Curriculum Committee Minutes (02/17/2025)

Curriculum Committee Minutes

 

Date: February 17, 2025

 

Members:

  • Jorge Chavez – co chair
  • Troyann Gentile
  • Andrea Laser – co chair
  • Julia Mahfouz
  • Dane Stickney

 

Staff:

  • Shakira Anderson
  • Shannon Hagerman (CPE)

 

  1. GENERAL BUSINESS & REVIEW/DISCUSSIONS:

 

Check in on syllabus template updates

  • The goal is to have syllabus examples ready to discuss at the 3/5 faculty meeting.

A new member will not join the CC this year

  • All faculty members are on other committees, no one is available to step in.

 

      2. COURSE PROPOSAL/REVISION REQUESTS:

 

Status                          Item(s)                                       Presenter

 

Approved                   RSEM 6700                    Nancy Leech & David Leech
Title: Data Manipulation and Visualization

  • An elective course for MA students.
  • The course will introduce students to the fundamentals of working in a database, including how to write a query using SQL.
  • Students will gain valuable information that will help them be competitive in the job market.

 

Approved               CMFT Practicum Courses              Rashmi Gangamma

  • Updating practicum course titles and descriptions to indicate requirements for Couple & Family Therapy. The current requirements reflect the dual Counseling/CFT track which no longer exist.
  • CMFT 5910 Practicum & Supervision CFT
  • CMFT 5911 Practicum & Individual Supervision CFT
    • Committee Feedback: Provide more detail on the grading for CMFT 5911 (i.e. how is the final grade determined)?

Approved              CLDE Credit Hour Updates            Chris Carson

  • CLDE 5820 & 5821 Methods of Teaching Multilingual Learners I & II
    • CLDE 5820 was recently changed to a variable credit course. Students enrolled in 2-credit hours in the fall, and 1-credit hour during the spring.
    • This was confusing for students, and difficult to manage for staff and faculty.
    • Adding a new course CLDE 5821, to help manage the process. Students will take CLDE 5820 (2-credits) in the fall and CLDE 5821 (1- credit) in the spring.
  • CLDE 5825 & 5826 Methods of Teaching Content for Multilingual Learners I & II
    • CLDE 5825, updating the credit hours to 2-credit hours for students to complete during the fall semester.
    • Adding a new course CLDE 5826 (1-credit hour) to manage the process. Students will enroll in CLDE 5826 during the spring semester.
    • Committee Feedback: Think about a separate syllabus for each course to make expectations and meeting dates clearer.