Meeting & Agendas

Gretchen Riehl and Gaye Lynn Scott chaired this meeting. Members Attending: Erasmus Addae, Catherine Angell, Jonathan Buckstead, Samuel Echevarria-Cruz, Lorlie Ellis, Ron Johns, James Friedrichsen, Shih-Ting Lee, Jorge Lynch, Jack O’Grady, Rebecca Robinson-Francis, Regina Swearengin, Tomi Welch, Brandon Whatley Proxy Voting Attendees: Jack O’Grady proxy for Patricia Collier Rebecca Robinson-Francis proxy for Shasta Buchanan Non-voting Members: Jason Briseno, Linda Kluck, Misty Rasmussen, Robert Rogers Presenters and Guests: Gail Bayeta, Jane Billingsley, Mark Bonasso, David Correa, Theresa Glenn, James Heath, G.W. Hildebrand, Molly McClurg, Alida McCullough, Cayce Pierce, Andrew Silver

Theresa introduced the proposal and discussed the benefits of internship courses. Revise Award Communication Studies AA – modify restricted elective James Friedrichsen moved to accept the revised Communication Studies AA with the Social & Behavioral Sciences moved to Semester III and the Restricted Elective moved to Semester IV; second by Brandon Whatley. Approved. Add New Course SPCH 2389 Academic Cooperative-Communication Studies (3-1-8) – implement 218S000 James Friedrichsen moved to accept SPCH 2389 with a department approval required and a TSI Skills code I (reading, writing, and special approval); second by Brandon Whatley. Approved.

Fallon explained the department approval was not needed because ASL I-IV provided necessary training to students. Modify Course SLNG 2334 American Sign Language V (4-2-3) – remove department approval requirement Mary Kohls to moved acceptance of the SLNG 2334 prerequisite change; second by Jonathan Buckstead. Approved.

G.W. explained that course ownership was to be moved from Criminal Justice to Fire Protection Technology in preparation for the Emergency Management new program. Modify Courses Reassign course ownership from Criminal Justice to Fire Protection Technology: HMSY 1337 Introduction to Homeland Security HMSY 1340 Homeland Security Intelligence Operation HMSY 1391 Special Topics in Homeland Security Committee determined that this change would be included in the new Emergency Management program presentation scheduled to appear in the November 17th Curriculum and Programs Committee agenda. Nathan Zaleski will request a new department code when the Emergency Management program is up and running.

Visual Communication team explained 4 semester credit hour courses were being revised as 3 SCH courses and incorporated into revisions of User Experience Design AAS and Level 2 Certificate. Revise Awards – remove expired courses; add new courses User Experience Design AAS User Experience Design Level 2 Certificate James Friedrichsen moved to accept award revisions; second by Brandon Whatley. Approved. Add New Courses ARTC 1392 Special Topics in Design and Visual Communications (3-2-4) – with topic Design Process Workshop; implement 218S000 Local Needs: UXUI 1370 Survey of User Experience Design (3-2-4) UXUI 1372 User Centered Design (3-2-4) UXUI 1373 Responsive Design I (3-2-4) UXUI 1374 Introduction to UX Tools (3-2-4) UXUI 1375 Design Ideation (3-2-4) UXUI 1376 User Experience Design I (3-2-4) UXUI 2372 User Interface Design 2 (3-2-4) UXUI 2373 Responsive Design 2 (3-2-4) UXUI 2374 Portfolio Design (3-2-4) UXUI 2375 Introduction to App Design & Coding (3-2-4) UXUI 2376 Design Research (3-2-4) UXUI 2377 Interaction Design (3-2-4) UXUI 2378 Product Design (3-2-4) UXUI 2379 Applied UX Lab (3-2-4) Modify Courses UXUI 1371 Visual Design (3-2-4) – revise prerequisites, update course description, and student outcomes/objectives to align with degree plan updates Cathy Angell moved to accept all new courses including a title change to UXUI 1372 from User Experience Design I to User Centered Design, and UXUI 1372 modification prerequisites, description and outcomes; second by Regina Swearingen. Approved. Expire Courses UXUI 1271 Survey of User Experience Design (2-1-2) UXUI 1471 Prototyping I (4-3-3) UXUI 1472 User Interface Design I (4-3-3) UXUI 1473 Responsive Design I (4-3-3) UXUI 2279 Portfolio Development (2-1-2) UXUI 2472 User Interface Design II (4-3-3) UXUI 2473 Responsive Design II (4-3-3) UXUI 2474 User Interface Design I (4-3-3) UXUI 2475 User Interface Design II (4-3-3) James Friedrichsen moved to accept UXUI course expirations; second by Brandon Whatley. Approved.

Regina Swearingen discussed changes to bring program into compliance with WECM. Revise Award Health Information Technology AAS – update course title James Friedrichsen moved to accept Health Information Technology AAS revision; second by Brandon Whatley. Approved. Modify Courses HITT 1213 Coding and Insurance (2-1-2) – update course description to match WECM, change title from Insurance Coding HITT 1253 Legal and Ethical Aspects of Health Information (2-2-0) – update course description to match WECM HITT 1301 Health Data Content and Structure (3-2-2) – update course description to match WECM HITT 1341 Coding and Classification Systems (3-2-2) – update course description to match WECM HITT 1345 Health Care Delivery Systems (3-3-0) – update course description to match WECM HITT 1353 Legal and Ethical Aspects of Health Information – update course description to match WECM HITT 2231 Medical Terminology-Advanced (2-2-0) – update course description to match WECM HITT 2335 Coding and Reimbursement Methodologies (3-2-2) – update course description to match WECM HITT 2343 Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement (3-3-0) – update course description to match WECM James Friedrichsen moved to approved HITT course changes bringing them into compliance with WECM; second by Cathy Angell. Approved.

Jane explained keyboard prerequisite 30 words per minute was being removed from three courses. Modify Courses ITSW 1310 Introduction to Presentation Graphics Software – PowerPoint (3-2-2) – remove keyboarding prerequisite POFI 1349 Spreadsheets – Excel (3-2-3) – remove keyboarding prerequisite POFI 2350 Databases: Access (3-2-2) – remove keyboarding prerequisite Brandon Whatley moved to accept prerequisite changes; second by Jonathan Buckstead. Approved.

Mary discussed changes to awards to incorporate new Apple Swift programming courses. Two programming courses using Apple Swift were proposed. Revise Awards Computer Programming AAS – add COSC 1436 and COSC 1437 to footnotes Computer Programming – Game and Visualization Programming Specialization AAS – add COSC 1436 and COSC 1437 to footnotes Computer Programming – Software Testing Specialization AAS – add COSC 1436 and COSC 1437 to footnotes Computer Programming – Web Programming Specialization AAS – add COSC 1437 to footnote James Friedrichsen moved acceptance of revised awards; second by Cathy Angell. Approved. Add Courses COSC 1436 Programming Fundamentals I-Apple Swift I (4-4-0) – implement spring 2018 COSC 1437 Programming Fundamentals I-Apple Swift II (4-4-0) – implement spring 2018 James Friedrichsen moved to approved Apple Swift I and II courses; second by Brandon Whatley. Approved.

James explained Engineering AS changes needed to promote more Financial Aid opportunities for students, and to enable better transferability. Revise Award AS Engineering – add EDUC 1100, ENGL 2311, Engineering Elective I, Engineering Elective II to award plan; revise footnotes 6, 12, and 13 Cathy Angell moved to accept proposed changes to Engineering AS; second by Jonathan Buckstead. Approved.

Should ACC adopt ACGM course descriptions/outcomes? (Ron Johns) Committee discussed whether they have the authority to make the decision about ACC using ACGM course titles, descriptions, and learning outcomes. Committee supports ensuring transferability of courses. It was noted that some schools adhere to the ACGM course information while others do not. Samuel stated titles are less important than outcomes and indicated he was in favor of adopting ACGM outcomes. Gretchen felt ACC may be out of compliance of this requirement. Gretchen and Gaye Lynn will discuss with Mike Midgley. Gaye Lynn indicated ACC needs a definition of ‘compliance’. Members discussed reviewing courses during the 3-year review process to determine if they comply with ACGM. The college is permitted to add additional information to the ACGM text. Brandon moved to adopt ACGM titles, descriptions, and outcomes. No second. James moved to conduct an academic course audit to gain understanding of where ACC stands. No second. Jonathan stated his concern about learning outcomes. Gaye Lynn asked committee how they desired to move forward. Committee agreed to discuss with colleagues, gather pros and cons, and return to November meeting for more discussion. Minutes – September 15, 2017 Cathy Angell moved to accept September 15, 2017 minutes; second by Jonathan Buckstead. Approved.