CURRICULUM COMMITTEE MEETING
    Friday, October 10, 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 September 26, 2008
     
     
    IV.
     
    Curriculum Operations Report – Tim Stamm
     
     
    V.
     
    New Business
     
     
    a)
     
    Business & Technology/BUSL
    Course Deletion:
    BUSL-241: Business Law I. Delete the course, BUSL-241:
    Business Law I from the catalog of course offerings. The course is no longer
    required in any degree or certificate program.
     
    b)
     
    Business & Technology/BUSL
    Course Deletion:
    BUSL-242: Business Law II. Delete the course, BUSL-
    242: Business Law II from the catalog of course offerings. The course is no
    longer required in any degree or certificate program.
     
    c)
     
    Allied Health/PHAR
    New Course:
    PHAR-109: Body Systems, Diseases, and Drugs (3-0-3/45).
    Creation of a new course, PHAR-109: Body Systems, Diseases, and Drugs.
    This course is designed to build a foundation in the relationship of body
    systems and disease. Focus is on how this relationship fundamentally
    impacts the study of pharmacology.
     
    d)
     
    Allied Health/PHAR
    New Course:
    PHAR-116: Fundamentals in Pharmacy Math (2-0-2/30).
    Creation of a new course, PHAR-116: Fundamentals in Pharmacy Math.
    This course is an introduction to basic math skills necessary for dosage
    calculations. Topics include: pharmacy business math including turnover,
    par levels, profit and loss, discounts, handling money, overhead, and
    extemporaneous computations and costing.
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    e)
     
    Allied Health/PHAR
    Course Revision:
    PHAR-152: Pharmacy Clinical Practice II (0-14-3/210).
    Reactive PHAR-152: Pharmacy Clinical Practice II. This course is designed
    to allow the student the opportunity to work in a community setting under
    the supervision of a registered pharmacist. Emphasis is placed on effective
    communication, understanding pharmacy operations, and dispensing of
    medications. The student will complete the training in a community
    pharmacy setting. Prerequisites: PHAR-102: Pharmacy Practice; AND
    PHAR-106: Pharmacy Practice Laboratory; AND PHAR-110: Sterile
    Products; AND PHAR-112: Sterile Products Laboratory.
     
    f)
     
    Allied Health/PHAR
    Change of Course Title:
    PHAR-151: Pharmacy Clinical Practice. Change
    the title of PHAR-151 from “Pharmacy Clinical Practice” to “Pharmacy
    Clinical Practice I.” This course is designed to allow the student the
    opportunity to work in an Institutional pharmacy setting under the
    supervision of a registered pharmacist. Emphasis is placed on effective
    communication, understanding pharmacy operations, and dispensing of
    medications. The student will complete training in an institutional
    pharmacy setting. Prerequisites: PHAR-102: Pharmacy Practice AND PHAR-
    106: Pharmacy Practice Laboratory.
     
    g)
     
    Allied Health/PHAR
    Course Revision:
    PHAR-151: Pharmacy Clinical Practice I. Reduce the
    credit hours of PHAR-151: Pharmacy Clinical Practice I
    from
    six (6) credit
    hours
    to
    three (3) credit hours in light of the newly approved PHAR-152:
    Pharmacy Clinical Practice II course. Course Lecture-Lab-Credit/Contact
    hours become 0-14-3/210.
     
    h)
     
    Allied Health/PHAR/HESC:
       
    Change of Course Prerequisite Requirements:
    HESC-116:
    Pharmaceutical Dosage Calculation and Measurements (3-0-3/45). Addition
    of a prerequisite option to HESC-116: Pharmaceutical Dosage Calculation
    and Measurements: “Prerequisite: MATH-095: Introductory Algebra I OR
    PHAR-116: Fundamentals in Pharmacy Math.” Prerequisite currently states
    “MATH-095: Introductory Algebra I.”
     
    i)
     
    Allied Health/PHAR:
       
    Change of Course Prerequisite Requirements:
    PHAR-104:
    Pharmacology for Pharmacy Technician I (3-0-3/45). Modify the prerequisites
    of PHAR-104: Pharmacology for Pharmacy Technician I to state “PHAR-109:
    Body Systems, Diseases, and Drugs.” Currently, the course has no
    prerequisite requirements.
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    j)
     
    Allied Health/PHAR:
       
    Program Revision:
    Revise the Certificate of Technical Studies in
    Pharmacy Technician: Delete: BIOL-161: Introduction to Anatomy and
    Physiology and BIOL-163: Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology
    Laboratory as prerequisite program courses; Add: PHAR-109: Body Systems,
    Diseases, and Drugs to Courses Required in Major; Add PHAR-152:
    Pharmacy Clinical Practice II to Courses Required in Major; Add PHAR-116:
    Fundamentals in Pharmacy Math to Courses Required in Major. Total credit
    hours increase from
    32
    to
    33
    . All changes are based on assessment data,
    program evaluation, and advisory board input.
     
    VI.
     
    Consent Agenda
     
     
    a)
     
    Business & Technology/ADOT:
    Program Revision
    : Modification of Concentration Titles for the Associate of
    Applied Science Administrative Office Technology degree. Change
    “Computer Administrative Specialist” to “Administrative Specialist.” Change
    “Applications Specialist” to “Computer Applications Specialist.” This is a
    correction.
    b)
     
    Business & Technology/ADOT:
    Change of Course Title
    : ADOT-209: Web Design Using Expressions.
    Change the title of ADOT-209 from “Web Design Using Expressions” to “Web
    Design with Expression Web” to reflect the correct name of the software used
    in this course. This is a correction.
     
    VII.
     
    Old Business
     
     
    VIII.
     
    Adjournment
     
    IX.
     
    Next Meeting:
     
    October 31, 2008
    (Scheduled Meeting).
     
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