University of South Florida

Graduate Curriculum System New Course Proposal Form

Semester of this course submission: Summer 2012

USF System Specific Course Processing Instructions: Graduate Curriculum Process

Colleges may have additional internal procedures; check with your college for information. For help with this form, please contact chines-cobb@grad.usf.edu.

Course and Syllabus Information

The following information is required for either State Submission, Graduate Council Review, and/or creation of a record in Banner/OASIS. Please be complete in your responses.

Does your course already exist in the state system (SAB)? Browse and view similar courses online: http://www.ugs.usf.edu/sab/sabs.cfm.

Fields in red are required to submit the form, all fields are required for the form to be reviewed.

Special characters such as !@#$%^&*()' cannot be submitted, please do not use these in the text of your course submission. They will be removed by the system.

1. Prefix:

2. Level: (Select one) 5000=Introductory Graduate 6000=Graduate/Masters 7000=Advanced Graduate/Doctoral

3. Number:
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4. Full Title (62 characters maximum): (to update please press button)

5. Abbreviated Title (30 characters maximum): (to update please press button)
   Please note this prints on the official transcript.

6. Is the course title variable? (Select one) Yes No

7. Is a permit required for registration? (Select one) Yes No

8. Are the credit hours variable? (Select one) Yes No

9. Credit Hours
   (List max-min if variable):

10. Section Type: (Select one) (C) - Class Lecture (Primarily) (Z) - Directed Individual Study (D) - Discussion (Primarily) (G) - Graduate Dissertation (T) - Graduate Thesis (P) - Individual Performance Instruction (I) - Internships (Including Practicum) (L) - Laboratory (O) - Other (R) - Supervised Research (S) - Supervised Teaching

11. Grading Option: (Select one) (R) - Regular (S) - S/U Only (Z) - Z/U Only

12. This Course if Offered: (Select one) (B) - Both Online and On Campus (C) - On Campus (O) - Online

13. If an online course, what is the percentage of time a student must go to campus?: (Select one) 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45% 50% 55% 60% 65% 70% 75% 80% 85% 90% 95% 100%

14. Prerequisites: Prefix and Number only (e.g. MHS 6100) (Do Not list other pre-reqs, such as test scores)
    Verify the course(s) exist AT USF: http://scns.fldoe.org/scns/public/pb_inst_dtl.jsp

15. Corequisites: Prefix and Number only (e.g. MHS 6100)
    Verify the course(s) exist AT USF: http://scns.fldoe.org/scns/public/pb_inst_dtl.jsp

16. Course Description (255 characters maximum - including spaces):
    (please include registration restrictions)
    
    (to update please press button)
    
    

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17. Course Objectives:
    

18. Student Learning Outcomes:
    

19. Major Course Topics:
    

20. Course Textbooks (600 characters maximum):
    
    (to update please press button)

21. Course Readings, Online Resources, and other purchases (e.g. lab supplies, instruments, etc.):
    

22. Student Expectations/requirements and Grading Policy with Percentages (e.g. 2 Exams and 1 Paper, each work 33%):
    

23. Assignments, exams and tests:
    

24. Attendance Policy (must include reference to University Policies):
    Course Attendance at First Class Meeting – Policy for Graduate Students: For structured courses, 6000 and above, the College/Campus Dean will set the first-day class attendance requirement. Check with the College for specific information. This policy is not applicable to courses in the following categories: Educational Outreach, Open University (TV), FEEDS Program, Community Experiential Learning (CEL), Cooperative Education Training, and courses that do not have regularly scheduled meeting days/times (such as, directed reading/research or study, individual research, thesis, dissertation, internship, practica, etc.). Students are responsible for dropping undesired courses in these categories by the 5th day of classes to avoid fee liability and academic penalty. (See USF Regulation – Registration - 4.0101, http://usfweb2.usf.edu/usfgc/ogc%20web/currentreg.htm) Attendance Policy for the Observance of Religious Days by Students: In accordance with Sections 1006.53 and 1001.74(10)(g) Florida Statutes and Board of Governors Regulation 6C-6.0115, the University of South Florida (University/USF) has established the following policy regarding religious observances: (http://usfweb2.usf.edu/usfgc/gc_pp/acadaf/gc10-045.htm) In the event of an emergency, it may be necessary for USF to suspend normal operations. During this time, USF may opt to continue delivery of instruction through methods that include but are not limited to: Blackboard, Elluminate, Skype, and email messaging and/or an alternate schedule. It’s the responsibility of the student to monitor Blackboard site for each class for course specific communication, and the main USF, College, and department websites, emails, and MoBull messages for important general information.

25. Policy on Make-up Work (include reference to University Policy on Academic Integrity):
    
    
    

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    Program Fit/Concurrence Information

26. What Program Does this Course support?
    

27. Is this course part of the core program requirements or is it an elective?
    (Select one) Core Requirement Elective Other

28. Is this course is part of a required sequence in the program?
    (Select one) Yes No

29. At a minimum, a terminal degree (typically a doctorate) is required to teach graduate courses. What other qualifications, training and/or experience are necessary to teach this course? (List minimum qualifications for the instructor.)
    

30. What other programs would this course service? (list all that apply)
    
    
    

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    Justification

31. Please briefly explain why it is necessary and/or desirable to add this course: (Select one) Needed for accreditation Needed to meet state requirements, licensure, etc Needed for program/concentration/certificate change Needed for new program/concentration/certificate Offered as enrichment course (not part of program/concentration/certificate) Needed to compete with national trends Replacing Selected Topics with Permanent number; already listed in program

32. What is the need or demand for this course?
    

33. Has this course been offered as Selected Topics/Experimental Topics course? (Select one) No Yes, 1 time Yes, 2 times Yes, 3 or more times
    
    

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    Faculty Contact Information

34. Faculty Contact Person:

35. Faculty Access Password: (8 characters only)

36. Faculty Phone: (e.g. 8139742846)

37. Faculty Email:
    (all lower case please, e.g. rockybull@usf.edu)

38. Campus Affiliation: (Select one) Polytechnic Sarasota-Manatee St. Petersburg Tampa

39. College: Please Choose Your College Applied Arts and New Media Arts and Sciences Arts and Sciences USFSM Arts and Sciences USFSP Behavioral and Community Sciences Business Business USFSM Business USFSP Education Education USFSM Education USFSP Engineering Graduate Studies Hotel and Restaurant Mgt USFSM Human and Social Sciences Marine Science Medicine Nursing Public Health Technology and Innovation The Arts

40. Department: (Select one) Adult, Career and Higher EducationAging & Mental HealthAnthropologyArtBiochemistry and Molcecular BiologyBiologyBusinessBusiness AdministrationChemical EngineeringChemistryChild and Family StudiesChildhood Education & Literacy StudiesChildhood Education and Literacy StudiesCivil and Environmental EngineeringCommunicationCommunication Sciences and DisordersCommunity and Family HealthComputer Science and EngineeringCriminologyCurriculum and InstructionDeans OfficeEconomicsEducational LeadershipEducational Measurement and ResearchElectrical EngineeringEngineeringEngineering Computer ScienceEnglishEpidemiology and BiostatisticsFinanceGeographyGeography and Environmental Science and PolicyGeologyGlobal HealthGovernmentGovernment and International AffairsGraduate SchoolHealth Policy and ManagementHigher Ed/Community College EdHistoryHumanities and Cultural StudiesIndustrial and Management Systems EngineeringIndustrial SystemsInformation Systems and Decision SciencesJournalism and Media StudiesLibrary and Information ScienceManagementMarine ScienceMarketingMass CommunicationsMathematics and StatisticsMechanical EngineeringMedical SciencesMedicineMental Health Law & PolicyMusicNursingPhilosophyPhysical Education & Exercise SciencePhysicsPsychological and Social FoundationsPsychologyPublic HealthRehabilitation and Mental Health CounselingReligious StudiesSchool of AccountancySchool of Aging StudiesSchool of Architecture and Community DesignSecondary EducationSocial WorkSociologySpecial EducationTheatre and DanceUrban and Community DesignWomens StudiesWorld Languages

41. Budget Account Number: (the account number of the administrator of the course where SCH is to be credited)
    

Routing Process:

1. Faculty submits this form into USF Graduate Curriculum System.
2. Once submitted, it is viewable online at: XXXX with the current status.
3. Once routed through the College process, the College notifies the Graduate School of approval.
4. Once approved by the College the course is reviewed and approved by the Graduate Council.
5. Once approved by the Graduate Council, the USF SCNS liaison is notified of the approval and submits the course to SCNS.
6. Once approved by SCNS, the Registrar is notified the course shall be created/updated in Banner/OASIS to allow for scheduling a course.
7. Once the course is created/updated in Banner/OASIS, faculty may proceed with offering the course.

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