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Current Status of Minutes: Final
Date	August 23, 2017
Time	3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Location	TBA

Members Present
May Wang, Sheila Ammons, Jeffrey Brennan, Kimberly Cameron, James Doss, June Geppert, Kathleen Gott, Yolonda Holland, Cynthia Lovick, Kristy McDermott, Tracie Nobles, Reed Peoples, James Pumphret, La Tasha Roberts, Larry Stephens, Jay Thibodeaux, Denise White
Guests Present
No guest attendance has been recorded.

Item # 1:	Brian Voss Retirement. Brian was not able to make it to the meeting.
Presenter	Reed Peoples
Discussion	The Department will be doing a retirement celebration when Brian is available.

Item # 2:	ACNT 1392 Special Topics in Accounting Technician
Presenter	Reed Peoples
Discussion	There was discussion on changing this course from the classroom version to Distance Learning. There was some questions on what type of software should be used in the course and it was decided to use Ultra Tax Software. Jim Doss suggested that we add a lab component to the course, the Task Force approved the addition of the lab. ACNT 1392 would become a pre requisite for ACNT 1393. The Accounting Technician Program is becoming a night time program.

Item # 3:	ACNT 1303 Introduction to Accounting I - Non-Business Majors
Presenter	Reed Peoples
Discussion	There was some discussion on the content of this course. Reed wanted us to have a look at the syllabus for this course. It should be a survey level course of Financial/Managerial materials. The department is looking to have this course with the online version only. We will do the best we can during the Spring Semester in the classroom version.

Item # 4:	ACNT 1403 Introduction to Accounting I and ACNT 1404 Introduction to Accounting II
Presenter	Reed Peoples
Discussion	There was discussion on how to boost enrollment in these courses, perhaps offering them online. Also, area high schools are teaching these two courses as dual enrollment credit for the high school students that include Quickbooks certification. ACC will be offering a competency exam with a 80% pass rate, it will be a midterm and final for ACNT 1403/ACNT 1404. t courses There was also a change to have the course be taught Quickbooks in 1404 for the students to be certified in Qyuickbooks, using a site license to take exams. It was discussed and approved that we change the course from 4-3-3 to a 4-3-2 . Another suggestion would be to change these courses to a night program. Discussion on having a Flex lab for Technician (open Lab)so that students not have to be in the classroom for 5 hours.

Item # 5:	Occupational Skill Award
Presenter	Reed Peoples
Discussion	Looking at a short-term certification for this skill award.

Item # 6:	Certified Information Systems Auditor
Presenter	Reed Peoples
Discussion	Reed will meet with Mary Kohls to discuss. Students would not need to have a degree before starting.

Item # 7:	Fall Schedule changes
Presenter	Reed Peoples
Discussion	There was discussion on adding two courses to the 12 week session of the Spring Semester. It was decided to add another section of ACNT 1331 online and a section of ACNT 1371 at the Highland Campus. Changing ACNT 1403 to an evening session and make the Technician Program an evening program.

Item # 8:	Spring 2018 Schedule
Presenter	Reed Peoples
Discussion	We were to review the Spring 2018 Schedule on our own. We may need to add another section of ACNT 2376.

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