This section contains position papers on good practices related to curriculum. Each is an approved paper of the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges. These papers are intended to cover not only the requirements in a particular area but also effective methods for implementation by local colleges.

Equivalence to the Minimum Qualifications Revised
Suggestions for local academic senates to use in reaching joint agreement with administration on the process to be used to determine equivalent qualifications for hire under the new minimum standards mandated by AB 1725. Revised Spring 1999.

Joint Review for Library/Learning Resources by Classroom and Library Faculty
Developed jointly by the Academic Senate and the Chancellor's Office Curriculum Advisory Committee this summary of mutual instructor/librarian review of needed instructional materials includes suggested forms for the review of both new courses and programs and is recommended as good practice for curriculum committees. Source: The Academic Senate, 1995.

Program Review: Developing a Faculty Driven Process
This paper discusses the salient features of an effective program review process. Source: The Academic Senate, 1996.

Guidelines for Good Practice: Effective Instructor-Student Contact in Distance Learning
This position paper of the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges further elaborates the Academic Senate´s existing positions on distance education and the effective use of technology in instruction. In particular it examines the implications of a 1998 change in the Title 5 regulations governing distance education in California community colleges, especially with regard to instructor-student contact. Be sure to check the current 2002 Title 5 regulations.

Guidelines for Good Practice: Technology Mediated Instruction
The focus of this paper is to establish guidelines for good practices for using Technology Mediated Instruction (TMI). The emphasis is centered around the concept that good teaching is good teaching, regardless of the medium or method chosen for delivery. This paper underscores that technology mediated instruction is an alternate mode of delivery, another tool in the instructor's toolbox, and should be held to the same standards as any other delivery method.

Course Approval Process
A well-designed college curriculum is not only comprehensive and effective but also flexible. As new topics emerge and demands of the field evolve, the curriculum must be responsive without losing its commitment to quality. This paper makes recommendations to create specific categories and approval processes.

Good Practices for the Implementation of Prerequisites
Presents policies and procedures that have been found to be effective in the local college implementation of prerequisites, corequisites, advisories, and limitations on enrollment. The presentation covers what is required in each area an suggests specific strategies to meet the requirements. An appendix answers over fifty actual implementation questions from the field. Source: The Academic Senate, 1997.