Report to the Senate From

CUP: November 15, 2011

Report to the Senate from

Committee on Undergraduate Programs

Chair: Elizabeth Monske

First Reading: November 15, 2011

Subjects:

1. Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences

i. Revise Existing Course: RSP 377

1. Decrease Course Credits from 7 to 2

2. Revise Bulletin Description

ii. Create New Course: RSP 384 (5 cr.)

iii. Change Bulletin Description: RSP 372

1. Decrease Course Credits from 4 to 3

2. Add Prerequisite RSP 374

iv. Change Prerequisites:

1. RSP 371: Common Acute Pulmonary Problems

2. RSP 373: Positive Pressure Therapy

3. RSP 374: Respiratory Care Clinical Experience II

4. RSP 375: Mechanical Ventilation I

5. RSP 376: Mechanical Ventilation II

6. RSP 378: Issues in Respiratory Care

7. RSP 379: Special Population Assessments and Management

2. Department of Technology and Occupational Sciences

i. Building Technology and Construction Management

1. Create New Courses:

a. CN 153: Introduction to Construction Design (3 cr.)

b. CN 369: Construction Economics and Standard Practices (3 cr.)

c. CN 372: Advanced Design and Conventions (3 cr.)

d. CN 445: Property Development (3 cr.)

e. CN 455: Construction Safety (3 cr.)

2. Delete an Existing Course: CN 151: Introduction to Construction

3. Revise Existing Courses:

a. CN 154: Construction Surveying and Layout

i. Renumber to CN 254

b. CN251: Field Operations

i. Change Number of Credit Hours from 2 to 3

ii. Change Prerequisites

c. CN 278: Mechanical Systems

i. Rename the course to CN 278: Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing Systems

ii. Change Number of Credit Hours from 3 to 4

iii. Change the Prerequisites

iv. Change the Course Description

d. WT 161: Wood Processes

v. Change Prefix, Renumber, and Name to CN110: Construction Processes

4. Revise Prerequisites:

a. CN 156: Construction Systems and Methods

b. CN 158: Concrete

c. CN 252: Codes and Inspection

d. CN 283: Construction Estimating

e. CN 353: Soils and Foundation

f. CN 357: Legal Aspects of Construction

g. CN 358: Bidding Strategies

h. CN 450: Project Control

i. CN 459: Construction Management

5. Revise Majors:

a. A.A.S. in Building Technology

i. Remove CN 151, CN 154, & WT 161

ii. Add CN 110, 153, 251, 254, & 278

iii. Remove CS 110 as a Requirement

iv. Replace MA 104 with MA 106

v. Add MKT 230

b. B.S. in Construction Management

i. Remove CN 151, 154, & WT 161

ii. Add CN 110, 153, 254, 278, 369, 372, 445, & 455

iii. Remove CS 110 as a Requirement

iv. Replace MA 104 with MA 106

v. Remove ACT 240

vi. Reduce the Number of Credits for Graduation to 124

c. Revise Minor: Construction Systems

i. Remove CN 154, 156, 158, 252, 283

ii. Add “Choose three (3) of the following courses”

d. Revise Entry Requirements: A.A.S in Building Technology

ii. Industrial Maintenance and Welding

1. Revise Existing Courses:

a. IM 110: Industrial Management and Fabrication

i. Change number of credits from 2 to 3

ii. Change Course Description

b. IM 215:Advanced Mechanical Power Transmission Systems

i. Change Number of Credits from 2 to 3

ii. Change Course Description

2. Revise A.A.S. in Industrial Maintenance

a. Delete CIS 110 and IT 265

3. Revise Certificate in Welding

a. Remove CIS 110

4. Revise Minor in Industrial Maintenance

a. Remove WD 244

1. Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences

i. Revise Existing Course: RSP 377

1. Decrease Course Credits from 7 to 2

2. Revise Bulletin Description

Rationale: As a result of program review, the need to restructure the clinical component was necessary to maximize and utilize the available clinical sites. The clinical hours, therefore, will re-distributed throughout two courses. (See ii below for the new course.) The clinical hours for this course will be decrease from 560 hours to 160, which will take place during the fall semester of year three. The course description reflects the emphasis of the course. Please see Appendix A for complete Bulletin Changes.

Proposed Bulletin Description:

RSP 377 Respiratory Care Clinical Experience III

7 cr. 2 cr.

Offered: Fall

Prerequisite: Successful completion of RSP 271 through 277, and RSP 374. RSP 375.

Student will work under supervision in hospital intensive care and neonatal intensive care environments, assessing acutely ill patients, performing and evaluating therapies, and setting up, adjusting and monitoring mechanical ventilation. This experience will extend into the summer. The emphasis in this course is the technical nature of mechanical ventilation.

ii. Create New Course: RSP 384

Rationale: As a result of program review, the need to restructure the clinical component was necessary to maximize and utilize the available clinical sites. The clinical hours, therefore, will re-distributed throughout two courses, RSP 377 and RSP 384. The clinical hours for this course will be 400 hours (80 hours of clinical per credit hour), which will take place during the winter semester of year three.

Proposed Bulletin Description:

RSP 384 Respiratory Care Clinical Experience IV

5 cr.

Offered: Winter

Prerequisite: Successful completion of RSP 271 through 277, RSP 371 through 375, and RSP 377.

Students will work under supervision in a hospital environment with a concentration in adjusting and monitoring mechanical ventilation on critical care adult and neonate patients. Students will incorporate diagnostic information to guide decisions regarding ventilator management of critically ill patients. Critical thinking skills will be used to prepare cases for clinical care conferences.

iii. Change Bulletin Description: RSP 372

3. Decrease Course Credits from 4 to 3

4. Add Prerequisite RSP 374

Rationale:

In review of the course content, it was determined that a 3 credit course was appropriate to achieve the objectives for the course. We are moving RSP 374 from a fall to summer offering and will approximate 160 hours, which will benefit students taking this course.

Proposed Bulletin Change:

RSP 372 Airway Care

4 cr. 3 cr.

Offered: Fall

Prerequisite: Successful completion of RSP 271 through 277, and 374.

Airway management, including types of artificial airways, indication, sections, complications, patient safety and maintenance. Laboratory manipulation of airways, tracheostomy tubes and care, nasal, oral and endotracheal suctioning and aseptic technique.

iv. Change Prerequisites:

1. RSP 371: Common Acute Pulmonary Problems

2. RSP 373: Positive Pressure Therapy

3. RSP 374: Respiratory Care Clinical Experience II

4. RSP 375: Mechanical Ventilation I

5. RSP 376: Mechanical Ventilation II

6. RSP 378: Issues in Respiratory Care

7. RSP 379: Special Population Assessments and Management

Rationale: The professional course sequence in Respiratory Therapy is structured so that successful completion of each semester is required before progression to the subsequent semester courses. Based on the changes in i-iii, we also need to make that reflective in the other three hundred level courses.

Proposed Bulletin Copy:

RSP 371 Common Acute Pulmonary Problems

3 cr.

Offered: Fall

Prerequisite: Successful completion of RSP 271 through 277 and 374.

Study of etiologies and patholgies of critical respiratory abnormalities, disease and injuries from neonatal through geriatric. Effects of congenital defects, acquired conditions, traumas and multiple system failures upon ventilation and repsiration.

RSP 373 Positive Pressure Therapy

4 cr.

Offered: Fall

Prerequisite: Successful completion of RSP 271 through 277 and 374.

Application and effects of lung inflation with positive pressure. Lung compliance, cardiac output and shunts. Indications, goals, hazards, guidlines, criteria and application of various modes of positive pressure. Laboratory practice in setting up, monitoring and adjusting equipment for optimal therapeutic effect.

RSP 374 Respiratory Care Clinical Experience II

2 cr.

Offered: Fall Summer

Prerequisite: Successful completion of RSP 271 through 277.

Student will work in hospital pulmonary lab environment under supervision, preparing equipment and performing diagnostic procedures studied in Cardiopulmonary Diagnostics class.

RSP 375 Mechanical Ventilation I

3 cr.

Offered: Fall

Prerequisite: Successful completion of RSP 271 through 277, and 374.

Concepts of mechanical ventilation, early efforts and why they worked. Physiologic capabilties, indications, limitations of mechanical ventilators and factors affecting, shaping and controlling mechanical breaths. Classification of mechanical ventilators and making adjustments for desired effects.

RSP 376 Mechanical Ventilation II

3 cr.

Offered: Winter

Prerequisite: Successful completion of RSP 271 through 277, RSP 371 through 375, and 377.

Ventilator modes, sensitivities and interactions with patients. Neonatal ventilation and other special needs; selecting correct ventilator and mode. Ethical considerations of life support; indications for and essential steps leading to ventilator commitment. Partial support and weaning from ventilator. Lab practice with advanced modes and trouble-shooting.

RSP 377 Respiratory Care Clinical Experience III

7 2 cr.

Offered: Winter Fall

Prerequisite: Successful completion of RSP 271 through 277, and 374.

RSP 378 Issues in Respiratory Care

2 cr.

Offered: Winter

Prerequisite: Successful completion of RSP 271 through 277, 371 through 375, and 377.

Clinical practice guidelines, pathways and case management; medical documentation and reimbursement; preparation for national exams; self-assessment testing.

RSP 379 Special Population Assessments and Management

2 cr.

Offered: Winter

Prerequisite: Successful completion of RSP 271 through 277, 371 through 375, and 377.

Recognizing and managing diversity and special needs. Teaching and treating people with obstacles to learning due to factors such as disability, age, ethnicity or culture. Providing care in homes, skilled nursing facilities, and hospices.

Implementation Date of All Changes: Fall 2012

2. Department of Technology and Occupational Sciences

i. Building Technology and Construction Management

1. Create New Courses:

a. CN 153: Introduction to Construction Design (3 cr.)

Rationale:

The construction faculty, along with three major stakeholder groups (the advisory committee, industry employers and alumni) have all noted in workshops, meetings and correspondence that our program would benefit from an enhanced technical concentration. This class will focus on fundamental construction design and administration that builds foundation of knowledge for use in other classes within the technical concentration. The lab element adds the hands-on approach that has been successful with other 100-level courses.

Proposed Bulletin Copy:

CN153 Introduction to Construction Design

3 cr. (2 – 0 – 2)

Abbreviated as: Intro Constr Design

Offered: Fall

Prerequisite: None

An introduction to the fundamentals of construction design as well as the various stages of design administration.

b. CN 369: Construction Economics and Standard Practices (3 cr.)

Rationale:

The construction faculty, along with three major stakeholder groups (the advisory committee, industry employers and alumni) have all noted in workshops, meetings and correspondence that our program would benefit from an enhanced technical concentration. This class will focus on industry-specific concepts of economic life cycles, tax policies pertaining to public construction projects and a global perspective of the construction industry’s impact. Housing starts, as a key indicator of the U.S. economy provides a primary example of the course’s importance.

Proposed Bulletin Copy:

CN369 Construction Economics and Standard Practices

3 cr. (3– 0 – 0)

Abbreviated as: CN369 Constr Econ & Prac

Offered: Fall

Prerequisite: CN251 and junior standing

The study of the relationships involved in the lifecycle of a construction project focusing on standard construction business practices.

c. CN 372: Advanced Design and Conventions (3 cr.)

Rationale:

Proposed Bulletin Copy:

CN372 Advanced Design and Conventions

3 cr. (2 – 0 – 2)

Abbreviated as: Adv. Design & Conv.

Offered: Winter

Prerequisite: CN251 and junior standing

Development and utilization of necessary skills for performing advanced construction design and modeling projects.

d. CN 445: Property Development (3 cr.)

Rationale:

Proposed Bulletin Copy:

CN445 Property Development

3 cr. (3 – 0 – 0)

Offered: Fall

Prerequisite: CN353 and CN357

Processes and practices of property development with focus on site analysis, regulation, feasibility and document management.

e. CN 455: Construction Safety (3 cr.)

Rationale:

The construction faculty, along with three major stakeholder groups (the advisory committee, industry employers and alumni) have all noted in workshops, meetings and correspondence that our program would benefit from a class with a focus on industry-specific issues for educating and managing people in personal and environmental safety.

Proposed Bulletin Copy:

CN455 Construction Safety

3 cr. (3 – 0 – 0)

Offered: Winter

Prerequisite: CN357 and senior standing

Utilizing today’s standards to better understand and manage the personal and environmental hazards presented by the construction industry.

2. Delete an Existing Course: CN 151: Introduction to Construction

Rationale:

The content revision was significant, so this class is being deleted and CN153 is being created to replace it. The construction faculty believe that design is a necessary component of the program, and primary stakeholders have agreed in meetings, workshops and various correspondence. Additionally, peer programs have consistently removed an introduction to the industry, but have incorporated introductory courses in the design area.

3. Revise Existing Courses:

e. CN 154: Construction Surveying and Layout

i. Renumber to CN 254

Rationale:

The existing prerequisites (MA104 and CN107), along with the Fall-only offering, warrant 200-level numbering of the course. This is consistent with the intent of the faculty, which is to administer it as sophomore-level. The content has been sophomore level since the Carpentry Certificate was suspended, and the prerequisites were approved by Senate prior to 2007.