PERALTA
PERALTA COMMUNITY
COMMUNITY
COLLEGE
COLLEGE
DISTRICT
DISTRICT
Curriculum & Instruction
Recommendations
February/March 2009
Educational Services
Office of the Vice Chancellor
Presented and Approved at Board Meeting of March 23, 2010
Berkeley City College
College of Alameda
Laney
Merritt
CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION RECOMMENDATIONS
February/March 2010
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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February
Merritt College ...................................................................................................................... 1
March
College of Alameda.............................................................................................................. 3
Berkeley City College ........................................................................................................... 3
Laney College ...................................................................................................................... 4
Merritt College .................................................................................................................... 10
PERALTA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT
CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION RECOMMENDATIONS
College: Merritt
Date Submitted for
CIPD Approval: 2/1/10
COURSE ADDITIONS
DATE SUBMITTED FOR BOARD APPROVAL: March 23, 2010
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Informational Item: Fee based course
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JUSTIFICATION:
We have established relations with the Zzyxx
Reserve, thereby giving our students access to
lands not open to the public.
BIOL 848OR, Natural History of the Eastern Mojave
Desert
Also offered as a credit course: ENVST 48OV.
Introduction to the natural history of the Eastern
Mojave Desert: Climate, geology, geologic history,
geo-morphology, plants and animals and their
interactions, and conservation issues of the Eastern
Mojave Desert region of southeastern California;
emphasis on the biodiversity of the region.
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PERALTA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT
CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION RECOMMENDATIONS
College: Merritt
Date Submitted for
CIPD Approval: 2/1/2010
COURSE DEACTIVATIONS
DATE SUBMITTED FOR BOARD APPROVAL: March 23, 2010
DEACTIVATE:
EFF.
JUSTIFICATION:
BIOL 048OO Natural History of Lake Tahoe
F09
Course is being deactivated because it has not
been taught for over 3 years and is not projected to
be taught in the foreseeable future.
BIOL/ENVST 848NM Natural History of the Selway
River/Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness, Field Study 1
F09
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BIOL/ENVST 848NN Natural History of the Selway
River/Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness, Field Study 2
F09
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ENGL 48NO, Research: El Salvador Through A
Personal "I" Lens
ENVST 48OS, Natural History of Lake Tahoe
ENVST 048OX, Dinosaurs and Other Beasts of the
Mesozoic Menagerie
ESL 348NI Basic Study Skills for the Childcare
Provider I
ENGL 048NP Research Methodology: El Salvador
through a Personal “I” Lens
ESL 348NJ Basic Study Skills for the Childcare
Provider II
PE 007A Basketball
PE 056A-C Basketball – Fundamentals
PE 064 Golf – Theory and Practice
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PERALTA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT
CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION RECOMMENDATIONS
March 1, 2020
PROP TYPE TITLE
TITLE
UNITS
GRADING
PREREQUISITES
DESCRIPTION
COLLEGE OF ALAMEDA
New Fee Based
MUSIC 801 Small Ensemble
Improvisational/Jazz Theory
Study and performance of jazz, blues, and improvisatio
and standard jazz repertoire from 1863 to the present
Effective Spring 2010
BERKELEY CITY COLLEGE
Course Change
Ad
Effective F10
ART 020 or ART 025
or ART 030 or ART
041 or ART 050 or
ART 060 or ART
095A or ART 001 or
ART 004 or ART 013
or ART 014
Course Change
MMART 153 DIGITAL
CINEMATOGRAPHY BASICS
Effective F10
Prerequisite:
MMART 151A /LA or
MMART 154
Ad
Distance Education
POSCI 003 International
Relations
Effective Sp10
ENGL 50 Multicultural American
Literature
Course Addition
ART 018 Critique and the
Creative Process
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3 units
3 hrs lec
GR P/NP
Effective F10
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Prerequisite: ENGL
1A
Multicultural American Literature: AfricanAmerican, Asian-American, Latino/Chicano,
Native American, and other literatures; relevant
history and cultural development; influence of the
dominant culture on minority experiences;
multiple genres, including oral tradition, poetry,
memoirs, short stories, and novels.
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PERALTA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT
CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION RECOMMENDATIONS
March 1, 2020
PROP TYPE TITLE
BERKELEY CITY COLLEGE
Course Addition
TITLE
MMART 0048VA Advanced CSS
Effective F10
UNITS
GRADING
2 units
1.5 hrs lec
1.5 hrs lab
GR P/NP
PREREQUISITES
Corequisite:
MMART 48VB
Rec Prep: MMART
160A/LA
Course Addition
MMART 0048VB Advanced CSS
Lab
Effective F10
1 unit
Corequisite:
MMART 48VA
DESCRIPTION
Web Design using advanced CSS (Cascading
Style Sheets): Use of web layout programs,
including issues of specificity and control of the
cascade; handling of browser anomalies;
positioning strategies; media style sheets;
accessibility for forms, tables, and javascript
actions through progressive enhancement.
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Practical training for development of multimedia
skills presented in MMART 0048VA.
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LANEY COLLEGE
Course Deactivation
Course Addition
ANTHR 002 Introduction to
Archaeology and Prehistory
Effective F10
CARP 204 The Sustainable Built
Environment
Co
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3 units
3 hrs lec
GR P/NP
Effective Sp 2010
2
Introduction to water and resource conservation,
renewable energy and energy efficiency:
Principles, techniques and innovations in green
building.
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PERALTA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT
CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION RECOMMENDATIONS
March 1, 2020
PROP TYPE TITLE
LANEY COLLEGE
Course Addition
TITLE
E/ET 031 Introduction to DDC
Hardware for Building
Automation Systems
PREREQUISITES
DESCRIPTION
GR
Prerequisites: E/ET
202 and ECT 214
Introduction to basic microprocessor/
microcontroller operations: Analog and digital,
input and output interfaces. Microprocessor and
microcontroller hardware and some simple
process control software routines. Introduction to
Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs). Not
open for credit to students who have completed
or are currently enrolled in ECT 031.
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3 units
2 hrs lec
3 hrs lab
GR
Prerequisite: ECT
37 or E/ET 37
Introduction to global and local communication
networks: Emphasis on design, installation and
troubleshooting for building control systems
using direct digial control systems. Not open for
credit to students who have completed or are
currently enrolled in ECT 033.
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3 units
2 hrs lec
3 hrs lab
GR
Introduction to computer hardware and software:
Practical computer skills, including computer
components and functions; basics of Windows
competency and file structure system; Excel,
Visio and databases; Internet protocols and
Ethernet cabling basics. Not open for credit to
students who have completed or are currently
enrolled in ECT 037.
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3 units
2 hrs lec
3 hrs lab
GR
Introduction to basic
microprocessor/microcontroller operations:
Analog and digital, input and output interfaces.
Microprocessor and microcontroller hardware
and some simple process control software
routines. Introduction to Programmable Logic
Controllers (PLCs). Not open for credit to
students who have completed or are currently
enrolled in E/ET 031.
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UNITS
GRADING
3 units
2 hrs lec
3 hrs lab
Effective F10
Course Addition
E/ET 033 Control Systems
Networking for Building
Automation
Effective F10
Course Addition
E/ET 037 Introduction to PC
Hardware and Software for
Building Technicians
Effective F10
Course Addition
ECT 031 Introduction to DDC
Hardware for Building
Automation Systems
Effective F10
3
Prerequisites: E/ET
202 and ECT 214
PERALTA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT
CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION RECOMMENDATIONS
March 1, 2020
PROP TYPE TITLE
LANEY COLLEGE
Course Addition
TITLE
ECT 032 Control Systems
Design
UNITS
GRADING
2 units
1.5 hrs lec
1.5 hrs lab
GR
3 units
2 hrs lec
3 hrs lab
GR
2 units
1.5 hrs lec
1.5 hrs lab
GR
PREREQUISITES
Prerequisite: ECT
21
Introduction to control systems documentation
practices: HVAC system schematics, I/O tables,
network diagrams, logic diagrams and other
drawings. Use of Microsoft Visio and Auto CAD,
and documentation of control sequences of
operation.
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Prerequisite: ECT
37 or E/ET 37
Introduction to global and local communication
networks: Emphasis on design, installation and
troubleshooting for building control systems
using direct digial control systems. Not open for
credit to students who have completed or are
currently enrolled in ECT 033.
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Prerequisite: ECT
26
Methods and practices for developing energy
saving control routines: Energy efficient
operating sequences for programming, testing,
and troubleshooting; optimizing systems
interactions; using metrics to drive sequences,
fault detection diagnotistics, and measurement
and validation techniques.
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Prerequisite: ECT
27
Introduction to control system integration
practices: Common open protocols such as
BACNET, Modbus and Lonworks. Use of
integration platforms such as Tridium Niagara,
FieldBus device translators, and wireless
protocol integration. Review of whole building
systems integration strategies.
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Prerequisite: ECT 25
Introduction to regional and global energy issues:
Energy efficiency market sectors, impact of
building energy use on environmental, social,
and economic sustainability. Overview of national
and regional codes and policies regulating
energy efficiency in buildings.
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Effective F10
Course Addition
ECT 033 Control Systems
Networking for Building
Automation
Effective F10
Course Addition
ECT 034 Control Routines for
Energy Efficiency
Effective F10
Course Addition
ECT 035 Control Systems
Integration
2 units
1.5 hrs lec
1.5 hrs lab
Effective F10
Course Addition
ECT 036 Energy Issues,
Policies, and Codes
1.5 units
1.5 hrs lec
GR
Effective F10
4
DESCRIPTION
PERALTA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT
CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION RECOMMENDATIONS
March 1, 2020
PROP TYPE TITLE
LANEY COLLEGE
Course Addition
TITLE
ECT 037 Introduction to PC
Hardware and Software for
Building Technicians
PSYCH 248GB Themes and
Issues on Aging: Concepts,
Approaches, and Methods in the
Study of Aging
DESCRIPTION
GRADING
3 units
2 hrs lec
3 hrs lab
GR
Introduction to computer hardware and software:
Practical computer skills, including computer
components and functions; basics of Windows
competency and file structure system; Excel,
Visio and databases; Internet protocols and
Ethernet cabling basics. Not open for credit to
students who have completed or are currently
enrolled in ECT 037.
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1 unit
1 hr lec
GR P/NP
Introduction to the study of aging and older
adulthood: Emphasis on aging process,
biopsychosocial and historical models of aging,
and research methods used to study aging.
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Effective F10
Course Addition
PREREQUISITES
UNITS
Effective F10
Laney – Program Addition
A.S. Degree: Building Automation Systems (ECT)
The AS degree in Building Automation Systems prepares students to install, service, operate, maintain, and troubleshoot building automation systems (BAS) in commercial bu
Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) Systems, energy management systems, as well as lighting and security systems. Students who complete this program can significant
consumption. Graduates can seek employment as building automation technicians and control systems technicians with manufacturers, vendors, service companies, and large
government and educational facilities, hospitals, and office buildings.
First Semester
ECT 214 Technical Mathematics for ECT 3
E/ET 202 Fundamentals of Electricity for ECT 2
ECT 001 Physics for Building Science 4
E/ET 37 Introduction to PC Hardware and Software for Building Technicians 3 - 0
or
ECT 37 Introduction to PC Hardware and Software for Building Technicians 3 - 0
A.S. Degree: Building Automation Systems (ECT)--continued
Second Semester
ECT 011 Mechanical and Electrical Devices 2
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PERALTA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT
CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION RECOMMENDATIONS
March 1, 2020
PROP TYPE TITLE
TITLE
UNITS
GRADING
PREREQUISITES
DESCRIPTION
ECT 022 Commercial HVAC Systems 2
ECT 024 Commercial HVAC System Troubleshooting 0
ECT 021 Introduction to Direct Digital Controls 2
ECT 31 Introduction to DDC Hardware for Building Automation Systems 3 - 0
or
E/ET 31 Introduction to DDC Hardware for Building Automation Systems 3 - 0
E/ET 221 Motors and Drives 2
Third Semester
ECT 027 Advanced Direct Digital Controls 2 - 0
ECT 025 Introduction to Building Commissioning 2 - 0
ECT 012 Blueprint Reading and Interpretation for ECT 1.5
ECT 32 Control Systems Design 2 - 0
ECT 33 Control Systems Networking for Building Automation 3 - 0
or
E/ET 33 Control Systems Networking for Building Automation 3 - 0
ECT 212 Testing, Adjusting and Balancing HVAC 2
Fourth Semester
ECT 34 Control Routines for Energy Efficiency 2 - 0
ECT 35 Control Systems Integration 2 - 0
ECT 36 Energy Issues, Policies, and Codes 1.5 - 0
ECT 026 Advanced Building Commissioning 3 - 0
ECT 029 Data Analysis for Performance Monitoring 2 - 0
Total Units 60
Laney – Program Addition
Certificate of Achievement: Building Automation Systems (ECT)
The Certificate in Building Automation Systems prepares students to install, service, operate, maintain, and troubleshoot building automation systems (BAS) in commercial bui
Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) Systems, energy management systems, as well as lighting and security systems. Students who complete this program can significant
consumption. Graduates can seek employment as building automation technicians and control systems technicians with manufacturers, vendors, service companies, and large
government and educational facilities, hospitals, and office buildings.
First Semester
ECT 214 Technical Mathematics for ECT 3
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PERALTA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT
CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION RECOMMENDATIONS
March 1, 2020
PROP TYPE TITLE
TITLE
UNITS
GRADING
E/ET 202 Fundamentals of Electricity for ECT 2
ECT 001 Physics for Building Science 4
E/ET 37 Introduction to PC Hardware and Software for Building Technicians 3 - 0
or
ECT 37 Introduction to PC Hardware and Software for Building Technicians 3 - 0
Second Semester
ECT 011 Mechanical and Electrical Devices 2
ECT 022 Commercial HVAC Systems 2
ECT 024 Commercial HVAC System Troubleshooting 0
ECT 021 Introduction to Direct Digital Controls 2
ECT 31 Introduction to DDC Hardware for Building Automation Systems 3 - 0
or
E/ET 31 Introduction to DDC Hardware for Building Automation Systems 3 - 0
E/ET 221 Motors and Drives 2
Third Semester
ECT 027 Advanced Direct Digital Controls 2 - 0
ECT 025 Introduction to Building Commissioning 2 - 0
ECT 012 Blueprint Reading and Interpretation for ECT 1.5
ECT 32 Control Systems Design 2 - 0
Certificate Building Automation Systems (ECT)--continued
ECT 33 Control Systems Networking for Building Automation 3 - 0
or
E/ET 33 Control Systems Networking for Building Automation 3 - 0
ECT 212 Testing, Adjusting and Balancing HVAC 2
Fourth Semester
ECT 34 Control Routines for Energy Efficiency 2 - 0
ECT 35 Control Systems Integration 2 - 0
ECT 36 Energy Issues, Policies, and Codes 1.5 - 0
ECT 026 Advanced Building Commissioning 3 - 0
ECT 029 Data Analysis for Performance Monitoring 2 - 0
Total Units 20.5 - 46
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PREREQUISITES
DESCRIPTION
PERALTA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT
CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION RECOMMENDATIONS
March 1, 2020
PROP TYPE TITLE
TITLE
PREREQUISITES
DESCRIPTION
UNITS
GRADING
3 units
3 hrs lec
1 hr lab
GR P/NP
Prerequisite:
LANHT 18A or
LANHT 22A
Principles and techniques of 2D and 3D
computer-assisted landscape design: Layering,
dimensioning, technical computations, free-hand
techniques, symbol libraries, and preparation of
completed designs. 2D drawing and editing tools;
organizational and calculation tools; section and
elevation drawings.
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1 unit
3 hrs lab
GR P/NP
Prerequisite: LANHT
34
Practical training the computer-assisted
landscape design software VectorWorks:
Continuation of materials presented in LANHT
34A for the preparation of landscape plans in
both academic and professional work; designed
to increase speed and proficiency in the use of
the software, including use and application of all
2D drawing, drafting and editing tools and
resource libraries; and creation and management
of customized resources and symbols.
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MERRITT COLLEGE
Course Change
LANHT 034A ComputerAssisted Landscape Design
Effective F10
Course Addition
LANHT 058 CAD Clinic for
Landscape Horticulture
Effective F10
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PERALTA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT
CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION RECOMMENDATIONS
March 1, 2020
PROP TYPE TITLE
MERRITT COLLEGE
Course Addition
TITLE
LANHT 059 Joinery Structures
for Landscape Horticulture
Contruction
UNITS
GRADING
1.5 units
.5 hrs lec
3 hrs lab
GR P/NP
Effective F10
PREREQUISITES
DESCRIPTION
Fundamentals of design and construction of
small structures for the yard and garden: Focus
on developing designs with structural joinery
construction and joinery hand skill techniques
using traditional Japanese hand tools on
personal and community non-profit projects.
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New Fee Based
LANHT 813 Designing with
Ornamental Grasses
Effective F 10
Brief overview of ornamental grasses for use in landsc
culture and how they can be used effectively on their o
New Fee Based
LANHT 814 Plant ID:
Ornamentals Grasses ID and
Culture
Effective F 10
Identification and culture of Ornamental Grasses used
soil, and water preferences; garden culture; pest and d
and propagation. The lab includes classroom demonst
prominent Bay Area landscapes.
New Fee Based
LANHT 825A Introduction to
Floral Design
Effective Sp10
This course offers an overview of basic corsage makin
the trade, fundamental elements and principals of the
shop practices. Topics include: corsages, bud vases, d
handling of cut flowers, shop practices, elements & pri
New Fee Based
LANHT 827 Bamboo Basics for
the Bay Area
Effective Sp10
Bamboo is an incredibly fast growing woody grass that
screening, used for construction, and is the best buildi
for sustainable gardens. One third of the biomass of a
harvested annually for tomato cages, pea and bean tre
pergolas, shade structures and more. Learn how to i.d
propagate bamboo, how to harvest, how to manage a
rainwater and greywater.
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PERALTA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT
CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION RECOMMENDATIONS
March 1, 2020
PROP TYPE TITLE
New Fee Based
MERRITT COLLEGE
New Fee Based
TITLE
LANHT 828 Rainwater
Harvesting
UNITS
GRADING
Effective Sp10
PREREQUISITES
DESCRIPTION
We live in a world with ever diminishing water supplies
water shortages. Examine a free resource in a new lig
not as a problem. Learn how to calculate how much ra
house and garden. Learn how to capture, store, infiltra
resource from the heavens. This class will cover all thi
infiltration basins and swales, and rain barrels and rec
your calculator and a pair of gloves.
Effective Sp10
LANHT 829 Seed Saving for
Gardeners
In this era of total consumerization and corporate cont
back our 12,000 year people’s history of seedsaving a
our local micro-climates and soils. Learn basic botany
what types of vegetables are self-pollinators and which
how to save both types. Learn how to select plant char
choosing and advantage. Learn what is a hybrid and w
it matters. Learn about plant selection, seed saving, se
and local seed swaps. There will be seeds to take hom
New Fee Based
LANHT 844 Culinary and Herbal
Mushrooms
Effective Sp10
Learning about the culinary and herbal possibilities of f
mushrooms in the landscape.
New Fee Based
LANHT 845 Designing and
creating your own meditation
space in the garden
Effective Sp10
Discovering how we can use our own surroundings to
location for meditation and energetic rejuvenation
New Fee Based
LANHT 846 Mushroom
Aesthetics
LANHT 847 Mushroom Foraying
Effective Sp10
An in depth study of mushrooms as a natural artistic m
Effective Sp10
Using the campus, parks, and wildlands as a lab, findin
using mushrooms in their natural habitat
LANHT 850 Outdoor Mushroom
Cultivation Techniques
Effective Sp10
Learn and implement various techniques of starting an
mushroom garden
New Fee Based
New Fee Based
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