Delgado Community College

CURRICULUM COMMITTEE

MINUTES

Friday, November 17, 2006- 2:00 p.m.

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

Call to Order

Curriculum Committee Meeting was called to order at 2:03 p.m. by Harold Gaspard, Chair.

II.

Roll Call

Present were: Lester Adelsberg Anne LaVance

Wayne Chalona

Mary Ellen Logan

Maria Cisneros Cheryl Myers

Janet Colletti Mike Nixon

Harolyn Cumlet

Warren Puneky

Greg Dawson Sallye Raymond

Chris Doyle

Vance Roux

Harold Gaspard Dolores Smith

Thomas Gruber Tim Stamm

Leroy Kendrick Lauren Tarantino

Absent/attending

to other business: Donna Alley Patrice Moore

Sal Anselmo

Wesley Payne

Mary Bartholomew Max Reichard

Arnel Cosey Suzanne Riche

Patricia Egers

Kim Rugon

Sheila Hickman

Dianne Thames

Lenetra Jefferson Elizabeth Wilson

Linda Kieffer

Guests were: Patrick Conroy Sandra Prince-Madison

Warren Duclos Jeffery Smith

Ruby Holliday

III.

Minutes of Meeting – October 27, 2006

The Minutes of the meeting of October 27, 2006 were deferred.

IV.

urriculum Operations Report

Tim Stamm reported that all curriculum proposals from the October 27, 2006 meeting were approved by Deborah R.

Lea, Interim Vice Chancellor for Learning & Student Development. One special topics course was approved for

Spring 2007, “Women in Western Civilization.”

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New Business

Note

: The Agenda was Re-ordered and items combined for discussion. Original Agenda Placement VII.a. to VII.

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.

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.

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. Motion to accept proposals.

[Motion: Mary Ellen Logan; Second: Wayne Chalona; Carried, Unanimously]

Note

: The Agenda was Re-Ordered. Original Agenda Placement VII.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. Motion to accept proposal.

[Motion: Warren Puneky; Second: Mary Ellen Logan; Carried, Unanimously]

Note

: The Agenda was Re-Ordered. Original Agenda Placement VII.e.

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

Change of Course Prefix:

CMIN 215: Website Design with Dreamweaver. Change the course prefix of

CMIN 215: Website Design 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. Motion to accept proposal.

[Motion: Tom Gruber;

Second: Mary Ellen Logan; Carried, Unanimously]

Note

: The Agenda was Re-Ordered and items combined for discussion. Original Agenda Placement VII.f. to VII.g.

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.

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.” Motion to

accept proposals.

[Motion: Mary Ellen Logan; Second: Tom Gruber; Carried, Unanimously]

Note

: The Agenda was Re-Ordered. Original Agenda Placement VII.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.”

Motion to accept proposal.

[Motion: Vance Roux; Second: Mary Ellen Logan; Carried, Unanimously]

Note

: The Agenda was Re-Ordered. Original Agenda Placement VII.i.

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

Note: Change course number from CMIN 216 to CMIN 204 to better reflect course learning objectives and

placement in course sequencing.

New Course:

CMIN 204: Fundamentals of Information Technologies and Systems. Creation of a new

survey course, CMIN 204: Fundamentals of Information Technologies and Systems, aimed at providing

students with the necessary foundation for an understanding of the Computer Information Technology. The

course will cover the fundamentals of information system and information technology concepts, strategies,

and skills. Motion to accept proposal.

[Motion: Warren Puneky; Second: Tom Gruber; Carried,

Unanimously]

Note

: The Agenda was reordered. Original Agenda Placement VII.j.

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

Note: Change course number from CMIN 204 to CMIN 216 to better reflect course learning objectives and

placement in course sequencing.

New Course:

CMIN 216: Internet/Web Technologies. Creation of a new course, CMIN 216: 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. Motion to accept

proposal.

[Motion: Maria Cisneros; Second: Tom Gruber; Carried, Unanimously]

Note

: The Agenda was reordered. Original Agenda Placement VII.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. Motion to accept proposal.

[Motion: Lester Adelsberg; Second: Wayne Chalona; Carried,

Unanimously]

Note

: The Agenda was reordered. Original Agenda Placement VII.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. Motion to accept proposal.

[Motion: Warren Puneky; Second: Lester Adelsberg;

Carried, Unanimously]

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Note

: The Agenda was reordered. Original Agenda Placement VII.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. Motion to accept proposal.

[Motion: Tom Gruber; Second: Mike Nixon; Carried,

Unanimously]

Note

: The Agenda was reordered. Original Agenda Placement VII.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 Courses 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. Motion to accept

proposal.

[Motion: Warren Puneky; Second: Mary Ellen Logan; Carried, Unanimously]

Note

: The Agenda was reordered. Original Agenda Placement VII.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. Motion to accept proposal.

[Motion:

Mike Nixon; Second: Vance Roux; Carried, Unanimously]

Note

: The Agenda was reordered. Original Agenda Placement VII.p.

Business, Mathematics, & Technology/LOGT

Program Revision:

Logistics Technology Certificate of Technical Studies (CTS). Addition of ADOT 105:

Survey of Computer Applications or CMIN 201: Computer Literacy to the Logistics Technology Certificate

of Technical Studies program. ADOT 264: Database Applications, a Required Related course in program has

a prerequisite requirement of ADOT 105 OR CMIN 201. Program increases from 21 credit hours to 24

credit hours. Motion to accept proposal.

[Motion: Tom Gruber; Second: Warren Puneky; Carried,

Unanimously]

VI.

Consent Agenda:

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.”

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.”

PHYS-101: Elementary Physics

Change in Course Prerequisite Requirements:

Change prerequisite to stat

e “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.”

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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.”

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.”

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.”

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.”

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.”

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 ACT score of 22 or

above.” Current Prerequisite: “C or better in MATH 118.”

MATH-131: Pre-Calculus Trigonometry

Change in Course Prerequisite Requirements:

Change the prerequisite to state “C or better in MATH

130 or ACT score of 27 or above.” Current Prerequisite: “C or better in MATH 130.”

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 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.”

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 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.”

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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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.”

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.”

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.”

Motion to accept Consent Agenda.

[Motion: Lester Adelsberg; Second; Wayne Chalona; Carried,

Unanimously]

VII.

Old Business None

VIII.

Next Meeting: February 9, 2007

(scheduled meeting)

IX.

Adjournment:

2:44 pm