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    CURRICULUM COMMITTEE MEETING
    Friday, January 28, 2011 - 2:00 p.m.
    City Park Campus – Student Life Center (Building 23), Bayou St. John
     
    AGENDA
    I.
     
    Call to Order
     
    II.
     
    Roll Call
     
    III.
     
    Minutes of meeting of November 19, 2010
     
     
    IV.
     
    Curriculum Operations Report – Tim Stamm
     
     
    V.
     
    New Business
     
     
    a)
     
    Allied Health/EMTE
    Course Deletion:
    EMTE-100: EMT Basic. Delete the course, EMTE-
    100: EMT Basic, as the course no longer meets standards dictated by the
    National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians and the Louisiana
    Bureau of Emergency Medical Services.
     
    b)
     
    Allied Health/EMTE
    New Course:
    EMTE-110: Emergency Medical Technician (6-0-6 / 90).
    Creation of a new course, EMTE-110: Emergency Medical Technician.
    Course Description: “Training in initiating immediate lifesaving measures to
    patients across the pre-hospital spectrum. It will provide basic knowledge and
    skills needed in critical situations utilizing minimal equipment.” The course
    content meets guidelines mandated by the National Registry of Emergency
    Medical Technicians and the Louisiana Bureau of Emergency Medical
    Services. The course will be taken concurrently with EMTE-120:
    Emergency Medical Technician Laboratory.
     
    c)
     
    Allied Health/EMTE
    New Course:
    EMTE-120: Emergency Medical Technician Laboratory (0-
    5-2 / 75). Creation of a new course, EMTE-120: Emergency Medical
    Technician Laboratory. Course Description: “training in initiating
    immediate lifesaving measures to patients across the pre-hospital spectrum.
    It will provide basic knowledge and skills needed in critical situations utilizing
    minimal equipment.” The course is laboratory based and is offered
    concurrently with EMTE-110: Emergency Medical Technician. Course
    content meets guidelines mandated by the National Registry of Emergency
    Medical Technicians and the Louisiana Bureau of Emergency Medical
    Services.
     
     
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    d)
     
    Allied Health/EMTE/HESC
    Course Deletion:
    HESC-137: First Responder. Deletion of the course,
    HESC-137: First Responder, as the course no longer meets standards
    dictated by the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians and
    the Louisiana Bureau of Emergency Medical Services.
     
    e)
     
    Allied Health/EMTE
    New Course:
    EMTE-101: Emergency Medical Responder (3-2-4 / 75).
    Creation of a new course, EMTE-101: Emergency Medical Responder.
    Course Description: “Emergency Medical Responder (EMR) provides
    training in initiating immediate lifesaving measures to patients across the
    pre-hospital spectrum. The course is designed to prepare students to become
    certified as an Emergency Medical Responder (EMR).” This course replaces
    HESC-137: First Responder.
     
    f)
     
    Allied Health/EMTE/HESC
    New Course:
    HESC-102: First Aid (3-0-3 / 45). Creation of a new
    course, HESC-102: First Aid. Course Description: “First Aid training in
    recognizing life-threatening medical emergencies and trauma injuries and the
    ability to keep the patient in the best possible condition until medical help
    arrives.” The course provides instruction in basic first aid, and is offered to all
    students.
     
    g)
     
    Arts & Humanities/VISC
    Course Revision: Change of Course Title:
    VISC-185: Introduction to
    Photography. Change the title of VISC-185: Introduction to Photography
    from
    VISC-185: Introduction to Photography
    to
    Introduction to Digital
    Photography. The change in title is requested due to an increased demand
    for digital photography skills in the workforce, and reflects current industry
    standard.
     
    h)
     
    Arts & Humanities/VISC
    Course Revision: Change of Course Description:
    VISC-185:
    Introduction to Digital Photography. Change the description of VISC-185:
    Introduction to Digital Photography to state: “Basic digital photography
    and use of the digital camera. Will cover camera functions and the usage of
    software to in order to produce and manipulate software.” Current
    description: “Basic photography and use of camera.
     
    Covers films,
    developing, and printmaking.
     
    i)
     
    Arts & Humanities/ANTH
     
    New Course Prefix:
    Geography. Creation of a unique rubric/prefix for
    Geography courses. In response to requests from the Board of Regents for
    Louisiana Higher Education Transfer/Articulation Guide committee, a
    unique prefix is being requested for courses in Geography.
     
     
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    j)
     
    Arts & Humanities/ANTH
     
    Change of Course Prefix and Number:
    ANTH-181: Geography.
    Change the prefix and number of ANTH-181: Geography
    from
    ANTH-181:
    Geography
    to
    GEOG-203: Geography. The change follows the preliminary
    pattern outlined for Common Course names and numbers in the Louisiana
    Community and Technical College System and Board of Regents for
    Louisiana Higher Education taxonomies.
     
    k)
     
    Arts & Humanities/ANTH
     
    Change of Course Prefix:
    ANTH-205: Physical Geography. Change the
    prefix of ANTH-205: Physical Geography
    from
    ANTH-205: Physical
    Geography
    to
    GEOG-205: Physical Geography. The change follows the
    preliminary pattern outlined for Common Course names and numbers in
    the Louisiana Community and Technical College System and Board of
    Regents for Louisiana Higher Education taxonomies.
     
     
    VI.
     
    Old Business
     
    VII.
     
    Next Meeting
    February 18, 2011 (Scheduled Meeting)
     
     
    VIII.
     
    Adjournment

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