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10/5/2017 CC Agenda 1 Curriculum Committee of MERCED COLLEGE 3600 M Street, Merced, California 953482898 (209) 3846364 SIGNIN SHEET DATE: September 28, 2017 MEMBERS: Area 1, Cohort A Lisa Diaz Noncredit Director Janet Lyle Area 1, Cohort B Katherine Schroeder Counseling Cindy Hardcastle Area 2, Cohort A Janee Young LRC Dee Near Area 2, Cohort B Denise Rempel Articulation Officer Greg Soto Area 3, Cohort A Tim Donvoan Senate President Julie Clark Area 3, Cohort B Scott McCall SLO Coordinator Val Albano Area 4, Cohort A Caren ColHamm VPI Brian Ellison Area 4, Cohort B Patty Eighmey Dean, Area 1 Doug Kain Area 4, Cohort C Sue Norris Dean, Area 5 John Albano Area 5, Cohort A Jennifer Gardner ASMC Rep Mariah Gill Area 5, Cohort B Carin Heidelbach SSSP Director Raul Alcala Distance Ed Rep Ray Latham Recorder Gabriela Garcia Researcher Luis Flores Office of Instruction Teresa Gudgel A/R Diane Spork A/R Andrea Garibay GUESTS:

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10/5/2017     CC Agenda 1  

Curriculum Committee of 

MERCED COLLEGE 

3600 M Street, Merced, California 95348‐2898 

(209) 384‐6364 

SIGN‐IN SHEET 

DATE:  September 28, 2017  

MEMBERS: 

Area 1, Cohort A  Lisa Diaz    Noncredit Director Janet Lyle

Area 1, Cohort B  Katherine Schroeder   

Counseling Cindy Hardcastle  

Area 2, Cohort A  Janee Young   LRC Dee Near

Area 2, Cohort B  Denise Rempel  Articulation Officer Greg Soto  

Area 3, Cohort A  Tim Donvoan  Senate President Julie Clark Area 3, Cohort B  Scott McCall  SLO Coordinator  Val Albano  

Area 4, Cohort A  Caren Col‐Hamm  VPI Brian Ellison 

Area 4, Cohort B  Patty Eighmey  Dean, Area 1 Doug Kain

Area 4, Cohort C  Sue Norris  Dean, Area 5 John Albano 

Area 5, Cohort A  Jennifer Gardner  ASMC Rep Mariah Gill  

Area 5, Cohort B  Carin Heidelbach  SSSP Director Raul Alcala   

     

 

Distance Ed Rep  Ray Latham   Recorder Gabriela Garcia 

Researcher  Luis Flores  Office of Instruction Teresa Gudgel 

A/R  Diane Spork  A/R Andrea Garibay  

 GUESTS: 

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

      

     

     

     

     

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CURRICULUM COMMITTEE MEETING 

THURSDAY October 5, 2017; 11:00 am – 12:50 pm 

Student Union Meeting Room – 137 and Los Banos – B119 

 

AGENDA: 

1) CALL TO ORDER 2) AGENDA 3) INTRODUCTION OF GUESTS 4) PUBLIC COMMENTS 5) APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF September 21, 2017  

 6) CONSENT AGENDA I 

a) Course Modification(s) b) SLO Update(s) c) Title 5 Course Review(s) d) CTE 2 Year Review(s) e) Distance Education    

 7) COMMITTEE REPORTS 

A. Articulation B. IPRSLOAC C. Distance Education 

 8)  BUSINESS:  

 A. FIRST READING: Administrative Procedure defining Merced College’s Credit Hour and 

the relationship of hours and units awarded    

B.  FIRST READING: Learning Community (LC) Evaluation Guidelines for LC’s having reached the end of the 6‐year cycle     

C. ACTION: Approval of First‐time Learning Community ENGL/PHIL 13 and GUID 45 to be offered in spring 18  

D. INFORMATION: Update on Math changes and concerns regarding articulation timelines   

E. INFORMATION: Cabinet has selected eLumen to replace CurricUNET as Merced College’s Curriculum Management System 

  

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F. TASK FORCE: Creation of Task Force to review Merced College’s process for special topics courses  

G. ACTION: Call for nominations for Curriculum Chair (Fall 18‐Spring 2020)  

9) C‐ID UPDATE  

10) Chancellor’s Office Updates   

11) ANNOUNCEMENTS/CALL FOR AGENDA ITEMS   Next Curriculum Committee Meeting: 

October 19, 2017 11:00 am – 12:50 pm SU – 137 and Los Banos – B119 

Agenda items are due Wednesday, October 11, 2017 by 5:00 pm to Myshel Pimentel. 

12) ADJOURNMENT 

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Curriculum Committee of MERCED COLLEGE 

MINUTES UNAPPROVED 

Thursday, September 21, 2017 11:00 am‐12:50 pm, SU 137 

 MEMBERS: 

Area 1, Cohort A  Lisa Diaz  Present Noncredit Director Janet Lyle  Present

Area 1, Cohort B  Katherine Schroeder Absent Counseling Cindy Hardcastle  Present

Area 2, Cohort A  

LRC Dee Near  Present

Area 2, Cohort B  Denise Rempel  Present Articulation Officer Greg Soto  Present

Area 3, Cohort A  Tim Donovan  Present Senate President Julie Clark  Present

Area 3, Cohort B  Scott McCall  Absent SLO Coordinator Valerie Albano  Absent

Area 4, Cohort A  Caren Col‐Hamm  Absent VPI Brian Ellison  Absent

Area 4, Cohort B  Patty Eighmey  Present Dean, Area 1 Doug Kain  Absent

Area 4, Cohort C  Sue Norris  Present Dean, Area 5 John Albano  Present

Area 5, Cohort A  Jennifer Gardner  Present ASMC Rep Mariah Gill  Present

Area 5, Cohort B  Carin Heidelbach  Present SSSP Director Raul Alcala  Absent

STAFF: 

Distance Ed Rep  Ray Latham  Present Recorder Gabriela García  Present

Researcher  Luis Flores  Present Office of Instruction Teresa Gudgel  Present

A/R  Diane Spork  Present A/R Andrea Garibay  Present

GUESTS: 

 

 1) CALL TO ORDER 

Myshel Pimentel called the meeting to order at 11:03 am.  

2) AGENDA 3) INTRODUCTION OF GUESTS 

None  

4) PUBLIC COMMENTS None  

5) APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF September 9, 2017 Approve the September 9, 2017 minutes 

M: D. Near  S: G. Soto  Y: 14 N: 0 A: 0 

 6) CONSENT AGENDA I 

a) Course Modification(s) b) SLO Update(s) c) Title 5 Course Review(s) d) Program Modification(s)   

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e) Special Topic   Julie Clark pulled DRAM 70N because she stated that it needs to be put in a family and there are issues with repeatability. Discussion occurred about how other community colleges handle these courses.  After discussion, the course will be added to the Acting family.  For now since the repeatability issues are not addressed in an official document, the course will be approved.  Special Topics courses will be re‐visited at a future meeting when all interested parties are present for discussion.   Approve DRAM 70N 

M: D. Near  S: G. Soto  Y: 13 N: 0 A: 0 

 Approve the rest of Consent Agenda 1 

M: D. Near  S: G. Soto  Y: 13 N: 0 A: 0 

 Title 5 

M: G. Soto  S: C. Heidelbach  Y: 13 N: 0 A: 0 

 7) COMMITTEE REPORTS 

A. Articulation Greg is continuing to clean up the courses in ASSIST.  He projected the proposal status part of ASSIST and talked about some of the courses he is concerned about. Greg asked members to contact him if they submitted any courses for articulation in 2015, 2016, or 2017 and have not heard back on the status of the courses so that he can check what happened.   

B. IPRSLOAC No Report  

C. Distance Education Next meeting is September 22 at 10am in LRC‐157. 

 8)  BUSINESS:  

 A. ACTION: Amend 2017‐18 DE‐Approved Course list to include VIRT 55 (approved as DE in 

2014)        Approve item 8A 

M: D. Near  S: P. Eighmey Y: 13 N: 0 A: 0 

 B. ACTION: Request to approve Title 5 CTE 2 Year Review for EMER 52 and amend minutes 

from 12/01/16 As Myshel was going through CurricUNET, she realized that when Brian brought EMER 52 through it should have also been for a Title 5 CTE 2 Year Review but she only had it 

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on the agenda as an SLO update. She now would like to amend the minutes to reflect this.  

       Approve item 8B 

M: G. Soto  S: S. Norris  Y: 13 N: 0 A: 0 

 

C. ACTION: First Time Learning Community Request: ENGL 13 (#4392) and GUID 45 (#4480)  The committee would like the faculty to reconsider this learning community because they feel these courses are not a good fit for pairing and it would not in the best interest of students since GUID 45 is not transferrable to the UC, and most students who take ENGL/PHIL 13 are UC bound.    

 M: D. Near  S: S. Norris  Y: 12 N: 0 A: 1 

D. Rempel 

 D. DISCUSSION:  Finalize pros and cons of new curriculum management system based on 

demonstrations from eLumen and DigArc to forward to Cabinet  Myshel went through her list of pros and cons and added feedback from the committee. She will finalize the list and send it to Arlis.  Cabinet will be making the final decision on which system to purchase.  

 E. INFORMATION: Update from math faculty on the progress for the revised math 

sequence Lisa presented the math pathways the math department is planning to implement.  The goal is to implement this in Fall 2018.  All the courses will be submitted in CurricUNET on September 30.  Curriculum committee members asked a lot of questions and had suggestions on what the department can do to be prepared to address concerns as this moves forward.  

9) C‐ID UPDATE Greg was able to get a log in reset for C‐ID so now he can start checking these courses.   

10) Chancellor’s Office Updates Teresa is still having issues with the Chancellor’s Office submissions but she is trying to get that figured out. 

 11) ANNOUNCEMENTS/CALL FOR AGENDA ITEMS   Next Curriculum Committee Meeting: 

October 5, 2017 11:00 am – 12:50 pm SU – 137 and Los Banos – B119 

Agenda items are due Wednesday, September 27, 2017 by 5:00 pm to Myshel Pimentel. 

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 12) ADJOURNMENT 

Meeting adjourned at 12:48 pm.  

Voting Records 09/21/17  Y=Aye, N= No, A=Abstain; Members in italics 

were absent. 

  Name   Item 5 Item 6 ‐

Drama 

70N 

Item 6 ‐ 

Rest of 

Consent 

Agenda 

Item 6 ‐

Title 5 

Item 

8A 

Item 

8B 

Item 

8C 

1A  Lisa Diaz  Y  Y Y Y Y Y Y 

1B  Katherine Schroeder      

2A       

2B  Denise Rempel   Y  Y Y Y Y Y A 

3A  Tim Donovan   Y  Y Y Y Y Y Y 

3B  Scott McCall     

4A  Caren Col‐Hamm     

4B  Patty Eighmey  Y  Y Y Y Y Y Y 

4C  Sue Norris   Y  Y Y Y Y Y Y 

5A  Jennifer Gardner   Y  Y Y Y Y Y Y 

5B  Carin Heidelbach  Y  Y Y Y Y Y Y 

Noncredit   Janet Lyle   y   Y Y Y Y Y Y 

Counseling   Cindy Hardcastle  Y  Y Y Y Y Y Y 

LRC  Dee Near  Y  Y Y Y Y Y Y 

AO  Greg Soto  Y  Y Y Y Y Y Y 

SP  Julie Clark  Y   

SLO Coordinator  Val Albano     

VPI  Brian Ellison     

Dean  Doug Kain     

Dean  John Albano  Y  Y Y Y Y Y Y 

ASMC Rep  Mariah Gill  Y  Y Y Y Y Y Y 

SSSP Director  Raul Alcala     

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CONSENT AGENDA I: September 21, 2017 

 #  COURSE  

PROPOSAL TYPE   CHANGES  

EFFECTIVE DATE   NOTES  

BIOL 09   MODIFICATION

Revise Course Outline  SLO Update Remove Requisites  Title 5 Review   SUMMER 2018  

Remove Prerequisites BIOL‐01 or BIOL‐02 or BIOL‐04A. 

BIOL 50  MODIFICATION

Revise Course Outline Title 5 Review  SUMMER 2018  

Update Texts  Update Activities  

   # 

PROGRAM(S) PROPOSAL 

TYPE   CHANGES  EFFECTIVE 

DATE  NOTES  

Foods and Nutrition AA (13160.AA)  MODIFICATION

TITLE CHANGE: Nutrition and Foods  Update PLOS  Elective Courses Changed   SUMMER 2018  

ADD NUTR 24, 50 ,60, 70A‐ZZ, and AOM 30 since it is cross‐listed with CPSC 30 Remove NUTR 26A‐C 

Foods & Nutrition CL DRAM 70(13160.CL)  MODIFICATION 

TITLE CHANGE: Nutrition and Foods  Elective Courses Changed  Update PLOS   SUMMER 2018  

ADD NUTR 24, 50 ,60, 70A‐ZZ, and AOM 30 since it is cross‐listed with CPSC 30 Remove NUTR 26A‐C 

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   # 

PROGRAM(S) PROPOSAL 

TYPE   CHANGES  EFFECTIVE 

DATE  NOTES  

 5 

DRAM 70N SPECIAL TOPICS     FALL 2017 

Topic/Theme: Styles Acting (.5 unit/Lab) Umbrella Course: DRAM 70AA‐ZZ  Courses Related in Content:  

 

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COURSE  PROPROSAL TYPE  DESCRIPTION OF CHANGES/REQUESTS EFECTIVE DATE 

 NOTES  

AGRI 10  CTE 2 Year   Update Text; Update Requisites to include ENGL 85A, 85AC, 85E  SU 18 

 

2  ANSC 12    CTE 2 Year   Update Requisites to include ENGL 85A, 85AC, 85E  SU 18 

 

3  ANSC 13    CTE 2 Year   Update Requisites to include ENGL 85A, 85AC, 85E  SU 18 

 

4  ANSC 14    CTE 2 Year   Update Requisites to include ENGL 85A, 85AC, 85E  SU 18 

 

ANSC 16   CTE 2 Year  Update Text Update Requisites to include ENGL 85A, 85AC, 85E  SU 18 

 

ANSC 17   CTE 2 Year   Update Text; Update Requisites to include ENGL 85A, 85AC, 85E  SU 18 

 

ANSC 18  CTE 2 Year   Update Text; Update Requisites to include ENGL 85A, 85AC, 85E  SU 18 

 

8  ANSC 19    CTE 2 Year   Update Requisites to include ENGL 85A, 85AC, 85E  SU 18 

 

9  ANSC 30   CTE 2 Year   Update Requisites ENGL 85A, 85AC, 85E  SU 18 

 

10 

ANSC 40   CTE 2 Year  Update Text Update Requisites to include ENGL 85A, 85AC, 85E  SU 18  

 

11 

ANSC 41   CTE 2 Year  Update Text Update Requisites to include ENGL 85A, 85AC, 85E  SU 18 

 

12 

ANSC 10   MODIFICATION  

C‐ID: AG 104  Updated SLOs Update Requisites to include ENGL 85A, 85AC, 85E Edited Objectives Revised COR (Updated Assignments, Activities, Methods, & Content)     SU 18 

Re‐submit for C‐ID  

13  LAND 10A   CTE 2 Year   Update Requisites to include ENGL 85A, 85AC, 85E  SU 18  

 

14  LAND 10B   CTE 2 Year   Update Text/Materials   SU 18    

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15  LAND 11    CTE 2 Year   Update Requisites to include ENGL 85A, 85AC, 85E  SU 18 

 

16  LAND 12    CTE 2 Year   Update Requisites to include ENGL 85A, 85AC, 85E  SU 18  

 

17  LAND 14    CTE 2 Year   Update Requisites to include ENGL 85A, 85AC, 85E  SU 18 

 

18  LAND 15    CTE 2 Year   Update Requisites to include ENGL 85A, 85AC, 85E  SU 18  

 

19  LAND 16    CTE 2 Year   Update Requisites to include ENGL 85A, 85AC, 85E  SU 18 

 

20  LAND 17   CTE 2 Year   Update Requisites to include ENGL 85A, 85AC, 85E  SU 18 

 

21  LAND 50   CTE 2 Year   Update Requisites to include ENGL 85A, 85AC, 85E  SU 18  

 

22 

HIST 09A (Introduction to East Asian Civilization: China)    MODIFICATION 

Course Title Change: China: Introduction to East Asian Civilization Update Texts SLO Update   SU 18 

 

23 

HIST 09B  (Introduction to East Asian Civilization: Japan)   MODIFICATION 

Course Title Change: Japan: Introduction to East Asian Civilization Update Texts  SLO Update Revise Course Outline  SU 18  

 

24 

FIRE 73A  (Fire Prevention I)  MODIFICATION 

Course Title Change: Fire Inspector 1A  Change Description Update Texts Update SLO Title 5 Revise Course Outline   SU 18  

 

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FIRE 73B    MODIFICATION 

Course Title Change: First Inspector 1B: Fire and Life Safety Update Requisites  SLO Update Change Description Title 5 Review  Update Texts Revise Course Outline  

SU 18  

 

26 

CLDV 10   NEW  

Title: Strategies for Working with Challenging Behaviors  

(3 Unit Lecture); Advisories: ENGL 85A, 85AC, and E  

Requesting CSU Transfer  

Requesting DE Status  

Justification: The CA Dept. of Education has asked TK teachers to obtain 24 units of 

child development by 2020.  Additionally, our local MCOE Special Education 

Workforce, Mentors, and ECE Teachers have vocalized the need for a challenging 

behaviors course to meet the needs of children in our county.  SU 18  

 

27 

MECH 12   CTE 2 Year  Update Requisites  to include ENGL 85A, 85AC, 85E  Updated Textbooks   SU 18  

 

28 

MECH 13   CTE 2 Year  Update Requisites to include ENGL 85A, 85AC, 85E Updated Textbooks   SU 18 

 

29 

MECH 15   CTE 2 Year  Update Requisites to include ENGL 85A, 85AC, 85E  Update Textbooks    SU 18  

 

30 

MECH 21   CTE 2 Year  Update Requisites to include ENGL 85A, 85AC, 85E Update Textbooks    SU 18  

 

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MECH 22A   CTE 2 Year  Update Requisites to include ENGL 85A, 85AC, 85E  Update Textbooks   SU 18 

 

32 

MECH 23   CTE 2 Year  Update Requisites to include ENGL 85A, 85AC, 85E Update Textbooks   SU 18  

 

33 

MECH 24   CTE 2 Year  Update Requisites to include ENGL 85A, 85AC, 85E Update Textbooks   SU 18  

 

34 

MECH 26  CTE 2 Year  Update Requisites to include ENGL 85A, 85AC, 85E  Update Textbooks   SU 18  

 

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MECH 27   CTE 2 Year  

Update Requisites to include ENGL 85A, 85AC, 85E  ADD MATH 80 Advisory  Update Textbooks   SU 18  

Added MATH 80 advisory as OR w/ MATH 85 

36 

MECH 30  CTE 2 Year  Update Requisites to include ENGL 85A, 85AC, 85E Update Textbooks   SU 18 

 

37 

MECH 31   CTE 2 Year  Update Requisites to include ENGL 85A, 85AC, 85E  Update Textbooks   SU 18  

 

38 

MECH 32   CTE 2 Year  Update Requisites to include ENGL 85A, 85AC, 85E  Update Textbooks   SU 18  

 

39 

MECH 33   CTE 2 Year  Update Requisites to include ENGL 85A, 85AC, 85E  Update Textbooks   SU 18  

 

40 

MECH 35   CTE 2 Year  Update Requisites to include ENGL 85A, 85AC, 85E  Update Textbooks   SU 18  

 

41 

MECH 51  CTE 2 Year  

Update Requisites to include ENGL 85A, 85AC, 85E ADD MATH 80 Advisory  Update Textbooks   SU 18  

Added MATH 80 advisory as OR w/ MATH 85 

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          Consent Agenda 10/05/2017  

 

42 

MECH 70 AAZZ  CTE 2 Year  Update Requisites to include ENGL 85A, 85AC, 85E ADD MATH 80 Advisory   SU 18  

Added MATH 80 advisory as OR w/ MATH 85 

43 

MECH 71   CTE 2 Year   Update Requisites to include ENGL 85A, 85AC, 85E  SU 18  

 

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Academic Senate of MERCED COLLEGE

3600 M Street Merced, CA 95348-2898 Telephone (209) 384-6095

RESOLUTION First Reading:

Second Reading/Action (Date): Pass/Fail

RESOLUTION NO.

Subject: ___AP Credit Hour ____________________________ Mover: Myshel Pimentel Division/Area: Curriculum Chair

Seconder: Caren Col-Hamm Division/Area: Allied Health

Whereas Merced College has established consistent practices for awarding units of credit based on a relationship between units and hours and has consistently applied those practices in determining the number of units awarded per course; Whereas California Code of Regulations, Title 5, Section 55002, requires creation of a formal calculation document to define the relationship between units and hours as part of the College’s curriculum development and approval process; Therefore be it resolved Merced College Curriculum Committee recommends that the Academic Senate recommend adoption of the Administrative Procedure Credit Hour to the Board of Trustees.

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AP: Credit Hour 

Merced College grants units of credit for courses based on a relationship between the number of units 

and the number of hours as identified on the Course Outline of Record (COR).  The table below shows 

the relationship of in‐class hours and expected outside‐of‐class hours for each instructional category 

offered at Merced College.  

 

Instructional Category  In‐Class Hours  Outside‐of‐Class Hours 

Lecture  (Lecture, Discussion, Seminar, & Related Work)  

1  2 

Laboratory (Traditional Lab, Natural Science Lab, Clinical, & Similar)   

3  0 

Work Experience    

1 unit of semester credit shall equal 75 paid hours work experience. 

OR 1 unit of semester credit shall equal 60 non‐paid hours work experience. (§ 55256.5. Work Experience Credit)  

 

To determine the Units of Credit for a course,* Merced College will utilize the formula: 

[Total Contact hours + Outside‐of‐Class Hours] = Units of Credit 

Hours‐per‐unit Divisor 

Because Merced College follows an 18‐week semester, the Hours‐per‐unit Divisor is 54.  For example, a 

course that meets for 3 hours each week would have 6 additional outside‐of‐class hours each week.  The 

formula to determine the Units of Credit for this course is as follows:  

(54 + 108)/54 = 3 units of credit 

The Course Outline of Record (COR) shall indicate the In‐Class Hours, Outside‐of‐Class Hours, and the 

Total Student Learning Hours. Short‐term offerings of courses should adhere to the same hour/unit 

calculation as the 18‐week equivalent course.  

Merced College may elect to award credit in increments of .25 but not less than .5.  For example, a 

course may be 2.25 units, but cannot be less than .5 units in total.  When increments are utilized, the 

College cannot award credits unless the total student learning hours have reached the minimum 

threshold for that number of units. If application of the aforementioned formula resulted in 3.33 units of 

credit, the highest number of units the College could award for the course is 3.25.  In order to reach 3.5 

units, the College would need to adjust the hours for the course.    

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The instructional categories defined above and the units of credit calculations are specific to the units a 

student can be awarded for a Merced College course and should be separated from faculty workload 

considerations.   

Definitions for terms used above:  

Total Contact Hours: The sum of hours in a given term that a student is under the direct 

supervision of a professor or other qualified employee as defined in Title 5, 58050‐58051. 

 

Outside‐of‐Class Hours: The sum of hours in a given term that students are expected to engage 

in coursework outside of the classroom.  Standard practice in higher education is that for each 

hour of lecture or related course format, students should spend two hours outside of class.  All 

other course formats, including laboratory, activity, clinical, studio, etc. must provide an 

equivalent number of Total Student Learning Hours. The ratio of in‐class to outside‐of‐class time 

should be defined appropriately for the instructional category and should fall adhere to 

standard practices in higher education.  

 

Total Student Learning Hours: The sum of Total Contact Hours and Outside‐of‐Class Hours in a 

given term.  

Title 5: 55002, 55002.5, 55256.5, 58050‐58051 

*This applies to all Merced College courses except cooperative work experience courses.  Cooperative 

Work Experience courses will adhere to the hour requirements as define in Title 5, 55256.5.  

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Academic Senate of MERCED COLLEGE

3600 M Street Merced, CA 95348-2898 Telephone (209) 384-6095

RESOLUTION First Reading:

Second Reading/Action (Date): Pass/Fail

RESOLUTION NO.

Subject: ______Learning Community Evaluation Process and Guidelines ________________________ Mover: Myshel Pimentel Division/Area: Curriculum Chair

Seconder: Division/Area:

Whereas Academic Senate Resolution 2-10 identifies Learning Communities are a proven method for increasing student success and are an effective method of staff development for faculty; Whereas Administrative Procedure 4260.II.C.3 states that Learning Communities will be assessed at the end of every 6-years of offering; Whereas Merced College does not currently have established guidelines in place for the assessment of Learning Communities; Therefore be it resolved that Merced College Learning Communities adhere to the evaluation guidelines as established by the Merced College Curriculum Committee.

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Learning Community Review Guidelines  

Recommendations for the Review Process:  

1. The assessment will be completed by the faculty and dean(s) involved in 

the Learning Community. The Office of Institutional Effectiveness (OIE) will 

assist with the assessment.  

2. The assessment will occur at the end of the semester for which the 

Learning Community pairing is up for review.  Only Learning Communities 

that have been offered for six years will be assessed.    

3. The results of the assessment will be reviewed by the dean(s) and faculty 

teaching in the learning community.  If the Learning Community crosses 

areas, both deans will participate in the review in the discussion.  

4. A follow‐up report will be generated at the conclusion of the review by deans and faculty that includes a brief description of the discussion that 

ensued, any recommendations for improving the effectiveness of the 

learning community, and a decision to continue/not‐continue offering the 

learning community.  

There are three possible outcomes of the review: 

i. Continue the Learning Community without Modification; 

ii. Continue the Learning Community with Modification; 

iii. Discontinue the Learning Community. 

If the outcome of the review is to continue the Learning Community with 

Modification, possible recommendations to strengthen a Learning Community 

may include, but are not limited to:   

iv. Staff Development 

v. Improved Scheduling  

vi. More Effective Advertising  

vii. Other  5. A report generated by OIE will be sent to the Curriculum Committee as an 

informational item upon conclusion of all Learning Community reviews 

each semester in which Learning Community pairings are evaluated. This 

report will be a general report that includes a summary of all learning 

communities evaluated, not singling out any one Learning Community 

Pairing.  

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6. Subsequent Reviews: a. If the Learning Community is deemed effective, the next review will 

occur after the next 6 years of offering. 

b. If recommendations are made to increase the effectiveness of the 

learning community, a follow‐up review will occur after 2 more years 

of offering the community.  

Assessment Tools:  

1. For the purpose of evaluating a Learning Community, success and 

completion rates will be measured against the average of the non‐Learning 

Community sections of the course.  Institutional benchmarks for success 

and completion will be used to guide the review. 

2. A student survey will also be completed to help gauge the effectiveness of 

the Learning Community. (See survey questions in Appendix A).  

 

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Identification    

This survey is specifically about your experiences with Learning Communities at Merced College.  

* 1. Are you a faculty member who taught a Learning Community or a student who enrolled in a Learning

Community?  

Student Faculty member

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Students' Feedback    

The following questions are specifically about your student experience with Learning Communities

at Merced College.  

2. Please indicate your level of agreement to the following statements about the registration process:  

Strongly

Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree N/A  

The registration process

to enroll in all Learning

Community courses was

easy.  

The registration process

to enroll in all Learning

Community courses was

successful.

 Comments

   

 3. Indicate your level of agreement to the following statement about teaching and collaboration:

 

Strongly

Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree N/A  

Collaboration across

courses existed.  

Teaching was effective

across courses.  

Assignments were

aligned across courses.  

Connection was

improved between

faculty members and

students.  

Your academic and

social opportunities were

enhanced.

 You were more involved

in the learning

environment when

compared to non-

Learning Communities.

 Comments:

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4. How have Learning Communities helped you? [Select all that apply]  

Received higher grades

 Became a better student

 Received valuable feedback

Increased motivation or self-confidence

 Increased knowledge in specific areas

 Learned better study skills

Learned better time management skills

 Provided different point of view or

perspective

 Provided a study partner(s)

 Other (please specify)

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Supplemental Questions     

5. Indicate your level of satisfaction with Learning Communities and Merced College, overall.   

  

Very unsatisfied Unsatisfied

 Neither satisfied

or dissatisfied Satisfied Very satisfied

Don't

know/Decline to

state

 Learning Communities

 Merced College

 

  

6. Revisiting: Would you plan on re-enrolling in a Learning Community in future semesters?  

Yes No Don't know/Decline to state

 Comments:

   

 7. Which of the College's other student support centers have you visited? [Select all that apply]

 Math Lab

 Study Central

Tutorial Center

 Library

Computer lab

 Never visited

 

  

8. Location: Where do you, generally, take most of your classes? [Select one]  

Merced Campus

 Los Banos Campus

Off-Campus Locations

 Distance Education/online

Commented [MP1]: ADD ILC   

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Faculty Members' Feedback    

The following questions are specifically about your faculty member experience with Learning

Communities at Merced College.  

9. Indicate your level of agreement to the following statement about teaching and collaboration.  

Strongly

Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree N/A  

Collaboration between

faculty members existed.  

Teaching was effective

across courses.  

Assignments were

aligned across courses.  

Connection was

improved between

faculty members and

students.  

Students' academic and

social opportunities were

enhanced.  

Students were more

involved in the learning

environment when

compared to non-

Learning Communities.

 Other (please specify)

   

 10. In your opinion, how have Learning Communities helped students? [Check all that apply]

 Received higher grades

 Became a better student

 Received valuable feedback

Increased motivation or self-confidence

 Increased knowledge in specific areas

 Learned better study skills

Learned better time management skills

 Provided different point of view or

perspective

 Provided a study partner(s)

 Other (please specify)

   

 11. In your opinion, how have Learning Communities helped you as an instructor?

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Additional Comments    

 12. Comments: Is there any thing else you would like to add regarding Merced College's Learning

Communities?

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End    

Thank you for your participation. Your responses will help the Merced College Office of Student

Equity and Success help plan and improve the Learning Communities program.

For more information about Learning Communities, click here.

Sincerely,

Michael McCandless

Dean of Student Equity and Success

[email protected]

(209) 384-6107

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ROUTING PROCEDURE: 1st Proposing Faculty > 1st Discipline Area’s Dean > 2nd Discipline Area Dean > Director of Student Success > Research Analyst > Curriculum Chair if needed or send back to Director of Student Services

OFFICIAL MERCED COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT FORM

LEARNING COMMUNITY

OFFICE OF INSTRUCTION/#3101/REVISED, OCTOBER 2016

FIRST TIME LEARNING COMMUNITY Click circle of form submitting REOCCURRING LEARNING COMMUNITY Submit 1 Year in Advance Submit 1st week in April for Spring – 1st Week of December for Fall

Linked Courses to be offered: Semester Year

Yes No 1st Proposing Discipline Faculty Area FT PT Prior Experience with L/C's

Course Name Section No. Day(s) Time Units

Yes No 2nd Proposing Discipline Faculty Area FT PT Prior Experience with L/C's

Course Name Section No. Day(s) Time Units

Yes No 3rd Proposing Discipline Faculty Area FT PT Prior Experience with L/C's

Course Name Section No. Day(s) Time Units

The following signatures give approval for the above Learning Community based upon verification that content review procedures were applied in compliance with Title 5, Section 58106, and Merced College Administrative Procedure 4260 II.C.3

Dean of 1st Proposing Discipline Faculty (Print Name)

Area Click below to Submit

To:

Signature

Date

Dean of 2nd Discipline Faculty if different from the 1st (Print Name)

Area

Signature

Date

Director of Student Success (Print Name)

Signature

Date

Research Analyst (Print Name)

Signature

Date

Curriculum Chair (Print Name)

Signature

Date

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OFFICIAL MERCED COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT FORM

LEARNING COMMUNITY

OFFICE OF INSTRUCTION/#3101/REVISED, OCTOBER 2016

Linking Rationale for First Time Learning Community (Enter N/A for Reoccurring)

Schedule Description (First Time and Reoccurring)