CURRICULUM COMMITTEE MEETING
Friday, November 17,, 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 October 27, 2006
IV.
Curriculum Operations Report – Tim Stamm
V.
New Business
a)
Business & Technology/Business, Mathematics, & Technology/ADOT
Change of Course Prerequisite Requirement:
ADOT 208: Presentation Software:
Remove prerequisite requirements from ADOT 208: Presentation Software. Current
prerequisite ADOT 105: Survey of Computer Applications. ADOT 208 teaches concepts
that may be learned independently of prerequisite requirements.
b)
Business & Technology/Business, Mathematics, & Technology/ADOT
Change of Course Prerequisite Requirement:
ADOT 264: Database Applications. Add
the following prerequisite options to ADOT 264: Database Applications: ADOT 105 or
CMIN 201. Currently, the prerequisite is limited to ADOT 105 only.
c)
Business & Technology/Business, Mathematics, & Technology/ADOT
Change of Course Prerequisite Requirement:
ADOT 265: Spreadsheet Applications.
Add the following prerequisite options to ADOT 265: Spreadsheet Applications: ADOT 105
or CMIN 201. Currently, the prerequisite is limited to ADOT 105 only.
d)
Business & Technology/Business, Mathematics, & Technology/RLST
Change of Course Prerequisite Requirement:
RLST 261: Louisiana Real Estate Law.
Remove the statement “RLST 161 or permission of the instructor” as prerequisite
requirement for RLST 261. The prerequisite of RLST 161 is not necessary for the
completion of RLST 261; students regularly by-pass this prerequisite requirement by seeking
and receiving permission of the instructor.
e)
Business & Technology/Business, Mathematics, & Technology/CMIN
Change of Course Prefix:
CMIN 215: Website Design with Dreamweaver. Change the
with Dreamweaver to ADOT 215: Website
Design with Dreamweaver. The content of the course is more appropriate for the
Administrative Office Technologies Discipline as opposed to the Computer Information
Technology Discipline.
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f)
Business & Technology/Business, Mathematics, & Technology/CMIN
Change of Course Title:
CMIN 250: Introduction to JAVA. Change the course title of
CMIN 250: Introduction to JAVA to CMIN 250: JAVA Programming.
g)
Business & Technology/Business, Mathematics, & Technology/CMIN
Change of Course Description:
CMIN 250: JAVA Programming. Change the course
description of CMIN 250: JAVA Programming to state: “Covers the fundamental elements
of programming using the JAVA programming language. Project activities allow students to
practice important JAVA skills and techniques. Prerequisite: CMIN 203 and programming
experience in any other language.” Course description currently states: “Introduction to the
Internet and JAVA programming language. Prerequisite: CMIN 203.”
h)
Business & Technology/Business, Mathematics, & Technology/CMIN
Change of Course Description/Change of Course Prerequisite Requirements:
CMIN
266: Database Management Systems. Change the course description of CMIN 266: Database
Management Systems to state: “Covers the fundamental elements of a database management
system, its role in information systems, and its relationship to programming languages.
Design of a relational database management is taught, followed by implementation. Also
covered are: functions of a DBMS, database administration, and system structures for a
DBMS (desktop, network server, client-server, web, distributed). Prerequisites: CMIN 203,
ADOT 264, and one of the following: CMIN 206 or CMIN 211 or CMIN 250.” Course
description currently states: “Building and development of interactive web application using
the latest programming languages and database applications. Includes DBMS, HTML,
JavaScript, Visual Basic, and SQL. Prerequisite: CMIN 203.”
i)
Business & Technology/Business, Mathematics, & Technology/CMIN
New Course:
CMIN 216: Fundamentals of Information Technologies and Systems.
Creation of a new survey course, CMIN 216: Fundamentals of Information Technologies and
Systems, aimed at providing students with the necessary foundation for an understanding of
the Computer Information Technology program. The course will cover the fundamentals of
information system and information technology concepts, strategies, and skills.
j)
Business & Technology/Business, Mathematics, & Technology/CMIN
New Course:
CMIN 204: Internet/Web Technologies. Creation of a new course, CMIN
204: Internet/Web Technologies, that provides an introduction to the technologies, tools,
and uses of the Internet and website development. The course will prepare students for the
CIW Foundations Exam and will provide the technology foundation for the Internet/Web
concentration in the CMIN program.
k)
Business & Technology/Business, Mathematics, & Technology/BUSL
New Course:
BUSL 202: Introduction to the Legal Profession. Creation of a new course,
BUSL 202: Introduction to the Legal Profession, that provides an overview of the American
legal system and the legal profession.
l)
Business & Technology/Business, Mathematics, & Technology/ACCT
New Course:
ACCT 205: Financial Accounting. Creation of a new course, ACCT 205:
Financial Accounting. This course will be used in place of ACCT 201 and ACCT 202 in the
Business Administration program; ACCT 201 and ACCT 202 will remain in the curriculum
and will be the required courses in the Accounting program.
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m)
Business & Technology/Business, Mathematics, & Technology/BUSL
New Course:
BUSL 250: Legal Environment of Business. Creation of a new course, BUSL
250: Legal Environment of Business. This course will replace BUSL 241 and BUSL 242 in
the Business Administration program.
n)
Business & Technology/Business, Mathematics, & Technology/ADOT
Program Revision:
Legal Secretary Certificate of Technical Studies (CTS). Revise the
curriculum of the CTS in Legal Secretary as follows: Remove BUSL 241: Business Law I
from Required Course in Major. Add BUSL 202: Introduction to the Legal Profession to
Required Courses in Major. Total program hours remain the same. The course BUSL 202
better meets the needs of the Legal Secretary program as it covers a broader spectrum of legal
topics and explores information regarding various legal careers.
o)
Business & Technology/Business, Mathematics, & Technology/BUSG
Program Revision:
Business Administration Associate of Science (AS). Revise the
curriculum of the AS in Business Administration to prepare students for transfer to a
baccalaureate degree program immediately upon graduation. The degree is designed to
provide the foundation students need to succeed in majors such as: Accounting, Business
Administration, Management, or Marketing.
p)
Business, Mathematics, & Technology/LOGT
Program Revision:
Logistics Technology Certificate of Technical Studies (CTS). Addition
of ADOT 105: Survey of Computer Applications to the Logistics Technology Certificate of
Technical Studies program. ADOT 105 is a prerequisite to ADOT 264: Database
Applications, a Required Related course in program. Program increases from 21 credit hours
to 24 credit hours.
VI.
Consent Agenda:
a)
CHEM-101: Elementary Chemistry
Change in Course Prerequisite Requirements:
Change perquisite to state: “Prerequisite:
MATH 096 or ACT of 18-21 or 23-32 on the Delgado Community College Math Placement
Test.” Current Prerequisite: “Prerequisite: MATH 096.”
b)
CHEM-141: General Chemistry I
Change in Course Prerequisite Requirements:
Change prerequisite to state “Prerequisites:
High school chemistry or CHEM 101, MATH 118 or ACT of 22-26 or 33-45 on the Delgado
Community College Math Placement Test.” Current Prerequisite: “High school chemistry or
CHEM 101, MATH 118.”
c)
PHYS-101: Elementary Physics
Change in Course Prerequisite Requirements:
Change prerequisite to state “Prerequisites:
MATH 096 or ACT of 18-21 or 26-32 on the Delgado Community College Math Placement
Test.” Current Prerequisite: “MATH 096, DCC Math Placement score = 26 or ACT Math score
= 20.”
d)
PHYS-141: General Physics I
Change in Course Prerequisite Requirements:
Change prerequisite to state “C or better in
MATH 130; high school physics or PHYS 101.” Current Prerequisite: “MATH 130; high school
physics or PHYS 101.”
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e)
MATH-090: Basic Mathematics
Addition of Course Prerequisite Requirements:
Add the following prerequisite requirement
“A score of 0-6 on the Delgado Community College Math Placement Exam.”
f)
MATH-091: Basic Mathematics Review
Addition of Course Prerequisite Requirements:
Add the following prerequisite requirement
“A score of 7-11 on the Delgado Community College Math Placement Exam.”
g)
MATH-096: Introductory Algebra II
Change in Course Prerequisite Requirements:
Change prerequisite to state “C or better in
MATH-095 or MATH-113, or a score of 19-25 on the Delgado Community College Math
Placement Exam.: Current Prerequisite: “C or better in MATH 095 or MATH 113, or a score of
19-25 on the Delgado Community College Placement Exam, or an enhanced ACT score of 18-
19.”
h)
MATH-151: Finite Mathematics
Change in Course Prerequisite Requirements:
Change the prerequisite to state “C or better in
MATH 130 or MATH 128.” Current prerequisite: “C or better in MATH 130.”
i)
MATH-123: Elementary Number Structure
Change in Course Prerequisite Requirements:
Change the prerequisite to state “C or better in
MATH 118, or a score of 33-45 on the Delgado Community College Math Placement Exam, or
an ACT score of 22 or above.” Current Prerequisite: “C or better in MATH 118.”
j)
MATH-131: Pre-Calculus Trigonometry
Change in Course Prerequisite Requirements:
Change the prerequisite to state “C or better in
MATH 130 of ACT score of 27 or above.” Current Prerequisite: “C or better in MATH 130.”
k)
MATH-120: Math Survey with Applications
Change in Course Prerequisite Requirements:
Change the prerequisite to state “C or better in
MATH 096 or a score of 26-32 on the Delgado Community College Placement Test or an ACT
score of 18-21.” Current Prerequisite: “C or better in MATH 096 or a score of 26-32 on the
Delgado Community College Placement Exam or an Enhanced ACT score of 20-21.”
l)
MATH-118: Algebra for College Students
Change in course description and course prerequisite Requirements:
Change the course
description to state “Solving and graphing linear and absolute value equations and inequalities;
solving quadratic and rational equations; operations with radical expressions and complex
numbers; point-slope and slope intercept formulas; an introduction to function notation and the
parabola. Prerequisite: “C” or better in MATH 096 or a score of 26-32 on the Delgado
Community College Math Placement Exam, or an ACT score of 18-21.” Current description
“Solving and graphing linear and absolute value inequalities; rational expressions and complex
fractions; solving quadratic and rational equations; operations with radical expressions; distance,
point-slope, and slope intercept formulas; an introduction to function notation and the parabola.
Prerequisite: “C” or better in MATH 096, or a score of 26-32 on the Delgado Community
College placement exam, or an Enhanced ACT score of 18-21.”
m)
MATH-203: Statistics
Change in Course Prerequisite Requirements:
Change the prerequisite to state “C or better
in MATH 130 or MATH 128.” Current prerequisite: “C or better in MATH 130.”
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n)
MATH-220: Basic Calculus
Change in Course Prerequisite Requirements:
Change the prerequisite to state “C or better in
MATH 130 or ACT of 27 or above, or 46 or above on the Delgado Community College Math
Placement Exam. Current prerequisite: “C or better in MATH 130 or equivalent
ACT/Placement scores.”
o)
ECON-201: Macroeconomics
Change in Course Prerequisite Requirements:
Change the prerequisite to state “MATH 118,
or ACT of 22-26, or 33-45 on the Delgado Community College Math Placement Exam.” Current
prerequisite: “MATH 118.”
p)
ECON-202: Microeconomics
Change in Course Prerequisite Requirements:
Change the prerequisite to state “MATH 118,
or ACT of 22-26, or 33-45 on the Delgado Community College Math Placement Exam.” Current
prerequisite: “MATH 118.”
VII.
Old Business
VIII.
Next Meeting:
February 9, 2007
(scheduled meeting)
IX.
Adjournment
