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PERALTA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT
CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION RECOMMENDATIONS
College: Merritt
Date Submitted for
CIPD Approval: 3/4/02
COURSE ADDITIONS
DATE SUBMITTED FOR BOARD APPROVAL:
ADD:
TOP #:
JUSTIFICATION:
Approved by CIPD 3/4/02:
BIOL 62E, +Natural History of the Sutter Buttes
0401.10
S02
This course was taught for many years as a
selected topics course by former instructor George
Hilton. The course has not been taught at all for
about 10 years and students are asking that it be
offered again. No other college in the Peralta
District offers this course and it will deal with a
unique and ecologically-sensitive area that is of
urgent environmental concern to many. Offered as
a selected topic, Biol 48NV, S02/6 students.
Note: The following Biol/Envst courses are offered
only by Merritt.
0401.10
S02
With the current momentous reintroduction of the
wolf to Yellowstone, the delisting of the peregrine
falcon as an endangered species, and the
continued successful breeding and release of
California condors into the wild in California and
Arizona, there is need and demand for education
on these topics of wildlife restoration in America.
.5-1.5 units, .5-1.5 hours lecture
Acceptable for credit: CSU
Introduction to the natural history of the Sutter Buttes: Its
unique geography (the only mountains in the middle of
California’s Central Valley), geology, geologic history,
geomorphology, and the ecology of its blue oak
woodlands; includes specially-arranged guided field
sessions to the Buttes themselves, which are not open to
the general public.
Approved by CIPD 3/4/02:
BIOL 63A-H, +Wildlife of North America
.5-7 units, .5-7 hours lecture
Acceptable for credit: CSU
Introduction to the ecology, evolution and restoration
efforts of some of the most charismatic wildlife species,
including the timber wolf, peregrine falcon and California
condor: Relationships of these species to their physical
environments and their interactions or roles as predator
and/or prey to other species in their ecosystems;
background and current developments relating to these
and other wildlife species and the various controversies
related to these activities; observations of these animals
in their natural habitats and visits to breeding and
restoration sites; and examination of causative factors
leading to their threatened or endangered status.
0401.10 One of the major environmental developments of
Approved by CIPD 3/4/02:
the end of the 20th and beginning of the 21st
BIOL 63A, +Ecology, Evolution and Future of the S02
centuries has been the reintroduction of the wolf to
Wolves of Yellowstone
Yellowstone National Park. It is a historic turningpoint in our relation-ship with this much-maligned
keystone species which was exterminated here in
the early 20th century. There is great interest
locally, nationally and worldwide in this process.
Offered as a selected topic, Biol 48NW, S02/9
students.
.5-3.5 units, .5-3.5 hours lecture
Acceptable for credit: CSU
Introduction to the evolution of the carnivores and the
dog family (Canidae) over the past 50 million years:
Examines the relationship of the canids, and particularly
the wolf (Canis lupus), to their prey species and the
important and essential roles they have played over
millions of years in the evolution of the large herbivores
of the Northern Hemisphere; emphasis on the close
interrelationships between the wolf and the elk and other
ungulates of the greater Yellowstone ecosystem, the
extermination of the wolf from the park, and their historic
reintroduction in the mid-1990’s amid great hopes and
controversy; includes field studies and observations of
wolves and their prey in their natural environment in
Yellowstone.
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PERALTA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT
CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION RECOMMENDATIONS
College: Merritt
Date Submitted for
CIPD Approval: 3/4/02
COURSE ADDITIONS
DATE SUBMITTED FOR BOARD APPROVAL:
ADD:
TOP #:
JUSTIFICATION:
Approved by CIPD 3/4/02:
ENVST 62E, +Natural History of the Sutter
Buttes
4901.00
S02
This course was taught for many years as a
selected topics course by former instructor George
Hilton. The course has not been taught at all for
about 10 years and students are asking that it be
offered again. No other college in the Peralta
District offers this course and it will deal with a
unique and ecologically-sensitive area that is of
urgent environmental concern to many. Offered as
a selected topic, Envst 48OI, S02/14 students.
4901.00
S02
With the current momentous reintroduction of the
wolf to Yellowstone, the delisting of the peregrine
falcon as an endangered species, and the
continued successful breeding and release of
California condors into the wild in California and
Arizona, there is need and demand for education
on these topics of wildlife restoration in America.
4901.00
S02
One of the major environmental developments of
the end of the 20th and beginning of the 21st
centuries has been the reintroduction of the wolf to
Yellowstone National Park. It is a historic turningpoint in our relation-ship with this much-maligned
keystone species which was exterminated here in
the early 20th century. There is great interest
locally, nationally and worldwide in this process.
Offered as a selected topic, Envst 48OJ, S02/13
students.
.5-1.5 units, .5-1.5 hours lecture
Acceptable for credit: CSU
Introduction to the natural history of the Sutter Buttes: Its
unique geography (the only mountains in the middle of
California’s Central Valley), geology, geologic history,
geomorphology, and the ecology of its blue oak
woodlands; includes specially-arranged guided field
sessions to the Buttes themselves, which are not open to
the general public.
Approved by CIPD 3/4/02:
ENVST 63A-H, +Wildlife of North America
.5-7 units, .5-7 hours lecture
Acceptable for credit: CSU
Introduction to the ecology, evolution and restoration
efforts of some of the most charismatic wildlife species,
including the timber wolf, peregrine falcon and California
condor: Relationships of these species to their physical
environments and their interactions or roles as predator
and/or prey to other species in their ecosystems;
background and current developments relating to these
and other wildlife species and the various controversies
related to these activities; observations of these animals
in their natural habitats and visits to breeding and
restoration sites; and examination of causative factors
leading to their threatened or endangered status.
Approved by CIPD 3/4/02:
ENVST 63A, +Ecology, Evolution and Future of
the Wolves of Yellowstone
.5-3.5 units, .5-3.5 hours lecture
Acceptable for credit: CSU
Introduction to the evolution of the carnivores and the
dog family (Canidae) over the past 50 million years:
Examines the relationship of the canids, and particularly
the wolf (Canis lupus), to their prey species and the
important and essential roles they have played over
millions of years in the evolution of the large herbivores
of the Northern Hemisphere; emphasis on the close
interrelationships between the wolf and the elk and other
ungulates of the greater Yellowstone ecosystem, the
extermination of the wolf from the park, and their historic
reintroduction in the mid-1990’s amid great hopes and
controversy; includes field studies and observations of
wolves and their prey in their natural environment in
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PERALTA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT
CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION RECOMMENDATIONS
College: Merritt
Date Submitted for
CIPD Approval: 3/4/02
COURSE ADDITIONS
DATE SUBMITTED FOR BOARD APPROVAL:
ADD:
TOP #:
JUSTIFICATION:
4901.00
S02
Course has been taught several times as a
selected topics course and has been well-received.
Topic contributes to the understanding of human
utilization of environmental resources in the Bay
Area and covers Native American perspectives on
human/land relationships. It is the only course in
Peralta on Bay Area Native Americans and is a
valuable source of information for area residents.
Through a combination of classroom and field
experiences, Native American guest speakers
(tribal scholars and historians), and field visits to
Native events and areas of significance to Native
peoples, students gain understanding and insight
into Native culture in the Bay Area. Offered as a
selected topic, Envst 48NA, S98/14 students, S99/
15 students, S01/18 students.
4901.00
S02
Courses have been co-taught by an anthropology
and an ecology instructor for the past decade as
Native Americans (or Peoples) of Central Arizona
(twice), of Vancouver Island, of the Great Plains, of
the Olympic Peninsula, of Northern California, and
of Hopi/Navajo Land, with good enrollments and
enthusiastic student interest and participation.
Yellowstone.
Approved by CIPD 3/4/02:
ENVST 76A-D, +Native Americans and the Bay
Area Environment
.5-5 units, .5-5 hours lecture
Acceptable for credit: CSU
Course study under this section may be repeated three
times.
Prehistoric, historic and contemporary Native American
relationships to the Bay Area region as well as Native
philosophical perspectives on human/land relationships:
Introduction to tribal groups (cultural aspects, lands,
language), exploration of the link between origin stories
and the natural environment and the moral/spiritual
foundation for land use, means of adaptation and
resource utilization in the ecological zones of the Bay
Area, impact of Spanish and Anglo settlers on the land
and Native peoples, and the contemporary natural
environment and social-organizational linkages.
Emphasis on: (A) Pre-European Contact , (B) Mission
Period, (C) Rancho and Anglo Period, (D) Contemporary
Period – Issues and Concerns.
Approved by CIPD 3/4/02:
ENVST 78A-H, +American Indians and the
Ecology of North America
.5-6.5 units, .5-6.5 hours lecture
Acceptable for credit: CSU
Intensive study of selected North American ecosystems
and their native peoples from pre-European contact to
the present time: Basic ecological principles; exploration
of the geology, landforms, and plant and animal life of the
region; emphasis on different American Indian tribal
groups in different ecosystems, their adaptations to the
land, uses of natural resources, and disruptions to and
current revitalization of their lifestyles; and current landuse conflicts in the specific region covered, such as
reintroduction of bison to North American prairies,
renewed whaling on the Olympic Peninsula, and the
decommissioning of dams on western rivers to restore
salmon runs.
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PERALTA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT
CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION RECOMMENDATIONS
College: Merritt
Date Submitted for
CIPD Approval: 3/4/02
COURSE ADDITIONS
DATE SUBMITTED FOR BOARD APPROVAL:
ADD:
TOP #:
JUSTIFICATION:
Approved by CIPD 3/4/02:
ENVST 78A, +American Indians and the Ecology
of Hopi/Navajo Land
4901.00
S02
Course has been successfully taught as a selected
topics course before and is part of a series on this
topic covering major Indian tribal groups and the
ecosystems of which they are a part. These have
been taught here at Merritt College over the past
decade. Course fills a need not met elsewhere in
the Peralta District. Offered as a selected topic,
Envst 48OH, S02/17 students.
2133.50
S02
This course, which is offered by the Oakland Fire
Academy, provides the student with the skills
essential to be employed by the Oakland Fire
Department as an entry-level firefighter.
Note: Program/course is offered only by Merritt.
This is an affiliated course offered under the
Peralta/City of Oakland contract to provide training
to City of Oakland employees. Other courses
offered under this contract include the Oakland
Police Academy and Oakland Police Dept. inservice training courses, as well as EMT courses
offered by Emergency Medical Services of the
Oakland Fire Dept. S02/37 students enrolled in
first academy class.
.5-6.5 units, .5-6.5 hours lecture
Acceptable for credit: CSU
Intensive study of the Colorado Plateau in the Four
Corners region of the Southwestern United States and
the predominant American Indian cultures there, the Hopi
and the Navajo: Basic ecological principles; exploration
of the unique geology and its outstanding landforms and
plant and animal life, along with the adaptations that the
Hopi and Navajo peoples have made to successfully live
in this dry, semi-desert region; pre-contact and postcontact comparisons will be considered, including that of
the ancient Hopi presence in the region and the arrival of
the relative newcomer Navajos, as well as the effects of
European contact on both cultures; current land-use
conflicts, such as those related to strip mining of coal on
tribal lands in the region.
Approved by CIPD 3/4/02:
FISCI 210, Firefighter Academy
20 units, 17.14 hours lecture, 10.28 hours laboratory
(300 term lecture and 180 term lab hours)
Prerequisite: EMT 210 or EMT certification
Meets Firefighter I, as well as Rescue Systems, Confined
Space, and HAZ MAT FRO, certification requirements.
Manipulative and technical training in the use of
firefighting equipment, fire attack procedures, and rescue
operations: Hose and ladder evolutions, fire protection
systems, basic salvage and overhaul techniques; forcible
entry; wildland, interior, house and flammable liquid fireattack procedures; and fire control, ventilation, and
extinguishment techniques for various situations.
Crseadd.m030402.doc, jh 2/21/02
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PERALTA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT
CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION RECOMMENDATIONS
College: Merritt
Date Submitted for
CIPD Approval: 3/4/02
COURSE CHANGES
DATE SUBMITTED FOR BOARD APPROVAL:
CHANGE FROM:
CHANGE TO:
JUSTIFICATION:
ESL 200C, Speaking 5 (Academic
Speaking Skills)
Approved by CIPD 3/4/02:
4 units, 4 hours lecture
Prerequisite: None
5 units, 5 hours lecture
Prerequisite: ESL 200B or appropriate
placement through multiple-measures
assessment
S02
Speaking 5 expands on skills
introduced in Speaking 4. Students
who have not taken Speaking 4 or
tested into Level 5 will have trouble
succeeding in this course. Because
this is the highest level speaking
class in ESL, and all the other
speaking classes are 5 units, this
should be the same. Offering the
course for 4 units does not allow for
the rigor and number of assignments
expected at this level.
Note: UCN course also offered by
Laney and Vista. Change approved
by ESL Task Force.
Crsechg.m030402.doc, jh 2/21/02
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PERALTA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT
CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION RECOMMENDATIONS
College: Merritt
Date Submitted for
CIPD Approval: 3/4/02
COURSE DEACTIVATIONS
DATE SUBMITTED FOR BOARD APPROVAL:
DEACTIVATE:
TOP #
JUSTIFICATION:
Approved by CIPD 3/4/02:
LANHT 814, The Business of Gardening
6822.00
S02
Course has been replaced by a credit course, Lanht
206, Landscape Maintenance Business Practices
Approved by CIPD 3/4/02:
LANHT 830, The Business of Landscaping
6822.00
S02
Course has been replaced by a credit course, Lanht
206, Landscape Maintenance Business Practices
Crsedeact.m030402.doc, jh 2/21/02
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PERALTA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT
CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION RECOMMENDATIONS
College: Alameda Merritt
Date Submitted for
CIPD Approval: 3/4/02
COURSE ADDITIONS CHANGES (for Merritt)
DATE SUBMITTED FOR BOARD APPROVAL:
ADD:
TOP #:
JUSTIFICATION:
Approved for Alameda by CIPD 3/4/02:
CIS 201, +Introduction to Computer Hardware
0703.00
S02
California Employment Development Department
studies indicate that computer equipment repair is
among the fastest growing occupational categories
in Alameda County. Districtwide CIS Discipline
Taskforce approved the adoption at the 1/11/02
meeting.
Note: UCN course offered by Merritt.
Course description has been revised by the
Districtwide CIS Discipline Taskforce. Merritt will
submit the revisions.
4 units, 3 hours lecture, 4 hours laboratory**
Prerequisite: None
Per CIPD, add the following statement to the catalog:
Not open for credit to students who have completed
or are currently enrolled in CIS 201A or 201B.*
Introduction to computer hardware: Maintaining and
servicing computer equipment, fundamental concepts
and architecture, major computer subsystems and
peripheral devices, common computer problems,
troubleshooting techniques, repair procedures and
preventive maintenance; examines traditional, current
and emerging computer technologies.
*Laney has CIS 201A and 201B; Laney and
Merritt should also have the same note.
**Lab hours changed to 3 at 9/9/02 CIPD
meeting.
Cipdactions.m030402.doc,
Jh 2/21/02, rev. 12/10/02
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