New Course Proposals
New Course Proposals
Course Proposal Submission Form Requests for new special topics courses must address ALL of the following points:
- Title (clear and concise)
- Number of credits
- Catalog-type description (2-3 sentences that give an abstract of the course)
- Rationale and intended audience (a paragraph stating the need for the course and the audience for whom it is intended)
- Goals (a paragraph or brief list to define the scope of the course)
- Learning objectives (Minimally, upon completion of this course, participants will .....)
- Topical outline (list of content topics which are related to learning objectives)
- Instructional procedures (an explanation of how the course will be conducted; should be related to the objectives)
- Evaluation procedures (an explanation of how the students' achievement, etc., will be evaluated; should be related to objectives; specify the academic standards against which the evaluative activity will be judged)
- Format (recommendations for various time and credit formats that would be appropriate for this course--see Acceptable Time Frames)
- Prerequisites (a brief statement or listing of previous courses, knowledge, degrees, experiences, etc., that would be expected of persons enrolling in the course)
- Instructional resources (a list of those resources needed to conduct the course; should include University-supplied resources such as films, reference books, audio-visual equipment, duplication supplies and support, special rooms, etc., as well as the textbooks and other resources supplied by the students; include title, author, date, publishing company, and address for the textbooks. Be sure to list names and qualifications of any persons assisting in the instruction of the course.)
- Instructor's name
- Syllabus (See instructions for the preparation of a syllabus.)
