Curriculum Review Planning Report - Laney College
Name of the Discipline: CHEM, PHYS/ASTR
Date of the Report: 10/19/12
List Faculty Involved in Developing this Report: Pinar Alscher, Stephen Corlett
Please complete this evaluation before your presentation date with the curriculum committee. We ask that
you use the checklist on the reverse side to let us know where you are in your curriculum updating and your
departmental methods for analyzing and evaluating the contents of course and degree/certificate offerings.
Let us know what methods you use to maintain the integrity of academic standards and achieve consistency
within the instructional program?
You can use the excel spreadsheet sent out by the committee to fill out this part of the checklist. You can
paste the information into this form.
COURSES
1) List courses in the catalog and the date of the most recent course outline updates:
Course Number
Course Name
Date of Most Recent Update
Course
Number
Course Name
Effective/Proposed Start Date
ASTR
1
Introduction to Astronomy
Fall 2001
ASTR
10
Descriptive Astronomy
Spring 2010
CHEM
001A
General Chemistry
Spring 2012
CHEM
001B
General Chemistry
Spring 2012
CHEM
012A
Organic Chemistry
Fall 2012
CHEM
012B
Organic Chemistry
Fall 2012
CHEM
25
The Chemistry of Energy and Environmental Issues Fall 2009
CHEM
030A
Introductory General Chemistry
Spring 2012
CHEM
030B
Introductory Organic and Biochemistry
Spring 2012
CHEM
50
Beginning Chemistry
Summer 2012
PHYS
003A
General Physics
Fall 2007
PHYS
003B
General Physics
Fall 2007
PHYS
004A
General Physics with Calculus
Spring 2008
PHYS
004B
General Physics with Calculus
Spring 2008
PHYS
004C
General Physics with Calculus
Spring 2008
PHYS
10
Introduction to Physics
Fall 2009
DEGREES &
CERTIFICATE
PROGRAM
2) List
degree
and
certific
ate
progra
ms
offered
:
Name
Science Degree
Degree
CURRICULUM REVIEW – CHEM 50
Completed
Yes
Completed
1
Chem 50
will be
deactivated
2
yes
3
yes
4
yes
5
yes
6
yes
7
yes
8
yes
9
none
10
none
11
yes
12
Only
science, tmc
on the way
No
To be
accomplished by
Course Verification Checklist
Please use CurricuNet to review all courses taught in your department
and any certificates/degrees offered.
COURSE USE
Has the course been offered in the last two years? If not, consider
deactivating the course.
DESCRIPTION/CATALOG INFORMATION
Does the course description accurately describe the course?
COURSE ALIGNMENT
Does the course content align with course objectives? Do the course
objectives align with the overarching student learning outcomes?
STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES
Does the course/program have up-to-date student learning outcomes
and assessment methods
LECTURE/LAB CONTENT, METHODS
Are course content and teaching methods listed in the COR current,
appropriate and effective?
To what extent are writing skills and critical thinking reinforced?
TEXTBOOK CURRENCY
Is the textbook current? (Transfer institutions require textbooks with
a publication date that is within the 5 years)
COLLEGE LEVEL MATERIALS
For degree-applicable courses, are the reading materials college level?
REQUISITES
Have you completed the Content Review part of the outline? Have you
reviewed and revalidated the prerequisites, co-requisites,
recommended preparations? (Must be done at least every 6 years)
DISTANCE EDUCATION
Is there an online option for your courses? If so, is the distance
education addendum current and accurate?
STAND ALONE COURSES
Are any of your courses not degree applicable?
TRANSFER COURSES
Do transfer level courses meet CSU/UC standards?
(Contact Articulation Officer Laura Bollentino
(lbollentino@peralta.edu) if you have questions)
DEGREES AND CERTIFICATES
Are the courses appropriate?
Are the units required appropriate?
Are the descriptions of degrees/certificates current?
CURRICULUM REVIEW – ASTR 1
Completed
Yes
Completed
1
ASTR 1
will be
deactivated
2
N/A
3
N/A
4
N/A
5
N/A
6
N/A
7
N/A
8
N/A
9
N/A
10
N/A
11
N/A
12
N/A
No
To be
accomplished by
A
Course Verification Checklist
Please use CurricuNet to review all courses taught in your department
and any certificates/degrees offered.
COURSE USE
Has the course been offered in the last two years? If not, consider
deactivating the course.
DESCRIPTION/CATALOG INFORMATION
Does the course description accurately describe the course?
COURSE ALIGNMENT
Does the course content align with course objectives? Do the course
objectives align with the overarching student learning outcomes?
STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES
Does the course/program have up-to-date student learning outcomes
and assessment methods
LECTURE/LAB CONTENT, METHODS
Are course content and teaching methods listed in the COR current,
appropriate and effective?
To what extent are writing skills and critical thinking reinforced?
TEXTBOOK CURRENCY
Is the textbook current? (Transfer institutions require textbooks with
a publication date that is within the 5 years)
COLLEGE LEVEL MATERIALS
For degree-applicable courses, are the reading materials college level?
REQUISITES
Have you completed the Content Review part of the outline? Have you
reviewed and revalidated the prerequisites, co-requisites,
recommended preparations? (Must be done at least every 6 years)
DISTANCE EDUCATION
Is there an online option for your courses? If so, is the distance
education addendum current and accurate?
STAND ALONE COURSES
Are any of your courses not degree applicable?
TRANSFER COURSES
Do transfer level courses meet CSU/UC standards?
(Contact Articulation Officer Laura Bollentino
(lbollentino@peralta.edu) if you have questions)
DEGREES AND CERTIFICATES
Are the courses appropriate?
Are the units required appropriate?
Are the descriptions of degrees/certificates current?
CURRICULUM REVIEW – CHEM 1A,1B,12A,12B,25,30A,30B
Completed
Yes
Completed
1
yes
2
yes
3
yes
4
yes
5
yes
6
yes
7
yes
8
yes
9
none
10
none
11
yes
12
Only
science, tmc
on the way
No
To be
accomplished by
Course Verification Checklist
Please use CurricuNet to review all courses taught in your department
and any certificates/degrees offered.
COURSE USE
Has the course been offered in the last two years? If not, consider
deactivating the course.
DESCRIPTION/CATALOG INFORMATION
Does the course description accurately describe the course?
COURSE ALIGNMENT
Does the course content align with course objectives? Do the course
objectives align with the overarching student learning outcomes?
STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES
Does the course/program have up-to-date student learning outcomes
and assessment methods
LECTURE/LAB CONTENT, METHODS
Are course content and teaching methods listed in the COR current,
appropriate and effective?
To what extent are writing skills and critical thinking reinforced?
TEXTBOOK CURRENCY
Is the textbook current? (Transfer institutions require textbooks with
a publication date that is within the 5 years)
COLLEGE LEVEL MATERIALS
For degree-applicable courses, are the reading materials college level?
REQUISITES
Have you completed the Content Review part of the outline? Have you
reviewed and revalidated the prerequisites, co-requisites,
recommended preparations? (Must be done at least every 6 years)
DISTANCE EDUCATION
Is there an online option for your courses? If so, is the distance
education addendum current and accurate?
STAND ALONE COURSES
Are any of your courses not degree applicable?
TRANSFER COURSES
Do transfer level courses meet CSU/UC standards?
(Contact Articulation Officer Laura Bollentino
(lbollentino@peralta.edu) if you have questions)
DEGREES AND CERTIFICATES
Are the courses appropriate?
Are the units required appropriate?
Are the descriptions of degrees/certificates current?
CURRICULUM REVIEW – PHYS 3A,3B,4A,4B,4C,10
Completed
Yes
Completed
1
yes
2
yes
3
yes
4
yes
5
yes
6
no
7
yes
8
yes
9
none
10
none
11
yes
12
Only
science, tmc
on the way
No
To be
accomplished by
November 2012
Course Verification Checklist
Please use CurricuNet to review all courses taught in your department
and any certificates/degrees offered.
COURSE USE
Has the course been offered in the last two years? If not, consider
deactivating the course.
DESCRIPTION/CATALOG INFORMATION
Does the course description accurately describe the course?
COURSE ALIGNMENT
Does the course content align with course objectives? Do the course
objectives align with the overarching student learning outcomes?
STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES
Does the course/program have up-to-date student learning outcomes
and assessment methods
LECTURE/LAB CONTENT, METHODS
Are course content and teaching methods listed in the COR current,
appropriate and effective?
To what extent are writing skills and critical thinking reinforced?
TEXTBOOK CURRENCY
Is the textbook current? (Transfer institutions require textbooks with
a publication date that is within the 5 years)
COLLEGE LEVEL MATERIALS
For degree-applicable courses, are the reading materials college level?
REQUISITES
Have you completed the Content Review part of the outline? Have you
reviewed and revalidated the prerequisites, co-requisites,
recommended preparations? (Must be done at least every 6 years)
DISTANCE EDUCATION
Is there an online option for your courses? If so, is the distance
education addendum current and accurate?
STAND ALONE COURSES
Are any of your courses not degree applicable?
TRANSFER COURSES
Do transfer level courses meet CSU/UC standards?
(Contact Articulation Officer Laura Bollentino
(lbollentino@peralta.edu) if you have questions)
DEGREES AND CERTIFICATES
Are the courses appropriate?
Are the units required appropriate?
Are the descriptions of degrees/certificates current?