Curriculum and General Education – December 10, 2012 – Minutes

Curriculum and General Education – December 10, 2012 – Minutes

OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT OF INSTRUCTION

CURRICULUM AND GENERAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE

 

Minutes of the Curriculum and General Education Committee Meeting Monday, December 10, 2012, 12:10 p.m., Science 11

 

Members Present:      K. Bandy, P. Bench, D. Berry, D. Bogle, K. Carlson, B. Cramer, S. Eastman,

  1. Eveland, V. Garcia, G. Golling, V. Herder, M. Hines, D. Layne, B. McMurray, S. Swenson, and T. Thompson

 

Members Absent:       ASB Rep. Y. Ayala, and PTK Representative S. Lilley Guests Present: D. McCauley

 

I.                 Approval of Minutes

 

Minutes of the October 8, 2012 Curriculum and General Education Committee Meeting

 

– It was moved by D. Berry, seconded by M. Hines and unanimously carried to approve the minutes from the September 10, 2012 Curriculum and General Education meeting.

 

II.               Submissions from Tech Review 10-16-12

 

A.                  Course Updates

 

  1. ENER 1005 Data Management

 

– It was moved by V. Herder, seconded by D. Bogle and unanimously carried to approve the course update to ENER 1005 to move forward to the January 10th District Board meeting.

 

B.                  Course Inactivations

 

1. LRSK 0201 Introduction to Self-Advocacy
2. LRSK 0202 Preparation for College Writing
3. LRSK 0203 Preparation for College Reading
4. LRSK 0204 Preparation for College Mathematics
5. LRSK 0205 Introduction to Campus Life
6. LRSK 0206 Time/Organizational/Study Strategies
7. STSU 0201 Introduction to Self-Advocacy

 

 

8. STSU 0202 Preparation for College Writing
9. STSU 0203 Preparation for College Reading
10. STSU 0204 Preparation for College Mathematics
11. S.S. 0251 Life Skills

 

– It was proposed by D. Layne to approve the above course inactivations as well as all of the course inactivations on the agenda as one consent agenda item. All members were in agreement. All inactivations will move forward to the January 10th District Board meeting.

 

III.             Submissions from Tech Review 10-23-12

 

A.                  Course Updates

 

1. LRSK 0910 Improving Learning Potential
2. LRSK 0920 Functional Word Processing
3. LRSK 0930 Math Concepts
4. LRSK 0940 Improving Study Skill Strategies
5. STSU 0205 Introduction to Campus Life
6. STSU 0206 Time/Organizational/Study Strategies

 

– It was moved by D. Bogle, seconded by S. Eveland and unanimously carried to approve the above course updates to move forward to the January 10th District Board meeting.

 

B.                  Course Inactivations

 

1. ECEF 0281 Effective Parenting
2. ECEF 0282 Practicum for Effective Parenting
3. ECEF 0283 Practicum for Effective Parenting
4. PSYC 1571 Peer Counseling: Theory & Technique

 

  1. Submissions from Tech Review 11-6-12

 

  1. Course Updates

 

  1. STSU 1501 Educational Planning

 

– It was moved by M. Hines, seconded by S. Eveland and unanimously carried to approve the course update to STSU 1501 to move forward to the January 10th District Board meeting.

 

V.               Submissions from Tech Review 11-13-12

 

 

A.                  Distance Learning Requests

 

1. BUSN 1510 Business Communications
2. STSU 0206 Time/Organizational/Study Strategies

 

– It was moved by K. Bandy, seconded by D. Berry and unanimously carried to approve the above distance learning requests to move forward to the January 10th District Board meeting.

 

VI.             Submissions from Tech Review 11-27-12

 

A.                  Course Inactivations

 

1. ART 1605 Special 2-D Studio
2. ART 1615 Special 3-D Studio
3. ART 1670 Portrait Drawing and Painting
4. HUM 2030 Special Topics in Genre Films
5. MUSC 1002 Community Orchestra
6. MUSC 1501 Studio Band
7. MUSC 1502 Choir
8. PHED 1050 Adaptive Physical Education
9. PHED 1525 Self Defense
10. PHED 1526 Golf
11. PHED 1530 Aerobic Exercise
12. PHED 1531 Foundations for Movement
13. PHED 1540 American Red Cross Advanced Life Saving
14. PHED 1541 Water Safety Instruction
15. MATH 0210 Math Success

 

  • Submissions from Tech Review 12-4-12

 

  1. Course Updates

 

1. ART 1640 Painting
2. ART 1650 Watercolor Painting
3. ART 1810 Graphic Design
4. DNTL 1054 Clinical Practice IV
5. ENGL 1700 Creative Writing
6. ENGL 2600 World Literature
7. ENGL 2700 Survey of British Literature

 

  • ART 1640, ART 1650, and ART 1810 (now changed to 1811) were grouped together for time saving purposes. It was moved by M. Hines, seconded by

 

 

Carlson and unanimously carried to approve the updates to the three art courses to move forward to the January 10th District Board meeting.

  • It was moved by V. Herder, seconded by D. Berry and unanimously carried to approve the updates to DNTL 1054 to move forward to the January 10th District Board
  • It was moved by V. Herder, seconded by D. Bogle and unanimously carried to approve the updates to ENGL 1700 to move forward to the January 10th District Board
  • ENGL 2600 and 2700 (now 2750) were grouped together for time saving It was moved by V. Herder, seconded by D. Berry and unanimously carried to approve the updates to the two English courses to move forward to the January 10th District Board meeting.

 

B.                  New Courses

 

1. ENGL 1725 Creative Writing: Poetry
2. ENGL 1750 Creative Writing: Fiction
3. ENGL 1775 Creative Writing: Nonfiction
4. ENGL 2650 World Literature 2
5. ENGL 2700 British Literature 1

 

  • ENGL 1725, 1750, and 1775 were grouped together for time saving purposes. It was moved by S. Swenson, seconded by V. Herder and unanimously carried to approve the three English courses to move forward to the January 10th District Board
  • ENGL 2650 and 2700 were grouped together for time saving purposes. It was moved by V. Herder, seconded by D. Berry and unanimously carried to approve the two new courses to move forward to the January 10th District Board

 

C.                  Distance Learning Requests

 

1. ENGL 1725 Creative Writing: Poetry
2. ENGL 1750 Creative Writing: Fiction
3. ENGL 1775 Creative Writing: Nonfiction
4. ENGL 2650 World Literature 2
5. ENGL 2700 British Literature 1

 

– It was moved by D. Bogle, seconded by M. Hines and unanimously carried to approve the above distance learning requests to move forward to the January 10th District Board meeting.

 

D.                 Program Updates

 

  1. AA-T English

 

 

  1. AA English
  2. AA-T History
  3. AA History
  4. AA Liberal Arts with an Emphasis in Arts and Humanities

 

  • It was approved by B. McMurray, seconded by D. Berry and unanimously carried to approve the program updates to the AA-T English to move forward to the January 10th District Board
  • It was moved by D. Berry, seconded by D. Bogle and unanimously carried to approve the program updates to the AA English to move forward to the January 10th District Board
  • The AA-T History and the AA History were grouped together for time saving It was moved by D. Berry, seconded by K. Bandy and unanimously carried to approve the programs updates for the two history degrees to move forward to the January 10th District Board meeting.
  • The AA Liberal Arts with an Emphasis in Arts and Humanities program update was amended to include the new English courses previously approved in the It was moved by M. Hines, seconded by T. Thompson and unanimously carried to approve the program update to move forward to the January 10th District Board meeting.

 

E.                  G. E. Requirement Updates

 

  1. Humanities

 

– The G.E. Requirement update to the Humanities section was amended to include the new creative writing courses previously approved during the meeting as well as ART 1811. It was moved by D. Berry, seconded by D. Bogle and unanimously carried to approve the requirement update to move forward to the January 10th District Board meeting.

 

VIII.         Tabled Item(s) – Not Before Committee

 

1. DSE 1501 Introduction to Developmental Disabilities (tabled on 1/12/12)
2. ART 1545 Chicano/a Art (tabled 5/14/12)
3. MUSC 1500 American Jazz (tabled 5/14/12)
     

 

– ART 1545 has been requested to be inactivated. The DSE and MUSC classes will remain tabled.

 

IX.             Adjournment

The meeting was adjourned at 12:45 p.m.

 

 

  1. Next Meeting

 

The next meeting of the Curriculum and General Education Meeting will be held Monday, January 10, 2013 to finish off the state mandated repeatability rule placed on some of Taft College’s courses.

 

The next regular meeting of the Curriculum and General Education Meeting will be held Monday, February 11, 2013.

 

PB/DL:rs


 

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