Curriculum Committee Agenda
October 2, 2006
Room 7102
Call meeting to order:
Approval of Minutes: (A)
· September 11, 2006
Chair’s Report: (A)
· Open
Minor Revisions:
ENGL-175
Rakesh Swamy Catalog Description modification: “ENGL-175 is for students who wish to improve reading comprehension through individualized work on specific weaknesses. Students will be asked to work 54 hours or complete three assigned programs in the lab at their convenience. Materials are assigned after pre-testing.” Minor change to counselor information: change ESL-147 to ESL-181; minor revision to student learning outcomes; course outline; assignments; and methods of instruction
PD-101 College Survival Techniques
Jennifer Harper Revision to: Methods of instruction and textbook update
Committee Approvals: (A)
Major Revisions: (A)
ART-133B Advanced Black and White Photography
Paul Mueller Title Change: Intermediate Black and White Photography
Fieldtrips may be required; Prerequisite: ART-133A; Catalog Description: “This is a darkroom course in black and white photography. Students refine their use of light sensitive materials, and gain hands-on experience with alternative photographic processes. This course affords the opportunity for students to emphasize creativity and artistic style. “ Schedule Description: “Quality techniques taught in 35mm darkroom BW photography.”; Major revision to student learning outcomes; course outline; course assignments; methods of evaluation/assessment; method of instruction; textbook elimination; add needed supplies.
ART-133C Advanced Black and White Photography
Paul Mueller Repeatability = 2 times; Fieldtrips may be required; Prerequisite: ART-133B; Catalog Description: “This is a darkroom course in black and white photography. Students learn about camera exposure as it relates to print controls. The course spends time on previsualization techniques and affords the opportunity for students to emphasize creativity and artistic style. Students work independently on photography projects of their own design.” Major revision: student learning outcomes; course outline; assignments; methods of evaluation/assessment; methods of instruction; textbook elimination; and added supplies
BA-141B Business Law
Lesley Buehler Advisory: ENGL-101A & ENGL-163; Catalog description: “This course is an introduction to some of the laws used in business. Areas that are covered in this course include crime, negotiable instruments, corporations, ethics, labor law, bankruptcy, international law, sustainability, trusts and estates.”; Schedule Description: “This course covers crime, negotiable instruments, estates, trusts, labor law, bankruptcy, international law and ethics.” Major revision: student learning outcomes; course outline; assignments; methods of evaluation/assessment; methods of instruction; textbook updates. Approved for Distance Learning
ENGL-111A Beginning Creative Writing
Carmen Madden Prerequisite: ENGL-101A; Catalog Description: “This course includes experimentation with creative principles such as fiction, non-fiction, drama and poetry, and a critical analysis of the student's work.” Schedule Description: “Creating fiction and non-fiction stories in a variety of writing styles.” Major revision: student learning outcomes; course outline; course assignments, methods of evaluation/assessment; methods of instruction
ENGL-105A Survey of American Literature
Robert Mitchell Renumber:
ENGL-120A; Title change: Survey of American Literature: Beginning to 1865;
Prerequisite: ENGL-101A;
Catalog Description:“This course
focuses on the literary productions of
ENGL-105A Survey of American Literature
Robert Mitchell Renumber:
ENGL-120B; Title Change: Survey of American Literature: 1865 to Present;
Prerequisite: ENGL-101A;
Catalog Description: “This
course focuses on the literary productions of the
ENGL-162 Developmental
Rakesh Swamy Unit value change from 3 to 4; 3.00 hrs. lecture; lab hour change from 1 to 3; Repeatability = 1 time; Grading Option Change from (GC) to (GR); Advisory Accuplacer assessment or completion of ESL 184R with a grade of "C" or better. Concurrent enrollment in English 151A encouraged to enhance combined reading and writing skills. Catalog Description: “English 162 is an introduction to college reading and study techniques. Students learn to analyze, annotate, and summarize a variety of college readings, including essays, textbooks chapters, news articles, and stories. Emphasis is on analytical reading: recognizing main ideas, discerning underlying patterns of thought, making inferences and drawing conclusions. Class Schedule Description: For improvement of basic reading skills, vocabulary skills, and study strategies. Counselor Information: ENGL 162 is designed for students who score 71 or less on the reading portion of the Accuplacer Assessment test or students who have completed ESL 184R with a grade of "C" or better. The course will emphasize basic reading comprehension skills (using nonfiction and textbooks materials), vocabulary improvement skills (including context clues and word analysis), and study skills (including summarizing, outlining, and notetaking). Concurrent enrollment in ENGL 151A or 151B is recommended.Major revision: student learning outcomes; course outline; course assignments, methods of evaluation/assessment; methods of instruction; updated textbook
ENGL-163 Techniques
of College
Rakesh Swamy Unit value change from 3 to 4; 3.00 hrs. lecture; lab hour change from 1 to 3; Repeatability = 1 time; Grading Option Change from (GC) to (GR); Prerequisite: Score between 71.5 and 87.5 on the reading portion of the Accuplacer Assessment or completion of English 162 with a grade of "C" or better. Advisory Concurrent enrollment in English 151B encouraged; Class Schedule Description: Development of college-level skills in vocab, comprehension, critical reading/thinking, study strategies & reading rate.
Counselor Information: ENGL 163 is designed for students who score between 71.5 and 87.5 on the reading portion of the Accuplacer Assessment test or students who have completed ENGL 162 with a grade of "C" or better. Students enrolled in ENGL 151B should be strongly urged to enroll concurrently in ENGL 163. The emphasis in this class is on more advanced college-level academic and critical reading skills than are covered in ENGL 162 to prepare students for transfer-level classes. Major revision: student learning outcomes; course outline; course assignments, methods of evaluation/assessment; methods of instruction; updated textbook
FREN-101A Elementary French
Alexander Wolpe Revision to: course outline; course assignments, methods of evaluation/assessment; methods of instruction; and updated textbook
FREN-102A Intermediate French
Alexander Wolpe Revision to: course outline; course assignments, methods of evaluation/assessment; methods of instruction; and updated textbook
FREN-102B Intermediate French
Alexander Wolpe Revision to: student learning outcomes; course assignments, methods of evaluation/assessment; methods of instruction; (Note: shouldn’t textbook be updated – 1999)
FREN-110 Beginning Conversational French
Alexander Wolpe Revision to: student learning outcomes; course assignments; methods of evaluation/assessment; methods of instruction (Note: shouldn’t textbook be updated – 1985)
HIST-141A History of Early Rock and Roll Music
Darren Bardell Deletion of “and Culture of the 1950’s” from title; Delete Advisory of ENGL-151B and ENGL-163; Add Advisory: ENGL-101A; major revision of student learning outcomes; revision of assignments; methods of evaluation/assessment; methods of instruction and update of textbooks
New Courses: (A)
BA-141C An Introduction to International Law
Lesley Buehler 3.00 units 3.00 hrs. lecture
Advisory: ENGL-101A and ENGL-163; Grading Option (GC)
Catalog Description: “This course is an introduction to international business law, featuring trade (import and export), licensing agreements for the transfer and protection of patents, copyrights, trademarks and intellectual property (including franchising), and active foreign investment through mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures.” Schedule Description: “An introductory course covering all aspects of international business law.”
BIOT-106A Introduction to Bio-Manufacturing Instruments and Measurements
Anu Suresh 4.00 units 3.00 hrs. lecture 3.00 hrs. laboratory Grading Option: (GR)
Yvette Niccolls Fieldtrips required; Advisory: ENGL-151B and MATH-151
Catalog Description: “This course introduces students to basic laboratory research methods and concepts in biotechnology. Lab skills include the measurement of volumes and masses, as well as the proper use of micropipettors, pH meters, spectrophotometers, microscopes, and autoclaves. In addition, students master sterile techniques, solution preparation, media preparation, aseptic culture of microbial cononies, protein concentration assay techniques, and bacterial transformation. Schedule Description: ”Basic biotech concepts and lab research methods for students with no science background.” Counselor Information: “This course, usually offered in 6 weeks, is applicable for individuals to be trained in entry level bio-manufacaturing positions for the WIB Alameda County Workforce.
BIOT-106B Current Lab Methods in Bio-Pharmaceutical Industry and Standard Operating
Anu Suresh Procedures
Yvette Niccolls 5.00 units 3.00 hrs. lecture 6.00 hrs. laboratory Grading Option: (GR)
Fieldtrips required; Prerequisite: BIOT-106A Corequisite: BIOT-131D and/or BIOT-106M
Catalog Description: “This course trains students for entry level manufacturing positions in Biotechnology. This course builds upon lab skills learned in BIOT 106A, providing theoretical background and advanced applications. Lab skills include protein purification techniques – dialysis, chromatography (size exclusion, thin layer, ion exchange, and affinity) electrophoresis (SDS PAGE), western blot analyis, serum fractionation, IgG purification, protein A column, ELISA, DNA analysis, and PCR.” Schedule Description: “Basic biotech concepts and lab research methods for students with no science background.” Counselor Information: “This 13 week course is applicable for individuals to be trained in entry level Bio- manufacaturing positions for the WIB Alameda County Workforce.”
BIOT-106M Math Applications in Biotechnology
Anu Suresh 2.00 units 2.00 hrs. lecture Grading Option: (GR)
Yvette Niccolls Fieldtrips required; Corequisite: BIOT-106A and/or BIOT-106B and/or BIOT-131D
Catalog Description: “This course gives the student a sound foundation in mathematical operations, the metric system, calculations involving solution concentrations and dilutions, solving proportions, and other calculations encountered in biotechnology. Students also learn data management including graphing, basic statistics and Excel.” Schedule Description: “The math of biotechnology; calculations involving concentrations, dilutions, and titrations; data management skills.” Counselor Information: “This 13 week course is applicable for individuals to be trained in entry level bio-manufacturing positions for the WIB Alameda County Workforce.”
BIOT-131D Review of Biotechnology Concepts
Anu Suresh 1.00 units 1.00 hrs. lecture Grading Option: (GR)
Yvette Niccolls Fieldtrips required; Corequisite: BIOT-106A and/or BIOT-106B and/or BIOT-106M
Catalog Description: “This course reviews concepts from selected biotechnology courses. This course also introduces study techniques. Students' questions are answered and difficult topics are clarified; extra drill is provided where needed.” Schedule Description: “Basic Biotechnology concepts are reviewed; enhances student success in other biotech courses taken concurrently.” Counselor Information: “This 13 week course is applicable for individuals to be trained in entry level Bio- manufacturing positions for the WIB Alameda County Workforce.”
CAOT-146 Computer Applications in Engineering
Lesley Buehler 0.50 units 0.25 hrs. lecture 0.75 hrs. lab
Corequisite: ENGI-101; Grading Option: (GR); Repeatability = 1 time; Catalog Description: “This course introduces basic computer skills necessary to perform tasks required in an introductory Engineering course. This course covers key concepts in MS WORD, EXCEL, PowerPoint, Internet functions and netiquette.” Schedule Description: “This course introduces basic computer skills needed to perform tasks required in an introductory Engineering course.”
CHEM-102 Preparation for General Chemistry
Maria Grant 3.00 units 3.00 hrs. lecture 3.00 hrs. laboratory
Grading Option: (GR); Advisory: MATH-151
Catalog Description: “This course is a preparatory chemistry course covering the fundamentals of modern inorganic chemistry with emphasis on problem solving. Topics include classification of matter, atomic and molecular structure, chemical formula and nomenclature, chemical equations and stoichiometry, thermochemistry and gas laws and solutions. Chemistry 102 is intended primarily as a preparation for students planning to take college level Chemistry 101A. This course is recommended for students who have been away from high school chemistry for more than two years or those whose previous chemistry background is inadequate for Chemistry 101A. Schedule Description: “Preparatory course for CHEM-101A. Emphasis on mathematical calculations.”
ESL-190 Grammar and Editing Skills 3.00 units 3.00 hrs. lecture
Connie Olsen Grading Option: (CR)
Prerequisite: ESL-184RW; completion of ESL-183RW w/grade of “C” or better or completion of ESL-184W, ENGL-151A or any higher level English course. Catalog Description: This course is designed to help non-native speakers of English improve their grammar and editing skills, but it is open to native speakers as well. It is open to students who are enrolled in or have completed any of the following courses: ESL-184W, ENGL-151A, ENGL-151B, or ENGL-101A. Class Schedule Description: Grammar and editing skills for advanced non-native speakers of English. Open to native English speakers also.
PE-326A2 Swing Analysis
Mike Cowan 1.00 units 3.00 hrs. laboratory
Grading Option: (GC); Repeatability = 3 times; Corequisite: PE-320A2 or PE-322;
Catalog Description: “This course is designed to assist the golfer with swing improvement using video.” Schedule Description: “ This course is designed to improve the golf swing.
Deactivations: (A)
ESL-184R ESL Reading, Level IV
Connie Olsen
ESL-184W ESL Writing, Level IV
Connie Olsen
Program Revisions: (A)
· Open
Issues: (A/I)
· Non-credit Education (Adult Education) – Vicki Warner and Juan Cruz
Adjournment: