufacturing technology.
A
Regular 5 year revision. Updates made to
catalog description, learning outcomes, and
course content.
Course Learning Outcomes
1. Set up and operate manual lathes and
grinding machines to accurately produce
precision machine parts.
2. Perform the calculations required for
producing various screw thread forms on an
engine lathe.
3. Determine the appropriate use of the surface
grinder with accuracy based on project
parameters.
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Prefix
MT
#
12
Title/Title Change
Advanced Manufacturing - Milling
AGENDA ITEM 4.1
N
E
W
R
E
V
54A Introduction to Computer Numerical Control
X
AG
63
X
04.08.16 Curriculum Summary
I
N
A
[ Units ]
Lec/Lab
Hrs
X
MT
Introduction to Organic/Sustainable Agriculture
R
E
P
3.0
[3.0/0]
U
C
C
S
U
CR
GE
Comments/ Summary Changes
Discipline Code/ Prerequisite Change
A
Regular 5 year revision. Updates made to
catalog description, learning outcomes, and
course content.
Course Learning Outcomes
1. Set up and operate manual vertical and
horizontal milling machines to accurately
produce precision machine parts.
2. Perform the calculations required for
industrial indexing systems.
3. Describe gear nomenclature and gear
production techniques.
A
Regular 5 year revision. Updates made to
catalog description, learning outcomes, and
course content.
Course Learning Outcomes
1. Program, set-up, and operate CNC machine
tools to perform basic machining operations.
2. Research and report on current topics in the
manufacturing industry.
A
Increased unit value from 2 to 3 in order to
better align with statewide curriculum.
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Prefix
BIOL
#
4
Title/Title Change
General Zoology
04.08.16 Curriculum Summary
AGENDA ITEM 4.1
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W
R
E
V
X
R
E
P
I
N
A
[ Units ]
Lec/Lab
Hrs
U
C
A
C
S
U
A
CR
GE
Comments/ Summary Changes
Discipline Code/ Prerequisite Change
Revised to align to a more appropriate C-ID
descriptor, created after this course's last
revision. Updates include revised catalog
description and updated prerequisites.
Course Learning Outcomes
1. Explain the essential elements of animal life,
major hypotheses for animal evolutionary
history, and mechanisms for the diversification
of animal life.
2. Compare and contrast the development, life
cycles, anatomical and physiological
characteristics of major taxa of animals as well
as selected non-photosynthetic unicellular
eukaryotes.
3. Evaluate the ecological relationships of
animals to each other and their environments.
4. Describe, identify key characteristics, and
classify representative specimens to Phylum, or
when appropriate, lower taxonomic levels.
5. Apply the processes of scientific inquiry,
phylogenetic analysis, and experimental design
to the diversity of animals.
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Prefix
BIOL
#
5
Title/Title Change
General Botany
04.08.16 Curriculum Summary
AGENDA ITEM 4.1
N
E
W
R
E
V
X
R
E
P
I
N
A
[ Units ]
Lec/Lab
Hrs
U
C
A
C
S
U
A
CR
GE
Comments/ Summary Changes
Discipline Code/ Prerequisite Change
A
Updated to better align with C-ID descriptor.
Updates also include modification to
prerequisites approved in 2015.
Course Learning Outcomes
1. Recognize structural characteristics of plant,
fungal, and algal groups and their phylogenetic
relationships.
2. Correlate plant form, ranging from the
cellular to the organismal level, with function.
3. Describe how organisms interact at the
population and community levels, in addition to
how ecological processes, such as energy and
matter flow, maintain ecosystem function.
4. Use the formal methodologies of observation
and scientific method as inquiry-based
laboratory tools to critically explain observable
phenomena.
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BIOL
ENGL
#
7
32
Title/Title Change
Human Physiology
Creative Writing: Poetry
04.08.16 Curriculum Summary
AGENDA ITEM 4.1
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V
X
X
R
E
P
I
N
A
[ Units ]
Lec/Lab
Hrs
U
C
A
C
S
U
CR
GE
Comments/ Summary Changes
Discipline Code/ Prerequisite Change
A
Revised to better align with C-ID descriptor.
Updates include revision of course learning
outcomes and objectives.
Course Learning Outcomes
1. Illustrate how the integration and regulation
of organ systems affects the maintenance of
homeostasis in the human body.
2. Relate the key functions of major organ
systems with the cellular and molecular
mechanisms that enable these functions.
3. Analyze examples of disease processes and
relate them to aberrations of normal
physiological function.
X
Revised in conjuction with ENGL-33 for both
courses to jointly meet the requirements for CID descriptor.
Course Learning Outcomes
1. Differentiate and utilize concrete detail and
abstraction in poetry.
2. Control grammar and punctuation to clarify
ideas.
3. Apply a process-oriented approach to writing
poetry that involves inventing, drafting,
revising, and editing.
4. Compose original written texts, using genrespecific structures and formal conventions.
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Academic Senate Meeting, April 15, 2015
Prefix
ENGL
#
33
Title/Title Change
Creative Writing: Prose Fiction
04.08.16 Curriculum Summary
AGENDA ITEM 4.1
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R
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V
X
R
E
P
I
N
A
[ Units ]
Lec/Lab
Hrs
U
C
C
S
U
X
CR
GE
Comments/ Summary Changes
Discipline Code/ Prerequisite Change
Revised in conjuction with ENGL-32 for both
courses to jointly meet the requirements for CID descriptor.
Course Learning Outcomes
1. Differentiate and utilize concrete detail and
abstraction in fiction.
2. Control grammar and punctuation to clarify
ideas.
3. Apply a process-oriented approach to writing
fiction that involves inventing, drafting,
revising, and editing.
4. Compose original written texts, using genrespecific structures and formal conventions.
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