Los Medanos Curriculum Committee
Minutes from February 3, 2010
Present: Janice Townsend (Chairperson), Gabriella Boehme, Nnekay FitzClarke, Sandra Castillo, Laurie Huffman, Richard Livingston, Gil Rodriguez, Kiran Kamath, Eileen Valenzuela, Karen Nakaji, Lois Yamakoshi, Julie Von Bergen, Laura Subia, Theodora Adkins, Susie Purdy, Grace Villegas, Shawn DeMille and Margaret Hertstein.
Guests: Dave Wahl, Tue Rust
Announcements & Public Comment –Dave Zimny will be late to meetings this semester due to a class schedule conflict. He will be arriving at 2:30. NneKay FitzClark and Shawn DeMille have been assigned to the Red team for course review. Remember to get an alternate if you know you will be absent.
Approval of today’s Agenda- Approved with adjustment to order for HMSRV 110-112 so Tue Rust can come at 3:00 p.m. to answer questions. (M/S;Huffman.Boehme) Unanimous
Minutes from December 2, 2009 – Approved (M/S;Von Bergen.Nakaji) Unanimous
Consent Agenda – Approved. (M/S;Adkins.Castillo) Unanimous
Proposed New 900 Courses- None for Review
Proposed New Course Outline of Record
MATH-011 – Approved with corrections. (M/S;Huffman.Von Bergen) Unanimous
HMSRV 110-111-112:
Tue explained how these courses will be offered to committee. The committee had no time to vote on these and they will be on the February 17th agenda as an action item.
Existing Course Outlines of Record
ANTHR-005 – Approved with question to author of whether or not they would like to have student choice for grading. (M/S;Huffman.Subia) Unanimous.
ATH-062-Approved with correction to take “athletics” off discipline and remove “him” from catalog descriptor sentence and make it “student”. (M/S;Huffman.Nakaji) Unanimous.
ATH-067-Approved with correction to discipline. (M/S;Yamakoshi.Boehme) Unanimous
ATH-081-Approved with correction to discipline and clarification in Catalog Descriptor and Schedule Descriptor to be clear to students. Note: Janice would like the Athletic course descriptors to be consistent for clarity for students to understand who may enroll. Wording to be discussed and voted upon at the next Curriculum Committee meeting.
DRAMA-030-Approved with corrections. Add Theater Arts; Film Studies and Ethnic Studies to discipline. Ask author if student choice would be allowable. Add “F” grade range to grading-page 9. (M/S;Huffman.Subia) Unanimous.
DRAMA-070-Approved with corrections. Add Theater Arts and Film Studies to discipline. Ask author if student choice would be allowable. Add “F” grade range to grading. Correct wording for CSLO #3 page 4, change “Possess” to apply or demonstrate verb. (M/S;Huffman.Von Bergen) Unanimous.
ENGL-127-Approved with corrections to wording in CSLO #4, change “Possess”. Add “F” grade range to grading. (M/S;Von Bergen.Nakaji) Unanimous
ENGL-129-Approved with corrections. Grading range to include “F”. Add Ethnic Studies to discipline. (M/S;Yamakoshi.Subia) Unanimous.
FIRE-140-Approved with corrections to front page prerequisite and advisories. (M/S;Yamakoshi.Nakaji) Unanimous. Prerequisite approved with correction to circle #1 as justification and match front page of course outline to prerequisite stated here. (M/S;Castillo.Nakaji) Unanimous
FIRE-141-Approved with corrections to front page prerequisite and advisories. (M/S;Yamakoshi.Nakaji) Unanimous. Prerequisite approved with correction to circle #1 as justification and match front page of course outline prerequisite and advisories. (M/S;Castillo.Von Bergen) Unanimous.
HIST-035-Approved with corrections. Friendly suggestion to re-word the schedule descriptor. Karen Nakaji will forward some suggestions. (M/S;Von Bergen. Subia) Unanimous.
HIST-047-Approved with corrections. Friendly suggestion to re-word the catalog and schedule descriptor. Karen Nakaji will forward some suggestions. (M/S;Von Bergen.Nakaji) Unanimous.
HIST-052-Approved with corrections. Add ethnic studies to discipline. Friendly suggestion to re-word catalog and schedule descriptor. Karen Nakaji will forward some suggestions. Friendly suggestion to consider adding a current year read to textbooks. (M/S;Huffman.Subia) Unanimous.
MATH-004-Approved with correction to check box “no” for baccalaureate level on front page. (M/S;Castillo.Subia) Unanimous.
MUSIC-016- Approved as is but with correction to grammar in catalog descriptor. (M/S;Yamakoshi.Adkins) 6-1-0
PE-042-Approved with correction to page 6 – only activity box should be checked. (M/S;Nakaji.Yamakoshi) Unanimous.
PE-048-Approved with correction to catalog descriptor – put “student must bring medical release form to the first class meeting”, at end of paragraph and in schedule descriptor. Put satisfies PE requirement for graduation requirements-front page. (MS;Yamakoshi.Boehme) Unanimous.
SPAN-080-Approved with corrections. Check “no” front page for baccalaureate level. Add CSLO weighing. List other options for text as “can be chosen from the following:”. (M/S;Nakaji.FitzClark) Unanimous
SPAN-081-Approved with correction of foreign language as discipline. Check “no” front page for baccalaureate level. Add CSLO weighing and list other options of text. (M/S;Boehme.Nakaji) Unanimous.
SPAN-082-Approved with correction of foreign language as discipline. Check “no” front page for baccalaureate level. Add CSLO weighing and list other options of text. (M/S;Yamakoshi.Nakaji) Unanimous.
College Skills Certificates – None for Review
Online Supplements:
COMSC-040 – Tabled for clarification of course outline version to match supplement and correction to date course to begin to match correct catalog year of FA10. (M/S;Adkins.Nakaji) Unanimous
COMSC-049-Tabled for clarification of course outline version to match supplement and correction to date course to begin to match correct catalog year of FA10. (M/S;Nakaji.Von Bergen) Unanimous
COMSC-060- Approved with correction to “course to begin” year should be FA10. (M/S;Subia.Adkins) Unanimous
PTEC-004-Approved with correction to CSLO #2 word – “fireman” to fire fighter. Committee asked for breakdown of “Partially Online” version. (M/S;Huffman.Nakaji) Unanimous.
SPAN-080-Approved with correction to title – use roman numerals. (M/S;Nakaji.Yamakoshi) Unanimous.
SPAN-081-Approved with correction to title – use roman numerals. (M/S;Boehme.Yamakoshi) Unanimous.
SPAN-082-Approved with correction to title – use roman numerals. (M/S;Nakaji.FitzClark) Unanimous.
TRAVL-102-Approved. (M/S;Huffman.Adkins) Unanimous.
TRAVL-104-Approved.(M/S;Huffman.FitzClark) Unanimous.
TRAVL-105-Approved.(M/S;Huffman.Yamakoshi) Unanimous.
TRAVL-106-Approved. (M/S;Castillo.Nakaji) Unanimous
Prerequisites-Co-requisites-
Voted upon after course – results- see above.
No standing items reported today.
Meeting adjourned: 3:35 p.m.
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