Curriculum Committee Meeting Minutes, May 5, 2016

Curriculum Committee Meeting Minutes, May 5, 2016, 10:00 a.m., Fulp 400

 

Members Present:  Marilyn Angoli, Suzanne Ellenberger, Adam Ghiloni, Amoena Norcross, Donna Palmer, Jason Poole, Leslie Salley, Sarah Shumpert, and John Woodson

 

Members Absent:  Gayle Arries, Tonia Faulling, Scott Harvey, Amy Roberts, and Lacey Torge

 

Additional Attendees:  Angel Luper

 

John Woodson called the meeting to order.

 

New Certificates:

 

General Accounting Certificate – Recommended for Approval

 

Angel Luper presented the General Accounting Certificate.  The Financial Accounting, Tax Accounting, and Management certificates will be deleted this summer (2016).  The Payroll Certificate will be the only remaining certificate.  The new General Accounting Certificate provides more options for our students, and allows a stop out if the student does not want to complete the degree.  The proposed start date for the General Accounting Certificate is

Fall 2017.

 

Sue Ellenberger motioned to approve the certificate.  Donna Palmer seconded the motion.  The motion passed.

 

At this point, John gave a brief overview of the background of the committee, the changes and transition to the new process, and turned the leadership of the committee to Sue Ellenberger as the new chair. 

 

Sarah Shumpert gave a description of the Office of Curriculum and Instructional Support and noted that the office is in an interim phase and that the curriculum development process is still being fine-tuned.

 

Sue asked the members of the group to send her their preferred meeting times, and asked them to make sure that their Outlook calendars are up to date, so that she can set monthly meetings for the committee.

 

Program Changes:

 

Early Childhood Development – Recommended for Approval

 

Sarah presented this program change for Meredith McClure.  ECD is currently operating under the General Technology state model and wants to change to the Early Care state model.  The program must go through the entire process, in order to make that change.  The ECD program configuration will change to allow three levels and specializations.  Three courses which are already in the CAC will be added to the curriculum.  The program will remain within the state model range with the addition of the three courses.  This program change will be placed in the July cycle for proposed implementation in Fall 2017. 

 

John motioned that the ECD program change be approved.  Jason Poole seconded the motion.  The motion passed.

 

Management – Tabled

 

Leslie Salley presented this program change.  The department wants to change from the Management state model to the General Business state model. Since the program has more of a business emphasis, they want to create four new emphases in the program.

 

• Banking & Finance – already exists
• Entrepreneurship
• Marketing
• Operations Management
• Management
   
  Nine additional courses are required to create these emphases.  Five new courses would be created for the CAC and four courses are already in the CAC.  The program change would be submitted in the July cycle for proposed implementation in Fall 2017.  The group reviewed the configurations and had questions about the sequencing of some courses and about some of the pre-requisites.
   
  With so many questions, John moved to table this program change so that it could undergo further review.  Jason seconded the motion.  The motion passed.
   
  Practical Nursing – Recommended for Approval
   
  Donna presented this program configuration change.  BIO 101 has been a hidden pre-requisite.  Now it is in the first semester, which helps with the transition to Associate Degree Nursing and works well for several other programs.  PNR 175, 154 and 181 will be added to the program, and PNR 121 will be created for the CAC and added to the program.  The proposed implementation date for these program changes is Fall 2017.  Donna noted that these changes are in the best interest of our students and there are no conflicts with other departments. 
   
  John motioned that all the PNR program changes be approved.  Jason seconded the motion.  The motion passed. 
   
  Sarah mentioned that she will review the committee charter to confirm its membership and voting categories.  Since Sue is the new chair of the committee, she will follow up to find a new Arts & Sciences representative and a Corporate & Community Education representative. 
   
  Course Changes:
   
  HSS 105 – Recommended for Approval
   
  Sue presented the HSS 105 revision. She note that many technical programs require HSS 105, which has pre-requisites.  Many of those students do not have the pre-requisites, and take HSS 205 instead, which does not have pre-requisites.  HSS 205 is a university transfer course and is more difficult, and students are not being successful.  She asked the group to approve the removal of the HSS 105 pre-requisites.
   
  John made a motion to remove the HSS 105 pre-requisites. Donna seconded the motion. The motion passed. 
   
  ECO 207 - Tabled
   
  Sue noted that the department would like to create ECO 207, International Economics, and submit it to the CAC.  The group discussed several issues including financial aid requirements for veterans, transferability, demand for the class, and the proposed implementation date.  Discussion on the course was tabled until the following could be completed.
   
  ACTION ITEM:  Adam Ghiloni will research whether a veteran can get financial aid for the course if it is not in the printed catalog.  Would an updated online catalog suffice for this requirement?
   
  BIO 112 and 115 – Administratively Approved with a Review in Spring Semester 2017
   
  These courses have already been administratively approved, and Sue is presenting them to the committee as information.  These lower level biology courses require BIO 105 or 101 as pre-requisites, and are run for and required by Health Education majors.  There is no room in the Health Education programs for BIO 105 or 101, and the revision is to remove them.  To accommodate for the general biology material, BIO 112 and 115 are both being increased by one lecture hour and decreased by one lab hour.  The administrative approval required that this revision come back to the Curriculum Committee in the spring semester to review the success rates. 
   
  Donna asked for clarification on the curriculum and instruction process, and is concerned that  the division representative may not have the background or expertise to present a change.  As the curriculum and instruction process evolves, Sarah noted that the Curriculum and Instructional Support staff will work with the originator of a curriculum revision and will present the change to the committee.  The division representative will be charged with taking information back to the division.
   
  With no further business, the meeting was adjourned.
   
  RECORDER:             Anne Bryan
   
  NEXT MEETING DATE:     Wednesday, June 1, at 2:00, in CD 142