PERALTA
PERALTA COMMUNITY
COMMUNITY
COLLEGE
COLLEGE
DISTRICT
DISTRICT
Curriculum & Instruction
Recommendations
September 2009
Educational Services
Office of the Vice Chancellor
Presented and Approved at Board Meeting of October 13, 2009
Berkeley City College
College of Alameda
Laney
Merritt
CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION RECOMMENDATIONS
September 2009
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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College of Alameda.............................................................................................................. 1
Berkeley City College ........................................................................................................... 4
Merritt College ...................................................................................................................... 6
PERALTA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT
CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION RECOMMENDATIONS
College: Alameda
Date Submitted for
CIPD Approval: 09/14/2009
COURSE ADDITIONS
DATE SUBMITTED FOR BOARD APPROVAL: October 13, 2009
ADD:
Eff Term
JUSTIFICATION:
S10
ATECH 30 TOYOTA CHASSIS SYSTEMS
10 units: 6 hours lecture 12 hours lab (GR)
Prerequisite: ATECH 32, 33, & 34
Designed to meet the trade entry needs of
automotive technicians in the chassis area, with
special emphasis on Toyota vehicles for Toyota
technicians. This course is required for both a
Toyota Specialist certificate and an Associate in
Science degree in auto technology.
Principles, construction, diagnosis and repair of
automotive brake, suspension, wheel and alignment
systems: Emphasis on Toyota vehicles and systems.
0948.00
ATECH 33 TOYOTA ENGINES, COOLING AND
LUBRICATION SYSTEMS
5 units: 3 hours lecture 6 hours lab (GR)
Prerequisite: ATECH 32
S10
This course is a requirement for a the Toyota
Certificate program. Topics are required in order for
the certificate program to be certified by NATEF
(National Automotive Technicians Education
Foundation) This course utilizes both lecture and
lab to introduce these vital topics.
Principles, construction, diagnosis and repair of
automotive engines, cooling and lubrication systems:
Emphasis on Toyota vehicles and systems.
0948.00
ATECH 34 TOYOTA ENGINE PERFORMANCE
10 units: 6 hours lecture 12 hours lab (GR)
Prerequisite: ATECH 32
S10
Designed to meet the trade entry needs of
automotive technicians in the engine performance
and emission control service area, with special
emphasis on Toyota vehicles for Toyota
technicians. This course is required for both a
certificate and an Associate in Science degree in
auto technology.
Principles, construction, diagnosis and repair of
automotive fuel, ignition and emission control
systems: Empahsis on Toyota vehicles and systems.
0948.00
ATECH 35 TOYOTA DRIVE TRAIN AND
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS
10 units: 6 hours lecture 12 hours lab (GR)
Prerequisite: ATECH 30, 32, 33, & 34
S10
Designed to meet the trade entry needs of
automotive technicians in the area of drive train and
automatic transmissions, with special emphasis on
Toyota vehicles for Toyota technicians. This course
is required for both a Toyota Specialist certificate
and an Associate in Science degree in auto
technology.
Principles, construction, diagnosis and repair of
automotive drivetrain systems: Single dry-disc
clutches, manual transmissions/transaxles, universal
joints, final drives, and hydraulically-controlled
automatic transmissions and transaxles; emphasis
on Toyota vehicles and systems.
0948.00
1
PERALTA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT
CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION RECOMMENDATIONS
College: Alameda
Date Submitted for
CIPD Approval: 09/14/2009
COURSE ADDITIONS
DATE SUBMITTED FOR BOARD APPROVAL: October 13, 2009
ADD:
Informational Item:
Eff Term
S10
MATH 3A CALCULUS I
5 units: 5 hours lecture (GR/CR/NC)
To offer the course in the Distance Education
Mode.
Informational Item:
S10
MATH 3B CALCULUS II
5 units: 5 hours lecture (GR/CR/NC)
To offer the course in the Distance Education
Mode.
Informational Item:
S10
MATH 50 TRIGONOMETRY
3 units: 3 hours lecture (GR/CR/NC)
To offer the course in the Distance Education
Mode.
Informational Item:
S10
MATH 2 PRECALCULUS WITH ANALYTIC
GEOMETRY
5 units: 5 hours lecture (GR/CR/NC)
To offer the course in the Distance Education
Mode.
2
JUSTIFICATION:
PERALTA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT
CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION RECOMMENDATIONS
College: Alameda
Date Submitted for
CIPD Approval: 9/14/2009
PROGRAM ADDITIONS
DATE SUBMITTED FOR BOARD APPROVAL: October 13, 2009
ADD:
UNITS
JUSTIFICATION:
Certificate of Achievement: Toyota Specialist Certificate – Automotive Technology
First Semester
ATECH 32 Toyota Electrical and Electronic Systems
Second Semester
ATECH 33 Toyota Engines, Cooling and Lubrication
Systems
ATECH 34 Toyota Electrical and Electronic Systems
10
5
10
Third Semester
ATECH 30 Toyota Chassis Systems
10
Fourth Semester
ATECH 35 Toyota Electrical and Electronic Systems
10
ATECH 23 Automotive Air Conditioning
4
Total Required Units for Certificate
49
3
The Automotive Technology curriculum is
designed to prepare students for employment as
apprentice auto mechanics or to allow students
to continue toward a Baccalaureate degree in
other advanced schools of technology in
preparation for future management and teaching
careers in the automotive industry.
The College of Alameda ATECH program is
certified by the National Institute for Automotive
Service Excellence (ASE), and was recognized
as the “Best Auto Mechanics Training Program”
in California in 1999 and again in 2002 by the
Industry Planning Council of the Motor Vehicle
Manufacturers Association. College of Alameda
is also part of the Toyota T-TEN program
(Toyota Technical Education Network), providing
students enrolled in the Toyota Specialist
program with specialized Toyota training and
affording them special opportunities towards job
placement in local Toyota dealerships.
PERALTA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT
CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION RECOMMENDATIONS
College: Berkeley City College
Date Submitted for
CIPD Approval: 9/14/09
COURSE ADDITIONS
DATE SUBMITTED FOR BOARD APPROVAL: October 13, 2009
ADD:
ART 133A, Mural Design and Creation I
3.0 units, 2.0 hours lecture, 4.0 hours lab
(GR or P/NP)
Acceptable for credit: CSU
TOP #
S’10
A new offering to the art department which will
enhance overall enrollment by recruiting students
from community-based organizations, as well as
attracting Berkeley City College students with
interest in monumental painting and community
organizing. The class will emphasize the
collaboration between a community-based site and
the student artists. It will focus on the mural within
the context of the society that inspires it. It will
enhance existing interest in painting and promote
dialogue about the form among students and faculty.
It will fit comfortably with existing offerings such as
Drawing and Composition, Painting, Art History, and
"Themes, Trends and Traditions in World Art". It
has successfully been offered as ART 48VN.
Stand alone course
S’10
This course will enhance overall enrollment by
recruiting students from community-based
organizations, as well as attracting Berkeley City
College students with interest in public art, arts
administration, monumental painting and community
organizing. The class will emphasize the
collaboration between a community-based site, the
surrounding population and the student artists. It will
focus on the mural within the context of the society
that inspires it. It will enhance existing interest in
painting and promote dialogue about the form
among students, residents and academic
community. This second part of the sequence of
courses will permit an intensive training in
monumental painting and provide the highest level of
technical preparation and collaborative community
art. It has been successfully offered as ART 48VP,
but with fewer units.
Introduction to the techniques of mural painting:
Application of ancient and contemporary mural
themes; technical approaches in a collectively
designed project in the school and community.
1002.10
Spring 2008 enrollment: 11
Fall 2008 enrollment: 18
Fall 2009 enrollment: 33
ART 133B, Mural Design and Creation II
4.0 units, 2.0 hours lecture, 6.0 hours lab
(GR or P/NP)
Acceptable for credit: CSU
JUSTIFICATION:
Further development and training in the techniques of
mural painting: Application of ancient and
contemporary mural themes; technical approaches in
a collectively designed project located within the
school or in the greater community; methods of
promotion and documentation.
1002.10
Spring 2009 enrollment: 20
Stand alone course
HLTED 46F, History of Modern Pandemics
3.0 units, 3.0 hours lecture
Acceptable for credit: CSU
(GR or P/NP)
S’10
Survey of modern pandemics: Influenza, AIDS/HIV,
Avian flu and others.
Not open for credit to students who have completed or
are currently enrolled In HIST 46F. 2205.00
4
Existing course in History (HIST 46F). Requesting
cross listing to meet the goals of a proposed shared
venture with the Berkeley City Health department. It
is envisioned as being team taught by a health
professional and an historian.
PERALTA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT
CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION RECOMMENDATIONS
College: Berkeley City College
Date Submitted for
CIPD Approval: 9/14/09
COURSE ADDITIONS
DATE SUBMITTED FOR BOARD APPROVAL: October 13, 2009
ADD:
TOP #
BUS 248UM, Social Networking Tools for Job
Searches
1.0 unit, 1.0 hour lecture
(GR or P/NP)
S’10
Social networking for job searches: LinkedIn,
FaceBook, Twitter, and blogs; interpersonal
networking skills.
4930.12
5
JUSTIFICATION:
This course provides job seekers with a new
strategy for their job search. In today’s economy; the
old strategies of looking for job positions do not
always work. Social networking tools provide job
seekers with an additional strategy to help them
stand apart from the rest as the best candidate for
the job.
PERALTA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT
CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION RECOMMENDATIONS
College: Merritt
Date Submitted for
CIPD Approval: 9/14/2009
COURSE ADDITIONS
DATE SUBMITTED FOR BOARD APPROVAL: October 13, 2009
ADD:
EFF.
JUSTIFICATION:
ART 48OR
Mural Design and Creation
3 units, 2 hours lecture, 4 hours lab (GR or P/NP)
F09
Both Puente and AFRAM have asked for this
course for their students. The college plans to offer
this as a short term class this semester.
Stand Alone course.
Introduction to the techniques of mural painting:
Application of ancient and contemporary mural
themes; technical approaches in a collectively
designed project in the school and community.
1002.10
BIOSC 48NP
INTRODUCTION TO FLUORESCENCE
MICROSCOPY
4 units, 3 hours lecture, 3 hours lab (GR or P/NP)
F09
This new course is a crossover collaboration with
SJDCC EM microscopy program. Merritt has
fluorescence scopes, they don’t; they have EM
scopes, Merritt doesn’t. Their students will take this
intensive class here, and Merritt’s students will take
an EM class at SJDCC, thus significantly increasing
the marketability of both groups. The college plans
to offer this as a short term class this semester.
Stand Alone course.
This course is only offered at Merritt.
F09
The microscopy board recommended this course as
part of the microscopy training program. It could
potentially launch a histo-pathology certification that
is much needed in the Bay Area. The college plans
to offer this as a short term class this semester.
Stand Alone course.
This course is only offered at Merritt.
S10
This course is being given a permanent number
because it has proven itself to be viable, and it is
part of a new certificate. Previously offered as
Lanht 48OO.
Stand Alone course.
This course is only offered at Merritt.
Survey of fundamental theory and practice of
fluorescence microscopy and digital imaging
software. 0430.00
BIOSC 48NQ
HISTOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES
2 units, 1 hour lecture, 3 hours lab (GR or P/NP)
Required for proposed Microscopy Technician &
Histopathology Certificate
Acceptable for credit: CSU, UC (pending)
Practical application of histological techniques:
Paraffin and frozen tissue sampling and slide
preparation for the compound light field,
fluorescence and confocal microscopes using
animal and plant tissues. 0430.00
LANHT 46
Cycles of Land Use: East Bay Field Studies and
Interpretation
3 units, 3 hours lecture (GR or P/NP)
Study of the plant systems and human communities
of the East Bay: Integrated study of the geology,
hydrology, topography, botany, ecology, cultural
history, and resource management of the local
landscape; application of principles and practices of
landscape design and ecological restoration; and
use of field studies, mapping, oral histories, and
source materials to strengthen one’s connection to
the area’s past, present, and future. 0109.00
6
PERALTA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT
CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION RECOMMENDATIONS
College: Merritt
Date Submitted for
CIPD Approval: 9/14/2009
COURSE ADDITIONS
DATE SUBMITTED FOR BOARD APPROVAL: October 13, 2009
ADD:
EFF.
JUSTIFICATION:
LANHT 47
From Dams to Greywater: California Water
Systems and Alternatives
2 units, 2 hours lecture, 1 hour lab (GR or P/NP)
S10
This course is being given a permanent number
because it has proven itself to be viable, and it is
part of a new certificate. Previously offered as
Lanht 48OP.
Stand Alone course.
This course is only offered at Merritt.
S10
This course is being given a permanent number
because it has proven itself to be viable, and it is
part of a new certificate. Previously offered as
Lanht 48OR.
Stand Alone course.
This course is only offered at Merritt.
S10
This course is being given a permanent number
because it has proven itself to be viable. Previously
offered as Lanht 48OS.
Stand Alone course.
This course is only offered at Merritt.
Study of California’s water systems and its influence
on regional agricultural, industrial, and urban
development and transformation of the San
Francisco watershed area: Integrated study of the
geography, hydrology, ecology, history, water policy,
ecological agriculture, permaculture, and resource
management of the San Francisco watershed area;
critical analysis of the social, political, and economic
forces that influenced water development and
current water management challenges; and
exploration of sustainable water harvesting and
wastewater treatment strategies. 0109.00
LANHT 56A
Regenerative Design I
3 units, 2 hours lecture, 3 hour lab (GR or P/NP)
Introduction to biological systems that can heal
cities and its inhabitants through bioremediation,
living architecture, and innovative water
management: Emphasis on an overview of urban
toxicology and environmental issues; regenerative
design and use of plant species and systems,
environmental justice, and detoxification. 0109.00
LANHT 56B
Regenerative Design II
3 units, 2 hours lecture, 3 hour lab (GR or P/NP)
Introduction to biological systems that can heal
cities and its inhabitants through bioremediation,
living architecture, and innovative water
management: Emphasis on watershed, foodshed,
and airshed systems; treatment of wetlands, living
structures, rainwater treatment, phyto- and
mycoremediation for contaminated soils, biofiltering
and tree/grass/plant selection for pollution
abatement. 0109.00
7
PERALTA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT
CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION RECOMMENDATIONS
College: Merritt
Date Submitted for
CIPD Approval: 9/14/2009
COURSE ADDITIONS
DATE SUBMITTED FOR BOARD APPROVAL: October 13, 2009
ADD:
EFF.
JUSTIFICATION:
LANHT 56C
Regenerative Design III
3 units, 2 hours lecture, 3 hour lab (GR or P/NP)
S10
This course is being given a permanent number
because it has proven itself to be viable. Previously
offered as Lanht 48OT.
Stand Alone course.
This course is only offered at Merritt.
F10
This course is being revised to focus on African
American film. It is also dropping the cross listing
with M/Lat 28.
Introduction to biological systems that can heal
cities and its inhabitants through bioremediation,
living architecture, and innovative water
management: Emphasis on environmental
microbiology; bacterial and fungal agents, soil
physics and management, and overview of
resources and services in regenerative design.
0109.00
AFRAM 39
Black World Films
3 units, 3 hours lecture
Examination of the image of African Americans in
Hollywood films past and present: African-centered
analysis for evaluating movies, which expands our
understanding of Black film makers in Africa and the
Western world including the Caribbean and South
America.
This course is only offered at Merritt.
S10
8
PERALTA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT
CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION RECOMMENDATIONS
College: Merritt
Date Submitted for
CIPD Approval: 9/14/2009
SUBSTANTIVE COURSE CHANGES
SUBMITTED FOR BOARD APPROVAL: October 13, 2009
COURSE CHANGE FROM:
BIOSC 1
Overview of Microscopy
4 units, 3 hours lecture, 3 hours lab
TO:
Biosc 1
Introduction to Microscopy
4 units, 3 hours lecture, 3 hours lab
S10
9
JUSTIFICATION:
The new title is the consensus of all
instructors and students (after
considering and voting on five other
names, including fundamentals, survey,
world of, basics, etc.) Students found
old title to be confusing and instructors
did not like it either.
PERALTA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT
CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION RECOMMENDATIONS
College: Merritt
Date Submitted for
CIPD Approval: 9/14/2009
COURSE DEACTIVATIONS
DATE SUBMITTED FOR BOARD APPROVAL: October 13, 2009
DEACTIVATE:
EFF.
JUSTIFICATION:
Bus 72
Principles of Retailing
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
S10
This 48 course was given a permanent number.
S10
This 48 course was given a permanent number.
S10
This 48 course was given a permanent number.
S10
This 48 course was given a permanent number.
Course deactivation
Bus 210
Financial Management and Investments
Course deactivation
Bus 253B
Beginning Microsoft Word
Course deactivation
Bus 253C
Beginning Microsoft Word
Course deactivation
Bus 253D
Beginning Microsoft Word
Course deactivation
Lanht 48OO
Cycles of Land Use: East Bay Field Studies and
Interpretation
Course deactivation
Lanht 48OP
From Dams to Greywater: California Water
Systems and Alternatives
Course deactivation
Lanht 48OR
Regenerative Design I
Course deactivation
Lanht 48OS
Regenerative Design II
Course deactivation
10
PERALTA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT
CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION RECOMMENDATIONS
College: Merritt
Date Submitted for
CIPD Approval: 9/14/2009
COURSE DEACTIVATIONS
DATE SUBMITTED FOR BOARD APPROVAL: October 13, 2009
DEACTIVATE:
EFF.
JUSTIFICATION:
Lanht 48OT
Regenerative Design III
S10
This 48 course was given a permanent number.
S10
This 48 course was given a permanent number.
S10
This 48 course was given a permanent number.
S10
This 48 course was given a permanent number.
S10
This 48 course was given a permanent number.
Course deactivation
Lanht 48PC
SketchUp Pro I
Course deactivation
Lanht 48PD
SketchUp Pro II
Course deactivation
Lanht 48PE
SketchUp Pro III
Course deactivation
Lanht 248NL
Beneficial Beasts in the Garden and Landscape
Course deactivation
11
PERALTA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT
CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION RECOMMENDATIONS
College: Merritt
Date Submitted for
CIPD Approval: September 14, 2009
PROGRAM ADDITIONS
DATE SUBMITTED FOR BOARD APPROVAL: October 13, 2009
ADD:
UNITS
Certificate of Proficiency
17.5
Permaculture Design Certificate 17.5 units
Required (11.5):
Lanht 1 Introduction to Landscape Horticulture
Lanht 23 Plant Identification
Lanht 28 Permaculture Design A and B
Elective (6):
Minimum of any 6 units selected from the following
courses:
Lanht 18 Landscape Design A and/or B
Lanht 36 Natural Building
Lanht 45 Mushroom Cultivation
Lanht 46 Cycles of Land: East Bay Field Studies
and Interpretation Use
Lanht 47 From Dams to Greywater: CA Water
Systems and Alternatives
Lanht 54 Integrated Pest Management
Lanht 56A Regenerative Design I
Lanht 208 Growing Herbs
Lanht 211 Beneficial Beasts in the Garden &
Landscap
Lanht 220 Edible Landscaping
3
2.5
3 units
each (6)
2
3
2
3
2
1
3
2
2
2
12
JUSTIFICATION:
Given the issue around water shortages and
sustainability there has been an increased
awareness of Permaculture practices. This has led
to a proliferation of very well attended classes with
students wanting a certificate in this area of
expertise.