Delgado Community College

CURRICULUM COMMITTEE MEETING

Friday, March 23, 2007- 2:00 p.m.

City Park Campus – Lac Maurepas (Building 23, Second Floor)

AGENDA

Call to Order

II.

Roll Call

III.

Minutes of meeting of March 2, 2007

IV.

Curriculum Operations Report – Tim Stamm

New Business

Liberal Arts/Liberal Arts & Sciences/GSTD

Program Revision

General Studies

: Revise the Required Related sections of the Associate of

General Studies degree program. The proposed revision is designed to provide students with

flexibility in their career choices and life goals.

Business & Technology/Business, Mathematics, & Technology/ADOT

Creation of Concentrations

: Revise the Administrative Office Technologies Associate of

Applied Science degree program to have two separate and distinct concentrations. The

concentrations, Computer Administrative Specialists and Applications Specialists, are designed to

provide focus on different areas of specialization in the contemporary workplace.

Business & Technology/Business, Mathematics, & Technology/CMIN

Course Title Change:

CMIN-201: Computer Literacy. Change the title of CMIN-201:

Computer Literacy to CMIN-201: Computer and Internet Literacy. The change in title is being

requested as it will more accurately reflect proposed course content changes designed to integrate

Internet literacy and Certiport IC3 standards into the computer literacy course.

Business & Technology/Business, Mathematics, & Technology/CMIN

Course Revision:

CMIN-201: Computer and Internet Literacy. Modify the course content to

include focus on Internet Literacy and Certiport IC3 standards in addition to the current

computer literacy component.

Business & Technology/Business, Mathematics, & Technology/ADOT

Course Title Change:

ADOT-209: Web Design Using Front Page. Change the name of

ADOT-209: Web Design Using Front Page to ADOT-209: Web Design Using Expressions.

Business & Technology/Business, Mathematics, & Technology/ADOT

Course Title Change:

ADOT-208: Presentation Software. Change the name of ADOT-208:

Presentation Software to ADOT-208: Presentations with PowerPoint.

Allied Health/OCTA

Change of Course Prerequisite Requirement

: OCTA-201: Introduction to Occupational

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Therapy. Remove prerequisite requirement of acceptance in program as a prerequisite

requirement of OCTA-201. This will allow students to enroll in the course for exploratory

purposes and career choice.

Allied Health/OCTA

Change of Course Prerequisite Requirement

: OCTA-217: Clinical Applications I. Remove

the prerequisite requirement of OCTA-207 from OCTA-217: Clinical Applications I. Concepts

learned in OCTA-217 may be learned independently of those introduced in OCTA-207.

Allied Health/OCTA

Change of Course Prerequisite Requirement

: OCTA-221: Occupational Therapy Assistant

Seminar. Remove the prerequisite requirement of OCTA-220 from OCCT-221: Occupational

Therapy Assistant Seminar. Concepts learned in OCTA-221 may be learned independently of

those introduced in OCTA-220.

Liberal Arts/Liberal Arts & Sciences/PFMA

Course Deletion

: THEA-113: Musical Theatre Workshop I. Delete the course, THEA-113:

Musical Theatre Workshop one from the catalog of course offerings. This course does not

adequately meet the needs of the curriculum in the PFMA degree program.

Liberal Arts/Liberal Arts & Sciences/PFMA

Course Deletion

: THEA-214: Musical Theatre Audition Workshop. Delete the course, THEA-

214: Musical Theatre Audition Workshop for the catalog of course offerings. This course does

not adequately meet the needs of the curriculum in the PFMA degree program.

Liberal Arts/Liberal Arts & Sciences/PFMA

Course Deletion

: THEA-115: Yoga for Actors I. Delete the course THEA-115: Yoga for

Actors I from the catalog of course offerings. This course does not adequately meet the needs of

the curriculum in the PFMA degree program.

Liberal Arts/Liberal Arts & Sciences/PFMA

Course Deletion

: THEA-215: Yoga for Actors II. Delete the course THEA-215: Yoga for

Actors II from the catalog of course offerings. This course does not adequately meet the needs

of the curriculum in the PFMA degree program.

Liberal Arts/Liberal Arts & Sciences/PFMA

Course Deletion

: THEA-191: Movement Workshop II. Delete the course THEA-191:

Movement Workshop II from the catalog of course offerings. This course does not adequately

meet the needs of the curriculum in the PFMA degree program.

Liberal Arts/Liberal Arts & Sciences/PFMA

Course Deletion

: THEA-231: Movement Workshop III. Delete the course THEA-231:

Movement Workshop III from the catalog of course offerings. This course does not adequately

meet the needs of the curriculum in the PFMA degree program.

Liberal Arts/Liberal Arts & Sciences/PFMA

Course Deletion

: THEA-291: Movement Workshop IV. Delete the course THEA-291:

Movement Workshop IV from the catalog of course offerings. This course does not adequately

meet the needs of the curriculum in the PFMA degree program.

Liberal Arts/Liberal Arts & Sciences/PFMA

Course Deletion

: THEA-141: Acting for the Camera Workshop I. Delete the course THEA-

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141: Acting for the Camera Workshop I from the catalog of course offerings. This course does

not adequately meet the needs of the curriculum in the PFMA degree program.

Liberal Arts/Liberal Arts & Sciences/PFMA

Course Deletion

: THEA-242: Acting for the Camera Workshop III. Delete the course THEA-

242: Acting for the Camera Workshop III from the catalog of course offerings. This course does

not adequately meet the needs of the curriculum in the PFMA degree program.

Liberal Arts/Liberal Arts & Sciences/PFMA

Course Deletion:

THEA-203: Stagecraft II. Delete the course THEA-203: Stagecraft II from

the catalog of course offerings. This course does not adequately meet the needs of the curriculum

in the PFMA program.

Liberal Arts/Liberal Arts & Sciences/PFMA

Course Deletion:

THEA-205: Theatre Design. Delete the course THEA-205: Theatre Design

from the catalog of course offerings. This course does not adequately meet the needs of the

curriculum in the PFMA program.

Liberal Arts/Liberal Arts & Sciences/PFMA

Course Deletion:

THEA-220: Theatre Practicum. Delete the course THEA-220: Theatre

Practicum from the catalog of course offerings. This course does not adequately meet the needs

of the curriculum in the PFMA program.

Liberal Arts/Liberal Arts & Sciences/PFMA

Course Deletion

: SPCH-134: Fundamentals of Voice and Diction. Delete the course SPCH-

134: Fundamentals of Voice and Diction from the catalog of course offerings. This course does

not address current student need and will be replaced with a new course.

Liberal Arts/Liberal Arts & Sciences/PFMA

Course Deletion

: SPCH-232: Small Group Communication. Delete the course SPCH-232:

Small Group Communication from the catalog of course offerings. This course does not address

current student need nor does it adequately meet the needs of the curriculum in the PFMA degree

program.

Liberal Arts/Liberal Arts & Sciences/PFMA

Course Deletion:

MSCM-203: Broadcast News Writing: Delete the course MSCM-203:

Broadcast News Writing from the catalog of course offerings. This course does not adequately

address the competencies students must develop as broadcast news writers; the course will be

replaced with a revised course.

Liberal Arts/Liberal Arts & Sciences/PFMA

Course Deletion

: MSCM-205: Newspaper Reporting. Delete the course MSCM-205:

Newspaper Reporting from the catalog of course offerings. This course does not adequately

provide students with the experience to develop individual skills as newspaper writers; a revised

course will be used in place of MSCM-205.

Liberal Arts/Liberal Arts & Sciences/PFMA

Course Deletion

: MSCM-206: Newspaper Editing. Delete the course MSCM-206: Newspaper

Editing from the catalog of course offerings. This course does not adequately provide students

with the experience to develop skills in news editing. A revised course will be used to replace

MSCM-206.

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Liberal Arts/Liberal Arts & Sciences/PFMA

Course Deletion

: MSCM-211: Writing for Public Relations. Delete the course MSCM-211:

Writing for Public Relations from the catalog of course offerings. This course does not address

current student need nor does it adequately meet the needs of the curriculum in the PFMA degree

program.

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Liberal Arts/Liberal Arts & Sciences/PFMA

Course Deletion

: TEVP-256: Television Production. Delete the course TEVP-256 from the

catalog of course offerings. This course will be replaced with two courses more representative of

current industry training needs.

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Liberal Arts/Liberal Arts & Sciences/PFMA

New Course

: THEA-112: Voice and Diction. Add a new course, THEA-112: Voice and

Diction, to the catalog of course offerings. This course is designed to familiarize students with

the basic principles of diction and will include practical experience and special activities to meet

individual student objectives.\

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Liberal Arts/Liberal Arts & Sciences/PFMA

New Course

: SPCH-236: Intercultural Communication. Add a new course, SPCH-236:

Intercultural Communication (3-0-3/45), to the catalog of course offerings. This course explores

the influence of culture on the communications process. Students will examine how culture

shapes worldviews and will examine diverse international cultures and domestic co-cultures.

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Liberal Arts/Liberal Arts & Sciences – General Education

Addition of a course to the Social Science list of approved courses

: Add SPCH-236:

Intercultural Communication to the list of approved courses that may be used to fulfill a Social

Science General Education requirement for certificate and/or degree at Delgado Community

College. In this course, the study of human behavior is explored through the communication

styles and culture of the United States and other cultures. Intercultural Communication studies

the norms, self-perceptions, dominance, and subordination between groups and genders as well

as the cultural influences on verbal and nonverbal behavior.

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Liberal Arts/Liberal Arts & Sciences/PFMA

New Course

: MSCM-147-148-247-248: Radio Production. Add a series of new courses MSCM-

147-148-247-248: Radio Production (each is 1-2-1/45 and students take a combination of three to

total three credit hours) to the catalog of course offerings. Each provides an opportunity for

students to gain practical experience in radio production and programming.

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Liberal Arts/Liberal Arts & Sciences/PFMA

New Course

: MSCM-145-245-146-246: Newspaper Reporting and Editing. Add a series of new

courses MSCM-145-245-146-246: Newspaper Reporting and Editing (each is 1-2-1/45 and

students take a combination of three to total three credit hours) to the catalog of course offerings.

Each provides an opportunity for students to gain practical experience in newspaper production.

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Liberal Arts/Liberal Arts & Sciences/PFMA

New Course

: MSCM-242: Public Relations Issues and Strategies. Add a new course, MSCM-

242: Public Relations Issues (1-2-3/45) to the catalog of course offerings. This course is designed

to increase the knowledge and skills required for the beginning public relations practitioner.

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Liberal Arts/Liberal Arts & Sciences/PFMA

New Course

: TEVP-125: Introduction to Radio Production Process. Add a new course,

TEVP-125: Introduction to Radio Production Process (1-2-3/45), to the catalog of course

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offerings. This course is designed to provide students with an overview of the radio production

process and is an expansion of the Television Production curricular offerings in the PFMA degree

program.

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Liberal Arts/Liberal Arts & Sciences/PFMA

New Course

: TEVP-127-128-227-228: TV Production. Add a series of new courses, TEVP-

127-128-227-228: TV Production (each is 1-2-1/45), to the catalog of course offerings. This

course is designed to provide the student with practical experience in television production.

Students will be expected to demonstrate self-discipline, time-management, collaboration, and

cooperation in bringing television production projects to completion.

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Liberal Arts/Liberal Arts & Sciences/PFMA

New Course

: TEVP-253: Grip and Electric. Add a new course, TEVP-253: Grip and Electric,

to the catalog of course offerings. This course is designed to address industry need in preparing

grip and electric positions for television and film productions.

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Liberal Arts/Liberal Arts & Sciences/PFMA

New Course

: TEVP-259: Documentary Production. Add a new course, TEVP-259:

Documentary Production, to the catalog of course offerings. This course will provide an in-depth

look at story and structure when creating films based on factual materials.

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Liberal Arts/Liberal Arts & Sciences/PFMA

Course Title Change/Change of Credit Hours

: THEA-131: Movement Workshop I. Change

the title of THEA-131: Movement Workshop I to THEA-131: Movement for Theatre. Change

credit hours from 1-2-1/15 to 1-2-3/45.

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Liberal Arts/Liberal Arts & Sciences/PFMA

Change of Course Description

: THEA-131: Movement for Theatre. Change the description of

THEA-131: Movement for Theatre to state “Exploration of various movement techniques,

principles, and styles used in stage performance. Students will develop skills in the concepts of

basic spatial stage relationships, un-armed combat, armed combat, and/or period or stylized

movement.”

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Liberal Arts/Liberal Arts & Sciences/PFMA

Course Title Change/Change of Credit Hours

: THEA-211: Acting Workshop. Change the

title of THEA-211: Acting Workshop to THEA-211: “Acting II.” Change credit hours from 0-3-

1 to 1-2-3/45.

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Liberal Arts/Liberal Arts & Sciences/PFMA

Change of Course Description

: THEA-211: Acting II. Change the description of THEA-211:

Acting II to state “Introduces the student actor to the characterization skills necessary in the

development of building a life of a character, to analyze play structure and characterization from

the point of view of the actor and the critic. Through exercises, relaxation, sensory awareness,

stage movement, text/scene work, and critiques; the student actor will heighten awareness of self

and partner, refine focus, characterization, concentration, and expand the imagination.”

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Liberal Arts/Liberal Arts & Sciences/PFMA

Course Title Change/Change of Credit Hours

: THEA-213: Musical Theatre II. Change the

title of THEA-213: Musical Theatre II to THEA-213: Musical Theatre. Change credit hours

from 0-3-1/15 to 1-2-3/45.

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Liberal Arts/Liberal Arts & Sciences/PFMA

Change of Course Description

: THEA-213: Musical Theatre. Change the description of

THEA-213: Musical Theatre to state: “Survey of the history of musical theatre and acting

techniques and vocal styles used in musical theatre performance. The student will study

performance theories and styles and will integrate these with vocal and acting exercises.”

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Liberal Arts/Liberal Arts & Sciences/PFMA

Course Title Change/Change of Credit Hours

: THEA-241: Acting for the Camera Workshop

II. Change the title of THEA-241: Acting for the Camera Workshop II to THEA-241: Acting for

the Camera. Change credit hours from 1-2-1 to 1-2-3/45.

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Liberal Arts/Liberal Arts & Sciences/PFMA

Change of Course Description

: THEA-241: Acting for the Camera. Change the description of

THEA-241: Acting for the Camera to state: “Introduces the student to acting techniques used in

television and file. The student will have on-camera experience in sustained scenes and

commercial styles.”

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Liberal Arts/Liberal Arts & Sciences/PFMA

Course Title Change/Change of Credit Hours

: MSCM-201: Print Journalism. Change the

title of MSCM-201: Print Journalism to MSCM-201: Writing for Media II. Change credit hours

from 3-0-3/45 to 1-2-3/45.

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Liberal Arts/Liberal Arts & Sciences/PFMA

Change of Course Description

: MSCM-201: Writing for Media II. Change the description of

MSCM-201: Writing for Media II to state: “Designed to increase the knowledge and skills

required for print, broadcast, on-line, and public relations writing. Students will have the

opportunity to gain practical experience and to build a portfolio of reflective professional work

experience.”

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Liberal Arts/Liberal Arts & Sciences/PFMA

Course Title Change/Change of Credit Hours

: TEVP-124: Television Production Process.

Change the title of TEVP-124: Television Production Process to TEVP-124: Introduction to

Television/Film Production Process. Change the credit hours from 3-0-3/45 to 3-3-3/90.

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Liberal Arts/Liberal Arts & Sciences/PFMA

Change of Course Description

: TEVP-124: Introduction to Television/Film Production

Process. Change the description of TEVP-124: Introduction to Television/Film Production to

state: “Theoretical and practical introduction to the language, aesthetics, and techniques of

production from conception to completion. The pre-production, production, and post-

production phases of the production process are emphasized. Various formats, technology, and

skills will be examined.”

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Liberal Arts/Liberal Arts & Sciences/PFMA

Change of Credit Hours

: THEA-110: Storytelling. Change the credit hours of THEA-110:

Storytelling from 1-2-1 to 2-1-3/45.

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Liberal Arts/Liberal Arts & Sciences/PFMA

Change of Course Description

: Change the description of THEA-110: Storytelling to state:

“Introduction to the art of storytelling techniques, with an emphasis on folklore and presentation

style. Attention will be paid to the use of costumes, props, and puppets.”

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Liberal Arts/Liberal Arts & Sciences/PFMA

Addition of a course to the Humanities list of approved courses

: Add THEA-110:

Storytelling to the list of approved courses that may be used to fulfill a Humanities General

Education requirement for certificate and/or degree at Delgado Community College. Storytelling

is a style of communication that encompasses folklore, mythology, history, and ethnicity.

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Liberal Arts/Liberal Arts & Sciences/PFMA

Change of Course Title

: SPCH-132: Technical and Professional Speech. Change the name of t

SPCH-132: Technical and Professional Speech to SPCH-132: Workplace Communication to

better reflect the instructional content of the course.

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Liberal Arts/Liberal Arts & Sciences/PFMAu

Change of Course Title

: TEVP-255: Corporate and Organization Television. Change the name

of TEVP-255: Corporate and Organization Television to Corporate Communication to better

reflect the instructional content of the course.

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Liberal Arts/Liberal Arts & Sciences/PFMA

Program Revision:

Performance and Media Arts. Delete HUMA-105: Humanities through the

Arts from “Required Courses in Major;” replace with THEA-110: Voice and Diction. Total

credit hours remain the same.

VI.

Old Business

VII.

Next Meeting:

April 13, 2007

(scheduled meeting)

VIII.

Adjournment