Wednesday, March 27, 2019

Curriculum Updates in Banner - March 2019


Good afternoon.

The following courses and programs have recently been updated in Banner according to approved Collegewide Curriculum Committee proposals.

Fall 2019 Effective Term

New Course
POLI 201 – FUNDAMENTALS OF PUBLIC POLICY
Introduces the discipline of public policy. The role of key institutions, processes, and public policy actors such as Congress, the presidency, the bureaucracy, the courts, interest groups, and the media will be explored. Students learn basic analytic strategies for assessing public policies. Various policy areas will be examined such as inequality, education, health care, economic and budgetary, immigration, environmental, and/or homeland security policies. This course can help students understand, evaluate, and affect public policies throughout their lives.  General Education:  BSSD.  Prerequisite:  ENGL 101/101A.  Three hours per week.


Revised Courses
ASLP 121 – INTRO TO DEAF COMMUNITY AND CULTURE
General Education attributes for BSSD and global and cultural perspective were added.

BIOL 222 – PRINCIPLES OF GENETICS
CHEM 131 was added as a prerequisite.

CMAP 245 – DATABASE APPLICATIONS
Changes were made to the title, description, and outcomes.   CMAP 120 was added as a prerequisite, and deleted course CMAP 242 was removed.  The revised CMAP 245 is equivalent to CMAP 242 and the previous CMAP 245. 

CMSC 140 – INTRO TO PROGRAMMING
ELAI 990 was added to the assessment level, and the description was revised.

EMGT 103 – EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND RECOVERY
Outcomes and description were revised.

LGST 101 – INTRODUCTION TO THE LEGAL SYSTEM
Campus designator was changed to All, as the course will be offered online.

LGST 106- LEGAL ETHICS
Campus designator was changed to All, as the course will be offered online.

LGST 210 – TORTS
Campus designator was changed to All, as the course will be offered online.

LGST 211 – MARYLAND CONTRACT LAW
Campus designator was changed to All, as the course will be offered online.

LGST 216 – REAL PROPERTY
Campus designator was changed to All, as the course will be offered online.

LGST 218 – CIVIL LITIGATION
Campus designator was changed to All, as the course will be offered online.

LGST 220 – WILLS AND ESTATE ADMINISTRATION IN MARYLAND
Campus designator was changed to All, as the course will be offered online.

LGST 225 – COURTROOM TECHNOLOGY
Campus designator was changed to All, as the course will be offered online.

LGST 250 – PARALEGAL INTERNSHIP
Campus designator was changed to All, as the course will be offered online.

NWIT 230 – INTRO TO CYBER OPS
New title

PHOT 201 – PHOTOGRAPHY II
PHOT 150 was removed as a pre-requisite. The description and outcomes were updated.  Germantown was removed from the campuses to offer.

PHOT 210 –PHOTOJOURNALISM
PHOT 150 was removed as a prerequisite. The description and outcomes were updated. 

PHOT 251 – PORTRAIT AND FASHION PHOTOGRAPHY
The description and outcomes were updated. 

PHOT 265 – ADVANCED COLOR/BLACK AND WHITE IMAGING
Changes were made to the title, description, and outcomes.

TVRA 236 – VIDEO PRODUCTION PORTFOLIO
Removed TVRA 129 from the list of prerequisites.


Deleted Courses
CMAP 242 – INTRODUCTION TO DATABASE APPLICATIONS
PHOT 150 – PHOTOGRAPHY I
PHOT 260 – BLACK-AND-WHITE MATERIALS AND PROCESSES


Revised Programs
172 Portrait, Fashion, and Photojournalism Certificate
Removed deleted course PHOT 150 from the program requirements.

193 Electronic Photography Certificate
Removed deleted course PHOT 150 from the program requirements.

196 Photography Master Certificate
Removed PHOT 260 and PHOT 150.  Added PHOT 269.

238 Database Systems Certificate
Removed CMAP 242 and CMAP 106 from the prerequisites.  The total credits were reduced to 20.

356A Cybersecurity AAS
Replaced NWIT 203 with NWIT 230.  Updated sequence of courses.

400/570 Nursing
SOCY 214 was removed from the General Education BSSD options, as it no longer has the GE designation.

407 Civil Engineering AS
PHYS 263 was removed from the area of concentration requirement.   A requirement for a four credit program elective was added.  Depending upon the transfer institution, PHYS 263, BIOL 105 and BIOL 106, BIOL 150, CHEM 203, or GEOL 101 may be appropriate as the elective.

410 General Engineering AS
MGMT and DATA were added to the list of program electives.

412C Physics Area of Concentration, Science AS
CHEM 131 and CHEM 132 were removed from the NSLD courses and added to the list of program electives.  PHYS 262 and PHYS 263 are the new NSLD requirements.  ENES 206 was removed from the area of concentration requirements and added to the list of program electives.  Established program electives (nine credits) that can be chosen from BIOL, CHEM, CMSC, DATA, ENES, ENEE, and GEOL, depending upon the transfer institution.

412F Biological Science Area of Concentration
BIOL 202 and BIOT 120 were added to the list of electives.

611B General Studies STEM AA
NWIT was added to the list of STEM Core options.


Deleted Programs – pending BoT and MHEC approval
179A Carpentry Certificate
194 Photographic Techniques Certificate
224 Advanced Interior Design
236A Residential Remodeling and Repair Certificate
244 HVAC Certificate
245 Electrical Wiring Certificate
824 Photoshop Letter of Recognition


Other Changes – no updates required in Banner
CHEM 109L –CHEMISTRY AND SOCIETY LABORATORY
Outcomes were revised.

CHEM 132 – PRINCIPLES OF CHEMISTRY II
Outcomes were revised.

CHEM 135 – GENERAL CHEMISTRY FOR ENGINEERS
Outcomes were revised.

CHEM 150 – ESSENTIALS OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
Outcomes were revised.

CHEM 203 – ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I
Outcomes were revised.

CHEM 204 – ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II
Outcomes were revised.

CHEM 272 -  BIOANALYTICAL LABORATORY
Outcomes were revised.

CMSC 207 – INTRODUCTION TO DISCRETE STRUCTURES
An editorial change was approved for the online catalog to indicate that a grade of C or higher is required for prerequisite MATH 182.

251 Women’s Studies Certificate
Corrections were made to the advising notes.  New note:  The Women’s Studies Program also offers Honors courses and Honors modules for qualified students; Women’s Studies internships with local agencies and county offices are also available to Honors students.

341 Paralegal Studies
The outcome and description were changed.


Correction
JAPN 101 and JAPN 102 were previously listed as five hours per week.  They are four hours per week.

Thursday, March 21, 2019

Health Sciences Learning Skills Support Specialists Contacts


Learning Skills Support Specialists
1.       Denise T. Williams, M.S.                Last names A-L                  Office HC 129
2.       Stéphanie Mbella, PhD                  last names M-Z                 Office HC 130
Email contact for the Learning Skills Support Specialists:                 lsss@montgomerycollege.edu

Thursday, February 14, 2019

Curriculum Updates in Banner - Fall 2019


The following courses and programs have recently been updated in Banner according to approved Collegewide Curriculum Committee proposals.

Fall 2019 Effective Term

New Courses
HLTH 298 – GLOBAL HEALTH CAPSTONE
Expand knowledge of public health into a broader perspective of globalization. Embedded within the course will be what the public health model is and how it applies personally, professionally, and globally. Lectures are structured around the sustainable health goals built on the success of the Millennium health goals to help transform our world.  The course will expand concepts of socioeconomic status, inequalities, and the impact on health among low, moderate, and high-income countries. Students will have the opportunity to analyze the sustainable health goals as they relate to one's own choices, education, and background. This course will give the students a broad perspective to evaluate future decisions of occupation in the public health field.   Three hours each week.

JAPN 101 – ELEMENTARY JAPANESE I
Beginning language course focusing on the study of Japanese language and culture. Students begin to develop the ability to communicate in Japanese through the consideration of cultural themes, language functions, and authentic situations as they acquire the structures and lexicon to work with written language, conversation, and composition. No prior knowledge of Japanese is required.  Four hours each week.

JAPN 102 – ELEMENTARY JAPANESE II
Continuation of JAPN 101. Students continue to develop the ability to communicate in Japanese through the consideration of cultural themes, language functions, and authentic situations as they acquire the structures and lexicon to work with written language, conversation, and composition.  PREREQUISITE(S): JAPN 101 or consent of the department.  Four hours each week.

Revised Course
CMSC 110 – COMPUTER CONCEPTS
Changed outcomes and description.  Added ELAI 990 as an Assessment Level.


Revised Program
186A – Community Health Area of Concentration, Arts & Sciences
Added HLTH 298 to Area of Concentration requirements.  Changed 200-level elective from six to three credits.  Removed HLTH 113 from the list of electives.

Regards,
Pam
SIS Specialist II

Monday, February 11, 2019

Wednesday, February 6, 2019

Dreamers Applying for Maryland State Aid


The State of Maryland has made some financial aid available for DREAMers and DACA students, which include the most recent Maryland Community College Scholarship.  

Dreamers and DACA are students who were brought to the US without legal documentation as children, but since have qualified for special programs which allow them to stay in the US legally.  For more information: