EPC COURSE PROPOSAL FORM
(rev. 9/2006; links updated 1/2009)
(On-line version http://www.mbc.edu/docs/admin_docs/epc_course_proposal_form.doc)
Please consult “Guidelines for submitting proposals to EPC” before you fill out this form:
I. Fill in or check (X) all the categories that apply to your proposed course or course change:
Discipline(s): _____________________________ Course Level/Number: _____________________ Title of Course: ___________________________ Credit hours: _____ Grading (Reg; P/NC) ______ Prerequisites: _______________________ Proposer(s): _____________________________ Sem. & year course will be first offered: _______
Cross-listings: __________________________________
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Kind of course (DI, Colloquium, New RCW, ADP group, etc.):
If an existing course, list current Gen Ed and/or Core designations:______________________________
II. Do you propose to add and/or remove General Education or Core Designations
to/from this course? Write (A) for ADD in the space below; (R) for REMOVE.
Arts ____ Humanities ____ Soc. Sci. and History ____ Nat. Science ____ International______
Writing Emph._____ Exper. Education ____Math & Symb.Reasoning _____Physical/Health ______ Diverse Cultures of the U.S._____ Women’s/Gender Studies_____ Oral Communication_____
III. Each course approved for Gen Ed designation must be designed to address all
four of these goals:
1. prepare students for lifelong intellectual engagement with and appreciation of our own and other cultures by emphasizing matters of enduring significance to human society 2. expose students to the knowledge, principles, and methods used within liberal arts disciplines 3. improve critical and creative thinking skills for analysis and synthesis 4. develop clear oral and/or written communication skills as appropriate to the discipline
Below, explain briefly how this course meets all four of the aforementioned goals:
X. Catalogue description:
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NOTE: Complete and send this page for new courses only, unless relevant to your proposal. V. What other course or section of other course will be dropped or taught less
frequently to allow this course to be offered? What will be the effect of dropping the current course or teaching it less frequently?
VI. Who will teach the course? If the course is outside the instructor's area of
expertise, please describe the instructor's qualifications to teach the course (e.g. courses in graduate school or recent work in the field including books read, discussions with others in the field, classes audited, etc.)
VII. List the most important library and technology resources for both
RCW and ADP versions of the course and their estimated costs:
VIII. Explain briefly the rationale for offering this new course. How does it fit in with the
other offerings in the discipline? Is it designed to fill a gap or to point in a new direction? How does it fit in with the overall aims of the discipline and the mission of the college?
IX. Are there other disciplines or courses that deal with this material? If so, have you
checked with the staff of those courses to see if your course will be adding something new to the curriculum? Explain how the approach in your course will be different from the others and what impact it will have on already existing similar courses.
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NOTE: For new courses, send to the Chair of EPC two versions (one electronic; one hard copy, original) of the following: (1). this form, with requisite signatures (2). your proposed course syllabus, and (3). the instructor and discipline’s two-year cycle of courses including this proposed course (if RCW).
XI. Will this course will be available to ADP students?
for the major must be offered to ADP students).
(Note: all courses required
If “yes”: A. Who will teach it? _______________________________________ B. When will it first be offered as ADP? _______________________ C. In what format(s) will it be taught? (Individual, group tutorial,
on-line, other.) ________________________________________________________
D.
In what ways will the ADP version differ from the RCW version?
XII. If you are submitting a proposal for EPC review or “for faculty information” (renumbering, credit hour changes, Colloquium, etc.), explain below. If your explanation is
lengthy, please send a memo rather than this form, but remember to include appropriate signatures.
XIII. APPROVALS: hard copy to the EPC Chair MUST include all required signatures.
Signature of Proposer: _____________________ DATE_______________________
Seen and approved by the following Full-time Discipline Members (ADP & RCW): ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ Division Coordinator Signature(s) Core approval Signature(s) Dean’s signature (if appropriate) _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ ______________________________________ ______________________________________ ______________________________________ _______________________________________
See “Guidelines for submitting proposals to EPC” for required attachments, deadlines, and formats specific to your proposal: http://www.mbc.edu/docs/admin_docs/epc_prop_guide.doc