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Significant Revision – Course Change

 

On www.ship.edu/ucc select "Submit Course Proposal"

On Proposal page select category and status as appropriate.  Example:

New course

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

  1. College
  2. Department (or program if interdisciplinary)
  3. Sponsor
  4. Sponsor Phone
  5. Sponsor email
  6. Proposed Course Title (will be filled in automatically)
  7. Title Abbreviation
  8. Proposed Subject Code (will be filled in automatically)
  9. Proposed Course Number (will be filled in automatically)
  10. 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.)
  11. 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.

 
  1. Proposed Level
  2. Proposed Grading System
  3. Proposed Credits
  4. Proposed Workload Equivalency
  5. Schedule Type
  6. Instruction Method
  7. Co-requisites
  8. Pre-requisites
  9. Include: Minimum Grade required and Currency

  10. Restriction
  11. Notate if the Restriction is Include or Exclude

  12. Equivalent Courses
  13. 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.

  14. Catalog Course Description
  15. Include all pre-reqs and co-reqs

  16. Justification for Proposal
  17. Student Learning Outcomes and Assessment
  18. 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.

  19. General Education Impact
  20. Intended Audience
  21. 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?

  22. Degree Credit
  23. How may the credit be counted in a degree program? How does the course fit into your curriculum?

  24. Impact on Other Academic Units
  25. Estimated Frequency
  26. How often will this course be offered, e.g., every semester, once per year, once every two years.

  27. Initial Number of Sections
  28. Project Offerings for Next Five Years
  29. Similar Courses in Other Departments
  30. 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.)

  31. Description
  32. List all similar courses in other departments and explain possible audience crossover and possible registration competition.

  33. Replace or Overlap Existing Course
  34. Does this course replace or overlap an existing course? If so, which course and how?

  35. Courses Not Taught
  36. What course(s) will not be taught as a result of shifting resources to this new course?

  37. Growth Impact
  38. If you project growth in the offerings, what is the expected impact on other courses, sections, or students?

  39. Methods of Instruction
  40. What methods of instruction and learning will be used?

  41. Faculty Coverage
  42. 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.)

  43. Additional Costs
  44. 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.)

  45. Additional Computing Resources Required
  46. 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)

  47. 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?

Contact The University Curriculum Committee

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