SHORELINE COMMUNITY COLLEGE

CURRICULUM COMMITTEE

MEETING

MEETING DATE: January 22, 2014

Boardroom

Anna Sterner John Tankersley*

Betty Peace-Gladstone * Kathie Hunt

Caroline Conley* Leoned Gines*

Christine Shafner* Shereen Faraj

David Phippen Lori Stephens*

Don Christensen* Stian Myraas

Jeannette Idiart Susan Hoyne*

(*Members Present)

NON-VOTING, EX OFFICIO MEMBERS: Robert Francis, VPASA*

Dan Fey, Dean, Workforce & CE

RESOURCE: Jenifer Aydelotte*

GUESTS: Jerry Baker, Gail Dalton

Co-Chair Don Christensen opened the meeting. Susan Hoyne held the proxy for David Phippen and Lori Stephens held the proxy for Anna Sterner.

1. Approval of Minutes

The January 8, 2015 minutes were approved.

2. Status of Follow-up Items

(a) Sample of Social Sciences Special Topics MCO.

Don asked VP Francis about the necessity of creating outcomes and assessment methods for special topics courses. Special Topics courses are very individualistic. Bob said former Dean Kenny Lawson was trying to solve this. The absence of outcomes worries Bob. There needs to be some sort of justification when accreditors look at our MCOs. Special Topics is really related to our distribution requirements. Perhaps we should consider having a very broad outcome.

Betty asked if the syllabus would suffice. A syllabus has to be put together for a Special Topics. Could the syllabus work as a de facto MCO for accreditation? When Don taught at Tacoma, their outcomes went into the syllabus. Bob said the outcomes ought to be in the syllabus. The prime motivator is to demonstrate for accreditation our courses point to the General Education Outcomes. We do what we say we are doing. He would like to give the committee a definitive answer. He will call the NWCCU and talk to former VPASA Backes as well. Don said we should reach out to the Faculty Senate to consider having the MCO outcomes part of the syllabus. That is a good place to start that conversation.

3. Faculty Senate Update

Don will check with the Faculty Senate for information. They will meet next week.

4. MCO Completion Status

The MCO completion rate will change after today’s meeting that has 99 Science course deletions.

5-10 SECOND READING Sports & Event Marketing (AAAS and Cert of Prof)

SECOND READING Retail Management (AAAS)

SECOND READING Marketing (AAAS)

SECOND READING General Business Administration (AAAS)

SECOND READING Fashion Merchandising (AAAS, Cert of Prof., Cert of Compl)

SECOND READING Entrepreneurship (AAAS)

CONSENSUS was reached to accept for second reading the revised planning guides listed above to be in effect Fall 2015.

11. SECOND READING MFGT 246 Mechanical Maintenance

CONSENSUS was reached to accept for second reading new course MFGT 246 to be in effect Winter 2015.

12. SECOND READING MFGT 245 10-Hour OSHA

CONSENSUS was reached to accept for second reading new course MFGT 245 to be in effect Winter 2015.

13. SECOND READING Principles of Precision Engineering

Certificate of Completion

CONSENSUS was reached to accept for second reading the new Certificate of Completion Principles of Precision Engineering.

14. FIRST READING Certificate of Proficiency:

Purchasing and Supply Chain Management

Jerry Baker presented the first reading of the revised planning guides. BUSTC 105 no longer meets the requirement for a Quantitative Reasoning course. The program is substituting BUS 102 which meets that requirement for applied degrees. This is the only change.

Jerry explained he always takes these matters to the Advisory Committee. In most cases most of the changes start there. He is a big believer in DACUMs (Developing a Curriculum). This is where you get industry input. They bring in 8 to 10 industry folks from the full spectrum of Supply Chain Management and go over what people do. A matrix is developed and Jerry makes sure the course content meets what they say is important to them. They added eProcurement because of the DACUM as they needed more information on electronic supply chain aspects. DACUMs update curriculum to keep students updated so they get hired when they leave us. It also serves as a big awareness of our program.

Jenifer advised the committee that BUSTC 215 which is on the planning guide will be changed to BTWRT 215and have a new title of Business Communications. BUSTC 115 will become BTWRT 115 Business English.

CONSENSUS was reached to accept for first reading the revised Certificate of Proficiency: Purchasing and Supply Chain Management to be in effect Fall 2015. Changes in italics above will be made.

15. FIRST READING Certificate of Completion:

Purchasing and Contract Management

The next two Certificates of Completions are new. We currently have a Certificate of Proficiency which is 26 credits. Since most students have a degree, this was aimed at getting them up to date. In many cases the degrees are not necessarily in Supply Chain. They take our classes to give them content in their jobs. This gives them specific training. Jerry explained we are beneficiaries of a grant called Make it in Washington. It is a 3-year grant that includes a scholarship for companies in all but six counties in the state. Because our program is online and it is the only Supply Chain program at the community college level, we joined with WSU, Highline, UW and APL to be a participant and beneficiary of this grant so students in those counties can take these online classes. They get measured by completion of certificates. The Advisory Committee decided not to change the classes, but to create two new short-term certificates. One is 14 credits and the other is 12 for a total of 26. What we have then is a breakdown of those 6 classes into two clusters. The first one is Purchasing and Contract Management. These are classes we teach with specific focus on the purchasing/procurement side. It is Jerry’s expectation this grant will be renewed and going on for 6 or more years.

Susan talked about how the administration has requested programs to define what “successfully complete” means on all planning guides. Some programs want a 2.0 in each course and some want an overall 2.0 average. Jerry said the Business Division is reviewing this and requested to finalize this in the fall. VPASA Francis requested the decision be made earlier. Students need to know. Jerry will take the lead and email Kerry Fondren suggested language that will define what “successfully complete” will mean.

Note: Jerry forwarded suggested language to define “Successfully complete.” “Achieve a 2.0 or better for each Business (BUS or BUS&) course completed, plus an overall GPA of 2.0 or better.”

CONSENSUS was reached to accept for first reading the new Certificate of Completion: Purchasing and Contract Management to be in effect Fall 2015. Changes in italics above will be made.

16. FIRST READING Certificate of Completion:

Supplier Relations and Logistics

As explained above, this new Certificate of Completion is the 12 credit certificate. A definition of “successfully complete” will be added.

CONSENSUS was reached to accept for first reading the new Certificate of Completion: Supplier Relations and Logistics to be in effect Fall 2015. Changes in italics above will be made.

17. FIRST READING BTWRT 115 Business English

BTWRT 215 Business Communications

Gail Dalton presented the first reading of these revisions. There was a statewide mandate to change the prefix of these courses to BTWRT if writing is a substantial component in the course. It will be easier for everyone to identify. Similarly, they have refined and shortened the title of the courses. They surveyed area community colleges to find out what they were naming similar courses, so we are now lined up with them. The only changes are the prefix and title.

Former: New:

BUSTC 115 Fundamentals of Business Communications BTWRT 115 Business English

BUSTC 215 Professional Communications BTWRT 215 Business Communications

CONSENSUS was reached to accept for first reading the revised MCOs listed above to be in effect Fall 2015.

Gail said as Jerry Baker was talking about the BUSTC 105 class not meeting the QSR requirement, their BUSTC 150 Excel class does meet the QR requirement for Professional-Technical. In many cases it is an excellent course for students to take.

18. FIRST READING Science Division Course Deletions

Susan presented for first reading the deletion of 99 courses (provided to the committee in a spreadsheet). When Common Course Numbering came in we wanted to delete many of these courses. Since we no longer have an Engineering Technology program, all those courses will be deleted. Geology cut back on a number of courses. A lot of those were field trip courses. Susan estimated she will have another 20 – 40 more deletions next quarter.

CONSENSUS was reached to accept for first reading the deletion of 99 Science courses to be in effect Spring 2015.

19. Competency Based Education (CBE)

Bob reported we were invited to be part of a consortium exploring CBE degrees led by Columbia Basin. President Roberts was not comfortable with the process and pulled us out of it. It would have been for only a Business Degree and Columbia Basin would walk away with all skills and knowledge around doing a CBE. Dr. Roberts asked us to set aside that money and explore CBE options here. We put together a work group to try and identify the elements of CBE. There should be some level of ability to demonstrate competency whether through testing or demonstration. There should be some prior learning assessment part of it. There is a Financial Aid piece involved. The motivation behind this is it’s an idea we want students to be able to move further faster if they already know something. The work group is now engaged in talking to our Music program about this. They are very interested.

20. 2.0 Passing

VPASA Bob Francis said we need each program to review their definition of what “successfully complete” means. When he first came here it always meant 2.0 or higher to him, but he discovered people had different definitions. He is having programs review this and Bob envisions this coming to the Curriculum Committee. Kerry will create a spreadsheet of all Prof-Tech certificates and degrees to keep track of the programs’ definitions. Bob would like to see this accomplished during the next updating of the planning guides.

Betty Peace-Gladstone spoke of her need to take her planning guides to the Advisory Committee. Just by the nature of a lot of our students who come into this field, she thinks it is an important thing to consider. Bob will entertain a request for an extension. He does not want to see us go into the next year with inaccurate planning guides.

Christine Shafner agreed she would like to run this issue by her Advisory Committee. She explained how she did research on what other colleges do and what they require for graduation. She was looking for standardization. Do you know if the 4-year colleges update things like we are? Bob said no, this is all about professional-technical. We discovered significant disagreement amongst prof-tech programs what successfully complete meant. The current language is vague and did not specify. What was happening was some students were not receiving degrees. The administration is working with 2.0 in each class. The question is who makes the decision? The program does. Checking with your advisory committees is advisable. Ultimately, you will be the determiner. Bob emphasized from his perspective when we give someone a certificate they are taking that to an employer saying I have these skills. If you have a student with a .7 grade in tax law and give him a certificate, you want to think about your credibility out there as well. Talk with your advisory committee about what they think is the integrity of your program.

Betty said it depends how you set up grading for individual classes too. In Education they will not pass someone if they have not shown mastery of the outcomes. We want our graduates to represent us well and go into the workplace being prepared. Some programs a .7 grade is indication they met all learning outcomes. In some programs that would take a 2.0.

Christine said in VCT students are getting jobs by their strong portfolio, not necessary their transcript. Bob replied the nuance is we count on you putting it together.

Susan said the state is offering more applied baccalaureates. If you know of any applied baccalaureate, that might be another pathway for students. She suggested your students check their admissions policy. They may require a 2.0 in every class.

Don summarized that Bob’s request is the next time we revise prof-tech planning guides, the programs will define what they mean by “successfully complete.”

21. Criteria for Math/Science Distribution

Susan said this is still in progress. There has been a proposal to move a course from the “Other Science Courses” category to “Non-Laboratory Science” category. Until the criteria are developed, the Curriculum Committee cannot make a judgment around moving courses in the categories.

Meeting adjourned 3:40 pm

Minutes by Kerry Fondren

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