2 Curriculum

Key Department Head Duties

• Ensures discipline/program area currency and alignment with General Education, Program and Course Level outcomes. Assists in applicable program review processes. Collaborates with other discipline/program area leadership on academic pathways if shared courses exist.
• Coordinates shared assessments, benchmarking, and distribution/reporting of discipline information and initiatives to promote continuous improvement in the area in conjunction with related faculty or instructors.
• Coordinates development and continuous improvement of area programs and/or courses in collaboration with associated faculty and/or instructors.
• Serves as the primary point of contact for individuals desiring information about the discipline/program area.
• Serves as the point of contact for the curriculum committee, curriculum coordinators, and others across the College needing information related to the discipline/program area such as prior learning assessment.
• Serves as the point of contact for questions or concerns from the Faculty Certification Office and leads discussions regarding discipline-specific teaching qualifications and compiles a list approved by the faculty.
• Provides ongoing updates to associated faculty or instructors concerning their activities.

Related Resources & Tools

Curriculum Quality Improvement

Faculty Minimum Qualifications Requirements (List of requirements by discipline, PDF)

Curriculog

Forms

Research request form from Institutional Analytics

College Administrative Procedures

AP 3.25.03 College Curriculum Council

AP 3.25.05 Program Review

AP 3.25.04 Noncredit Courses and Programs