CURRICULUM COMMITTEE / 2012 -2013

Friday, February 1, 2013

MINUTES

PRESENT:Tony Boehler,Nancy Genelin,Ramona Beiswanger (for Jane Greathouse), Dan Flatgard, Dave Gilmore,Renee Guyer,Lisa Lamor, Donna Marzolf,Becky Miller, Candy Mortenson-Klimpel,Suzanne Nordblom,Laurie Oelslager,Cristen Olinger,W.C. Sanders, Lisa Schickling,Robin Schwieger, Jim Zwaschka

ABSENT: Harold Chromy, Jane Greathouse,Dan Zielske, Peter Wruck,

GUESTS: Jenny Dumdei, Pam Schweim, Jay Stencel, Mark Friedman, Wayne Whitmore, Lu Mulder, Shayne Narjes

  1. Call to Order: Laurie Oelslager called the meeting to order at 1:02p.m.
  1. Additions to Agenda

Renee Guyer for Sue Steck 5.c.

Motion to Approve: Robin Schweiger

Motion Seconded: Candy Mortenson-Klimpel; Motion Passed Unanimously

  1. Approval of Minutes From Previous Meeting (January 18, 2013)

Motion to Approve: Renee Guyer

Motion Seconded: Nancy Genelin; Motion Passed Unanimously

  1. Old Business
  1. Culinary Arts – Shayne Narjes for CCO discussion for Jim Hanson
  1. MKT 1800 Introduction to Sales (Add Marketing Class)

Per Shayne: Incorrect CCO was distributed at 1st meeting / corrected copy was later distributed

Core competencies / objectives were missing on 1st review

  • Core competencies should be included if the course is meeting one or more core competencies

Must show in program plan – where students are getting core competencies

Dan Zielske – need to move CCO through process for Student Affairs

Motion: Robin Schweiger / Table until 5.b. is discussed with Shayne Narjes

Motion Seconded: Cristen Olinger; Motion Passed Unanimously

  1. Program Plan

23 courses listed, should be 22; need to revise program plan

Under 60/120 waiver – intention is to apply for waiver

Can consider reducing required Liberal Arts from 17 to 15 credits / reduces 2 credits without removing technical credits/ is currently at 69 credits

W.C. will review with Jim Hanson

Motion: W.C. Will Review To Clarify Program Plan and Return Next Month

Motion Seconded: Nancy Genelin; Motion Passed Unanimously

ADD TO NEXT AGENDA

  1. Child Development – Pam Schweim – 2nd Read
  1. CDEV 2510 Internship

Add instructor approval to description

Motion to Approve: Nancy Genelin / With Change to Dan and Laurie and Mary

Motion Seconded: Renee Guyer; Motion Passed Unanimously

Curriculum Committee Meeting Minutes

February 1, 2013

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  1. Sociology – Ramona Beiswanger for Peter Wruck – 2nd Read
  1. SOC 106 Introduction to Criminal Justice
  2. SOC 110 Social Problems
  3. SOC 201 Marriage & Families
  4. SOC 205 Special Topics in Sociology
  5. SOC 206 Juvenile Delinquency
  6. SOC 210 Social Stratification – Who Get What and Why
  7. SOC 251 Criminology & Criminal Behavior
  8. SOC 259 Drugs & Society

It is not a discipline standard to have to take 100 courses before 200 courses

Check to add ‘.’s on all learning objectives

Motion to Approve: Nancy Genelin / With Changes to Dan and Laurie and Mary

Motion Seconded: W.C. Sanders; Motion Passed Unanimously

  1. Dental – Jenny Dumdei – 2nd Read
  1. DA 1831 DA Internship I

Learning activities (attend seminars) rather than objectives?

  • Requirement for accreditation

Jenny will work with Lisa Lamor

Learning outcome for #12 – complete required internship hours

Rewrite objectives / forward to Laurie and Dan and Mary

  • Are objectives sentences or statement (should be sentences, need ‘.’s)
  1. DA 1841 DA Internship II

Rewrite objectives / forward to Laurie and Dan and Mary

  • Are objectives sentences or statement (should be sentences, need ‘.’s)

Request to members to review and give suggestions to faculty to give time to make changes

Motion to Approve: Donna Marzolf / With Revisions to CCOs to Dan / Laurie / Mary

Motion Seconded: Renee Guyer; Motion Passed Unanimously

A question was raised regarding giving approval to 2nd Read CCOs that still require changes

Per Laurie Oelslager, the Guideline Committee will consider this issue while updating the guidelines

  1. Engineering Broad Field – Jay Stencel – 2nd Read
  1. Engineering Broad Field Program Plan
  2. ENGR 1810 Surveying
  3. ENGR 2110 Statics
  4. ENGR 2113 Engineering Design & Principles 3

Same course competencies as 4

Projects are variable, using same equipment

Change to: indicate an increase proficiency

  1. ENGR 2211 Dynamics
  2. ENGR 2214 Eng. & Principles 4

Same course competencies as 3

Projects are variable, using same equipment

Utilizing different capacities

Differentiate to show an increase in proficiency

Curriculum Committee Meeting Minutes

February 1, 2013

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  1. ENGR 2220 Mechanics of Materials
  2. ENGR 2230 Introduction to Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing

Remove #viii. (ENGR 2230), will use MECA course instead

Question on program plan – deals with liberal arts courses – restricting courses that can be taken

  • For AS programs – minimum is 39 credits, courses must satisfy as least 6 of the 10 goal areas
  • Jay will work with Donna Marzolf and review other programs for suggestions
  • Cannot choose goal areas 1, 3, or 4 or choose courses that meet the following goal areas – must satisfy 3 additional goal areas from 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, or 10

Need full sentences with ‘.’s

Motion to Approve: Renee Guyer

Motion Seconded: Dan Flatgard; Motion Passed Unanimously

  1. HVAC – Todd Huxford – 2nd Read
  1. DELETE COURSES: HVAC 2200; HVAC 2210;
  2. Delete programs: HVAC 2000 / Emphasis; HVAC 2210 / Emphasis

Motion: Co-chair Laurie Oelslager Will Contact Todd for Clarification, Then Will Clarify With Donna Marzolf

Motion Seconded:Renee Guyer; Motion Passed Unanimously

  1. AAS Degree Credit Cap Review Process: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) document, a check list for an AAS credit length waiver application and a copy of Chancellor’s procedure 3.36.1, Part 4, Subpart C.AAS review information will be available on the Academic Programs Web site soon. Leslie Mercer, Associate Vice Chancellor, Research, Planning & Effectiveness (see SCC web site)

Per Nancy: Info has been sent to Curriculum Committee members and to those programs who are affected by the 60/120 MnSCU ruling

Nancy has received copies of waiver requests from other colleges / will review

Nancy shared that student members of advisory committees need to be approved by Student Senate – Nancy will send information to faculty

  1. New Business
  1. Economics – Mark Freidman
  1. EC 110 Principles of Macroeconomics

Existing courses; cleaned up CCOs

Change prefix to ECON

Previously Goal Areas 5 & 8, now 5 & 9 - Global issues and civic engagement (more appropriate with Goal Area 9)

Remove READ 0080

Changes to goal areas will not go into effect until summer, 2013; difficult for students who register under 1 set of Goal Areas and then Goal Areas are changed – check degree audit

Tony Boehler will share guidelines for Goal Areas

CCOs need to be in WIDS

2nd Read at Next Meeting With Clarification of Goal Areas / Hold to Publish Until Resolved

  1. EC 120 Principles of Microeconomics

Same comments as EC 110

2nd Read at Next Meeting With Clarification of Goal Areas / Hold to Publish Until Resolved

Curriculum Committee Meeting Minutes

February 1, 2013

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  1. EC 130 Economics of Public Issues – 1st Read

Change prefix to ECON

Global issues – civic engagement (more appropriate with Goal Area 9)

Remove READ 0080

Competency 9 / Learning Objective: change to surplus

2nd Read at Next Meeting

Lisa Lamor: Should Tony Boehler meet with Deans regarding aligning Goal Areas before presenting to Curriculum Committee

Possibly add to check-list: Verify Goal Area

  1. Marketing – Shayne Narjes
  1. 60/120 Program Redesign Business Management Program Plan

Change from 64 to 60 credits / remove Web Development – will process a REDESIGN

No student on advisory committee / there is not an active advisory committee for Business Management; look at scheduling a meeting when Accounting and Marketing advisory committees meet / ask them to review issues for Business Management

Redesign won’t go through MnSCU’s approval without advisory committee minutes / deadline of December 2013

  • Possibly meet with some members of Marketing and some members of Accounting advisory committee / inter-disciplinary
  • Can use E-mail to members for approval; need to confirm a student member

2nd Read at Next meeting

  1. 60/120 Program Redesign Marketing Management Program Plan

Change from 64 to 60 credits / remove 3 technical and 1 general education credit (not included in those required 16 credits)– will process a REDESIGN

Adding 2 courses

2nd Read at Next meeting

  1. MKT 1860 Marketing and Business Management Practicum – 1st Read

Learning objectives should be full sentences, add ‘.’s

Is attending meetings an activity – possibly remove #1; some objectives contain activities rather than outcomes - demonstrate, understand …. leadership / collaborative….

6.a. remove 1st line / demonstrate….

Combine #1 & #7

Check capitalization and ‘.’s

2nd Read at Next meeting

  1. MKT 1950 Special Topics in Marketing – 1st Read

Learning objectives should be full sentences, add ‘.’s

Question on number of objectives per competencies / at least 2 learning objectives per competency; 3 - 6 competencies per credit

Spell check - #7

2nd Read at Next meeting

  1. Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes / November 1, 2012

Curriculum Committee Meeting Minutes

February 1, 2013

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  1. Biology – Renee Guyer for Sue Steck
  1. BIOL 225 Anatomy and Physiology I

Added math prerequisite, but was incorrect / needs to read: score of 76 or above or MATH 0085; same math prerequisite as BIOL 225 and CHEM 108

Change BIO 230 to BIOL 230 in description

Motion to Approve: Donna Marzolf with Changes to Dan and Laurie and Mary

Motion Seconded: Candy Mortenson-Klimpel; Motion Passed Unanimously

  1. Community Social Service – Wayne Whitmore
  1. 60/120 Program Redesign

Per advisory board, will reduce to 60 credits; not removing technical credits; remove 5 credits from liberal arts - needs MnSCU Redesign

Currently, faculty will do exceptions for Health and CPR / instructors will advise students on this requirement

There is a student on advisory committee

ENG should be ENGL

  1. Diploma credits changes to MnSCU with REDESIGN

Change from 48 to 43 credits / Remove CPR and First Aid (check-list with grad applications, student must be certified) – faculty will be responsible

This program will be affected if ECON changes from Goal Area 8 to 9

  1. Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes / October 12, 2012

Motion to Approve: Nancy Genelin

Motion Seconded: Dan Flatgard; Motion Passed Unanimously

  1. Art – Ramona Beiswanger for Lu Mulder – 1st Read
  1. ART ?? – Public Art

Prefix number is assigned to ART 160

Course was created per a request for a mural from ECHO Food Shelf that requires a special skill-set for this request but can be modified or duplicated for other uses

Change career cluster to Liberal Arts

Add MnTC Goal Area to description

Spelling / typing errors: #10, #4 space, #7, #11, #6

Contact hours, similar to a lab

Remove Assessment Strategies / Learning Objectives

Is an elective course, is not fulfilling program requirements

2nd Read at Next Meeting

  1. Philosophy – Ramona Beiswanger for Kurt Dershem
  1. PHIL 100 – Ethics in Society

Change made per SCC’s MnTC clean up

Needed to match descriptions in catalog

Move Goal Areas to 6 and 9 from 2 and 9

Need action verbs in Learning Objectives

Remove 2nd prefix and number in Title

Needs a check-list with signatures to Dan and Laurie

2nd Read at Next Meeting

Curriculum Committee Meeting Minutes

February 1, 2013

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  1. PHIL 210 Environmental Ethics

Change made per SCC’s MnTC clean up

Needed to match descriptions in catalog

Move Goal Areas to 6 and 10 from 2 and 10; should be 9 and 10

Need action verbs in Learning Objectives

Correct Instructional Level from 380000

Question on prerequisites: any 100-level Philosophy courses or any Biology course – are they needed to be successful?

Need ‘.’s

Change Goal Areas to 6 and 10 in description

Needs a check list with signatures to Dan and Laurie

Question on Core Competencies: include title only or include description

Motion: Bring Back for 2nd Read: Candy Mortenson-Klimpel

Motion Seconded: Suzanne Nordblom; Passed Unanimously

2nd Read at Next Meeting

  1. English – Ramona Beiswanger for Kirstin Cronn-Mills
  1. ENGL 210 Introduction to Creative Writing

#7 -- activity rather than learning outcomes / check all

Add ‘.’s

Add MnTC Goal Areas in description and add standards

Lisa is willing to meet with faculty prior to Curriculum Committee meetings / Nancy will send an e-mail to faculty

Send revised CCO to Dan and Laurie and Mary

Adjourn at 3:30 p.m.

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