CURRICULUM COMMITTEE MEETING
    Friday, April 25, 2008 - 2:00 p.m.
    City Park Campus – Lac Maurepas (Building 23, Second Floor)
     
    AGENDA
    I.
     
    Call to Order
     
    II.
     
    Roll Call
     
    III.
     
    Minutes of meeting of March 28, 2008
     
     
    IV.
     
    Curriculum Operations Report – Tim Stamm
     
     
    V.
     
    New Business
     
     
    a)
     
    Allied Health/HESC
    New Course
    : HESC-153: Health Science Fundamentals (3-0-3/45). Creation
    of a new course, HESC-153. This course introduces components necessary to
    prepare the student for entry into health services employment. Topics
    include: introduction to health science, infection control, legal and ethical
    responsibilities, communications, personal qualities, heath care careers, and
    job seeking skills
     
    b)
     
    Allied Health/
    Concept Proposal
    : Associate of Applied Science in Clinical Research
    Coordinating. This program is designed to prepare students to obtain various
    specialized clinical research team positions, including: Institutional Review
    Board Coordinator, Clinical Research Coordinator, Research Site Manager,
    Study Monitor, or Regulatory Affairs specialist. The proposed Associate
    degree program will be comprised of sixty-five (65) credit hours.
     
    c)
     
    Business and Technology/BUSL
    Concept Proposal
    : Associate of Arts in Paralegal Studies. The goal of the
    degree program is to provide students with an educational experience that
    will prepare them for a life-long career in the Paralegal profession. The
    proposed Associate degree program will be comprised of sixty-three (63)
    credit hours; it is designed to satisfy the requirements as outlined by the
    American Bar Association (ABA) and the National Federated Paralegals
    Association (NFPA).
     
    d)
     
    Nursing/PRNU
    New Course
    : PRNU-102: Essential Skills of the Nursing Assistant/Geriatric
    (2-4-3/90). Creation of a new course, PRNU-102: Essential Skills of the
    Nursing Assistant/Geriatric designed to prepare students to perform the
    basic skills to care for the older adult client.
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    e)
     
    Nursing/PRNU
    New Course
    : PRNU-104: Fundamentals of Gerontological Nursing (4-8-
    6/180). Creation of a new course, PRNU-104: Fundamentals of
    Gerontological Nursing. This course is designed allow the student to apply
    the nursing process to meet basic physical and psychological needs of patients
    in health care settings. Emphasis is on care of the geriatric patient.
     
    f)
     
    Nursing/PRNU/NURS
    Deletion
    : Delete Curriculum Option Transitions in Nursing: Licensed
    Practical Nurse (LPN) to Registered Nurse (RN) from the catalog of course
    offerings.
     
    g)
     
    Nursing/NURS
    Course Deletion
    : NURS-095: Certified Nursing Assistant Tutorial. Delete
    the course, NURS-095: Certified Nursing Assistant Tutorial from the catalog
    of course offerings.
     
    h)
     
    Nursing/NURS
    Course Deletion
    : NURS-100: Essentials of Nursing Assisting. Delete the
    course, NURS-100: Essentials of Nursing Assisting from the catalog of course
    offerings.
     
    i)
     
    Business and Technology/CMIN
    Program Revision
    : Computer Information Technology Associate of Applied
    Science degree program. Modify the Required Related Courses to state:
    “BUSG-121: Business Math OR MATH-128: Explorations in College Algebra
    OR MATH-131Pre-Calculus Algebra.” Currently, BUSG-121: Business Math
    and MATH-128: Explorations in College Algebra are the only options listed.
     
    j)
     
    Business and Technology/CMIN
    Course Title Change
    : CMIN-216: Internet/Web Technologies. Change the
    title of CMIN-216: Internet/Web Technologies from CMIN-216: Internet/Web
    Technologies to CMIN-216: Web Foundations I.
     
    k)
     
    Business and Technology/CMIN
    Change of Course Prerequisite Requirements
    : CMIN-216: Web
    Foundations I. Modify the prerequisite requirements of CMIN-216: Web
    Foundations I to state: “It is recommended that CMIN-204: Fundamentals of
    Information Technologies and Systems (or comparable courses) be completed
    before attempting this course; previous experience may also be helpful.”
    Prerequisite currently states: “ADOT-105: Survey of Computer Applications
    OR CMIN-201: Computer and Internet Literacy.
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    l)
     
    Business and Technology/CMIN
    Change of Course Description
    : CMIN-216: Web Foundations I. Change to
    course description of CMIN-216: Web Foundations I to state: “The course
    introduces the terms, concepts, skills, and development technologies used on
    the Internet and World Wide Web. Topics include: use of the Internet,
    Internet communications technologies, Internet browsers and search engines,
    HTML Web authoring and file transfer, and management. This course
    provides the technology foundation for the (proposed) Web Design
    Concentration in the CMIN degree program.”
    Note
    : Approval of the last
    sentence is contingent upon action by The Board of Regents for Louisiana
    Higher Education. Current description is as follows: “An introduction to the
    technologies, tools, and uses of the Internet and website development.
    Concepts and issues that are essential for any Internet/Web-related career
    are taught, beginning with foundational background on the Internet.
    Students are given the opportunity to learn how to effectively use the
    architecture and protocols of the Internet, as well as Internet services and
    how they work. Functional web pages are designed, build, and implemented.
    Selected topics in e-commerce are taught, including protection against
    security threats. The course prepares students for the CIW Foundation Exam
    and provides the technology foundation for the Internet/Web concentration in
    the CMIN program.
     
    m)
     
    Business and Technology/CMIN
    Course Title Change
    : CMIN-220: Web Design and XHMTL. Change the
    title of CMIN-220: Web Design and XHMTL from CMIN-220: Web Design
    and XHMTL to CMIN-220: Web Foundations II.
     
    n)
     
    Business and Technology/CMIN
    Change of Course Description
    : CMIN-220: Web Foundations II. Change
    the course description of CMIN-220: Web Foundations II to state: “The course
    continues coverage of technologies used to enhance and facilitate Website
    design and production. It provides skills needed to move beyond basic Web
    page creation and publication. Topics include: implementation of additional
    HTML tags, addition of XHTML to web pages, and use of CSS to apply
    formatting across multiple pages. With CSS, students learn to control fonts,
    background colors, hyperlinks, margins, and other page elements across web
    sites. Students also learn to create CSS navigational menus for Web pages
    and to crate tables, forms, and frames. The role of design, programming,
    animations, and databases are introduced.” Current description is as follows:
    “Creation of effective web sites incorporating basic web design principles.
    Includes use of XHTML, plan of site architecture, design for target audiences
    and creation of pages that effectively utilize the web environment.”
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    o)
     
    Business and Technology/CMIN
    New Course
    : CMIN-217: Introduction to Game Design and Development.
    Creation of a new course, CMIN-217: Introduction to Game Design and
    Development. This course provides and introduction to electronic game
    development and to careers in the gaming industry. The course includes
    study of the history and philosophy of games, the game production process,
    employee factors for success in the field, and current issues and practices in
    the game development system. Applications to simulation are discussed.
     
    p)
     
    Business and Technology/CMIN
    Change of Course Title
    : CMIN-203: Logic and Design. Change the title of
    CMIN-203: Logic and Design from CMIN-203: Logic and Design to CMIN-
    203: Logic and Design I.
     
    q)
     
    Business and Technology/CMIN
    New Course
    : CMIN-207: Logic and Design II. Creation of a new course,
    CMIN-207: Logic and Design II. The topics and learning objectives in this
    course supplement CMIN-203: Logic and Design I for students planning to
    transfer to a senior college in a related baccalaureate degree program. Topics
    include: fundamentals of programming structures, problem definition and
    solving, developing computing algorithms, identification and use of data
    structures, debugging, effective GUI (Graphic User Interface) design, and
    selected operating system topics. Prerequisite: CMIN-203: Logic and Design
    I.
     
    r)
     
    Business and Technology/CMIN
    New Course
    : CMIN-232: Discrete Structures. Creation of new course,
    CMIN-232: Discrete Structures. The topics and learning objectives in this
    course supplement CMIN-203: Logic and Design I and CMIN-207: Logic and
    Design II for students planning to transfer to a senior college in a related
    baccalaureate degree program. Topics include: Boolean algebra, logic, proofs,
    sets, combinatorics, relations, function, recursion, and partially-ordered sets.
    Prerequisite: CMIN-207: Logic and Design II AND MATH-131: Pre-Calculus
    Trigonometry.
     
    s)
     
    Business and Technology/CMIN
    New Course
    : CMIN-254: Introduction to Assembly Language. Creation of a
    new course, CMIN-254: Introduction to Assembly Language. Topics and
    learning objective in this course include machine representation of data, fix
    point, floating point, decimal arithmetic, macros, address modification, bit
    manipulation, and subroutine linkage. This course is recommended for
    students planning to transfer to a senior college in a related baccalaureate
    degree program. Prerequisite: CMIN-232: Discrete Structures AND CMIN-
    250: JAVA Programming.
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    t)
     
    Business and Technology/ADOT
    New Course
    : ADOT-161: Fundamentals of 3DS Max. Creation of a new
    course, ADOT-161: Fundamentals of 3DS Max. This course is a hands-on
    basic approach in the use of hardware and software involved in 3-
    dimensional modeling for game production and simulation. Processes and
    products are designed to teach students use of high demand software for the
    gaming industry.
     
    u)
     
    General Education/HIST/Humanities
    Course Revision
    : HIST-205: American History to 1865. Reassign HIST-
    205: American History to 1865 to the list of courses approved to satisfy
    General Education Humanities requirements for certificate and degree
    programs. The Board of Regents for Louisiana Higher Education in
    Academic Affairs Policy 2.16 classifies History courses as Humanities. The
    following state colleges/universities offer an equivalent American History
    course: Bossier Parish Community College; Baton Rouge Community College;
    Fletcher Technical Community College; Louisiana Delta Community College;
    Nunez Community College; River Parishes Community College; South
    Louisiana Community College; SOWELA Technical Community College;
    Louisiana State University Agricultural & Mechanical College – Baton
    Rouge; Louisiana State University at Alexandria; Louisiana State University
    at Eunice; Louisiana State University at Shreveport; University of New
    Orleans; Grambling State University; Louisiana Tech University; McNeese
    State University; Nicholls State University; Northwestern State University;
    Southeastern Louisiana University; University of Louisiana at Lafayette;
    University of Louisiana at Monroe; Southern University at Baton Rouge;
    Southern University at New Orleans; and Southern University at
    Shreveport. Courses from each institution and from Delgado Community
    College are listed on the Statewide General Education Course Articulation
    Matrix as equivalent Humanities Courses. Students transferring from
    Delgado Community College to any other state college or university are able
    to apply HIST-205: American History to 1865 as a Humanities course
    meeting requirements for degree not as a Social Science course as classified
    at Delgado Community College.
     
    v)
     
    General Education/HIST/Humanities
    Course Revision
    : HIST-206: American History after 1865. Reassign HIST-
    206: American History after1865 to the list of courses approved to satisfy
    General Education Humanities requirements for certificate and degree
    programs. The Board of Regents for Louisiana Higher Education in
    Academic Affairs Policy 2.16 classifies History courses as Humanities. The
    following state colleges/universities offer an equivalent American History
    course: Bossier Parish Community College; Baton Rouge Community College;
    Fletcher Technical Community College; Louisiana Delta Community College;
    Nunez Community College; River Parishes Community College; South
    Louisiana Community College; SOWELA Technical Community College;
    Louisiana State University Agricultural & Mechanical College – Baton
    Rouge; Louisiana State University at Alexandria; Louisiana State University
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    at Eunice; Louisiana State University at Shreveport; University of New
    Orleans; Grambling State University; Louisiana Tech University; McNeese
    State University; Nicholls State University; Northwestern State University;
    Southeastern Louisiana University; University of Louisiana at Lafayette;
    University of Louisiana at Monroe; Southern University at Baton Rouge;
    Southern University at New Orleans; and Southern University at
    Shreveport. Courses from each institution and from Delgado Community
    College are listed on the Statewide General Education Course Articulation
    Matrix as equivalent Humanities Courses. Students transferring from
    Delgado Community College to any other state college or university are able
    to apply HIST-206: American History from 1865 as a Humanities course
    meeting requirements for degree not as a Social Science course as classified
    at Delgado Community College.
     
    w)
     
    General Education/HIST/HUMA
    Course Revision
    : HIST-260: Louisiana History. Reassign HIST-260:
    Louisiana History to the list of courses approved to satisfy General Education
    Humanities requirements for certificate and degree programs. The Board of
    Regents for Louisiana Higher Education in Academic Affairs Policy 2.16
    classifies History courses as Humanities. The following state
    colleges/universities offer an equivalent Louisiana History course: Bossier
    Parish Community College; Baton Rouge Community College; Louisiana
    Delta Community College; Nunez Community College; River Parishes
    Community College; South Louisiana Community College; Louisiana State
    University Agricultural & Mechanical College – Baton Rouge; Louisiana
    State University at Alexandria; Louisiana State University at Eunice;
    Louisiana State University at Shreveport; University of New Orleans;
    Grambling State University; McNeese State University; Nicholls State
    University; Northwestern State University; Southeastern Louisiana
    University; University of Louisiana at Lafayette; University of Louisiana at
    Monroe; Southern University at Baton Rouge; Southern University at New
    Orleans; and Southern University at Shreveport. Courses from each
    institution and from Delgado Community College are listed on the Statewide
    General Education Course Articulation Matrix as equivalent Humanities
    Courses. Students transferring from Delgado Community College to any
    other state college or university are able to apply HIST-260: Louisiana
    History as a Humanities course meeting requirements for degree not as a
    Social Science course as classified at Delgado Community College.
     
    x)
     
    General Education/HIST/HUMA
    Course Revision
    : HIST-141: African American History. Reassign HIST-
    141: African American History to the list of courses approved to satisfy
    General Education Humanities requirements for certificate and degree
    programs. The Board of Regents for Louisiana Higher Education in
    Academic Affairs Policy 2.16 classifies History courses as Humanities. The
    course, HIST-141: African American History does not appear on the
    Statewide General Education Matrix.
     
     
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    y)
     
    Business and Technology/CMIN
    Program Revision
    : Certificate of Technical Studies in Web Site Design.
    Revise the Certificate of Technical Studies in Web Site Design to allow
    CMIN-206: Web Programming OR CMIN-216: Web Foundations I. Total
    Program hours remain the same.
    .
    z)
     
    General Education Moratorium
    : Temporary removal of the Moratorium
    introduced and passed unanimously on March 23, 2007 to allow for
    discussion of Sociology courses.
     
    aa)
     
    General Education/SOCI/Social/Behavioral Sciences
    Course Deletion
    : SOCI-208: Global Values. Delete the course, SOCI-208:
    Global Values from the list of courses approved to satisfy the Social Sciences
    requirements for certificate and/or degree. This course has never been taught
    as a Sociology course; in the Spring of 2004, it was offered as HNRS-207:
    Global Values.
     
    bb)
     
    Liberal Arts/SOCI
    Course Deletion
    : SOCI-208: Global Values. Delete the course, SOCI-208:
    Global Values from the catalog of course offerings.
     
    cc)
     
    General Education/SOCI/Social/Behavioral Sciences
    Course Addition
    : Addition of SOCI-255: Marriage and the Family to the list
    of courses approved to satisfy General Education Social Science requirements
    for certificate and degree programs. The Board of Regents for Louisiana
    Higher Education in Academic Affairs Policy 2.16 classifies Sociology courses
    as Social/Behavioral Science.
     
    dd)
     
    General Education/SOCI/Social/Behavioral Sciences
    Course Addition
    : Addition of SOCI-257: Sociology of Aging to the list of
    courses approved to satisfy General Education Social Science requirements
    for certificate and degree programs. The Board of Regents for Louisiana
    Higher Education in Academic Affairs Policy 2.16 classifies Sociology courses
    as Social/Behavioral Science.
     
    ee)
     
    Liberal Arts/PFMA
    Change of Course Prerequisite Requirements
    : MSCM-111: Introduction
    to Public Relations. Modify the prerequisite requirement of MSCM-111:
    Introduction to Public Relations to state: “Eligibility for ENGL-101 and
    MSCM-105: Writing for the Media.” Prerequisite currently states: “MSCM-
    105: Writing for the Media.”
     
    ff)
     
    Liberal Arts/PFMA
    Change of Course Prerequisite Requirements
    : MSCM-242: Public
    Relations Issues/Strategies. Modify the prerequisite requirement of MSCM-
    242: Public Relations Issues/Strategies to state: “MSCM-105: Writing for the
    Media OR MSCM-111: Introduction to Public Relations.” Prerequisite
    currently states: “MSCM-111: Introduction to Public Relations.”

     
    gg)
     
    Liberal Arts/PFMA
    Change of Program Requirements
    : Concentration in Print/Broadcast
    Journalism of the Associate of Arts in Performance and Media Arts. Modify
    the Required Courses in Major to state: “MSCM-145-146-245-246: Newspaper
    Reporting and Editing I-IV (1 credit hour each). Students should select 2 or 3
    credit hours. If only selecting 2 credit hours, select one additional credit hour
    from the following: MSCM-147-148-247-248: Radio Production I-IV OR
    TEVP-127-128-227-228: Television Production I-IV.” Currently, students
    may only select from the MSCM-145-146-245-246: Newspaper Reporting and
    Editing I-IV series.
     
    hh)
     
    Liberal Arts/PFMA
    Change of Program Requirements
    : Concentration in Speech
    Communication of the Associate of Arts in Performance and Media Arts.
    Modify the Required Courses in Major to state: “MSCM-147-148-247-248:
    Radio Production I-IV (1 credit hour each). Students should select 2 or 3
    credit hours. If only selecting 2 credit hours, select one additional credit hour
    from the following: MSCM-145-146-245-246: Newspaper Reporting and
    Editing I-IV OR TEVP-127-128-227-228: Television Production I-IV.”
    Currently, students may only select from the MSCM-147-148-247-248: Radio
    Production I-IV Series.
     
    ii)
     
    Liberal Arts/PFMA
    Change of Program Requirements
    : Concentration in Television
    Production of the Associate of Arts in Performance and Media Arts. Modify
    the Required Courses in Major to state: “TEVP-127-128-227-228: Television
    Production I-IV (1 credit hour each). Students should select 2 or 3 credit
    hours. If only selecting 2 credit hours, select one additional credit hour from
    the following: MSCM-147-148-247-248: Radio Production I-IV OR MSCM-
    145-146-245-246: Newspaper Reporting and Editing I-IV.” Currently,
    students may only select from the TEVP-127-128-227-228:
    Television Production I-IV series.
     
    jj)
     
    Liberal Arts/PFMA
    Change of Program Requirements
    : Concentration in Speech
    Communication of the Associate of Arts in Performance and Media Arts.
    Delete SPCH-234: Oral Interpretation from Required Courses in
    Concentration.
     
    kk)
     
    Liberal Arts/PFMA
    Change of Program Requirements
    : Concentration in Speech
    Communication of the Associate of Arts in Performance and Media Arts. Add
    SPCH-236: Intercultural Communication to Required Courses in
    Concentration.
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    ll)
     
    Liberal Arts/PFMA
    Change of Program Requirements
    : Concentration in Speech
    Communication of the Associate of Arts in Performance and Media Arts. Add
    MSCM-147-148-247-248: Radio Production I-IV to Required Courses in
    Concentration. Each course is worth 1 credit hour and students will be
    directed to take two (2) or three (3) credit hours. If the student selects only
    two (2) credit hours, he she should take one (1) additional credit hour from
    any of the following: MSCM-145-146: Newspaper Reporting and Editing I-II
    Or TEVP-127-128: Television Production I-II.
     
    mm)
     
    Note
    : The following proposal requires review and decision on a contingent
    basis; an earlier proposal to create two concentrations (Programmer Analyst
    Specialist and Web Design Specialist) is under review by The Board of
    Regents for Louisiana Higher Education. The decision reached regarding the
    earlier proposal will impact the action the curriculum committee takes
    regarding this proposal
    .
    Business and Technology/CMIN
    Program Revision
    : Associate of Applied Science in Computer Information
    Technology. Addition of a concentration, E-Commerce Specialist, to the
    Computer Information Technology Associate of Applied Science degree
    program. Required Courses in Concentration: BUSG-128: Introduction to E-
    Commerce; MARK-201: Principles of Marketing; BUSL-210: Cyberlaw;
    MARK-208: Internet Marketing; and CMIN-266: Database Management
    Systems.
     
    nn)
     
    Note
    : The following proposal requires review and decision on a contingent
    basis; an earlier proposal to create two concentrations (Programmer Analyst
    Specialist and Web Design Specialist) is under review by The Board of
    Regents for Louisiana Higher Education. The decision reached regarding the
    earlier proposal will impact the action the curriculum committee takes
    regarding this proposal
    .
     
    Business and Technology/CMIN
    Program Revision
    : Associate of Applied Science in Computer Information
    Technology. Addition of a concentration, Technical Specialist, to the
    Computer Information Technology Associate of Applied Science degree
    program. Required Courses in Concentration: CMIN-207: Logic and Design
    II; CMIN-220: Web Foundations II; CMIN-250: JAVA Programming; CMIN-
    291: Systems Analysis Methods; and CMIN-232: Discrete Structures.
     
    VI.
     
    Consent Agenda
     
     
    a)
     
    Liberal Arts/PFMA
    Change of Course Prerequisite Requirements
    : MSCM-147-148-247-248:
    Radio Production I-IV. Remove the prerequisite requirement of “Permission
    of Instructor” from MSCM-147-148-247-248: Radio Production I-IV.
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    b)
     
    Liberal Arts/PFMA
    Change of Course Prerequisite Requirements
    : TEVP-127-128-227-228:
    Television Production I-IV. Remove the perquisite requirement of
    “Permission of Instructor” from TEVP-127-128-227-228.
     
    c)
     
    Nursing/PRNU
    Change of Program Description
    : Revise the program Description for the
    Technical Diploma in Technical Nursing to reflect current admissions criteria.
     
    d)
     
    Nursing/NURS
    Change of Program Description
    : Revise the program Description for the
    Associate of Science in Nursing to reflect the correct options for transition from
    Licensed Practical Nursing (LPN) to Registered Nursing (RN).
     
    e)
     
    Allied Health/Business & Technology/HESC/SFTY
    Deletion of Cross-listed course
    : HESC-137: First Responder/SFTY-132: First
    Responder. The courses are not equivalent as HESC-137 is not approved by the
    Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals-Board of Emergency Medical
    Services. Students completing the SFTY-132 course are not eligible to obtain First
    Responder Certification for the State of Louisiana after completion of the course.
    While the SFTY course is valuable to the Safety and Heath Technology degree and
    certificate program, the cross-reference to the HESC course is confusing and
    misleading as it implies the courses are the same.
     
     
    VII.
     
    Old Business
     
     
    VIII.
     
    Next Meeting
     
    February, 2008
    (Scheduled Meeting)
     
    IX.
     
    Adjournment
     
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