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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