Science, Math and Engineering Subcommittee

AMENDED MINUTES

November 21, 2007

2:00-3:00
WPH 203

I.		COLLEGE OF LETTERS ARTS AND SCIENCES: PHYSICAL EDUCATION
																		Req. by Steve VanKanegan

		A.	Add a new course:												Eff. Spring 2008

			PHED 161 First Aid  (1)
First aid safety education for infant, child and adult using AED CPR.  Demonstrated proficiency and successful completion of exam qualifies students for Red Cross certification.  (Duplicates credit in former PHED 171.)

•	DEFER TO SUBCOMMITTEE CO-CHAIR.  The subcommittee suggests that the course description be revised as follows, to clarify that certification is not guaranteed:

First aid safety education for infant, child and adult using automated external defibrillator CPR.  Demonstrated proficiency and successful completion of exam prepares students for Red Cross certification.  (Duplicates credit in former PHED 171.)

 AFTER THE MEETING A REVISED DESCRIPTION WAS PROPOSED BY THE DEPARTMENT:

First Aid safety education and infant, child, and adult CPR; demonstrated proficiency and successful completion of exam prepares students for Red Cross certification.  (Duplicates credit in former PHED 171.)

	APPROVED

		B.	Revise 2 courses:													Eff. Fall 2008

			1.	PHED 102b Weight Training	(1)

				NEW:	Personal trainer certification exam preparation; training techniques and application of
advanced weight training principles through weekly workouts.

				OLD:	Advanced weight training principles emphasizing continuing development of muscle
endurance, muscle size, and muscle strength.

	DEFER TO SUBCOMMITTEE CO-CHAIR.  The subcommittee suggests that the course description be revised so that it does not appear that the sole purpose of the course is certification; it suggests:

Training techniques and application of advanced weight training principles through weekly workouts; personal trainer certification exam preparation.

	APPROVED

			2.	PHED 129A  Aerobics (1)

NEW:	Aerobic exercise focusing on cardiorespiratory endurance encompassing a variety of training 
		methods such as high/low impact aerobics, body sculpting, circuit training and nutritional 
		guidelines

OLD:	Aerobic exercise designed to improve cardiorespiratory endurance; high/low impact aerobics; 
		body sculpting; circuit training; nutritional guidelines

	APPROVED by subcommittee chair after the SES meeting.

			3.	PHED 129 b Aerobics (1)

				NEW:	Group fitness instructor training and certification exam preparation; group exercise
teaching techniques and application of fitness principles through weekly workouts.

				OLD:	Aerobic exercise emphasizing increased fitness levels; learn group exercise teaching 
techniques: counting, cueing, and choreography.

	DEFER TO SUBCOMMITTEE CO-CHAIR.  The last sentence of the course description on the syllabus (“This is an ACE-Approved Group Fitness Instructor course”) should be removed; USC should not appear to offer courses devised by other institutions.  The subcommittee suggests that the course description be revised so that it does not appear that the sole purpose of the course is certification; it suggests:

Group exercise teaching techniques and application of fitness principles through weekly workouts; group fitness certification exam preparation.

	APPROVED

		C.	Drop a course:													Eff. Spring 2008

			PHED 171 First Aid (1)
American Red Cross Standard and Advanced First Aid.

	APPROVED

Discussion regarding all above courses:  SES understands that all of these courses will be included in the 4-unit limit on physical education courses. 

After the meeting it was discovered that PHED 171 did not count toward the 4-unit limit on physical education courses.  The subcommittee co-chair decided that PHED 161 should not either.
 
Members present							Members absent					Guests

Elinor Accampo								Mihran Agbabian						Steve VanKangegan
Gary Adolphson (support staff)					Antoine Bechara
Hans Bozler (co-chair)						Elizabeth Garrett (ex-officio)
Suzanne Edmands							David Glasgow (ex-officio)
David Huang									Julena Lind (ex-officio)
Albert Lai									Kenneth Servis (ex-officio)
Ted Lee
Chi Mak
Melissa Mansfield
Alice Parker (co-chair)
Edwenna Werner (ex-officio, for Dean Servis)
Suya You