WVC CURRICULUM COMMITTEE
Agenda
April 30, 2012
2:30-4:30
BUS 6
Membership
LeAnn McGinley, Chair, Assessment
Brian Tramontana, Social Science
Leslie Hotta, Applied Arts/Sciences
Cheryl Miller, Student Services
Robert Anthony, Business
Kuni Hay, VP Instruction
Brad Weisberg, Fine Arts
Herlisa Hamp, Admissions & Records
Paulette Boudreaux, Language Arts
Michael Byers, Articulation
Betsy Sandford, Library
Thuy Tran, Office of Instruction
Chris Dyer, Math/Science
Kevin Piedad, ASO
Patricia Louderback, PE
I.
II.
III.
Call to Order
Approval of Minutes of 4/16/12
ACTION ITEMS:
Course Proposals
REVISIONS
Proposal Time
2:30 -2:55
Proposers
Sylvia Ortega /Paulette Boudreaux
Course
ESL 065GW
The ESL department is removing HBA, increasing lecture units from 3 to 4, changing critical thinking example, method of
instruction, schedule description, prerequisite description and repeatability.
Course
ESL 065LS
The ESL department is removing HBA, increasing lecture units from 3 to 4, changing critical thinking example, method of
instruction, schedule description, prerequisite description and repeatability.
Course
ESL 961GW
The ESL department is removing HBA, increasing lecture units from 3 to 4, changing critical thinking example, method of
instruction, schedule description, pre-requisite, and repeatability.
Course
ESL961LS
The ESL Department is removing lab Hours by Arrangement, increasing lecture hours from 3 to 4, changing units, lecture
content, prerequisite description, schedule description, repeatability, and textbook.
Course
ESL961RV
The ESL department is removing HBA, increasing lecture units from 3 to 4, changing course content percentages, critical
thinking example, methods of instruction, schedule description, pre-requisites, and repeatability.
Course
ESL 962LS
The ESL department is removing lab Hours by Arrangement, increasing lecture hours from 3 to 4, changing units, lecture
content, prerequisite description, schedule description, repeatability, and textbook.
Course
ESL 963LS
The ESL Department is removing lab Hours by Arrangement, increasing lecture hours from 3 to 4, changing units, lecture
content, prerequisite description, schedule description, repeatability, and textbook.
Course
ESL 964LS
The ESL department is removing HBA, increasing lecture units from 3 to 4, changing critical thinking example, method of
instruction, schedule description, prerequisite description and repeatability.
Course
ESL 975 A-D
The ESL Department is removing HBA and changing 975A-D to scheduled lab courses.
Proposal Time
2:55-3:00
Proposers
Patricia Louderback
Course
H.ED 012
This is a full course update, updating catalog and schedule description, title change, objectives and course content (using the
most current terminology for this discipline), student learning outcome, and textbook.
Proposal Time
3:00-3:10
Proposers
Anna Brichko/ Paulette Boudreaux
Course
JPNS 011A
This revision changes HBA to scheduled online lab, revises catalog and schedule descriptions, changes Methods of Instruction,
changes grade type and class repeatability, updates textbook, student preparation/evaluation, and critical thinking assignment.
Course
JPNS 011B
This revision changes HBA to scheduled online lab, revises catalog and schedule descriptions, changes Methods of Instruction,
changes grade type and class repeatability, updates textbook, student preparation/evaluation, and critical thinking assignment.
Proposal Time
3: 10 -3:15
Proposers
Blaine Harrison/ Chris Dyer
Course
CHEM 30B
The Chemistry Department is adding Chemistry 2 as an alternative prerequisite for Chemistry 30B. Chem 2 includes the same
material and is more rigorous than Chem 30A. Chem 2 is 4 units and Chem 30A is 3 units. Changes were also made to Student
Prep and Evaluation, Methods of Instruction and Lab Content.
Proposal Time
3: 15 -3:25
Proposers
Janis Kea/Brian Tramontana
Course
ECON 2AH
This course is being created to provide a unique course outline for the Honors course version of an existing course. The content
remains the same, but the delivery methods include a higher standard of rigor based on more individualized and experiential
instruction.
Course
ECON 2BH
This course is being created to provide a unique course outline for the Honors course version of an existing course. The content
remains the same, but the delivery methods include a higher standard of rigor based on more individualized and experiential
instruction.
NEW
Proposal Time
3:25-3:50
Proposer
Kaee Min/ Leslie Hotta
Courses
FD 019
This course helps to update FD curriculum and consequently update the certificates and AS degrees that FD department offers.
It follows the current industry trend based on Advisory Board members' feedback and serves the students better to compete in
the job market. This course replaces FD18A and FD18B: Pattern Grading and Marker Making and Electronic Patternmaking. This
course is restructured to accommodate 2-hour Lecture/3-hour Lab format.
Courses
FD 051
This course helps to update FD curriculum, and consequently update the certificates and AS degrees that FD department offers.
It follows the current industry trend based on Advisory Board members' feedback and better serves the students to compete in
the job market. This course replaces FD050, Basic Apparel Construction. It is restructured to accommodate 2-hour Lecture/3hour Lab format.
Courses
FD 055
This course helps to update FD curriculum, and consequently update the certificates and AS degrees that FD department offers.
It follows the current industry trend based on Advisory Board members' feedback and better serves the students to compete in
the job market. This course replaces FD054: Apparel Manufacturing and is restructured to accommodate 2-hour Lecture/3-hour
Lab format.
Courses
FD 056
The course content meets the department requirements for preparing students for entry level positions in the apparel industry.
It meets the college objective of preparing students for the workplace. This updated course replaces FD60.
Courses
FD 057
This course helps to update FD curriculum, and AS degrees that FD department offers. It follows the current industry trend
based on Advisory Board members' feedback to better serve the students in order to compete in the job market. This course
replaces FD062, Professional Patternmaking II and is restructured to accommodate 2-hour Lecture/3-hour Lab format.
Courses
FD 058
This course fulfills department objectives of providing students with skills needed for entry level employment in the fashion
industry. It meets the college objectives of preparing students to enter the workforce. This course replaces FD064.
Courses
FD 081
This course helps to update FD curriculum, and consequently update the certificates and AS degrees that FD department offers.
It follows the current industry trend based on the Advisory Board members' feedback and better serves the students to
compete in the job market. This course replaces FD80: Line Development and is restructured to accommodate 2-hour
Lecture/3-hour Lab format.
Program Proposals
Proposal Time
Proposer
Programs
3:50-4:15
Kuni Hay
PE Programs
IV. Consent Agenda
Deactivations--NONE
V.
4:15-4:30
New Business: Frank Kobayashi will come to the Curriculum Committee with a series of non-credit ESL
courses. He presented background information and draft course outlines to Tech Review on 4/23.
However, the outlines were not reviewed in detail. Frank was asked to check the content of the outline
fields with LeAnn and to endure that the ESL department had the opportunity to review the courses
and to participate in the next discussion with the Curriculum Committee.
VI.
VII.
Old Business
Adjournment
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