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Semester Conversion Task Force ReportID Recommendation PageCONV-20 We recommend that the Education Policy Committee and its General Education Sub- 21committee continue to have jurisdiction over which courses meet the requirements of GEat CSULA and that current courses be converted to equivalent semester courses.CONV-21 We recommend that agreements with existing programs regarding substitutions or waivers 21with respect to GE carry over.CONV-22 We recommend that the Senate create a standing Committee for University Transformation. 22CONV-23 We recommend that the Transformation process operate in three-year cycles. 22Year 1. Present to the University significant developments in education at the state andfederal level. Invite members of the University community to submit transformationalideas. All aspects of University structure and operation will be open forproposed changes. Provide a publicly available repository —e.g., a websitebacked by a database—where ideas may be submitted and viewed.Year 2. Combine the submitted ideas into a coherent package and present that packageto the University.Year 3. Open the proposed package for public review. Provide a guided revision process—similar to amending a motion—to take reviewers’ comments and suggestion intoaccount. At the end of Year 3, present the package to the faculty as a whole foran up-or-down vote. If approved, submit the package to the Senate for action.OPER-1 The Senate create an ad hoc Conversion Coordination Committee (CCC). We recommend 23that membership include at a minimum: the Senate Chair; one representative each fromUniversity EPC, the GE Subcommittee, the Undergraduate Studies Committee, and theGraduate Studies Committee; one elected faculty representative from each College; onerepresentative each from the Provost’s Office, Administration and Finance, ITS, StudentAffairs, the Academic Advisement Center, and University Communications; and oneUniversity Staff representative.OPER-2 Faculty members be given 2 units of release time per quarter for CCC duties. 23OPER-3 CCC be responsible for the overall planning and coordination of conversion activities and 23that CCC have overall oversight and authority over conversion-related assignments andresources.OPER-4 CCC provide visibility into conversion progress and activities and that it ensure that all 23conversion activities are fully transparent.• CCC members report to CCC on a regular basis on the progress made in the areasthey represent.• CCC adjust the conversion schedule as necessary as conversion proceeds and that 23CCC maintain on a University webpage an up-to-date conversion schedule—includingplanned milestones—for the remaining conversion activities.• CCC regularly report to the Senate on conversion progress.OPER-5 CCC provide a means—such as a web page—for members of the University community 23to express concerns about conversion activities.OPER-6 CCC have the authority to resolve conversion-related issues that cannot be resolved 23elsewhere.39
Semester Conversion Task Force ReportID Recommendation PageOPER-7 CCC be bound by Senate resolutions regarding conversion. 23OPER-8 The establishment of a Semester Conversion Office (SCO) to serve as a centralized 23resource for information about semester conversion, including monthly process updatesvia University-wide email and a dedicated conversion webpage (See SUPP-8). The SCObe run on a day-to-day basis by an administrator and staff dedicated to the semesterconversion process. We recommend that the SCO administrator be a member of the CCC.OPER-9 We recommend that the faculty as a whole be given an opportunity through a campus-wide 24vote to express their opinion about whether to proceed with semester conversion before adecision to proceed is made.OPER-10 The acquisition or development of software to support online curriculum proposal and 25review. Integral aspects of that software are “intelligent forms” and a central website withsearch, browse, and comment capabilities.OPER-11 Obligatory training in writing course proposals and revisions for all faculty who will be 25engaged in preparing them. The training will be delivered either on-line or throughin-person sessions.OPER-12 To maximize transparency and to accelerate review, proposals should be posted on a 25web page that is easily accessible by faculty and administration. The page will allowcomments and concerns to be posted. Concerns will be discussed with responsiblecollege curriculum review units (Associate deans, staff, College EPC/IPC) for resolution.OPER-13 Only Department Chairs, Associate Deans, and College EPC be authorized to post formal 25objectionsOPER-14 To accelerate the review process, if no unresolved objections remain after a specified 25time, proposals be considered approved by default.OPER-15 A two year curriculum conversion period including substantial funding of faculty release 25time units (URT) for faculty training, curriculum conversion and college review.(a) During the first year departments will convert their curricula to semester courses.(b) During the second year an expanded College EPC (to include one faculty memberper department and the library, Associate Dean or designee, and sufficient administrativesupport) will review submitted curricula. Proposals that affect two or more colleges shouldbe reviewed by the affected colleges and the Deans for Undergraduate and GraduateStudies or designees.The second year is also reserved for resolving conflicts between departments andprograms within and across colleges. University EPC will be responsible for resolvingconflicts not resolved at the college level.OPER-16 If necessary to satisfy Senate Principle 2 programs drop requirements and/or prerequisites 26and provide flexible course replacements for students who are transitioning from quartersto semesters.OPER-17 IT conversion plans be approved by the Curriculum Conversion Committee (CCC) before 26they are implemented.40
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