Los Angeles Southwest College; Curriculum Committee, Minutes of September 19, 2006 Page 4 of 4
Minutes of September 19, 2006
President’s Conference Room, 1:00 – 3:30 p.m.
Name / Area / Attendance / Name / Area / Attendance
Pat Lewis / The ARTS / present / Glenn Yoshida / SCI’s, HLTH & PE / present
Dr. Sandra Lee/Al Reed Jr. / BEHAV & SOC SCI’s / present / Linda Larson-Singer / ART. OFF. & CC Chair / present
Carolyn Magee / BUSINESS / present / Rose Calderon / MATRIC. Coord. / absent
Kathi Cliff / CH DEV & F CS / present / Emeral Price / PACE / present
Reggie Morris / COUNS. & AS Pres. / present / Leige Henderson / VP, Acad. Aff’s / absent
Dr. Sharon Maselli / ENGLISH & FOR. LANG’s / present / Vincent Jackson / DEAN, Acad. Aff’s / present
Linda Brady / LIBRARY / absent / Dr. Earnestine Thomas-Robertson / DEAN, Acad. Aff’s / present
Dr. Neil Mantena/Dr. Lernik Saakian / MATH & ENGIN / present / Dan Walden / DEAN, Research, Plan. / absent
Norma Carter / NURSING / absent
Guest: Dr. Jack E. Daniels III, Interim President
1) Call to Order:
The meeting was called to order at 1:15 by Curriculum Chair, Linda Larson-Singer.
2) Welcome and Introductions:
The Committee welcomed new Interim President, Dr. Jack E. Daniels III.
3) Approval of Agenda:
The agenda was approved as submitted.
4) Approval of Minutes (5/16/06):
M/S/P, approval of Minutes of May 16, 2006 as submitted.
5) Reports:
A) Academic Affairs—Vice President, Leige Henderson: None (absent)
B) Academic Affairs—Curriculum Dean, Dr. Earnestine Thomas-Robertson
Dean Robertson distributed a packet of information including a schedule for updating course outlines, the February 2006 version of top codes, a sample course outline (Music 385) for Directed Studies, a technical review check list, the draft of pending changes to E-65 (Course Approval Process), a proposed draft to policies and procedures for non-credit classes, 10 best-paying jobs for AA degrees, a sample agreement between LATTC and the LACCD for electronic submission of course outlines and a list of International Day Committee members.
C) Academic Senate President—Academic Senate President, Reggie Morris: None
D) Academic Senate, SLO Committee—Chair, Glenn Yoshida
Glenn reported that on December 1 a workshop will be presented by Dr. Kelley regarding assessment of SLO’s. Five LASC staff members will attend for free; additional LASC participants will be charged $75; off campus participants will be changed $100. Dr. Daniels suggested the possibility of the presentation being open to the staff and paid for by Staff Development funds. Glenn stated that the Academic Senate had approved the broad areas of Institutional SLO’s, without reference to specific courses.
E) Articulation—Articulation Officer, Linda Larson-Singer
Linda reported that 45 outlines had been posted on the ASSIST/OSCAR website for UC approval, including ESL 5A and 6A (requested by UC) and reactivated course, Health 12 (summary report distributed). New and updated articulation agreements are pending for Indiana University and Marymount University, respectively. Other articulation updates are ongoing.
F) District Curriculum Committee—Curriculum Chair, Linda Larson-Singer
Issues of the September meeting included West’s proposal to introduce two modules of Intermediate Algebra of five units each, the ongoing revisions of E-65, a department code of “00” for archived courses, Dance classes will be rolled forward into Protocol (individual campus decisions to change to new Dance subject codes), and the increase in AA degree requirements as of Fall 08 to English 101 and Math 125.
G) Matriculation—Matriculation Coordinator, Rose Calderon: None
6) Consent Items
A) Approval of Advanced Course Status, Approved Courses (Larson)
M/S/P to approve the following courses for Advanced Course Status (applications submitted and approved by General Education Subcommittee of the Curriculum Committee, May 2006): Chemistry 101, 211 and 212; English 102, 103 and 212; Math 216, 227, 235, 236 and 265; Music 202, 203, 213, 323 and 324.
B) Approval of Advanced Course Status, Denied Course (Larson)
M/S/P to approve denial of Microbiology 1, pending update of Chemistry 51 outline.
C) Approval of English 21, from graded to non-graded (Maselli/Larson)
M/S/P to approve the course change request from graded to non-graded, following the changes of other non-degree applicable courses.
D) PACE updated cycle (Price)
Emeral reported that all courses in the proposed cycle have been aligned with the AA, CSU-GE and IGETC requirements for the Interdisciplinary Studies major. (Written information was distributed.) The proposal includes 4 courses per semester (minimum enrollment in 3 of 4 courses is the requirement to be considered a PACE student). Vincent asked if the definition of a PACE student should be included in the schedule. Emeral stated that students cannot register in PACE classes in Admissions, as section numbers are not listed in the schedule; students must register through the PACE program. Additional courses are suggested for summer sessions that would complete the requirements for a Liberal Studies or Business Administration transfer major. She will meet with the Chairs and then take proposal the Senate. Dr. Daniels stated that, before proceeding, the proposal must first be discussed with Leige Henderson, Vice President of Academic Affairs. Budget (including the cost of additional teacher-training classes) is a consideration.
7) Old Business:
A) Advanced Course Application Taskforce, Application Form (Morris, Lee/Reed, Magee, Yoshida): Tabled
B) General Preparation Issues, i.e., Philosophy 1 and 8, termination of Advisories English 101 (Lewis): Tabled
C) Updated Distance Education forms (Larson)
Updated forms were distributed by Linda. She suggested that a committee be formed to review the reporting of student contact hours, among other issues. Pat Lewis volunteered; Joe Perret and Ed Hector were suggested.
8) New Business
A) Introductory Comments, Curriculum Patterns—Interim President, Dr. Daniels
Dr. Daniels stated that it is necessary to advance at a pace that moves the college forward. He questioned the percentage of updated outlines, the implementation date of the SLO’s and the estimate of outcomes. Dr. Robertson, Linda and the Chairs committed to the update of all current course outlines by the end of 2008. Dr. Daniels requested a list of areas in which the help of an outside expert would facilitate outline updating; Dean Jackson offered the clerical assistance of Senior Secretary, Traci Tippens.
B) Workforce/Career Offerings—Interim President, Dr. Daniels
Dr. Daniels stated that proposals for new courses must come from faculty, based on considerations of service areas and demands for new courses. The Master Plan includes plans for new courses, such as Culinary Arts, that probably have not been validated for need and feasibility. There is a need to establish new programs that offer sustainable employment and wages; feedback and support from the community is essential. We need to look at industry and contract training. Staff Development needs to provide leadership in training to those teaching areas that need updating. This committee must look at 4 and 5 semester patterns; students must know the end product of certificates, degrees and employability; outcomes should be noted in the catalog. It would be valuable to have discussions of the college curriculum throughout the college. Dr. Daniels asked if pedagogy had been discussed by the committee in the past; are lecture and lab components sufficient to provide individual student support? It was agreed that little discussion had been devoted to the broad areas of pedagogy and curriculum. He stated that we have to be flexible as to how and when we teach; it is valuable to challenge course outlines. New programs must include faculty approval and considerations of budget/funding and comparison of impact on other programs; what type of programs would be most beneficial to the community? We might consider the possibility of offering a Baccalaureate program on campus. The college is in a prime position to apply for grants; teacher training is a good possibility. Al Reed and Reggie Morris agreed that it might be necessary to meet with Dr. Daniels before the Curriculum Committee meetings in order to be prepared for future issues and concerns..
C) Curriculum Summary; Table of Courses (Larson)
Linda distributed an alphabetical listing of the summary of actions by the Curriculum Committee for the previous academic year, 05-06. She also distributed a document in progress that lists active and archived courses, outline and prerequisite validations, distance education approvals and advanced class status. She stated that information was still being added and that all files in Academic Affairs had not been researched.
D) Technical Review Procedures (Larson)
Linda stated that procedures need to be reviewed and additional members are needed. It was suggested to ask Senate President, Reggie Morris, to identify additional faculty for the committee.
E) Honors Addendum (Lewis)
Pat distributed the approved Honors Addendum along with proposed changes based on feedback from UCLA. They include attaching a copy of the basic course syllabus, the honors course syllabus with additional readings, articles, writing assignments, creative projects, research and performance expectations. M/S/P to approve the amended Honors Addendum.
F) Course Outline Approvals, Updated Outlines, Prerequisites and Advisories: None
G) New Courses: None
H) Program Change Request: None
9) Announcements: None
10) Public Speaking: None
11) Adjournment:
The meeting was adjourned at 3:45 by Linda Larson Singer, Curriculum Chair
Minutes prepared by Linda Larson Singer
NEXT MEETING DATE: October 17, 2006 at 1:00, President’s Conference Room
(Lunch will begin at 12:30 to allow meeting to begin at 1:00.)
NEXT TECHNICAL REVIEW DATE: To be determined
History:
Distributed, email, 10/12/06
Approved as submitted, Curriculum Committee Meeting, 10/17/06
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