WVC CURRICULUM COMMITTEE
Minutes
May 21, 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 by the LeAnn at 2:35 pm
Approval of Minutes of 4/16/12 and 4/30/12, 5/14/12
ACTION ITEMS:
Course Revisions
Proposers
Soroush Gharhamani / Leslie Hotta
Course
ARCH 61
This revision adds ARCH 057 to pre-requisite list and updates textbook. Leslie/ Paulette/ passed
Course
ARCH 62
This revision removes ARCH 054 and adds ARCH 057, ARCH 058, and ARCH 061 to pre-requisites. Textbook was also changed.
Prerequisites listings with the “or” need to be clarified—what courses, if any, substitute for Arch 61. Bob/ Brad/ passed
Course
ENGR 99
This revision adds Distance Education as a Method of Instruction. Changes were also made to Course Objectives and Student
Prep and Evaluation. .Assignment and Methods of Instruction for DE need to be attached to the proposal as those fields are not
working in the outline. ‘Brad/ Leslie/ passed
Proposers
Course
Pauline Clark/ Cheryl Miller
COUNS 2
This course revision updates the course objectives, student learning outcomes, and the texts. Paulette/ Cheryl/ passed
Course
COUNS 5
This course has been updated with changes made to course objectives, lecture content, critical thinking example, distance
education, and textbook. Brad/ Chris/ passed
Course
COUNS 18
This course is being updated with changes made to Textbooks, Student prep and Evaluation, Catalog and Schedule Descriptions,
Methods of Instruction, and Out of Class Assignments. WVC GE Area E Lifelong Understanding and Development is requested.
Bob/Brad/ passed.
Course
COUNS 45
This course is being updated to current Title 5 standards. Changes were made to Basic Skills, Catalog and Schedule Descriptions,
Out of Class Assignments, SLOs, Student Prep and Evaluation, Textbooks. Brad/ Bob/ passed
Proposers
Course
Paulette Boudreaux
ENGL 48
This course revision updates the SLO, catalog and schedule descriptions, objectives, lecture content, student prep and
evaluation, and content review for recommended preparation. Brad/ Betsy/ passed
Proposers
Whitney Clay/ Paulette Boudreaux
Course
READ 961
This revision updates Schedule and Catalog Descriptions, Methods of Instruction, SLOs and Textbooks.
It also adds Distance Learning as a method of Instruction. Brad/ Chris/ passed
Proposers
Course
Patricia Louderback
H.ED 12
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. Brad/ Cheryl/ passed
Proposers
Course
Chris Dyer
MATH 1
The schedule description, course content, and course objectives have been modified to match the C-ID descriptors. The number
of units has changed from three to four. In addition, the textbook, student prep / evaluation and content review sections have
been updated. Cheryl/ Brad/ passed
Course
MATH 10
The math department is revising this course to include a distance education option. The textbook and other supplies sections
have been updated as well. Betsy/ Bob/ passed
Proposers
Course
Stacy Hopkins/ Leslie Hotta
PARA 22
The Paralegal Department is adding PARA 65B as co-requisite to PARA 22 for the following reasons: 1. PARA 22 requires the use
and familiarity of Judicial Council form which are covered in PARA 65B. 2.PARA 22 requires the writing of legal pleadings.
Understanding the formatting of these documents which is covered in PARA 65B is essential. Cheryl/ Leslie/ passed
New Courses
Proposers
Course
Robert Cornejo / Brad Weisberg
MUSIC 67B (2nd Reading—prereqs) Brad/ Paulette/ passed
Proposers
Brad Weisberg
Course
THEAR 12
This course will add depth to the Theatre department's transfer offerings. It will help prepare the Theatre or Music
major for upper-division course work and give the non-major additional general education options. Transfer to CSU
and UC and CSU GE Area C, IGETC Area 3, and WVC GE Area C are requested. Bob/ Chris/ passed
First Readings
Both courses need to be revised for Student Activities and Faculty Contact Types under DE. Textbook for Geology 15 needs a
statement that it is the latest, most appropriate textbook.
Proposers
Course
Robert Lopez/ Chris Dyer
GEOL 1B
This course revision adds Distance Education. Other updates include textbooks, lecture content, and critical thinking. DE fields
need to be corrected for
Course
GEOL 15
This course revision adds Distance Education as a method of instruction. Textbook was also updated.
Removed from Agenda
Math 103 and Math 103R: Changes to Basic Skills no longer requested.
IV. Consent Agenda: None
V.
New Business: Kuni explained the continuing process for approving the TMCs (SB 1440 Transfer Degrees).
We will take them to the Chancellor for his signatures and then place them on the subsequent
board agenda just as FYI (not an approval) .
VI.
VII.
Old Business: None
Adjournment