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Updated July 2008

Need assistance with writing or revising a course proposal? Email the chair of the Course Evaluation Subcommittee, Kim Anderson at kanderson@lbcc.edu

Technical questions? Email the Curriculum Technician, Monique Fernandez at curriculum-desk@lbcc.edu

 2008-2009 Course Evaluation SubCommittee
 
  • Kim Anderson (Chair)
  • Kristin Beeler
  • Linda Bell
  • Laurel Breece
  • Gene Carbonaro
  • Samira Habash
  • Kim Hatch
  • Dena Laney
  • Maureen Mason
  • Trevor Rodriguez
  • Dr. Meena Singhal
  • Tom To
  • Dr. Bobbi Villalobos

 Reference Documents

All of the documents are in PDF format; please make sure you have a recent version of Adobe Acrobat Reader before downloading.

Bloom’s Taxonomy
This is a rubric of major categories in the Taxonomy of Educational Objectives.  These are language standards for the course outline’s student learning outcomes.

Curriculum Reference List
This is a compilation of LBCC curriculum URLs and contacts.

New Course Approval Flow Chart
This is a visual diagram for the local course approval process.

Create/Revise Course Outline Summary [Word Format]
This is an informational document that summarizes the process that a faculty author would need to complete to successfully create or revise a course outline of record.

Learning Assistance Options
This is an informational document created by the Course Evaluation Subcommittee on the four learning assistance options available for course at LBCC.  The intent of this document is to facilitate communication between constituencies so as to determine whether if, or if so which, option is best for a course.

 Reference Websites


Academic Senate for California Community Colleges
The Academic Senate for California Community Colleges represents the faculty of the community Colleges.  This site helps ensure effective participation in the formation of statewide policies on academic and professional matters.

Academic Senate’s California Community College’s Curriculum
This website is designed to assist those within the California Community Colleges who design and approve curriculum.  The seven topic areas are structured for easy information access and guidance on curriculum in the major ways users need that information and guidance.

The Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges Western Association of Schools and Colleges

California Community Colleges System Office
The System Office is the administrative branch of the California Community College system, and is located in Sacramento. It is also responsible for allocating state funding to the colleges and districts.

California Community Colleges System’s Office Academic Affairs Division
The Academic Affairs Division of the Chancellor’s Office is responsible for providing state-level design and review of community college curriculum and instructional support activities.

California Community Colleges System’s Office Credit Program and Course Approval
This sub-unit maintains the statewide Inventory of Approved and Projected Programs, which lists all approved programs in the California Community Colleges system. The inventory may be searched by college or by type of program.

California Community Colleges System’s Office Instructional Programs and Services Unit
The Instructional Programs and Services Unit is responsible for management, policy development and implementation in the areas of instructional resources and academic standards, including Credit Program and Course approval, curriculum reporting and review, Noncredit (adult education), Basic Skills and English as a Second Language (ESL), and Distance Education; in addition to administration of special projects.

California Community Colleges System’s Office Inventory of Approved and Projected Programs
This inventory lists degrees and certificates offered by California community colleges, which are approved by the Chancellor's Office, and projected future programs.

California Community Colleges System’s Office Faculty/Staff Minimum Qualifications
"Minimum Qualifications" that are used to determine a candidate's eligibility for academic and administrative positions in the community college system based on their education and experience.

California Community Colleges System’s Office Reference Materials
This site contains statewide reference materials for curriculum and course approval.

California Code of Regulations
The California Code of Regulations (CCR) website contains the text of the regulations that have been formally adopted by state agencies, reviewed and approved by the Office of Administrative Law, and filed with the Secretary of State. Title 5 - Education, Division 6 - California Community Colleges, Chapter 6, contains the regulations for curriculum at the community colleges.

California Education Code
This code establishes the law of this state in regards to education.  This code primarily deals with grades K-12, however. Title 3: Postsecondary Education does provide statutory provisions for California’s postsecondary institutions.  This code is divided into title, division, part, chapter, article, and section headings.

California State University
With more than 450,000 students on 23 campuses, the CSU is the largest university in the United States and has an extremely significant impact on the economy of the state and the regions where its campuses are located.

LBCC Distance Learning Guidelines
A course is considered to be a distance learning course if any percentage of it is delivered via a methodology where the student and the instructor are not present in the same physical location. LBCC offers a few types of distance learning courses: online / teleWeb and televised courses are taught 51% or more at a distance; hybrid courses are taught 50% or less at a distance.

SCANS Report for America 2000
Published and released in June 1991, the SCANS Report's skills and competencies were identified by the Secretary of Labor's Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills. The national commission deemed the skills a necessary requirement of high school graduates or persons entering the workforce, and especially those expecting to become successful members of that workforce.

University of California
This is the system-wide homepage.

VTEA State Leadership Best Practices Website
This site contains information on the Discipline/Industry Collaborative for Industrial and Technical Education for the California Community College System.

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