Significant Revision – Course Change
On www.ship.edu/ucc select "Submit Course Proposal"
On Proposal page select category and status as appropriate. Example:
Select “Distance Ed” and/or “General Ed/Diversity” as appropriate.
The following are the fields that you will fill out on the form. Since these are existing courses, you will choose the course from a series of pull-down menus. Part of the information about the course will automatically fill in.
First screen
- College
- Department (or program if interdisciplinary)
- Sponsor
- Sponsor Phone
- Sponsor email
- Proposed Course Title (will be filled in automatically)
- Title Abbreviation
- Proposed Subject Code (will be filled in automatically)
- Proposed Course Number (will be filled in automatically)
- Department Approval Date (We are in the process of making this field not required. For the meantime, you can put the date of the next department meeting.)
- Implementation Term
Second screen
ONLY fill out / change the portions of the course being revised and the Justification for Proposal field. For example, if only the pre-requisites are being revised, then only change that field and fill out the Justification for Proposal field.
Syllabus – Upload the syllabus if the significant changes impact the content of the syllabus.
- Proposed Level
- Proposed Grading System
- Proposed Credits
- Proposed Workload Equivalency
- Schedule Type
- Instruction Method
- Co-requisites
- Pre-requisites
- Restriction
- Equivalent Courses
- Catalog Course Description
- Justification for Proposal
- Student Learning Outcomes and Assessment
- General Education Impact
- Intended Audience
- Degree Credit
- Impact on Other Academic Units
- Estimated Frequency
- Initial Number of Sections
- Project Offerings for Next Five Years
- Similar Courses in Other Departments
- Description
- Replace or Overlap Existing Course
- Courses Not Taught
- Growth Impact
- Methods of Instruction
- Faculty Coverage
- Additional Costs
- Additional Computing Resources Required
- Additional Library Resources Required
What additional library resources will be required? Has the library been consulted to determine the adequacy of library holdings or to estimate the cost to improve these sufficiently?
Include: Minimum Grade required and Currency
Notate if the Restriction is Include or Exclude
Is this course equivalent to an existing course? (i.e.: Will this course fulfill the requirements currently met by an existing course? If a student took this course in place of the existing course, would it be close enough in content that the student could count this new course as retaking that earlier course?). If courses are set up as equivalents, then if a student takes both courses, the student would only earn credit for the new equivalent course. The grade for the course being phased out/renumbered will be replaced based on the university’s repeat/grade replacement policy. If courses are not set up as equivalents, then if a student takes both courses, the student would earn credit for both courses. However, if a student does poorly in the course that is being phased out, s/he would not be able to take advantage of the repeat/grade replacement policy because the old course is no longer offered.
Include all pre-reqs and co-reqs
A learning outcome is a statement of what a successful learner is expected to know, understand and/or be able to do at the end of a period of learning. A learning outcome specifies the level of achievement required at the point of assessment in order that a student may pass. A. List the learning outcomes for the course (Outcomes are developed by completing the sentence “Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to…”) B. List the assessment methods and link the methods to the learning outcomes.
For whom is this course intended, e.g., your department majors? Non-majors currently taking your department's courses? Non-majors currently taking courses outside your department?
How may the credit be counted in a degree program? How does the course fit into your curriculum?
How often will this course be offered, e.g., every semester, once per year, once every two years.
Do similar courses exist in other departments? If so, which course(s)? Explain how this course does not duplicate the course in another department. Provide justification that this course is needed and does not conflict with offerings in other departments. What resource impact will this course have on other departments? Provide details regarding impact. (Consult with other departments prior to making the proposal.)
List all similar courses in other departments and explain possible audience crossover and possible registration competition.
Does this course replace or overlap an existing course? If so, which course and how?
What course(s) will not be taught as a result of shifting resources to this new course?
If you project growth in the offerings, what is the expected impact on other courses, sections, or students?
What methods of instruction and learning will be used?
Can this course be taught by several members of the faculty in the department, or is it restricted to a specialist in the field? Indicate likely instructors. (If a specialist is needed to teach this course, please provide the rationale.)
What additional costs are anticipated over the next calendar year by instituting this course? (Faculty, supplies, equipment, facilities, e.g.: classroom space, laboratory space, or support personnel.)
Will this course require any computing resources? (use of a microcomputer laboratory, use of the mainframe computer, additional software or recommendation that students should buy computers and/or software)