Curriculum Committee 2016-2017

1. Curriculum Committee 2016-2017 WELCOME!!

2. Curriculum Committee 2016-2017 Scope the Committee as articulated in the bylaws of the Santa Monica College Academic Senate,revised Spring 2016

3. Scopeof the Curriculum Committee • Under the direction of the Academic Senate President and the Committee of the Whole, the committee evaluates proposed courses, changes in courses, proposed programs, and changes in the programs that comprise the Santa Monica college credit and noncredit offering. • The committee’s responsibilities include compliance with state laws, maintenance of academic integrity, and dissemination and archiving of course and program information. • It assists faculty and departments in preparing curriculum proposals and in making curriculum changes.

4. Functions of the Curriculum Committee:[Note: the functions of the Committee are outlined in Board Policy 5110 and must remain in compliance with Title 5 (Section 51022a) and California Education Code Section 78016.] • to review and recommend to the Academic Senate action on existing and proposed curricula, courses, prerequisites, corequisites, advisories and programs; • to encourage and recommend development of new curricula;

5. Functions of the Curriculum Committee:[Note: the functions of the Committee are outlined in Board Policy 5110 and must remain in compliance with Title 5 (Section 51022a) and California Education Code Section 78016.] • to assist faculty in preparing curricular proposals to meet Title 5, other relevant regulations and district goals and objectives as stated in the college's mission; • to disseminate curricular information and recommendations to the department chairs and the Academic Senate;

6. Functions of the Curriculum Committee:[Note: the functions of the Committee are outlined in Board Policy 5110 and must remain in compliance with Title 5 (Section 51022a) and California Education Code Section 78016.] • to implement appropriate state-mandated regulations or policies that affect curriculum; • to recommend to the Academic Senate additions, deletions, and modifications in general education patterns for degrees, the Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC), and the California State University (CSU) General Education Certification Requirements;

7. Functions of the Curriculum Committee:[Note: the functions of the Committee are outlined in Board Policy 5110 and must remain in compliance with Title 5 (Section 51022a) and California Education Code Section 78016.] • to recommend to the Academic Senate proposals to implement curriculum transformation; • to ensure that the Santa Monica College catalog contains only those courses offered on a regular basis; • to request, consider, and respond to reports from various Academic Senate committees and college groups that have a direct bearing on matters of curriculum;

8. Functions of the Curriculum Committee:[Note: the functions of the Committee are outlined in Board Policy 5110 and must remain in compliance with Title 5 (Section 51022a) and California Education Code Section 78016.] • to help ensure that the curriculum at Santa Monica College supports the college's mission, supports its goals, and meets the needs of its students; • to approve alternative delivery methods; • and to perform other duties assigned by the Academic Senate president with the advice and consent of the Senate.

9. Curriculum Committee 2015-2016 Annual Report presented to the Board of Trustees, July 2016 Report

10. Curriculum Committee 2016-2017 • Some general goals: • Strengthening the role of the Curriculum Rep • Advisory/Facilitating role with colleagues, including Department Chairs • Assisting colleagues in course development/ updates AND with CurricUNET • Connecting courses with programs (even outside the department)

11. Curriculum Committee 2016-2017 • Strengthening the role of the Curriculum Rep (continued) • Being prepared for meetings • For example, ask yourself: should this new course be in a program that I am aware of? or, Should a course I’m aware of be in this new program? • Bringing ideas to the table (we need not only react) • Strengthening collaboration among departments and disciplines – cross- and inter-disciplinary work

12. Curriculum Committee 2016-2017 • A preview of some expected issues: • Approving an additional upper division general education course for the bachelors degree program • Strengthening our prerequisite policies & procedures • Accreditation: • SMC’s Vision, Mission, and Goals • College Initiatives and Goals (Global Citizenship, Basic Skills, Noncredit, I3, GRIT, Student Equity, …) • TMCs, AD-Ts, C-ID, …

13. Curriculum Committee 2016-2017 • A preview of some expected issues: • Reconfiguration of how SLOs, PLOs, and ILOs are linked/mapped • Partial revamp of the College catalog • Possible development/expansion of academic “pathways” • META (new version of CurricUNET)

14. Curriculum Committee 2016-2017 WELCOME!! now the “Orientation / Refresher / TrainingPart

15. Types of Courses • Degree-applicable credit (purview of Curriculum Committee) • Most of our courses at SMC (can be counted toward the required 60 units for a degree) • If one of these courses is NOT in any Chancellor’s Office-approved program NOR in any GE pattern, it is considered a “Stand Alone Course” and requires special consideration. More on this when we consider one. • Non-degree-applicable credit (purview of Committee) • Any of our “basic skills” courses: These are not college-level, do NOT transfer but ARE for credit • Noncredit(purview of Committee) • ESL 900 series, Emeritus offerings, … • Community Services (aka, Not-for-Credit)(NOT the purview of Curriculum Committee)

16. Types of Courses • UC Transferable • Reviewed by EXTERNAL evaluators. • CSU Transferable • SMC makes the decision if a course is CSU Transferable (based on guidelines established by the CSU) • IGETC (Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum) • Must be UC-transferable course. Reviewed by EXTERNAL evaluators. • CSU GE • Must be CSU-transferable course. Reviewed by EXTERNAL evaluators. Questions on TYPES OF COURSES?

17. Types of Programs • Associate Degree (AA or AS) • Must be approved by the Chancellor’s Office • AS is STEM and ALL CTE programs; AA is the rest • Associate Degree for Transfer (AD-T) or (AA-T / AS-T) • Must be approved by the Chancellor’s Office • Must follow approved Transfer Model Curriculum (TMC) • Courses must have been approved for C-ID (Course Identification) • No local requirements (such as Global Citizenship) allowed

18. Types of Programs • Certificate of Achievement • Must be approved by the Chancellor’s Office • Typically align with an Associate Degree that we offer. • Typically is comprised of “area of emphasis” or “major” requirements. • Does not require GE courses. • Department Certificate • Locally approved. • Cannot be placed on the transcript.

19. Types of Programs • Bachelor Degree (must be BS because it is CTE) • Must be a minimum of 120 units • Must be theoretically possible to finish in 4 years. • Must include at least 40 units of upper division coursework. • Must include 9 units of upper division General Education (GE). Questions on TYPES OF PROGRAMS?

20. Approvals • All courses and programs must be approved by • the Department • the Curriculum Committee • the Academic Senate • the Board of Trustees • the Chancellor’s Office (except Department Certificates and “Stand Alone Courses”) And in that order

21. Effective practices for course approval • Appropriateness to Community College Mission • Need • Curriculum Standards • Adequate Resources

22. Standards and Criteria for Courses • Does the course provide measurement of student progress? • Are the number of hours adequate and appropriate for student achievement of objectives? • 1 hour “lecture” = 1 unit (as students are expected to work 2 hours outside of class for every hour in class) • 3 hours “lab” or “arranged” = 1 unit

23. Standards and Criteria for Courses • Is the “intensity” of the course appropriate? • Critical Thinking • Requires independent study skills • Are the prerequisite/co-requisite and/or advisory skills appropriate to prevent students from being unlikely to succeed? • We don’t want to set students up for failure! …but • We also don’t want to create unnecessary obstacles (we will be addressing the issue of prereqs this year … so fasten your seatbelts)

24. Standards and Criteria for Courses • Is the level of learning skills and vocabulary appropriate for the type of course? • Degree-applicable credit • Non-degree-applicable credit • Basic Skills (communication & computation) • Noncredit

25. Course Outline of RecordWhat are we looking for: • Catalog description reflects the essence of the course • Units (credit courses only) and hours are appropriate • Prerequisites, corequisites, advisories • Objectives (match content) • Content / specific body of knowledge (match objectives) • Methods of Instruction are appropriate • Methods of Evaluation are varied, appropriate, and multiple (single items over 30% are typically questioned) • Types and examples of assignments are appropriate: • required reading and writing assignments • out-of-class assignments (credit only)

26. Curriculum Committee 2016-2017 A Word about Agendas • Information Items: • non-substantial course updates • approved by CC’s “technical review committee” • Chair, Vice Chair, Articulation Officer • CC members are welcome to review and raise concerns to the Chair • These items are NOT reproduced for the agenda packet. • These items are NOT placed on your “CurricUNET plate”.

27. Curriculum Committee 2016-2017 • Action Items: Consent Agenda: • “non-controversial” program or course updates • might involve changes to title, prereqs, or units/hours, cross-listing, course deletion or addition to program • CC members are welcome to review and pull any item from the consent agenda for full discussion • These items MIGHT be reproduced for the agenda packet (depending on the changes). • These items are usually NOT placed on your “CurricUNET plate”. • Vote for approval of entire Consent Agenda (except for pulled items, which would be voted on separately).

28. Curriculum Committee 2016-2017 • Action Items: Other: • new or reinstated programs or courses • substantial revisions to programs or courses • CC members are required to review • These items WILL be reproduced for the agenda packet • These items ARE placed on your “CurricUNET plate” under “My Approvals” • Separate votes will be taken on each item, including separate votes for: • prereqs, coreqs, and advisories, • distance ed, • global citizenship

29. Curriculum Committee 2016-2017 CurricUNET • Let’s do a quick review. • Meet Demo Person: our newest member. S/he is: • Curriculum Committee Member, AND • Curriculum Rep for History / Philosophy and Social Science • CurricUNET WS 801 is an info item (course update) on the agenda; WS 802 is a new course on the agenda; WS 803 is a substantial change moving through the approval process

30. Curriculum Committee 2016-2017 Last year we cleaned up most of our programs • Our programs are in 4 different places: • CurricUNET, Catalog, Degree Audit, & Chancellor’s Office • We now hope to generate our Catalog (and “sheets”) from CurricUNET to avoid duplication and errors This year, we hope to do more, particularly regarding SLOs(making sure CurricUNET matches ISIS)