October 7, 2013
4:00 p.m.
Ruby Hicks, Room 245
Members Present: Suzanne Ellenberger, Janet Fuller, Christy
Lawless, John Price, Marla Roberson, Danny Stovall, and John Woodson
Guests Present: Margaret Burdette and Sarah Shumpert
Members Absent: Gayle Arries, Tracy Ethridge, and Scott
Harvey
The minutes of the September 16,
2013 meeting were approved unanimously. John
Woodson requested the minutes be placed on eTC.
2. Discussion of Deadlines
John Woodson reminded everyone of the
deadlines for curriculum changes. Any
changed needed for Spring 2014 will need to be approved by Galen DeHay by
October 14, 2013, due to online registration opening for students.
All changes starting with Summer 2014 need to
be sent to John and Student Records by November 4, 2013. The Curriculum Committee deadline is November
12, 2013. The deadline to Galen DeHay is
November 26, 2013.
3. New Charter for Committee
John feels that the related outcomes
are more about accountability than punishment.
He strongly feels that sharing information and learning from one another
is beneficial. He would like for everyone to look over the proposed charter and
give feedback.
Once the new WIDS is in place,
Committee members will be able to review items before the meeting. Currently the process is cumbersome, but will
simplify once everything is in one place.
Sarah Shumpert noted that the new process
will begin in January 2014. Currently, Microsoft Word templates are used for
outcome assessments. Margaret noted that
timing is critical. In January, the new
cycle will begin. In order to get three cycles in before the next reaffirmation,
there will be two semesters per cycle.
Cycle
1 – Spring 2014 and Summer 2014
Cycle
2 – Fall 2014 and Spring 2015
Cycle
3 – Summer 2015 and Fall 2015
In order to develop outcomes in WIDS, a
Program Assessment Technique (PAT) will need to be developed. For every outcome, there will need to be a
PAT. The criteria will be used to
develop a rubric.
The second portion of the process is to create
a plan over the three cycles. Two things
need to be determined before the end of the semester:
1.
Which
outcomes will be measured in each cycle?
2.
Which
courses are going to be measured?
Faculty will need to set up a PAT for each of
the outcomes within their program. Also,
an assessment plan will need to be completed for the next three cycles.
Margaret and Sarah want to partner with the
Committee to help with training. John
suggested all faculty on the Committee participate in the training. John Price will work with Tracy Ethridge;
Suzanne Ellenberger will work with John Woodson; and Janet Fuller will work
with Danny Stovall during the training. Sarah
asked for the faculty to help spread information about the process. She also would like the faculty on the
Committee to help with training of other faculty, if possible.
4. New Courses
The following new course was approved by the
Committee:
Industrial
& Engineering Division
IMT
202 – Electrical Troubleshooting
5. Course Changes
The following course changes were approved by
the Committee:
Industrial
& Engineering Division
IMT 230
– Remove
IMT 131 and IMT 161 as pre-requisites
IMT 141
– Change
from IMT 140 to IMT 140 with a grade of “C” or better
Health
Education Division
NUR 104 – Lab hours changed
from 1.5 to 4.5
NUR 139 – Lab hours changed
from .5 to 1.5
NUR 145 – Lab hours changed
from 1.5 to 4.5
NUR 146 – Lab hours changed
from 1.5 to 4.5
6. Program Changes
Industrial & Engineering Division
Automotive
Air Conditioning Certificate
-
Must
have completed the Automotive Engine Electrical Systems Certificate
-
Change
in class hours from 6 to 5
-
Change
in credit hours from 8 to 7
Automotive
Braking Systems Certificate
-
Must
have completed the Automotive Engine Electrical Systems Certificate
-
Delete
AUT 112
-
Add
AUT 211
Automotive
Engine Performance Certificate
-
Must
have completed the Automotive Engine Electrical Systems Certificate, AUT 101,
and AUT 156
Automotive
Transmission Systems Certificate
-
Must
have completed the Automotive Engine Electrical Systems Certificate
Mechatronics
Technology
-
Delete
IMT 203
-
Add
IMT 202
7. Next Meeting
Sarah and Margaret will meet with faculty on
the Committee on Monday,
October 14th at 4 p.m. in Ruby
Hicks 245 to discuss training.
The next Curriculum Committee meeting will be
on Monday, October 28th at
4 p.m. in Ruby Hicks 245.
The
meeting adjourned at 4:40 p.m.
