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Jail, Prison, or Parole? Jail, Prison, or Parole? Assigning Courses to Assigning Courses to

DisciplinesDisciplines

Kevin Parker, Michelle Pilati, Randy LawsonKevin Parker, Michelle Pilati, Randy Lawson

Questions to ConsiderQuestions to Consider

Who “owns” a course? Who “owns” a course? Who gets to teach what? Who gets to teach what? What is an interdisciplinary course?What is an interdisciplinary course? What is the process for modifying the What is the process for modifying the

existing disciplines list? existing disciplines list? What process is used on your campus for What process is used on your campus for

assigning a course to a discipline?assigning a course to a discipline?

Description continued..Description continued..

This session will discuss why these This session will discuss why these questions are critical to curriculum questions are critical to curriculum committees, how ignoring these committees, how ignoring these questions may cause problems questions may cause problems down the road, and how committees down the road, and how committees can find answers to these can find answers to these questions. questions.

The Pieces..The Pieces..

MinimumQualifications

Placement of Courses in

Disciplines

Faculty Service Areas

The Disciplines

List

The Disciplines ListThe Disciplines List

Preparation & maintenance of Preparation & maintenance of “Disciplines List” assigned to “Disciplines List” assigned to Academic Senate Academic Senate (Ed. Code § (Ed. Code § 87357)87357)–Works through local senatesWorks through local senates–Consults with statewide Consults with statewide

organizations organizations –Makes recommendations to BoGMakes recommendations to BoG


Disciplines organized into two Disciplines organized into two ListsLists –Disciplines requiring a Master’s Disciplines requiring a Master’s

DegreeDegree–Disciplines in which a Master’s Disciplines in which a Master’s

Degree is not generally expected Degree is not generally expected or availableor available

–Note: A separate list for non-Note: A separate list for non-credit also exists credit also exists (Title 5 § 53412) (Title 5 § 53412)


Board of Governors Approves ListBoard of Governors Approves List–Must “rely primarily on the advice Must “rely primarily on the advice

and judgment of the Academic and judgment of the Academic Senate”Senate”

Used for:Used for:–hiring facultyhiring faculty–placing courses in disciplinesplacing courses in disciplines

Local DecisionsLocal Decisions

Equivalency processEquivalency process Local requirements may be higherLocal requirements may be higher

– MQs reflect statewide MQs reflect statewide minimumsminimums for persons to for persons to be considered “qualified” in a disciplinebe considered “qualified” in a discipline

– Districts may establish additional qualifications Districts may establish additional qualifications more rigorous than those listed on Disciplines more rigorous than those listed on Disciplines ListList

– Consider impact of raising MQs on candidate Consider impact of raising MQs on candidate poolspools

– Consider impact of not on who is qualified to Consider impact of not on who is qualified to teach your coursesteach your courses

What About Single-Course What About Single-Course Equivalency?Equivalency?

Ed Code and Title 5 refer to qualifications Ed Code and Title 5 refer to qualifications in terms of Disciplines in terms of Disciplines notnot courses or courses or subject areas within a Disciplinesubject areas within a Discipline (Ed (Ed Code § 87357; Title 5 § 53410 and § Code § 87357; Title 5 § 53410 and § 53430)53430)

““Alternatives”?Alternatives”?

So..So..

Courses are assigned to disciplinesCourses are assigned to disciplines Faculty meet minimum qualifications for a Faculty meet minimum qualifications for a

disciplinediscipline A course must be placed in a discipline or A course must be placed in a discipline or

disciplines in order to determine who is disciplines in order to determine who is qualified to teach itqualified to teach it

Usually, this is simpleUsually, this is simple

Placement of Courses in DisciplinesPlacement of Courses in Disciplines

Local senates maintain responsibility Local senates maintain responsibility for placing courses in disciplines – for placing courses in disciplines – per Title 5per Title 5

Academic and professional mattersAcademic and professional matters includes (as first area) “curriculum includes (as first area) “curriculum including establishing prerequisites and including establishing prerequisites and placement of courses within disciplines”placement of courses within disciplines” (Title 5 § 53200(Title 5 § 53200))

Placement of Courses in DisciplinesPlacement of Courses in Disciplines

Required for all courses (credit & non-Required for all courses (credit & non-credit) for which campus receives credit) for which campus receives apportionmentapportionment

Not required for community service Not required for community service coursescourses

Suggestion: Include discipline Suggestion: Include discipline designations on all course outlinesdesignations on all course outlines

What do you do now?What do you do now?

Placement of Courses in Placement of Courses in DisciplinesDisciplines

For most courses, this is simple.For most courses, this is simple.Psychology 101 is placed in Psychology 101 is placed in

psychology, Sociology 101 in psychology, Sociology 101 in sociology, etc..sociology, etc..

When does it get murky?When does it get murky?Biological PsychologyBiological PsychologySocial PsychologySocial Psychology

Cross-listing CoursesCross-listing CoursesReason:Reason:

–Course fits more than one Course fits more than one disciplinediscipline

Advantage: Advantage: –Individual with MQs in Individual with MQs in eithereither

discipline would be qualified discipline would be qualified to teach the courseto teach the course

Cross-listing CoursesCross-listing Courses Examples: Examples:

– Economic History of the U.S.Economic History of the U.S.• May be cross-listed with Economics & May be cross-listed with Economics &

History and taught by faculty member with History and taught by faculty member with MQs for Economics or HistoryMQs for Economics or History

– Speech Communication 140 & Journalism 140Speech Communication 140 & Journalism 140• Course may be taught by faculty member Course may be taught by faculty member

with MQs for Journalism or with MQs for Journalism or Speech/CommunicationSpeech/Communication

Potential Concerns:Potential Concerns:– May impact articulation agreementsMay impact articulation agreements– May affect “bumping rights”May affect “bumping rights”

Interdisciplinary CoursesInterdisciplinary Courses

When to be considered?When to be considered?Course clearly does not fall within a Course clearly does not fall within a

single disciplinesingle discipline It combines two or more disciplines It combines two or more disciplines

to such a degree that to such a degree that somesome preparation in preparation in eacheach constituent constituent discipline is requireddiscipline is required


MoreMore specialized preparation required than specialized preparation required than with cross-listed courseswith cross-listed courses

Interdisciplinary Studies: Master’s in the Interdisciplinary Studies: Master’s in the interdisciplinary area OR Master’s in one interdisciplinary area OR Master’s in one of the disciplines included in the of the disciplines included in the interdisciplinary area and upper division interdisciplinary area and upper division or graduate course work in at least one or graduate course work in at least one other constituent discipline. other constituent discipline.


MoreMore specialized preparation required than with specialized preparation required than with cross-listed coursescross-listed courses

If “Western Civilization” listed as If “Western Civilization” listed as InterdisciplinaryInterdisciplinary • Components may be art, philosophy, literature Components may be art, philosophy, literature

– therefore Instructor qualifications require – therefore Instructor qualifications require some preparation in each areasome preparation in each area

• Qualifications Qualifications must bemust be based on course based on course description of recorddescription of record

Principles on Placement of CoursesPrinciples on Placement of Courses

The guiding principle is course The guiding principle is course content, content, notnot personnel issues or personnel issues or FTEsFTEs

Base decision to place a course in a Base decision to place a course in a discipline on the body of knowledge discipline on the body of knowledge necessary to teach the coursenecessary to teach the course

A decision of the Curriculum A decision of the Curriculum CommitteeCommittee


A decision of the Curriculum A decision of the Curriculum Committee - a decision of the Committee - a decision of the facultyfaculty

Process varies depending on Process varies depending on local academic senate local academic senate policies and curricular issuespolicies and curricular issues


Regardless of the local situation, Regardless of the local situation, discipline faculty need to be discipline faculty need to be involved in assignment of courses to involved in assignment of courses to disciplines.disciplines.

Remember: Not all programs or Remember: Not all programs or department titles are disciplines – department titles are disciplines – Use the approved Disciplines ListUse the approved Disciplines List


A process for placement is needed, A process for placement is needed, as well as a means of mediating as well as a means of mediating disputesdisputes

College Vs District College Vs District If each college has its own If each college has its own

curriculum, the placement of curriculum, the placement of courses courses maymay vary vary

Local controlLocal control


When making a decision, the course When making a decision, the course content should be the driving force – content should be the driving force – who is qualified to teach it?who is qualified to teach it?

If Biological Psychology is assigned If Biological Psychology is assigned to Psychology, all those with to Psychology, all those with Psychology minimum qualifications Psychology minimum qualifications should be able to teach itshould be able to teach it


If there is no process for placing If there is no process for placing courses in disciplines, one is neededcourses in disciplines, one is needed

Local control/Faculty controlLocal control/Faculty controlKeep in mind ramifications – if you Keep in mind ramifications – if you

determine that a course is determine that a course is interdisciplinary, will anyone be able interdisciplinary, will anyone be able to teach it?to teach it?

Questions – on anything and anything..Questions – on anything and anything..

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