HOW TO PREPARE FOR CURRICULAR ACTIONS
A set of guidelines for College of Arts & Sciences Curricular Actions AS 0F 9/01/00
WHEN TO SUBMIT
Proposals for new courses must complete the entire process before being offered. It is recommended that curricular actions be initiated at least nine months before the term the course or change is expected to be implemented. Most course changes will be effective the Fall Term after the change is made in the University Academic Catalog.
CAAC requires documents ready for distribution at least one week before its monthly meetings. CAAC does not meet during the summer. Motions will not be voted upon during the meeting at which they are made.
WHAT TO SUBMIT
All actions require submission of :
a) Curricular proposal Transmission Form
c) Rationale *
b) Course Proposal Checklist or Program Checklist
d) Other support materials as needed
SEE FACULTY COUNCIL’S
* REQUIREMENTS FOR A RATIONALE
Content:
1. Explain the importance to the program of proposing this new course,
revising an old one, or changing the course's mode of delivery.
Assessment:
2. Indicate which course objectives contribute to specific program goals.
Explain the objectives of the course: e.g. what knowledge or
understanding of the principles, modes of inquiry, or content of a discipline
should students gain? what should students know or be able to do as a result of
having completed the course?
While this may be presented in a narrative form, a table of objectives/goals
(or for course changes, old/new, each with rationale) is suggested.
3. For each objective, provide performance criteria against which students'
work will be measured.
4. What various instruments will the instructor use
to measure students' success in reaching the above objectives (e.g. papers,
exams, journal-writing, listserv participation, oral presentation)?
5. How will the information about student performance gathered in (3) be
used to improve teaching and student learning?
Syllabus
(when required) must include:
1) course number and title, description
4) Course
Objectives 8) weekly
course outline
2) instructor’s name, office
hours, 5) Student Task
Requirements 9) list of resource materials and/or
phone number and e- mail-------------6) grading policies and
Formulae -readings are required for graduate
courses
3) required text and other
material -7) course
policies ----------------and
300 level for graduate credit
Requests for GenEd status must include the “limited list” course
proposal form, available from the Associate Dean or Gen Ed Coordinator.
Proposals for changes to existing courses and programs should describe both the
change and the original. The concerned program’s representative
should be able to defend and explain a proposal: a program may send an
additional non-voting spokesperson to provide information.
Program Modification
TYPE OF ACTION
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Presented at CAAC |
Published for 10-Day A&S
Challenge And later for FAAC |
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New Program Program Modification
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Course Deletion
Non-substantive Title Change Non-substantive Course Description Number Change not affecting course level · Pre-requisite change |
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materials required for FCAA |
HOW MANY TO SUBMIT
for A&S Dean......2 hard copies initially-Additional copies (27 or 4 hard
copies and an e-mailed copy) will be requested as needed.
After approval by CAAC submit copies for GCAC, GEN ED & FCAA as
appropriate. The Dean’s office will let you know how may copies are
needed. These will be submitted
simultaneously and routed through the dean’s office. GEN ED AND
GCAC may make recommendations to FCAC.
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THERE IS A 10 - day challenge period at the University
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