PRELIMINARY
SPRING 2004 CURRICULUM REPORT
PLEASE BRING THIS REPORT OF THE UO COMMITTEE ON
COURSES
TO THE
UNIVERSITY SENATE MEETING ON MAY 12, 2004
OVERVIEW
The body of this report consists of two major
sections: Proposed Course Changes for Fall 2004 (unless stated otherwise) and
Other Curricular Matters. Policies and definitions governing group
and multicultural status are listed in the main body of this report. Policies and definitions governing group and
multicultural general-education requirements are under Other Curricular
Matters.
Changes in University Senate-approved UOCC reports take effect the
following fall term unless requested by a department and stated otherwise in
the report.
The committee will continue to consider new
proposals and those completed since publication of the Winter 2004 Final
Report. The committee will submit the
next quarterly report to the University in December 2004.
Grading,
repeatability, sequence. Unless
indicated otherwise, courses may be taken either pass/no pass or for letter
grades. P/N only or Graded only
indicates that all students must take the course as specified in the bold
print. Separate grading options for
majors are bracketed in this report and appear in UO class-schedule notes; they
are not printed in UO catalogs. R after course credits means that the
course number may be repeated for credit.
“Sequence: after the description means the courses must be taken in
numerical order. Changes in grading
option, course description, pre- and co-requisites, conditions of
repeatability, and instruction type are not necessarily included here.
LOOKING
AHEAD
The Committee on Courses offers the following reminders:
ü Proposals
to the Committee on Courses must be submitted on electronic forms, available on
the CAS web site, http://uocurriculum.uoregon.edu/.
Arrangements for access may be made with Peter Campbell in the CAS office, knroc@cas or 6-3336. Proposals submitted on old
forms will be returned, without review, to academic departments, schools, or
colleges.
ü If there
is any question that a proposed new or changed course might duplicate coverage
in an existing course from another department or school, the proposing
department must gain written confirmation that the other department has been
consulted and does not object to the new or changed course.
ü Proposals
for new courses should be accompanied by full syllabi.
ü For
400-/500-level courses, both proposal forms and syllabi must state explicitly
the substantive and measurable differences in type and amount of work for the
two levels.
ü At its
May 1998 meeting, the University Senate agreed that the University Committee on
Courses should include in its reports courses that should be dropped because
(1) they have not been taught for three years, and (2) the department provided
no reasonable explanation of why they have not been taught or whether they will
be in the future.
ü The
minimal requirements for general education status of a course are regarded as
necessary, but not always sufficient, for inclusion of a course as part of a
comprehensive general education program at the University.
Group satisfying courses are intended to provide
students with a cohesive general-education program. Proposals for group satisfying status of a course should explain
how the course enhances general education at the University, explicitly stating
how the course would compliment other group satisfying courses, and which other
courses would be especially suitable for students to take in accompaniment. Approved on March 10, 2004
According to University Senate legislation, courses
submitted for group-satisfying status must be submitted to the Inter-College
General Education Committee. That
committee reviews all group-satisfying proposals at the end of the University
Committee on Courses review period.
Proposals for undergraduate group-satisfying and
multicultural courses must include written justification, regardless of whether
they are new or existing courses.
Courses may not be both group-satisfying and repeatable for
credit.
ü
The minimal requirements for multicultural status of a
course are regarded as sufficient for inclusion of a course as part of the
multicultural course requirements.
Any course that might appear to
satisfy the university multicultural requirements, either by title,
description, or content, is carefully examined to see if it should be listed as
a multicultural course. If a course
might appear on its face eligible for multicultural status, the committee needs
clear explanation of why the course does,--or does not--, satisfy multicultural
course guidelines. Arbitrary exclusion
of courses from the list of multicultural satisfying courses can engender
student confusion, or cynicism.
Approved on March 10, 2004.
ü
The UO Committee on Courses has established the policy that
the phrase "or instructor’s consent" will no longer be stated along
with any other course prerequisites.
The prerequisites of any course may be overridden by instructor’s consent,
and need not be stated explicitly for individual courses. Academic departments are able to override
any prerequisite requirements in Banner should a student qualify to
enroll.
“Instructor’s consent” is
reserved for use alone as a sole prerequisite to allow departments to monitor
suitability of enrollment in courses for individual students, preventing
enrollment without prior approval.
Academic departments should be aware they need to assume enrollment
management, and must preauthorize each student individually, with this
option. Approved on March 10, 2004.
May 12,
2004: University Senate
considers Spring 2004 preliminary report of the University Committee on
Courses.
July
2004: Publication
of 2004-2005 University of Oregon Catalog.
The changes in this report will first appear in
the 2004-2005 catalog.
MOTION
The
University of Oregon Committee on Courses moves that Proposed Course Changes
for Fall 2004 (unless otherwise stated) and Other Curricular Matters be
approved. If approved, changes are
effective Fall 2004 unless stated otherwise.
Changes in this report will first appear in the 2005-2006 catalog.
Members,
University of Oregon Committee on Courses
Voting: Paul Engelking, Chair Ex Officio: Jack Bennett
David
Boush Herb
Chereck
Virpi
Zuck Toby
Deemer
Frances Milligan
Student: Cory
Portnuff Staff: Linda Adkins
Gayle Freeman
NEW COURSES
(Subject previously taught as 407/507)
ANTH 445/545 Archaeology of Cultural Landscapes (4)
Archaeological and landscape concepts represented in the past and the present.
Site distributional, ecological, and socio-symbolic dimensions of landscapes
are examined. Prereq: ANTH 150, ANTH 250. Offered alternate years.
(Subject previously taught as 410/510)
ANTH 451/551 Ethnoarchaeology (4) Examines relationships
between archaeology and ethnography and how archaeologists study material
culture in a living context. Examples are from various world areas. Prereq:
ANTH 150, ANTH 250. Offered alternate years.
(Subject previously taught as 607)
ANTH 615 Proseminar in Anthropology (2) Presents the
departments structure, program, and faculty; introduction to research, writing,
and funding resources.
ANTH 687 Approaches in Social Anthropology (5R) A critical and
thematically-guided review of influential concepts and authors in social
anthropology. 1R for maximum of 10
credits. Offered alternate years.
NEW COURSES
(Subject previously taught as CIS 199)
CIS 170 Great Ideas in Computer Science (4) Overview of basic
ideas and areas of computer science, including algorithms, hardware, machine
organization, programming languages, networks, artificial intelligence, and
associated ethical issues. Prereq: MATH 111.
Course approved; pending
Group III Science requirement.
(Change level; add graduate course)
CIS 429/529 Computer Architecture (4) RISC (reduced
instruction-set computer) and CISC (complex instruction-set computer) design,
storage hierarchies, high-performance processor design, pipelining, vector
processing, networks, performance analysis. Prereq: CIS 313, 314.
REINSTATED COURSES
CIS 413 Advanced Data Structures (4) Effective Fall 2004.
COURSE CHANGES
(Change level; add graduate course; change credits for undergraduate level)
EALL 407/507 Seminar: [Topic] (1-4R)
NEW COURSES
(Subject previously taught as EC 410/510)
EC 418 Economic Analysis of Community Issues I (2) [Graded
only for majors] Hands-on experience applying economic analysis and econometrics
to problems that face local community nonprofits and government agencies.
Prereq: EC 311 and EC 420.
(Subject previously taught as EC 410/510)
EC 419 Economic Analysis of Community Issues II (4) [Graded
only for majors] Hands-on experience applying economic analysis and
econometrics to problems that face local community non-profits and government
agencies. Prereq: EC 418.
(Subject previously taught as 410/510)
EC 443/543 Health Economics (4) [Graded only for majors]
Economic issues related to health insurance; includes moral hazard and adverse
selection. Incentives faced by health care providers through reimbursement,
managed care, and malpractice. Economic rationale for, and effects of,
government intervention in the health care sector. Prereq: EC 311.
NEW COURSES
(Subject previously taught as 410)
ENVS 345 Environmental Ethics (4) [Graded only for majors] Key
concepts and contemporary positions surveyed; includes anthropocentrism,
individualism, ecocentrisim, deep ecology, and ecofeminism. Exploration
includes case studies and theory. Prereq: ENVS 201, 202, 203 or equivalent.
Offered alternate years. Course approved; pending; Group 1 Arts &
Letters requirement.
ENVS 440/540 Environmental Aesthetics (4) [Graded only for majors]
Explores aesthetic experience of nature through philosophical perspective
emphasizing; nature and art, beauty and the sublime, embodiment, culture, and
science, and ethics, conservation and preservation. Prereq: ENVS 345, PHIL 340.
Offered alternate years.
(Subject previously taught as 410)
ENVS 465/565 Wetland Ecology and Management (4) [Graded only
for majors] Examines management, law, and policies related to wetlands in an
ecological framework; includes wetland type definitions, classification, distribution,
formation and development, and restoration. Prereq: BI 370, GEOG 322, or GEOG
360. Offered alternate years.
Geography
(GEOG)
EXISTING COURSE CHANGES
GEOG 208 Geography of the United States and Canada (4)
(Changed General education requirements)
GEOG 208 Geography of United States and Canada (4)
Approved to satisfy Multicultural Requirement—American Cultures
NEW COURSES
GEOG 399 Special Studies (1-5R) P/NP only
(Correction from Winter 2004 Final
Curriculum Report; course number recorded incorrectly)
GEOG
471/571 North American Cultural Landscapes (4).
GEOG 610 Experimental
Course (1-5R)
OLD COURSES DROPPED
GEOL 415/515 Metamorphic Petrology (5)
NEW COURSES
(Subject previously taught as 410/510)
GEOL 441/541 Hillslope Geomorphology (4) Hillslope processes
and landforms, including: hillslope hydrology, overland flow erosion,
weathering and soil formation, soil creep, landslides and related hazards,
glacial and periglacial processes, effects of land-use practices and fire, and
landscape evolution. Offered alternate years.
REINSTATED COURSES
HIST 445/545 Tsarist and Imperial Russia: [Topic] (4R) Effective Fall 2004
Department of Exercise Movement Science (EMS) has changed to the Department of Human Physiology (HPHY). The courses listed below have changed prefix from EMS to HPHY.
EXISTING COURSE CHANGES
HPHY 101 Exercise as
Medicine (4)
HPHY 102 Exercise and
Wellness Across the Life Span (4)
HPHY 103 Exercise and
Performance (4)
HPHY 333 Motor Control (4)
HPHY 335 Motor Development
(4)
HPHY 361 Sports Medicine
(4)
HPHY 371 Physiology of
Exercise (4)
HPHY 381 Biomechanics (4)
HPHY 401 Research: [Topic]
(1-15R) Changed
credits from (1-6) credits to (1-15) credits
HPHY 403 Thesis (1-4)
HPHY 404 Internship:
[Topic] (5-16R)
HPHY 405 Reading and
Conference: [Topic] (1-15R) Changed credits from (1-6) credits to (1-15) credits
HPHY 406 Special Problems:
[Topic] (1-15R) Changed credits from (1-6) credits to (1-15) credits
HPHY 408/508 Workshop:
[Topic] (1-15R) Changed credits from (1-6) credits to (1-15) credits
HPHY 409 Practicum:
[Topic] (1-15R) Changed credits from (1-6) credits to (1-15) credits
HPHY 463/563 Sports
Nutrition (4)
HPHY 470/570 Environmental
Physiology (4)
HPHY 471/571 Training in
Health and Performance (4)
HPHY 503 Thesis (1-16R)
HPHY 602 Supervised
College Teaching (1-5R)
HPHY 603 Dissertation
(1-16R)
HPHY 605 Reading and
Conference; [Topic] (1-15R) Changed credits from (1-6) credits to (1-15) credits
HPHY 608 Workshop: [Topic]
(1-15R) Changed
credits from (1-6) credits to (1-15) credits
HPHY 609 Practicum:
[Topic] (1-15R) Changed credits from (1-6) credits to (1-15) credits
HPHY 663, 664, 665 Sports
Medicine (4,4,4)
HPHY 674 Clinical and
Functional Anatomy (4)
HPHY 677 Biochemical Principles
of Exercise (4)
HPHY 678, 679 Systems of
Physiology I, II (4,4)
HPHY 681, 682, 683
Biomechanics (4,4,4)
NEW COURSES
HPHY 670 Advanced Respiratory Physiology (4) Graded
only. Explores advanced concepts in respiratory physiology; includes
exercise adaptations and examples of pathophysiology. Prereq: HPHY 470/570 or
equivalent. Offered alternate years.
EXISTING COURSES
(Correction of course title from Winter
2004 Final Curriculum Report)
LT
445/545 Second-Language Teaching (4)
(Correction of course title from Winter
2004 Final Curriculum Report)
LT 446/546 Second-Language Teaching Practice (4
NEW COURSES
LING 162 Nature versus Nurture in Language (4) [Graded only
for majors] Compares biological (nature) and social (nurture) factors in
explaining how language structure develops and is used by the individual and by
language communities. Course approved; pending Group 1 Arts & Letters
requirement.
OLD COURSES DROPPED
PHYS 532 Digital Electronics (4)
NEW COURSES
(Subject previously taught as 610)
PHYS 618 Advanced Analog Electronics (4) Graded only.
Topics include linear circuits, diodes, field effect transistors, signal
processing.
(Subject previously taught as 532)
PHYS 619 Advanced Digital Electronics (4) Topics include
sequential logic, amplifier noise, data conversions, computer interfacing.
NEW COURSES
(Subject previously taught as PS 399)
PS 346 Terrorism and Weapons Proliferation (4) [Graded only
for majors] Examines causes and control of terrorism, especially preventing
terrorist use of weapons of mass destruction; theories and policies of
nonproliferation and arms control.
(Subject previously taught as PS 410/510)
PS 479/579 United States Interventions in Developing Nations (4)
[Graded only for majors] Examines theories of intervention: security, economic
imperialism, humanitarian intervention, spreading democracy, domestic politics;
over thirty-seven U.S. interventions since 1898 are surveyed.
NEW COURSES
(Subject previously taught as 620 in 2003)
RL 623 Romance Languages Colloquium: [Topic] (2-4R) Seminar organized around a
series of speakers to expose students to critical and theoretical issues
central to the study of Romance languages and literatures. 6R for a maximum of 28 credits.
Interior Architecture Program
EXISTING COURSE CHANGES
IARC 204 Survey of Interior Architecture (4)
(Changed General education requirements)
IARC 204 Survey of Interior Architecture (4) Pending Group 1 Arts & Letters
requirement.
EXISTING COURSE CHANGES
(Changed
General education requirements)
LA 375 Contemporary American Landscapes (4) Pending Group 1 Arts &
Letters requirement.
EXISTING COURSE CHANGES
PPPM 413 Applied Social Research (5)
(Changed Credits)
PPPM 413 Applied Social Research (4)
PPPM 491 Senior Research Paper I (3)
(Changed Credits)
PPPM 491 Senior Research Paper I (4)
PPPM 628 Public Finance Administration (4)
(Changed Title)
PPPM 628 Public Sector Economy (4)
NEW COURSES
PPPM 202 Healthy Communities (4) Historical relationships of
public policy, planning, and public health; how public policies can promote
health; relationship of planning and policies to inequalities in health
outcomes. Course approved, pending
Group 2 Social Science requirement.
PPPM 203 Sustainable
Environments (4) Overview of theories and research on the nature and
development of sustainable environments; role of public policy, nonprofit
organizations, and planning in creating sustainable environments. Course
approved, pending Group 2 Social Science requirement.
PPPM 280 Introduction to the Nonprofit Sector (4) Overview of
the nonprofit sector includes its origin, growth, oversight, and varied
elements. Examines theory and research into the effectiveness of nonprofit
strategies and structures. Course approved, pending Group 2 Social Science
requirement.
NEW COURSES
(Subject previously taught as BA 399)
BA 361 Cross-Cultural Business Communication (4) Graded
only. Theoretical and practical approach to value dimensions across
cultures and their impact on communication in business and professional contexts.
Develops intercultural business communication skills. Prereq: WR 121 or
equivalent.
(Subject previously taught as BA 399)
BA 362 Effective Business Writing (4) Graded only.
Theory and practice of writing effectively for U.S. and international business
audiences. Focuses on using rhetorical, cultural, and organizational analysis
to create persuasive business documents. Designed for non-native speakers of
English. Prereq: WR 121 or equivalent.
(Subject previously taught as BA 399)
BA 363 Effective Business Presentations (4) Graded
only. Contrastive rhetoric approach to business presentations in U.S.
and international settings. Students research and learn to present effectively
for different purposes and global audiences. Designed for non-native speakers
of English. Prereq: WR 121 or equivalent.
(Subject previously taught as BA 399)
BA 364 International Business Research (4) Graded
only. An international/cross-cultural perspective to “information”
across cultures. Focuses on the language, concepts, and strategies for
conducting international business research and guidelines for communicating
research findings.. Prereq: WR 121 or equivalent.
(Subject previously taught as BA 399)
BA 365 Cross-Cultural Negotiation (4) Graded only.
Theory and practice of negotiating effectively across cultures. Research and
analysis of culturally specific models for negotiating and experience using
those models in cross-cultural simulations. Prereq: WR 121 or equivalent.
OLD COURSES DROPPED
MKTG 360 Consumer Behavior (4)
MKTG 481 Developing Business Relationships (4)
MKTG 482 Advanced Sales Management (4)
NEW COURSES
(Subject previously taught as 410)
MKTG 425 Strategic Business-to-Business Relationships (4) Graded
only. Managing business-to-business relationships to deliver customer
value. Supply chain, distribution, consulting, service, sales relationships.
Integrating demand and supply within and across firms. Prereq: MKTG 311, MGMT 321, DSC 335.
(Subject previously taught as 360)
MKTG 435 Consumer Behavior (4) Graded only.
Applications of social science concepts to the understanding of consumers and
to the optimal delivery of products and services. Prereq: MKTG 311, MGMT 321,
DSC 335.
(Subject previously taught as 410)
SBUS 455 Financing Sports Business (4) [Graded only for
majors] Covers revenue sources available to sports organizations. Includes
conventional sources such as tax support, bonds, ticket, media, and concession
sales and more recent innovations including initial public offerings, seat
licenses, and naming rights. Prereq: SBUS 450 or equivalent
EXISTING COURSE CHANGES
SPSY 617 Tests and Measurement in Education (3)
(Changed Credits)
SPSY 617 Tests and Measurement in Education (4)
SPSY 620 Research Design in Education (3)
(Changed Title, Credits)
SPSY 620 Multivariate Statistics and Research Design
(4)
SPSY 650 Developmental Psychopathology (3)
(Changed Title, Credits, Description)
SPSY 650 Child Development and Psychopathology (4)
Overview of theories and models of normal child development and child
psychopathology. Etiology, development, course, and prevention of major
psychological disorders in childhood. Offered alternate years.
SPSY 672 Intellectual Assessment: Theory and Practice (5)
(Changed Title, Credits)
SPSY 672 Intellectual Assessment (4)
SPSY 682 Behavioral Consultation (3)
(Changed Credits)
SPSY 682 Behavioral Consultation (4)
OLD COURSES DROPPED
HC 412H Gender Studies: [Topic](4R)
HC 415H World Perspectives: [Topic] (4R)
NEW COURSES
(Previously taught as HC 412H)
HC 424H HC Identities Colloquium: [Topic] (4R) Graded
only. Topics focus on construction of collective identities (classes,
genders, religions, sexual orientations), the emergence of representative
voices, and the effects of prejudice, intolerance, and discrimination. Prereq:
HC 221,222,223 or HC 231,232,233. 3R for a maximum
of 16 credits Approved to satisfy Identity, Pluralism. And Tolerance
multicultural requirement
(Previously taught as HC 415H)
HC 434H HC International Cultures Colloquium [Topic]
(4R) Graded only. Topics focus on
international cultures’ race, ethnicity, pluralism/monoculturalism, or
prejudice/tolerance, or may describe and analyze a world-view substantially
different from current U.S. views. Prereq: HC 221, 222, 223 or HC 231, 232,
233. 3R for a maximum of 16 credits Approved
to satisfy International Cultures multicultural requirement
HC 444H HC American Cultures Colloquium [Topic] (4R) Graded
only. Topics focus on multiple American racial and ethnic
groups--African American, Chicano or Latino, Native American, Asian American,
European American--from historical and comparative perspectives. Prereq: HC
221, 222, 223 or HC 231, 232, 233. 3R for a maximum
of 16 credits Approved to satisfy American Cultures multicultural
requirement
(Subject previously taught as 407)
HC 477H Thesis Prospectus (2) P/NP only.
Students polish prospectuses, exchange critiques and ideas, and present
research in mock defenses with thesis adviser present.
School of Music
EXISTING
COURSE CHANGES
(Change General Education requirement)
MUS 379 Music For Dancing (4)
Pending Group 1, Arts & Letters requirement.
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY &
RECREATION SERVICES
EXISTING COURSE CHANGES
Lacrosse
(Women)
(Change
course title)
PEIA 301 Lacrosse (1R)
Golf
(Women’s Rules)
(Change
course title)
PEIA 311 Women’s Golf (1R)
Golf
(Men’s Rules)
(Change
course title)
PEIA 312 Men’s Golf (1R)
Tennis
(Women’s Rules)
(Change
course title)
PEIA 317 Women’s Tennis (1R)
Tennis
(Men’s Rules)
(Change
course title)
PEIA 318 Men’s Tennis (1R
Cross
Country (Women’s Rules)
(Change
course title)
PEIA 323 Women’s Cross Country (1R)
Cross
Country (Men’s Rules)
(Change
course title)
PEIA 324 Men’s Cross Country (1R)
Track
(Women’s Rules)
(Change
course title)
PEIA 329 Women’s Track (1R)
Track
(Men’s Rules)
(Change
course title)
PEIA 330 Men’s Track (1R)
Wrestling
(Men’s Rules)
(Change
course title)
PEIA 336 Wrestling (1R)
Softball
(Women’s Rules)
(Change
course title)
PEIA 341 Softball (1R)
Volleyball
(Women’s Rules)
(Change
course title)
PEIA 347 Volleyball (1R)
Soccer
(Women’s Rules)
(Change
course title)
PEIA 350 Soccer (1R)
Basketball
(Women’s Rules)
(Change
course title)
PEIA 353 Women’s Basketball (1R)
Basketball
(Men’s Rules)
(Change
course title)
PEIA 354 Men’s Basketball (1R)
Football
(Men’s Rules)
(Change
course title)
PEIA 360 Football (1R)
Other Curricular Matters
The State Board
of Higher Education has approved a proposal for an undergraduate major in
Marine Biology. Effective Fall 2004.
EXISTING COURSE CHANGES
FHS 405 Reading (1-5R)
(Changed Credits)
FHS 405 Reading (1-15R)
FHS 605 Reading (1-5R)
(Changed Credits)
FHS 405 Reading (1-12R)
EXISTING COURSE
CHANGES
MUE 442/542 Teaching Singing in the Classroom (3)
(Changed Credits, Description, Instruction type)
MUE 442/542 Teaching Singing in the Classroom
MUE
444/544 Choral Music and Materials for Schools (3)
(Changed Title, Credits, Description, Instruction type)
MUE 444/544 Choral Music & Materials for
Schools
COMPUTER
& INFORMATION SCIENCE (CIS)
CIS 513 Advanced Data Structures (4) Reinstatement
pending Graduate School review of coursework differential.
SOCIOLOGY
(SOC)
SOC 550 Sociology of Developing Areas (4)
Reinstatement pending Graduate School review of coursework differential.
As the primary, commonly available, summary of a course,
the syllabus serves several purposes.
It outlines the course, it denotes what students may expect from the
course, and it locates the course in the curriculum. Not only read by prospective students, it is the best, concise,
description of a course by those who teach it that is available to students and
colleagues. The University Committee on
Courses uses course syllabi in its review of courses. To maximize a course the usefulness of a syllabus to students and
faculty, it is suggested that it contain the following contents.
1. Course Number
2. Title
3. Credits
4. Term, place,
time, instructor
(For a new
course proposal, indicate when it is likely to be offered, and how frequently)
(For a new
course proposal, indicate who is likely to teach the course)
5. Place in
Curriculum
• Group requirement satisfying? (Explain why)
• Multicultural requirement satisfying?
(Explain why)
• Other general education requirement
satisfying?
• Satisfying other major or program
requirement?
• Preparatory for other courses?
• Prerequisites or other suggested
preparation.
6. Format (Lecture,
Discussion, Lab, . . .)
7. Outline of
subject and topics explored
8. Course materials
(Texts, books, readings, . . .)
9. Expectations for
students
• Explicitly (by pages assigned, lengths of
assignments, etc.), or by
• Expected student engagement (see suggested
Student Engagement Inventory)
• Readings
• Problems
• Attendance
• Project
• Writing
• Laboratory
• Field work
• Electronic media/network/online
• Performance
• Presentation
• Tests
• Differential expected for graduate work for
joint 400/500 level courses.
10. Assessment
• Methods (testing, homework, . . .)
• Times or frequency
• Grading policy
[See Faculty Handbook for other recommendations regarding
university policies.]
STUDENT ENGAGEMENT INVENTORY
To aid in assigning student credit hours uniformly
to courses in the curriculum, the committee inventories the amount of student
engagement in a course. The committee
has found the following tool to be useful.
Departments preparing course proposals are invited to use this, when
deciding how many SCH units to request for a proposed course, and encouraged to
report to the committee how this tool may be improved for their use.
Please identify the number of hours a typical or
average student would be expected to spend in each of the following activities.
The general guideline is that each credit should reflect 30 hours of student
engagement. Therefore, a 3-credit course would engage students for 90 hours
total among the activities listed below, whereas a 4-credit course would list
120 hours of activities in which students are engaged over the course of the
term.
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