Completed. Bill Dougherty Was Elected As Chair
Curriculum Committee
FINAL REPORT
2010 – 2011
Charges
1. Elect a chair and email this selection to the Vice President of Academic Affairs (), Dean of Instruction () and the Chair of the FAEC (). Laura Campbell will serve as secretary.
Completed. Bill Dougherty was elected as chair.
2. Review these charges to be sure that (1) the recommended charges of the previous year were
addressed, (2) minutes of all meetings conducted in the previous year were submitted online
to (username - atlantic; password –
cape), (3) all normal standing charges are included, (4) the charges listed are correct, still
valid and properly placed, (5) charges that were completed aren’t repeated and (6) the
charges are clear. Email corrections and changes to the Secretaries of the FAEC, Vickie
Melograno () and Phil Cragg ().
Completed.
3. Minutes of the committee meetings should be submitted to the Vice President of Academic
Affairs and the Dean of Instruction. An additional copy of all committee meeting minutes
shall be submitted to the Chair of the FAEC electronically via
(username - atlantic; password –
cape) under the appropriate committee category. A progress report is due by December 15.
A year-end report is due by the end of May. Reports should also be uploaded to the web.
Completed.Approved meeting minutes and charges have been posted to the Committee’s Web page as well as the Venus server.
4. Minutes of all meetings and a description of your activities should be posted on Atlantic Cape’s website, along with a list of members.
Completed.
5. Submit recommendations for next year’s charges to the Vice President of Academic Affairs, Dean of Instruction and the Chair of the FAEC.
- Review the procedures for Special Topics course proposals
- Review current Liberal Arts courses and identify the criteria for future Liberals Arts course proposals
- Perform a literature review for how the number of credits hours is determined for a course
6. Review changes in curriculum (courses & programs) submitted by departments and forward recommendations to the Dean of Instruction.Ensure there is no course duplication. Ensure that all new courses and programs, and any changes to existing courses and programs, are consistent with the mission of the College, meet College-wide standards and policies, and conform to all State and licensing regulations. Ensure that all courses contain three categories: Curricular Goals, Measurable Objectives, and Learning Outcomes. A syllabus should be included but the committee should focus on curriculum content only.
Completed.
7. Elect a chair of the General Education Subcommittee and email this selection to the Vice President of Academic Affairs, Dean of Instruction, and the Chair of the FAEC. The secretary of the Curriculum Committee will serve as Subcommittee secretary.
Completed. Lisa Stein was elected to serve as chair.
8. The chair will serve as a representative to the Colleague Core Group and forward information from those meetings to the academic deans.
The “Colleague Core Group” has not yet been developed.
9. Define: Free elective, liberal arts elective and general education elective.
Completed.
10. Keep the general education subcommittee active to review general education offerings.
Completed.
11. Continue to review the definition and criteria for independent study and special topics
courses and revise, if necessary.
Ongoing.
12. Initiation of Program Options: The NJ President’s Council’s Academic Issues Committee
Manual (2010-2011) states, “If an institution decides to introduce a new program option, that
action will be formally accomplished pursuant to the process in place at the institution for
the approval of options.”
“Note to Community Colleges: Options to Associate degree programs shall not differ by more than 18 credits from the base program. Normally, options should differ from the base program by at least 12 credits, but an option that differs by 9 credits may be acceptable if it demonstrates a clear change in program emphasis.
Currently Atlantic Cape’s process is that a dept. presents a transmittal to the Curriculum Committee. If approved, by the Vice President, the transmittal and a Board Resolution is presented to the Board of Trustees for their approval. Should we state by how many credits options should differ from their base program? Is our process adequate?
Ongoing. The Committee voted to accept and follow the AIC’s guidelines, but will seek clarification from Dr. Wexler regarding the charge and change the wording, as needed.
At the May meeting, J. Taggart explained to the Committee that this charge was created several years ago when he was chair. The reason for the charge was concern that some of the “base programs” for our options, cannot actually be earned by students. The Liberal Arts degree was corrected several years ago and is now an earnable degree, however, several other base programs, for example, Science and Mathematics, cannot be earned. The Committee and/or associated departments should consider addressing these Base programs.
13. Evaluate and recommend whether the alphas GIST and/or TVRF should become classified
as college liberal arts courses. This recommendation should be predicated on a literature/best
practice analysis. The committee should provide a rationale statement in support of this
recommendation. (Charge added in November 2010)
This charge will be replaced with a new suggested charge (see charge #5)
Programs and courses approved by the Curriculum Committee during the 2010-2011 academic year:
Committee approval dates are in parenthesis.
NEW PROGRAMS:
Solar Energy Technology, Technical Studies, A.A.S. (11/11/10)
New Media Studies, A.A.S. (12/9/10)
Communication, A.A. (2/10/11)
PROGRAM/CERTIFICATE CHANGES:
Accounting, A.A.S. (4/14/11)
Accounting Information Systems-Option, Accounting, A.A.S. (4/14/11)
Air Traffic Control Terminal, A.A.S. (9/9/10, 11/11/10)
Baking and Pastry-Option, Culinary Arts, A.A.S. (4/14/11)
Business Administration, A.A.S. (4/14/11)
Child Development/Child Care-Option, Liberal Arts, A.A. (3/10/11)
Computer Information Systems, A.S. (12/9/10)
Computer Programming, A.A.S. (12/9/10 & 4/14/11)
Computer Security Certificate (2/10/11)
Computer Systems Support, A.A.S. (12/9/10)
Computer Technician-Option, Technical Studies, A.A.S. (12/9/10)
Computer for Small Business Option, OST, A.A.S. (2/10/11)
Criminal Justice, A.S. (3/10/11)
Culinary Arts, A.A.S. (4/14/11)
Database Design and Development –Option, Computer Programming (12/9/10)
Digital Media Production Support-Option, Computer Systems Support (12/9/10)
Food Service Management, A.A.S. (4/14/11)
New Media Studies, A.A.S. (3/10/11)
Microsoft Certified IT Professional-Option, Technical Studies (12/9/10 & 4/14/11)
Office Systems Technology, A.A.S. (2/10/11)
Paralegal Studies, A.A.S. (4/14/11)
Paralegal Studies, A.S. (4/14/11)
Performing Arts-Option, Liberal Arts, A.A. (3/10/11)
Technical Studies, A.A.S. (9/9/10)
Web Technologies-Option, Computer Systems Support, A.A.S. (12/9/10)
DROPPED PROGRAMS:
Digital Design-Option, Liberal Arts, A.A. (3/10/11)
Corrections-Option, Criminal Justice, A.S. (4/14/11)
NEW PROFESSIONAL SERIES:
None
PROFESSIONAL SERIES CHANGES:
Food Service Management Specialization (3/10/11)
Bilingual Office Specialist (4/14/11)
Computer for Small Business Specialist (4/14/11)
Educational Office Specialist (4/14/11)
Office Professional Specialist (4/14/11)
Legal Office Specialist (4/14/11)
NEW COURSES:
ATCT110-Private Pilot Ground School (9/9/10)
AVIT150-Flight Attendant Essentials (4/14/11)
CISM106- Internet Research (4/14/11)
CISM190-Social Media for Business (3/10/11)
CISM270-iPhone Programming (4/14/11)
CISM280-Capstone Portfolio (12/9/10)
COMM105-Television History (2/10/11)
COMM204-Organizational Communication (9/9/10)
COMM295-Communication Internship (2/10/11)
CRIM109-Ethics in Criminal Justice (2/10/11)
CRIM110-Women in the Criminal Justice System (3/10/11)
CULA135-Culture and Gastronomy (3/10/11)
ENGL224-Environmental Literature (3/10/11)
GIST/CRIM170-GIS for Homeland Security (2/10/11)
TCOM125-Technical Communication (12/9/10)
TVRF225-New Media Studies (12/9/10)
TVRF230-Visual Communication (12/9/10)
TVRF240-Introduction to Filmmaking (12/9/10)
TVRF290-New Media Capstone Portfolio (12/9/10)
TVRF295-Internship in New Media Studies (12/9/10)
NEW SPECIAL TOPICS COURSES:
AVIT125-Special Topics in Aviation Studies (11/11/10)
DROPPED COURSES:
CDCC120-Physical Development and Health of the Young Child (3/10/11)
HUMT200-Introduction to the Humanities (3/10/11)
CHANGES TO COURSES:
COMM/ENGL210-Special Topics in News Writing (2/10/11)
ENGL102-Composition II (12/9/10)
ESLN091-Special Topics in American Culture (4/14/11)
HPED150-Concepts of Physical Fitness (12/9/10)
THEA111-Acting I (3/10/11)
THEA112-Acting II (3/10/11)
PREREQUISITE CHANGES:
COMM/ENGL210-Special Topics in News Writing (2/10/11)
CRIM/LEGL212-Trial Advocacy (4/14/11)
Programs and courses NOT approved by the Curriculum Committee:
GIST180-GIS for Environmental Science – new course (Tabled, 11/11/10)
TVRF250-Introduction to Screenwriting – new course (Not approved, 12/9/10)
Film Studies Option, Liberal Arts, A.A. – new program (Tabled: 11/11/10, 12/9/10)
TVRF125-Special Topics in Media Studies- new course (Not approved, 5/10/11)
New Media Studies, A.A.S. – program change(Withdrawn, 5/10/11)
General Education Subcommittee
of the Curriculum Committee
Year-end Report 2010-2011
Charges
1. Review these charges to be sure that (1) the recommended charges of the previous year were
addressed, (2) minutes of all meetings conducted in the previous year were submitted online
to (username - atlantic; password –
cape), (3) all normal standing charges are included, (4) the charges listed are correct, still
valid and properly placed, (5) charges that were completed aren’t repeated and (6) the
charges are clear. Email corrections and changes to the Secretaries of the FAEC, Vickie
Melograno () and Phil Cragg ().
Completed. Charges 8 and 9 were removed.
3. Minutes of the committee meetings should be submitted to the Vice President of Academic
Affairs and the Dean of Instruction. An additional copy of all committee meeting minutes
shall be submitted to the Chair of the FAEC electronically via
(username - atlantic; password –
cape) under the appropriate committee category. A progress report is due by December 15.
A year-end report is due by the end of May.
After approval, minutes of the March 1, 2011 meeting will be placed on the web.
4. Minutes of all meetings and a description of your activities should be posted on Atlantic Cape’s website, along with a list of members.
After approval, minutes will be placed online.
5. Submit recommendations for next year’s charges to the chairperson of the Curriculum
Committee.
Charges should remain the same. Charge 8 and 9 will be removed.
6. Review changes in general education curriculum submitted by departments and forward
recommendations to the Curriculum Committee.
As of 3/28/11, the Committee has not received any requests to evaluate courses.
7. Continue to address ongoing issues related to compliance with the NJ Community College
General Education Foundation and GECC as well as disseminate all related information
and/or outcomes within the Atlantic Cape community.
At the March 1 meeting, Dr. Wexler shared new procedures for submitting courses for general education consideration/approval. Subcommittee members were asked to disseminate the info to their respective departments. New courses should first go to the Curric. Committee for course approval and THEN be submitted to the Gen Ed Subcommittee for consideration as general education. If the Gen Ed Subcommittee approves the course as gen ed, the recommendation will go the Curric. Committee as an FYI and then the course can be submitted for State approval. The Academic Affairs Affinity Group’s (AAAG) Gen. Ed. Committee will consider the course and if they approve, it will go to the full AAAG for chairs approval. Then the Presidents’ Council will consider the course. If they approve the course, it can be offered/listed as a general education course.
8. Review and revise Atlantic Cape’s General Education Statement and related course categories in the 2007-2009 catalog with the objective of encompassing the New Jersey Community College General Education Foundation’s goals.
This charge was completed in 2009-2010. The updated statement appears on page39 of the 2010-2011 Catalog.
9. Sponsor a workshop on “Ethics Across the Curriculum” to address NJCC Goal Category #9:
Ethical Reasoning and Action.
This charge was removed after discussion with Dr. Wexler at the March 1, 2011 meeting.