1. Roles & Responsibilities of Curriculum Committees
Kevin Parker
Karen Johnson
Jane Patton

2. The foundation of curriculum in law & regs
Any questions?

3. Resources
The binder
The Academic Senate website: academicsenate.cc.ca.us
Site for Curriculum developers:
The ASCCC curriculum committee
(Mark Lieu is next chair)

4. Committee Orientation or Retreat
Who
When
Why
How
Content
Goals
Operating procedures
Meeting schedule, deadlines

5. Committee responsibilities
Expectations of members
Role of students on curriculum committee

6. Committee’s standards
What works well?
What doesn’t work well?
How can operations be improved?

7. Committee decision-making
Keeping the wolves at bay :-)
Who decides: Faculty? Staff? Administrators?
With whom rest the final decisions?

8. Curriculum committee + academic senate
Roles of each: How autonomous is the curriculum committee?
Working together: building rapport between the bodies
Tips/ideas

9. Challenges (a.k.a. opportunities)

10. Discussion
What tips do you have for effective committees?