College of the Redwoods
Summary of Curricular Changes
04.22.16
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
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Discipline Code/ Prerequisite Change
Computer Support Specialist - AS
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Discontinued at recommendation of CTE Dean Marla Gleave because a new
degree revision combining this degree with the Office Professional degree has
been approved.
Office Professional - AS
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Discontinued at recommendation of CTE Dean Marla Gleave because a new
degree revision combining this degree with the Computer Support Specialist
degree has been approved.
Word Processing - CR
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Discontinued at recommedation of CTE Dean Marla Gleave.
Welding Technology - AS
Curriculum Summary 04.22.16
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Updated to reinstate a degree that hasn't been offered in many years.
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Program Title
Custodian and Maintenance Skills - CR
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Catalog Description
A Certificate of Completion in custodian and basic maintenance skills. Students
will learn cleaning procedures and how to work with commonly-used machines
and equipment. They will also learn how to perform basic and preventative
maintenance safely and responsibly by following all relevant Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) and Occupational Safety and Health Administration
(OSHA) regulations. On completion, students will be fully prepared to complete
the duties required to work as a cleaner, custodian, or basic maintenance
worker.
Program Goals & Objectives
The goal of this program is to prepare students with the skills and training to
work as a custodian or basic maintenance worker. On completion of this
certificate, students will be able to:
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1. Safely and responsibly perform the duties of a custodian or basic
maintenance worker in accordance with local, state, and federal regulations.
Agriculture-General - AS
Curriculum Summary 04.22.16
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Revised to reflect a recently approved unit change for AG-63, and to include
AG-22 and AG-44B as core requirements. PLOs have not been changed.
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College of the Redwoods
Summary of Course Changes
04.22.16
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.
Title/Title Change
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Discipline Code/ Prerequisite Change
Prefix
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Independent Study
Independent Study
Independent Study
Independent Study
Control and Supervision of Inmates
Correctional Law
Correctional Interviewing and Counseling
Prison Gangs and the Inmate Subculture
Crisis Intervention Team Training
POLSC
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U.S. Government and Politics
POLSC
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Introduction to Political Philosophy
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AG
63
AG-63 Intro to Organic/Sustainable Agriculture
(Eureka)
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Dual Enrollment with Eureka High School
AG
63
AG-63 Intro to Organic/Sustainable Agriculture
(Fortuna)
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Dual Enrollment with Fortuna High School
Curriculum Summary 04.22.16
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Course inactivation.
Course inactivation.
Course inactivation.
Course inactivation.
Course inactivation.
Course inactivation.
Course inactivation.
Course inactivation.
Course inactivation.
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Distance Education modality renewed: Online.
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Distance Education modality approved:
Interactive Video.
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Prefix
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Title/Title Change
RHM
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HIST
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Culinary Fundamentals (Eureka)
U.S. History through Reconstruction (Arcata)
U.S. History through Reconstruction (Eureka)
U.S. History through Reconstruction (Fortuna)
U.S. History Reconstruction to the Present
(Arcata)
HIST
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HIST
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ENGL
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MATH
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U.S. History Reconstruction to the Present
(Eureka)
U.S. History Reconstruction to the Present
(Fortuna)
Analytic Reading and Writing (Fortuna)
Intermediate Algebra for Social Sciences and
Business
Curriculum Summary 04.22.16
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Comments/ Summary Changes
Discipline Code/ Prerequisite Change
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Dual Enrollment with Eureka High School
Dual Enrollment with Arcata High School
Dual Enrollment with Eureka High School
Dual Enrollment with Fortuna High School
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Dual Enrollment with Arcata High School
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Dual Enrollment with Eureka High School
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Dual Enrollment with Fortuna High School
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Dual Enrollment with Fortuna High School
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Course content revised to better prepare
students for MATH 30 or MATH 25. Other
updates include: revised catalog description,
renewed for CRGE Area D3.
Course Learning Outcomes
1. Apply mathematics to real-world problems
and applications with an emphasis on social
sciences and business.
2. Investigate the output from a graphing
calculator to explore mathematical concepts
and to verify work.
3. Explaint he concept of a function to
aoolications in business and social science.
4. Understand the limitations of a model to
predict outcomes based on the concepts of
domain and range.
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Prefix
MATH
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30
Title/Title Change
College Algebra
Curriculum Summary 04.22.16
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Discipline Code/ Prerequisite Change
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Course revised to more closely align with C-ID
descriptor. Other changes include: revised
catalog description, added options for prerequisites and recommended preparation, and
renewal for CRGE Area D3.
Course Learning Outcomes
1. Analyze and investigate functions and
equations both graphically and algebraically to
include rational, linear, polynomial, radical,
absolute value, exponential, and logarithmic.
2. Solve equations, systems of equations, and
inequalities containing rational, linear,
polynomial, radical, absolute value,
exponential, and logarithmic relations.
3. Apply techniques for finding zeros of
polynomials and roots of equations.
4. Apply function and other algebraic
techniques to model real world STEM
applications.
5. Define a sequenceas a function of the natural
numbers and apply appropriate formulas to
find sums of finite and infinite series.
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Prefix
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HO
110
COMM
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Title/Title Change
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Basic Patient Care
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Small Group Communication
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Curriculum Summary 04.22.16
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Discipline Code/ Prerequisite Change
Regular revision to stay current with guidelines
from CA Dept of Public Health. Other updates
include: revised catalog description and special
notes/advisories.
Course Learning Outcomes
1. Demonstrate basic skills needed to function
as a nurse assitant in a clinical setting.
2. Communicate knowledge and requirement
of the roles and responsibilities of the nurse
assistant as a member of the health care team.
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Revised to propose for transferability as CSU
GE-Breadth Area A1
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