November 18, 2022 Meeting

Agenda

OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT OF INSTRUCTION

CURRICULUM AND GENERAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE

Memorandum

TO:                         Curriculum and General Education Committee

  1. Bandy, A. Bledsoe, B. Devine, J. Farmer, M. Mayfield, T. Mendoza, M. Oja, T. Payne, J. Rangel-Escobedo, A. Rashvand, D. Vohnout, N. Woodall, B. Young, ASO Representative, and PTK Representative

FROM:                  Dr. Vicki Jacobi, Vice President Academic Senate, Co-Chairperson

Dr. Leslie Minor, Vice President of Instruction, Co-Chairperson

DATE:                   November 18, 2022

SUBJECT:             Next Meeting’s Agenda

A Curriculum and General Education Committee meeting will be held on

Friday November 18, 2022, from 1:10 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. in the Cougar Room, Taft College,

29 Cougar Ct., Taft CA 93268

Curriculum & General Education Committee

AGENDA

CALL TO ORDER

PUBLIC COMMENTARY

The Committee welcomes participation at Curriculum Committee Meetings. Members of the public may address the Committee. For everyone to be heard, please limit your comments to 5 minutes or less.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES: ACTION ITEM

  1. October 14, 2022, Curriculum & General Education meeting (3)

ACTION ITEM

Items listed under the CONSENT ITEMS are considered routine and are acted on by the Committee in one motion. There is no discussion of these items before the Committee vote unless a member of the Committee, staff, or public requests specific items be discussed and/or removed from the Consent Agenda. Any person can pull items from the consent agenda and move to new business, to be discussed and voted on individually. Items typically on consent are course outline of record under five-year review, renewal of distance learning modality or inactivation of course (removal from Chancellor Office Inventory of Courses).

New Courses – Allied Health/Applied Tech

  1. OSH 1010       Westec OSHA 10 Construction Industry
  2. OSH 1110       Westec OSHA 10 General Industry

New Courses – Business Arts & Humanities

  1. ART 1815       Brand and Identity Systems
  2. ART 1825       Fundamentals of Typography
  3. ART 1830       Graphic Design II

Math requirement for graduation

CONSENT ITEMS

Course Revisions – Allied Health/Applied Tech.

  1. OSH 1100       Basic Employee Safety for General Industry
  2. OSH 1104       Supervisor Safety Training
  3. OSH 1106       Hazardous Material (HAZMAT) First Responder Awareness
  4. OSH 1107       Medic First Aid Training/CPR
  5. OSH 1108       Hazardous Waste Operations Emergency Response (HAZWOPER) Annual Refresher
  6. OSH 1109       Emergency Response Technician Training
  7. OSH 1116       Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (HAZWOPER) Training
  8. OSH 1552       Respiratory Protection for Hazardous Materials Handling and Permit Required Confined Spaces
  9. OSH 2058       Occupational Safety and Health Standards for the Construction Industry/OSHA 30-hour Construction Ind
  10. OSH 2061       Occupational Safety and Health Standards for General Industry/OSHA 30-hour General Industry Training
  11. OSH 2065       Trainer Course in Occupational Safety and Health Standards

Distance Learning Approvals

DISCUSSION ITEMS:

  1. Math requirement for graduation
  2. Program ideas/Programs in development
  3. CAL-GETC update
  4. AB – 1705

AJOURNMENT

NEXT MEETING: December 2022, TBD.

*Program Status, please see the table below:

Program Tech Review Approved C & GE

Approved

 Board

Approved

 State

Approved

 Notes
*Law, Public Policy, and Society ADT Spring 2021 Spring 2021 Spring 2021 N/A Under Review @ C/O
*Communication Studies ADT Spring 2022 Spring 2022 July 2022 N/A Under Review @ C/O

* New Program

Minutes

OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT OF INSTRUCTION

CURRICULUM AND GENERAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE

Minutes of the Curriculum and General Education Committee Meeting

November 18, 2022, 10:10 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. in Cougar Room

Present:           K. Bandy, A. Bledsoe, B. Devine, J. Farmer, V. Jacobi, L. Minor, M. Mayfield, T. Mendoza, M. Oja, J. Rangel-Escobedo, A. Rashvand, T. Payne, D. Vohnout, N. Woodall

Guests:            N/A

Recorder:         N. Lopez

MINUTES

CALL TO ORDER

PUBLIC COMMENTARY

The Committee welcomes participation at Curriculum Committee Meetings. Members of the public may address the Committee. For everyone to be heard, please limit your comments to 5 minutes or less.

No public commentary.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES: ACTION ITEM

  1. October 14, 2022, Curriculum & General Education meeting (3)
  2. Oja asked for additional notes regarding the new MATH support courses. V. Jacobi will look through her notes & forward them to M. Oja.

On a motion by M. Oja, seconded by J. Rangel-Escobedo, and unanimously carried by all, the October minutes were approved.

ACTION ITEM

Items listed under the CONSENT ITEMS are considered routine and are acted on by the Committee in one motion. There is no discussion of these items before the Committee vote unless a member of the Committee, staff, or public requests specific items be discussed and/or removed from the Consent Agenda. Any person can pull items from the consent agenda and move to new business, to be discussed and voted on individually. Items typically on consent are course outline of record under five-year review, renewal of distance learning modality or inactivation of course (removal from Chancellor Office Inventory of Courses).

  1. New Courses – Allied Health/Applied Tech
  2. OSH 1010       Westec OSHA 10 Construction Industry
  3. OSH 1110       Westec OSHA 10 General Industry

The new OSH courses were tabled. The committee had questions regarding the 10-hour portion of the course. A Division representative will be invited to the December C & GE.

New Courses – Business Arts & Humanities

  1. ART 1815       Brand and Identity Systems
  2. ART 1825       Fundamentals of Typography
  3. ART 1830       Graphic Design II

ART 1830 was tabled because clarification of pre-req & Discipline is needed.

On a motion by M. Oja, seconded by B. Devine, and unanimously carried by all, the new ART 1815 & 1825 were approved.

Math requirement for graduation

Item was voted-on after discussion was had. (see V.A.)

On a motion by M. Mayfield, seconded by B. Devine, and unanimously carried by all, MATH 1520 Finite Mathematics will replace MATH 1060 as the graduation requirement. Tentative Effective date of Fall 2023

CONSENT ITEMS

  1. Course Revisions – Allied Health/Applied Tech.
  2. OSH 1100       Basic Employee Safety for General Industry
  3. OSH 1104       Supervisor Safety Training
  4. OSH 1106       Hazardous Material (HAZMAT) First Responder Awareness
  5. OSH 1107       Medic First Aid Training/CPR
  6. OSH 1108       Hazardous Waste Operations Emergency Response (HAZWOPER) Annual Refresher
  7. OSH 1109       Emergency Response Technician Training
  8. OSH 1116       Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (HAZWOPER) Training
  9. OSH 1552       Respiratory Protection for Hazardous Materials Handling and Permit Required Confined Spaces
  10. OSH 2058       Occupational Safety and Health Standards for the Construction Industry/OSHA 30-hour Construction Ind
  11. OSH 2061       Occupational Safety and Health Standards for General Industry/OSHA 30-hour General Industry Training
  12. OSH 2065       Trainer Course in Occupational Safety and Health Standards

Distance Learning Approvals

Art 1830 was pulled from Distance Learning consent.

On a motion by B. Devine, seconded by M. Mayfield, and unanimously carried by all, ART 1815 & 1825 were approved.

DISCUSSION ITEMS:

Math requirement for graduation

  1. Jacobi outlined portions of bill 1705. She shared CSUB’s preference for all Taft College transfers to have completed PSYC 2200. Division Chairs agree that Taft College should maximize the probability that a student will enter and complete college-level coursework in Math within a one-year timeframe. M. Mayfield informed the committee that the Science/Math division would like to update the math requirement for graduation. MATH 1520 will replace MATH 1060. This new graduation requirement would be effective Fall 2023. B. Devine asked if this change would effect the ENGL degree. After a brief discussion, it was determined that it would not. The committee will be voting on the action proposed by the Science/Math Division. (See III. B. C.)

Program ideas/Programs in development

  1. Jacobi thanked division chairs for the curriculum work they have brought forward. There are several new/revised programs in development. Computer Science, Data Science, & Kinesiology are being discussed as potential additions to our curriculum inventory. B. Devine asked about a Music program. Who/what Discipline would be responsible for creating the content? It would most likely fall under Business, Arts, & Humanities. The group also discussed combining current certificates to meet needs in the Medic/Paramedic field. M. Oja shared the possibility of a PSYC Tech certificate as it was discussed in a program review. T. Mendoza said the ECEF department is looking at new certificates as well. UCSB is interested in an agricultural program and has asked Taft College to consider creating the program. Members were encouraged to continue the discussion within their Division.
  2. CAL-GETC update

Dr. Eigenauer is in the process of revising PHIL 1520. Ethnic Studies minimum qualifications have been updated, they no longer accept History. The committee reviewed the process for adding a new COR to the local Gen. Ed. pattern.

  1. AB – 1705

The committee discussed benefits/challenges regarding AB-1705. As of now, there is no hard deadline for implementation. Information will be presented as it becomes available.  

AJOURNMENT

  1. Mendoza asked the committee their experience/opinions on data management systems like “CurriQunet”. Most members have heard of the software, they have not used it enough to have a defined opinion. Some members stated they have heard both good and bad. T. Mendoza has been in talks with campuses that use CurriQunet. T. Mendoza may share more information at a future meeting.
  • NEXT MEETING: December 2022, TBD.

Meeting adjourned at 2:35 p.m.

*Program Status, please see the table below:

Program

Tech Review Approved

C & GE Approved

Board Approved

State Approved

Notes

*Law, Public Policy, and Society ADT

Spring 2021

Spring 2021

Spring 2021

N/A

Under Review @ C/O

*Communication Studies ADT

Spring 2022

Spring 2022

July 2022

N/A

Under Review @ C/O

* New Program

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