CURRICULUM COMMITTEE MEETING
Friday, April 28, 2006 - 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 31, 2006
IV.
Curriculum Operations Report
V.
New Business
a)
Allied Health/DMTP
Course Revision:
DMTP 101 Medical Nutrition Technology. Remove the laboratory
component from DMTP 101 Medical Nutrition Technology, thus reducing credit hours from
four (4) to three (3). (Change from 3-3-4 / 90 contact hours to 3-0-3 / 45 contact hours).
Revision is due to change in certification requirements and the introduction of hybrid course
work (traditional face-to-face and on-line instruction).
b)
Allied Health/DMTP
Course Revision:
DMTP 110 DMA Resource Management. Remove the laboratory componet
form DMTP 110 DMA Resource Management. (Change from 2-3-3 / 75 contact hours to 3-0-3
/ 45 contact hours). Revision is due to change in certification requirements and the introduction
of hybrid course work (traditional face-to-face and on-line instruction).
c)
Allied Health/DMTP
Course Revision:
DMTP 115 DMA Food Service Operations and Food Safety Remove the
laboratory component from DMTP 115 DMA Food Service Operations and Food Safety, thus
reducing credit hours from four (4) to three (3). (Change from 3-3-4 / 90 contact hours to 3-0-3
/ 45 contact hours). Revision is due to change in certification requirements and the introduction
of hybrid course work (traditional face-to-face and on-line instruction).
d)
Allied Health/DMTP
Course Deletion:
DMTP 120 DMA Sanitation and Safety. Delete DMTP 120 DMA Sanitation
and Safety from catalog of course offerings. Deletion is requested due to change in industry and
certification requirements.
e)
Allied Health/DMTP
New Course:
DMTP 125 DMA Field Experience. Creation of a new course, DMTP 125 DMA
Field Experience. The course will meet the new industry demands and certification changes
recently implemented in the dietary manager profession. (1-10-3 / 150 contact hours).
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f)
Business and Technology/Business, Technology, & Mathematics/BUSG
New Course:
BUSG 150 Personal Investments. Creation of a new course, BUSG 150 Personal
Investments that helps students demystify the investing process, understand the basic tools of
investing, and give practical experience in establishing and monitoring a portfolio.
g)
Business and Technology/Business, Technology, & Mathematics/MANG
New Course:
MANG 226 Organizational Leadership. Creation of a new course, MANG 226
Organizational Leadership that will provide students with a foundational understanding of the
interrelation of the numerous historical and contemporary theories of leadership.
h)
Business and Technology/Business, Technology, & Mathematics/ACCT
Course Revision:
ACCT 213 Intermediate Accounting II. Change of course pre-requisite
requirement for ACCT 213 Intermediate Accounting II. Pre-requisite ACCT 202 Accounting II
(remove ACCT 212 Intermediate Accounting I as a pre-requisite requirement; ACCT 202
provides students with sufficient skills necessary for ACCT 213).
i)
Business and Technology/Business, Technology, & Mathematics/BUSG
New Course:
BUSG 221 Business Computer Applications. Creation of a new course, BUSG
221 Business Computer Applications. This course will provide students with skills essential for
later courses in Accounting, Business Administration, and Business Management. It focuses on
the business applications most commonly used in today’s business world for professional
decision-making.
j)
Business and Technology/Business, Technology, & Mathematics/BUSG
Program Revision:
Allow students to take BUSG 221 Business Computer Applications
or
CMIN 201 Computer Literacy to fulfill a requirement for degree in the Business Administration
Degree Program.
k)
Business and Technology/Business, Technology, & Mathematics/ACCT
Program Revision:
Allow students to take BUSG 221 Business Computer Applications
or
CMIN 201 Computer Literacy to fulfill a requirement for degree in the Accounting Degree
Program.
l)
Business and Technology/Business, Technology, & Mathematics /MANG
Program Revision:
Allow students to take BUSG 221 Business Computer Applications
or
CMIN 201 Computer Literacy to fulfill a requirement for degree in the Management Degree
Program.
m)
Liberal Arts/Liberal Arts & Sciences/PHIL
New Course:
PHIL 275 Medical Ethics. Creation of a new course, PHIL 275 Medical Ethics.
The course provides an in-depth examination of a selection of issues in medical ethics.
n)
Liberal Arts/Liberal Arts & Sciences/PHIL
New Course:
PHIL 201 Philosophy of Religion. Creation of a new course, PHIL 201
Philosophy of Religion. The course will examine the nature of religious beliefs and practices and
the connections with other parts of beliefs and practices that make up our perspective of the
world.
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o)
Business and Technology/HORT
Program Revision:
Add HORT 200 Applied Botany for the Horticulturist to Required Courses
in Major in the Certificate of Technical Studies in Horticulture Technology. The course will give
the students an understanding of the basic principles of plant physiology.
p)
Business and Technology/HORT
Program Revision:
Add HORT 214 Integrated Pest Management to Required Courses in Major
in the Certificate of Technical Studies in Horticulture Technology to introduce the practice of
integration pest management critical to best management practices in the greens industry.
q)
Business and Technology/HORT
Course Title Change:
Change the title of HORT 151 Horticulture Internship I to Horticulture
Internship. Course hours remain the same.
r)
Business and Technology/HORT
Program Revision:
Remove HORT 160 Horticulture Certification from the required courses in
Major. The course is designed to prepare students for the licensing examination and several
students enter the program as current license holders. Add course as a choice in approved
electives for the certificate program.
s)
Business and Technology/HORT
Program Revision:
Add the following to Required Related courses in the Horticulture
Technology Certificate of Technical Studies “Choose three (3) hours from the following: BUSG
115 Starting a New Business; MANG 222 Small Business Management; or MANG 224
Supervision” to prepare students entering entry-level management positions or self-employment
opportunities in the greens industry.
t)
Business and Technology/HORT
Program Revision:
Add the following to Approved Elective courses in the Horticulture
Technology Certificate Technical Studies “Choose four to six (4-6) hours from the following
courses: HORT 160 Horticulture Certification; HORT 201 Greenhouse Management and
Production Methods; HORT 204 Landscape Irrigation; HORT 221 Urban Forestry; or HORT
222 Landscape Design and Management.
Note: Program hours increase from 21 to 30-32
VI.
Old Business
a)
Curriculum & Program Development/GSTD
New Program:
Certificate of General Studies
Final Approval of Curriculum.
VII.
Adjournment
