BSS Curriculum Committee Meeting Overview
The BSS Curriculum Committee Meeting discussed the need to update the curriculum process due to the increasing workload and impending retirement of key personnel. The meeting also compared curriculum processes in different divisions, highlighting the roles of faculty and staff in managing curriculum tasks.
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BSS Curriculum Committee Meeting Minutes Thursday, October 26, 2023
Curriculum Committee Anthropology: Marianne Waters Art History: Karen Whitney Childhood Education: Cynthia Cervantes Communication Studies: Jason Davidson Economics: Tanja Carter Ethnic Studies: Amina Humphrey History: John Baranski Human Development: Kristie Daniel-DiGregorio Philosophy: Roberto Garcia Political Science: Laurie Houske Psychology: Amy Himsel Dean: Christina Gold Associate Dean: Irena Zugic Guest: Beverly Knapp Guest: Edwin Ambrosio BSS Curriculum Committee Meeting Attendance
Curriculum and Updates to BSS Processes Why does BSS need to update its curriculum process? 1. Curriculum is a 10+1 area that falls under faculty purview, but in BSS it is managed/supported by the Administrative Assistant, Dean and Associate Dean. 2. Administrative Assistant position: Curriculum support is not within the scope of duties for this position. The Division has grown significantly and there is no longer time to do curriculum work. Bev will be retiring in the next couple years, and the entire system will collapse when she leaves. This work cannot be assigned to her replacement. NOTE: The Dean and Administrative Assistant are not making curriculum decisions or writing/revising curriculum, but rather they are extensively managing and informing the process.
Curriculum Processes in Other Divisions The Dean surveyed the other divisions to learn how they distributed curriculum work. That distribution of work is described on the following slide. In general, the process in other divisions is largely managed by the Division Curriculum Committee Chair and the Division Representative on the College Curriculum Committee. In some divisions, one person plays that role. In other divisions, the roles are filled by different people who work together on division curriculum. The dean and division staff provide a minimal supportive role.
Curriculum Process in other divisions (LLR, HUM, NS, MATH, BUS, HSA, IT) Curriculum Task DCC Chair/CCC Rep Division Staff Dean/Assoc. Dean (Attends meetings) Develops and manages Curriculum Plan Informs and oversees faculty work (shares timelines, determines who will take the lead on revisions, sends out reminders) In four divisions, the Dean works with DCC chair on who will take the lead on revisions. In two divisions, Dean will send out reminders per DCC Chair request. Chairs DCC meetings Minutes for DCC meetings One Dean takes minutes. Provides assistance with Curriculog In one division, division staff helps with Curriculog. Answer process questions about Curriculum Attends CCC meetings and completes CCC duties.
Current BSS Curriculum Process For many years, the BSS curriculum process has been organized and managed by the administrative assistant. Initially this was set in place because the division was out of compliance on curriculum review and concerned about an upcoming accreditation visit. Since that time, the administrative assistant has supported faculty through the process. She does not do the work of curriculum, but reminds faculty of due dates, reminds them to approve revisions, enters revisions into Curriculog, explains curriculum processes, etc. With the growth of the division, she no longer has time to do this. Also, this work is not part of the administrative assistant position description. The following slide shows the current BSS curriculum process.
Curriculum Process in BSS Curriculum Task CCC Rep Administrative Assistant Dean/Assoc. Dean (Attends meetings) Develops and manages Curriculum Plan Informs and oversees faculty work (shares timelines, determines who will take the lead on revisions, sends out reminders) Chairs DCC meetings Minutes for DCC meetings Provides assistance with Curriculog Answer process questions about Curriculum Attends CCC meetings and completes CCC duties
Reorganization of BSS Curriculum Processes The committee discussed ways in which the BSS curriculum work can be redistributed. The committee concurred that the division has an excellent process for SLO assessment and would like to model it s curriculum process on that. In the SLO assessment process, the SLO facilitator chairs the BSS SLO committee and monitors the assessments due each semester across the division. He reminds faculty of due dates and prompts them when they are missed. When needed, he provides support with the assessment process and the use of Nuventive. One representative from each program sits on the BSS SLO Committee and that person takes the lead on assessment in their program. They make sure everyone in their program knows what they are assessing and monitors progress. The program SLO leads also provide support with the assessment process and the use of Nuventive. This process works smoothly and helps ensure that the division has nearly 100% completion of assessments each semester. It s a good model to use for curriculum. The following slide shows the result of this discussion and a proposal for a new curriculum process. The committee will meet again this semester to finalize the process and select a Division Curriculum Committee Chair. Edwin Ambrosio, the Chair of the College Curriculum Committee, attended the meeting and agreed that the proposed reorganization of the BSS curriculum process was reasonable and would honor the 10+1.
Proposed Process for BSS (modeled on BSS SLO Process) Program Curriculum Lead Dean/Assoc. Dean (Attends DCC meetings) Admin Ass t Curriculum Task DCC Chair CCC Rep Develops and manages Curriculum Plan Informs and oversees program faculty work (shares timelines, determines who will take the lead on revisions, sends out reminders) Consults on who will take lead on reviews. Reminders when necessary. Chairs DCC meetings (schedules meeting, agendas) Minutes for DCC meetings Provides assistance with Curriculog Answer process questions about Curriculum Attends CCC meetings and fulfills CCC responsibilities (Updates DCC on CCC developments)
