EL CAMINO COLLEGE
MINUTES OF THE COLLEGE CURRICULUM COMMITTEE
March 25, 2003
Present:
L. Beckett-Lemus, C. Fitzsimons, P. Gebert, R. Harris, N. Hata, K. Key,
W. Killingsworth, V. Rapp, C. Somin, C. Striepe, J. Young
Absent (excused): D. LaCoe, R. Mekaru
Ex-Officio
Members Present: A. Collette, S. Fasteau, P. Lund, A. Spor, A. Valles
Absent (excused):
L. Mukogawa
Absent (unexcused): R. Smith
Also Present: R. Quadhamer
CALL TO ORDER
Chair Key called the meeting to order at 2:34 p.m.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
R. Harris moved that the minutes of the March 11, 2003, College Curriculum Committee
meeting be approved as written and C. Somin seconded the motion. The Chair called for a
vote and the motion carried.
CHAIR’S REPORT
Chair Key informed the committee that Speech Communication 25abcd and 25Labcd
would be on the agenda for the April meeting of the Board of Trustees. The concerns
expressed by President Fallo about these courses had been satisfactorily addressed by Dean
Quadhamer. The Chair then reported that the eight hours of flex credit that will be granted
for service as a CCC representative are retroactive to July 1, 2002. He advised
representatives to include their CCC service on their flex reporting sheet so that they
receive credit for the eight hours.
Next, K. Key directed the committee’s attention to the definitions, developed by the
Associate in Arts/Associate in Science Degrees Task Force, for the College’s degrees. He
remarked that once the CCC approves the definitions, they will be forwarded to the
Academic Senate for its approval. During the discussion that followed, V. Rapp explained
that as these were being developed, the Task Force made sure that all the degrees granted
by the College were covered by the definitions. C. Somin then provided a grammatical
correction to the Associate in Science degree after which J. Young moved that the
definitions be approved as amended. R. Harris seconded the motion, which carried.
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Chair Key concluded his report by announcing that any curriculum proposals tabled at
today’s meeting would be addressed at the CCC’s May 6th meeting.
VICE PRESIDENT - ACADEMIC AFFAIRS' REPORT
N. Hata stated she had no report for today’s meeting.
INTERIM TIMETABLE FOR INITIATING A PRESIDENTIAL/
SUPERINTENDENT APPEAL
The Chair reminded the committee that in January, 2002, President Fallo had concerns
with revisions to two Mathematics courses and one Architecture course which the CCC
had approved and subsequently withheld the course revisions from the Board of Trustees’
agenda. The revisions were eventually sent to the Board after the deans of the
Mathematical Sciences and Industry and Technology divisions had provided the President
with answers to his concerns. However, it was apparent that a timetable for the CCC’s
existing presidential appeal procedure needed to be established. Subsequently, K. Key
developed, in consultation with President Fallo and Vice President Hata, the Interim
Timetable for Initiating a Presidential/ Superintendent Appeal distributed to members in
the day’s packet. The Chair explained these were interim procedures because President
Fallo has asked that the role of the Vice President of Academic Affairs in the curriculum
process be discussed and clarified. Once closure on the discussion of the Vice President’s
role has been reached, a permanent timetable will be established. K. Key then proceeded
to lead the CCC through the steps of the timetable. N. Hata remarked that, in most cases,
anticipated concerns the President may have are now addressed by her and the deans prior
to any curriculum submission to the CCC. At this point, K. Key, after notifying the
committee that once it approved the interim timetable he would take it to the Academic
Senate, stopped discussion so that curriculum review could begin.
CURRICULUM REVIEW
FINE ARTS PROPOSALS:
Chair Key informed the division it would have 35 minutes to present its proposals.
R. Quadhamer distributed an errata sheet to the committee then began the review with Art
4. After revisions to the catalog description were agreed to, discussion turned to this
course’s companion attendance performance laboratory course, Art 4L. L. Beckett-Lemus
asked why attendance at an art gallery was a separate laboratory course and not a
homework assignment for Art 4. R. Quadhamer replied that the Chancellor’s Office would
not allow both census and positive attendance accounting in one course so a separate
positive attendance laboratory course was created. L. Beckett-Lemus asked if students
attended the gallery on their own time and R. Quadhamer said yes, it was time outside of
the “parent” lecture class. Discussion returned to Art 4 and agreement was reached on
revisions to the descriptive title and Sections II, III, IV, VI, and VII of the course outline.
Review of Art 4L was next and considerable discussion was held regarding the lack of
parallelism for the course objectives. After the objectives were reworded, the committee
and the division agreed to revisions for Sections III, IV, and VI of the course outline.
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The CCC then began review of Art 5A and again a major discussion ensued regarding the
objectives. L. Beckett-Lemus expressed the opinion that reference to the kind of art being
studied should be included in the objectives. Chair Key asked the other CCC members if
the objectives needed to be more prescriptive and C. Striepe stated that she thought general
objectives were acceptable inasmuch as objectives were not read in isolation of the other
parts of the outline. W. Killingsworth asked if a new instructor teaching the course would
be able to understand what needed to be focused on and C. Fitzsimons, course proposer,
stated an instructor would have no doubt. L. Beckett-Lemus said she believed the
objectives as written opened them up for interpretation. J. Young stated that the major
topics were reflected in the behavioral objectives and that no one teaching the course
should be confused. At this time, Chair Key asked if any other CCC members had
concerns with the objectives and as there were none voiced, he directed the committee to
review the rest of the outline. Minor revisions to Sections II and V of the outline were
made then the Chair notified those present that the division had exceeded the time allotted
for curriculum review. He asked the CCC if it would extend the division’s time and
J. Young moved that the CCC continue its review of the Fine Arts proposals. N. Hata
seconded the motion, which carried.
The committee briefly reviewed the proposal for Music 2A and developed, in conjunction
with R. Quadhamer, a more specific assignment for Section V of the course outline. Next,
discussion began on Music 20abcd. As the committee evaluated the course’s proposed
enrollment limitation, it was decided that it should be slightly revised and that the existing
recommended preparation should remain and be modified. Moving to the rest of the
course outline, agreement was reached on revisions to Sections II and VI. Curriculum
review continued with Music 20Labcd. R. Quadhamer provided revisions to the catalog
description and Sections II, III, IV, and VI of the course outline. As it was almost
4:00 p.m. and the meeting time could not be extended because the Curriculum Advisor
would not be compensated for overtime, Chair Key stated that the committee would review
one more proposal before moving on to the CCC’s other agenda items. A brief discussion
on the proposal for Music 47ab was then held during which a revision to Section IV of the
outline was agreed to. J. Young moved that Art 4, 4L, and 5A and Music 2A, 20abcd,
20Labcd, and 47ab be approved as amended. C. Somin seconded the motion which
carried. C. Somin then moved, and C. Striepe seconded, that the conditions of enrollment
be approved. The motion carried. Chair Key announced that the remaining seven Fine
Arts proposals would be addressed at the May 6th meeting.
COLLEGE CURRICULUM COMMITTEE BYLAWS
A. Spor, on behalf of the subcommittee which developed revised CCC Bylaws, led the
committee through the changes to the bylaws. He noted that a new section had been added
so that the responsibilities of faculty representatives were clearly defined. After a few
clerical corrections were made, N. Hata commended the subcommittee for the work
accomplished then moved that the revised bylaws be approved. J. Young seconded the
motion, which carried. Chair Key stated that he would now take the bylaws to the
Academic Senate for its approval.
INTERIM TIMETABLE FOR INITIATING A PRESIDENTIAL/
SUPERINTENDENT APPEAL (Continued)
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Chair Key requested that the CCC approve the interim timetable. L. Beckett-Lemus asked
if any written explanation for the appeal process currently existed and the Chair answered
no, only the flow charts existed. W. Killingsworth asked how long the interim timetable
would be in effect and Chair Key said that officially, perhaps a year. However, he hoped
to have a permanent timetable in place by the time his term as CCC Chair ended. K. Key
then added that all of the flow charts needed to be evaluated to determine if additional
timetables needed to be created. The CCC then agreed that the interim timetable was
appropriate.
MAJOR/CERTIFICATE PROPOSAL FORMS
Committee members were asked to review the revised forms for major and certificate
proposals in preparation for discussion at the April 22nd CCC meeting.
DISTANCE EDUCATION ADDENDUM
Chair Key asked that the revised Distance Education Addendum be reviewed outside of
committee time as it would be addressed at a future meeting. He noted that the Distance
Education Advisory Committee had some concerns with the section on administering
examinations and then advised the CCC to compare the proposed revised addendum with
the existing one. A. Collette asked why the section on class size did not address the larger
class size of instructional television courses and K. Key said that section needed to be
corrected. K. Key then explained that the added section regarding accommodations for
students with disabilities was added to satisfy the Chancellor’s Office’s directive that
online courses specifically address this.
At 4:30 p.m., J. Young moved, and C. Somin seconded, that the meeting be adjourned.
The motion carried.
EL CAMINO COLLEGE
COLLEGE CURRICULUM COMMITTEE
Proposed Curriculum Changes
March 25, 2003
FINE ARTS DIVISION
CHANGES IN DESCRIPTIVE TITLE, CATALOG DESCRIPTION; COURSE
OUTLINE REVISED TO MEET TITLE 5 REQUIREMENTS
1. Art 4 – History of Western Art – 19th and 20th Centuries Nineteenth Century to
Contemporary Times
Current Status/Proposed Change
A study This course is a survey of the developmental patterns of history, development, and
evolution of painting, sculpture, architecture, sculpture photography, and related
arts forms of the 19th, and 20th, and 21st centuries. Students will explore the
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relationships between the art and the accelerating changes in the Artworks, art
movements, and art styles are studied in relation to relevant social, political,
philosophical, and technological conditions of the last two centuries. Illustrated
with slides, films, videos and prints factors and the accelerating changes that
characterize the modern era.
CHANGE IN CATALOG DESCRIPTION; COURSE OUTLINE REVISED TO MEET
TITLE 5 REQUIREMENTS
1. Art 4L – History of Western Art Gallery Attendance Laboratory
Current Status/Proposed Change
This course includes gallery attendance at selected Students will attend art
exhibitions/presented in the El Camino College Art Gallery and/or Artist-inResidency events related to Art 4 offered by the South Bay El Camino College
Center for the Arts.
2. Art 5A – History of Asian Art – India and Southeast Asia
Current Status/Proposed Change
Survey of Indian art from the This course surveys the arts of India and Southeast Asia from
their earliest beginnings in Indus Valley cultures to through the 18th century. with
an Eemphasis on Buddhist and Hindu art forms. and the interplay of Eastern and
Western cultures Key artworks are studied in relation to historical, cultural, and
religious contexts.
3. Music 2A – Sightsinging
Current Status/Proposed Change
Introduction to essential This course develops fundamental skills for reading and singing
music at sight. Identification and oral interpretation of basic music This includes
pitch and rhythm notation, key signatures, intervals, major and rhythmic patterns;
singing minor modes, and melodies. of simple to moderate difficulty. Class
assignments will incorporate exercises in sightsinging, including melodic and
rhythmic dictation.
4. Music 20Labcd – Music Production Workshop Performance Laboratory
Current Status/Proposed Change
Laboratory for Students will attend the laboratory for additional hours as required in Music
20abcd relating to elements of performance including, but not limited to,
additional rehearsal time, participation in public performance, and/or observation
of performance through concert attendance at selected musical events at El
Camino College offered by the El Camino College Center for the Arts.
5. Music 47ab – Beginning Guitar
Current Status/Proposed Change
The This course involves introduces techniques for playing the guitar including holding,
stringing, tuning, and fingering. the guitar, playing techniques, Emphasis will be
placed on learning music notation, reading guitar the fundamentals of music, and
the playing of simple melodies, chords, construction and accompaniment
patterns.
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CHANGES IN CONDITIONS OF ENROLLMENT (Pre/Corequisite, Recommended
Preparation, or Enrollment Limitation), CATALOG DESCRIPTION; COURSE
OUTLINE REVISED TO MEET TITLE 5 REQUIREMENTS
1. Music 20abcd – Music Production Workshop
Current Status/Proposed Change
Corequisite: Music 20Labcd
Recommended Preparation: Students must be able to sing a harmony part and match pitch.
The ability to dance and act is ultimately necessary.
Enrollment Limitation: aAudition. Students must be able to match pitch and sing a
harmony part.
This course offers the Oopportunity to participate in the annual a musical theatre
production as a member of the chorus or as a soloist. Singers in the musical will
perform in this production for at least two weekends following rehearsal.