Instructional Faculty Consortium Committee Meeting (IFCC)

Minutes

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11/18/2010
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12-4pm]
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tcsh systems office 3rd floor training room
1800 Century Place ne, altanta, ga]
Program / Cardiovascular Technology: CAVT, DMSO, ECHO, VAST
Facilitator / Ruth Thompson
Secretary / L. Jane Stanley
Attendees / Christine Schara, Athens Tech; Kim Strong, Athens Tech; Tina Welch, Ogeechee Tech; L. Jane Stanley, Ogeechee Tech; Nee Barnor, Georgia Northwestern Tech (GNTC); Leif Penrose, GNTC; Dawn Irwin, GNTC; Beverly Fritts, GNTC; Sue Christian, Columbus Tech; Coretha Johnson, Columbus Tech; John Pope, Augusta Tech; Sharon Jenkins, Augusta Tech; Pat Thomas, Augusta Tech

Agenda Topics

Sign in and welcome]
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15 minutes]
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Ruth thompson]
Discussion / Ruth Thompson welcomed everyone to the meeting asking that each member sign attendance roster. Ruth introduced Sue Christian and Coretha Johnson from Columbus Technical college. Ruth gave an overview of the agenda for today including curriculum review, plans for 5 week mini quarter, substantive change letter and any other areas of concern for sonography programs.
Conclusions
Action items / Person responsible / Deadline
Q2S Curriculum review]
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30 minutes]
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[ruth Thompson]
Discussion / Each group reviewed course drafts that were entered into the database. Ruth provided hard copies of the courses for each person. The group went through each course in turn looking at prereqs and co-reqs, references and overall credits. During the course of discussion the group made several course changes and the highlights are noted below. This discussion took a considerable amount of time
Conclusions / Each group gave Ruth recommended changes for pre and co-requisites.
ECHO 1110 was a duplicate of ECHO 1100, recommended removal of ECHO 1110 from ECHO course. VAST, DMSO and CAVT asked that ECHO 1550 Professional Development course description changed using generic sonography terms so that all sonography programs may use in program. Leif Penrose changed wording of "Echocardiography" to "Imaging".
Action items / Person responsible / Deadline
1. Remove ECHO 1110 from ECHO Course
2. VAST 1050: Change from 3 credits 6750 minutes to 1 credit 2250 minutes / Ruth Thompson
Course description for ECHO 1550 changed to generic sonography description / Leif Penrose / 11/18/2010
5 Week mini quarter
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45 minutes]
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Christine Schara
Discussion / Christine lead the group in a discussion of plans for the 5 week conversion. Each school shared their plan allowing for questions from other members.
Conclusions / Each school is developing a plan for students to transition from quarter to semester during the 5 week mini quarter
Action items / Person responsible / Deadline
Substantive Change letter]
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30 minutes]
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Ruth Thompson]
Discussion / Ruth asked if sonography program director had submitted a substantive change letter to their accrediting institution.
All program directors present had notified JRC-DMS.
Conclusions / Leif Penrose contacted CAAHEP, the only requirement was to notify JRC-DMS.
Action items / Person responsible / Deadline
Other areas of concern]
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1 hour]
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Christine Schara
Discussion / Ruth recommened that all programs complete a one year cycle on the semester system befor making corrections to curriculum.
Christine asked if the IFCC groups would like to meet separate or together in the future, all members agreed that because many of our program courses overlap we need to meet together.
Christine asked what guidelines other schools are using from program admission and shared a spacial ability test that she found and will forward to interesting directors.
Christine asked for recommendations for election of officers. Jane Stanley stated that she would like to step down as secretary.
Conclusions / Beverly Fritts nominated Christine Schara as president. Leif Penrose seconded and the group unanimously voted Christine remain president of the Cardiovascular IFCC consortum. Leif Penrose volunteered to be secretary, Tina Welch seconded and all members unanimously agreed.
Action items / Person responsible / Deadline
Comments / Special Notes
Resource persons
Special notes
Meeting Adjourned / 11/18/2010, 3:30pm
Minutes submitted by: / Loretta Jane Stanley, Ogeechee Technical College

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