EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY Serving Kentuckians Since 1906 College of Arts and Sciences 106 Roark Building Office of the Associate Dean 521 Lancaster Avenue Academic and Student Affairs Richmond, Kentucky 40475-3102 (859) 622-8140 Fax (859) 622-1451 karin.sehmann@eku.edu MEMORANDUM TO: FROM: Graduate Council Dr. Karin Sehmann Associate Dean College of Arts and Sciences DATE: April 18, 2014 SUBJECT: May 2, 2014 Graduate Council Meeting The College of Arts and Sciences submits the attached curriculum proposals for consideration at the May 2, 2014 meeting of the Graduate Council. Encl Curriculum Proposals (2 total) Page 1 of 20
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Graduate Council CAS Agenda Items: 05-02-2014 Dept Type Course Prefix Course Number Course Title Action Requested Page 1. BIOS New Course BIO 500 Environmental Issues Create a new course 5 2. BIOS New Course BIO 700 Environmental Issues Create a new course 13 Page 3 of 20
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Curriculum Change Form (Present only one proposed curriculum change per form) (Complete only the section(s) applicable.) Part I (Check one) Department Name Biological Sciences X New Course (Parts II, IV) College Arts and Sciences Course Revision (Parts II, IV) *Course Prefix & Number BIO 500 Hybrid Course ( S, W ) *Course Title Environmental Issues New Minor (Part III) Program Suspension (Part III) Program Revision (Part III) *Program Title *Provide only the information relevant to the proposal. If Certificate, indicate Long-Term (University) or Short-Term (Departmental) Proposal Approved by: Date Date Departmental Committee 12/2/2013 Council on Academic Affairs College Curriculum Committee 01/27/2014 Faculty Senate** NA General Education Committee* NA Board of Regents** NA Teacher Education Committee* NA EFFECTIVE ACADEMIC TERM*** Graduate Council* *If Applicable (Type NA if not applicable.) **Approval needed for program revisions or suspensions. ***To be added by the Registrar s Office after all approval is received. Completion of A, B, and C is required: (Please be specific, but concise.) A. 1. Specific action requested: (Example: Increase the number of credit hours for ABC 100 from 1 to 2.) Create a new course, BIO 500. This course will replace CNM 800, which is being dropped. A. 2. Proposed Effective Academic Term: (Example: Fall 2012) Fall 2014 A. 3. Effective date of suspended programs for currently enrolled students: (if applicable) NA B. The justification for this action: This course replaces CNM 800, which is being dropped. This will facilitate administration of the courses since all the other interdepartmental courses (CNM) have been phased out. Course level is also being changed to make environmental courses more accessible to a wider range of students as per KY s Environmental Education Master Plan (KEEC, 2009). Course SLO s and requirements will be changed to reflect the revision. This 500-level course will become an option for the ENV minor. C. The projected cost (or savings) of this proposal is as follows: Personnel Impact: None. Operating Expenses Impact: None. Equipment/Physical Facility Needs: None. Library Resources: None. Page 5 of 20
Part II. Recording Data for New, Revised, or Dropped Course (For a new required course, complete a separate request for the appropriate program revisions.) 1. For a new course, provide the catalog text. 2. For a revised course, provide the current catalog text with the proposed text using strikethrough for deletions and underlines for additions. 3. For a dropped course, provide the current catalog text. New or Revised* Catalog Text (*Use strikethrough for deletions and underlines for additions. Also include Crs. Prefix, No., and description, limited to 35 words.) BIO 500 Environmental Issues. (3) II. Prerequisite: BIO 100, 102 or 112. Students will learn to identify, investigate and evaluate environmental issues as well as plan appropriate action based on their analysis. Credit will not be awarded for both BIO 500 and CNM 800. Page 6 of 20
Part IV. Recording Data for New or Revised Course (Record only new or changed course information.) Course prefix (3 letters) Course Number (3 Digits) Effective Academic Term (Example: Fall 2012) College/Division: Dept. (4 letters)* BIO 500 Fall 2014 AS X HS BIOS BT JS ED UP Credit Hrs. Weekly Contact Hrs. Repeatable Maximum No. of Hrs. 3 Lecture 3 Laboratory Other Cip Code (first two digits only) Schedule Type* (List all applicable) Work Load (for each schedule type) Grading Mode* Class Restriction, if any: (undergraduate only) 1 3 N FR JR X SO SR X Grading Information: Course is eligible for IP (in-progress grading) for: Check all applicable Thesis Internship Independent Study Practicum CoRequisites and Prerequisites **See definitions on following page** Co-Requisite(s): (List only co-requisites. See below for prerequisites and combinations.) Prerequisite(s): (List prerequisites only. List combinations below. Use and and or literally.) (Specific minimum grade requirements should be placed in ( ) following courses. Default grade is D -.) BIO 100, 102 or 112 Test Scores Minimum GPA (when a course grouping or student cumulative GPA is required) Co-requisite(s) and/or Prerequisite(s) Combination (Use and and or literally.) (Specific minimum grade requirements should be placed in ( ) following courses. Default grade is D-.) Test Scores Minimum GPA (when a course grouping or student cumulative GPA is required) Equivalent Course(s): (credit will not be awarded for both ; or formerly ) CNM 800 Proposed General Education Element: Please mark (X) in the appropriate Element or Elements ( e.g. 4B(3) X ). Element 1 (9) Element 2 (3) Element 3 (6) Element 4 (6) Element 5 (6) Element 6 (6) 1A (3) 2 (3) 3A (3) 4A (3) 5A (3) 6 (6) 1B (3) 3B (3) 4B (3) 5B (3) 1C (3) or 3A/B Integrated A&H(6) or 4A/B Integrated Sciences(6) Page 7 of 20
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Instructor: Dr. Melinda Wilder Office: XXXX Phone: 2 XXXX Email: Melinda.wilder@eku.edu Eastern Kentucky University Department of Biology BIO 500 Environmental Issues CRN: XXXXXX Catalog Course Description: BIO 500 Environmental Issues. (3) II. Prerequisite: BIO 100, 102 or 112. Students will learn to identify, investigate and evaluate environmental issues as well as plan appropriate action based on their analysis. Credit will not be awarded for both BIO 500 and CNM 800. Texts and Course Materials: Middleton, Nick. (2004). The Global Casino: An Introduction to Environmental Issues. London: Hodder Education. Student Learning Outcomes: Students will be able to: 1. Research and analyze environmental issues ranging from local to global. 2. Discuss the following issues from a global environmental perspective: a. Biodiversity b. Soil erosion and desertification c. Human population growth d. Waste management e. Sustainable society f. Water issues 3. Analyze the influence of shared and conflicting societal values on environmental issues. 4. Explain the importance of exercising the rights and responsibilities of citizenship. 5. Evaluate the consequences of specific environmental changes, conditions and issues for human and ecological systems. 6. Identify environmental action strategies that are likely to be effective in specific situations and for specific purposes. 7. Communicate, evaluate and justify their own views on environmental issues and alternative ways to address them. 8. Plan for action based on their research and analysis of an environmental issue. 9. Evaluate the effects of their own actions and actions taken by others with respect to environmental issues. Course Requirements 1. Reading analysis: Students will complete textbook readings and respond to them through summaries, concept maps, etc. Page 9 of 20
2. Regional Environmental Issues Debate: Students will be assigned a debate topic and team. After researching, they will participant in an actual debate and complete a paper. A scoring guide will be provided. 3. Exams: A traditional midterm exam will be given 4. Fieldtrip attendance & analysis: Students will attend a field trip to a regional site where the consequences of an environmental problem is evident. This day trip will be scheduled on the weekend. It will be announced the first day of class. Students will analyze their experiences in light of the specific environmental issue. A scoring guide will be provided. 5. Discussion Board participation: For the online portion of the class, students must contribute to the discussion board by posting their responses to the questions and responding to other students responses. 6. Final Project: Students will have a choice of projects depending on their major and their interests. They can either develop an action plan based relevant to a local environmental issue. The other choice to develop an environmental issues unit plan designed for K 12 classrooms. A scoring guide will be provided for both choices. Evaluation Methods All course requirements will be graded using a scoring guide. Scoring guides will be provided to the students prior to the due date. Readings Analysis 250 points Regional Environmental Issues Debate 100 points Exams 100 points Fieldtrip attendance & analysis 50 points Discussion Board participation 100 points Final Project Issue Investigation Action Plan OR Teaching Unit Plan 100 points TOTAL 700 points The course grade will be based on an accumulation of points on course requirements. Grade equivalent for accumulated points are as follows: 90-100% = A; 80-89% = B; 70-79% = C; 60-69% = D, <60 = F Student Progress: The instructor will provide students with written information on their progress in the course at least once prior to the midpoint of the course through feedback on learning tasks. Course Outline Week Topic Notes 1 What is an environmental issue? How do you analyze environmental issues? Ch. 2, Hungerford, et. al., Investigating and Evaluating Environmental Issues and Actions Page 10 of 20
2 What is the science behind energy issues? 3 What are the differing views on energy issues? Ch. 18 Concept Map Jigsaw activity Assign debate topics and teams 4 What are alternative fuels? Ch. 16 Concept Map 5 What are the differing views on Jigsaw activity alternative fuels? 6 What is the science behind climate Ch. 11 Concept Map change? 7 What are the differing views on the Jigsaw activity effects of climate change? 8 Exam 1 9 Regional Environmental Issues Debate Debate paper due 10 What is solid waste? Ch. 17 Concept Map 11 What are the differing views on Jigsaw activity solutions to the solid waste issue? 12 How do population and consumption interact to impact our ecological footprint? Ch. 3 Concept Map 13 What are the differing views on population and our ecological footprint? Saturday Field Trip to Lilley Cornett Woods Invasive species analysis 14 Why is water potentially the next world crisis? 15 What are the differing views on the water crisis? 16 Final exam Issue Investigation Action Plan Presentations Jigsaw activity Ch. 8 Concept Map Jigsaw activity Attendance Policy Attendance is expected for the on campus meetings. Weekly participation is expected online. Absences equating 20% of the class meetings will result in automatic failure. Chronic tardiness will be considered the same as being absent. The student is responsible for presenting adequate reason for absence to the instructor in order to be given opportunity to make up missed work. Adequate reasons include personal illness, death or serious illness in the immediate family or participation in an approved University activity. UNIVERSITY LEVEL POLICIES Notification of the Last Day to Drop the Course Page 11 of 20
The last day to drop the course or to withdraw from the University will be included in the class schedule. http://colonelscompass.eku.edu Disability Statement: A student with a disability may be an individual with a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities such as learning, seeing or hearing. Additionally, pregnancy or a related medical condition that causes a similar substantial limitation may also be considered a disability under the ADA. If you are registered with the Office of Services for Individuals with Disabilities (OSID), please obtain your accommodation letters from the OSID and present them to the course instructor to discuss any academic accommodations you need. If you believe you need accommodation and are not registered with the OSID, please contact the Office in the Whitlock Building Room 361, by email at disserv@eku.edu, or by phone at (859) 622 2933 V/TDD. Upon individual request, this syllabus can be made available in an alternative format. Academic Integrity Policy Students are advised that EKU s Academic Integrity policy will be strictly enforced in this course. The Academic Integrity policy is available at http://studentrights.eku.edu/academic integrity policy. Questions regarding the policy may be directed to the Office of Academic Integrity. Official Email: An official EKU e mail is established for each registered student, each faculty member and each staff member. All university communications sent via e mail will be sent to this EKU e mail address. Page 12 of 20
Curriculum Change Form (Present only one proposed curriculum change per form) (Complete only the section(s) applicable.) Part I (Check one) Department Name Biological Sciences X New Course (Parts II, IV) College Arts and Sciences Course Revision (Parts II, IV) *Course Prefix & Number BIO 700 Hybrid Course ( S, W ) *Course Title Environmental Issues New Minor (Part III) Program Suspension (Part III) Program Revision (Part III) *Program Title *Provide only the information relevant to the proposal. If Certificate, indicate Long-Term (University) or Short-Term (Departmental) Proposal Approved by: Date Date Departmental Committee 12/2/2013 Council on Academic Affairs College Curriculum Committee 01/27/2014 Faculty Senate** NA General Education Committee* NA Board of Regents** NA Teacher Education Committee* NA EFFECTIVE ACADEMIC TERM*** Graduate Council* *If Applicable (Type NA if not applicable.) **Approval needed for program revisions or suspensions. ***To be added by the Registrar s Office after all approval is received. Completion of A, B, and C is required: (Please be specific, but concise.) A. 1. Specific action requested: (Example: Increase the number of credit hours for ABC 100 from 1 to 2.) Create a new course, BIO 700. This course will replace CNM 800, which is being dropped. A. 2. Proposed Effective Academic Term: (Example: Fall 2012) Fall 2014 A. 3. Effective date of suspended programs for currently enrolled students: (if applicable) NA B. The justification for this action: This course replaces CNM 800, which is being dropped. This will facilitate administration of the courses since all the other interdepartmental courses (CNM) have been phased out. Course level is also being changed to make environmental courses more accessible to a wider range of students as per KY s Environmental Education Master Plan (KEEC, 2009). Course SLO s and requirements will be changed to reflect the change in levels. This 700-level course will still be an option for the Environmental Education Endorsement program. C. The projected cost (or savings) of this proposal is as follows: Personnel Impact: None. Operating Expenses Impact: None. Equipment/Physical Facility Needs: None. Library Resources: None. Page 13 of 20
Part II. Recording Data for New, Revised, or Dropped Course (For a new required course, complete a separate request for the appropriate program revisions.) 1. For a new course, provide the catalog text. 2. For a revised course, provide the current catalog text with the proposed text using strikethrough for deletions and underlines for additions. 3. For a dropped course, provide the current catalog text. New or Revised* Catalog Text (*Use strikethrough for deletions and underlines for additions. Also include Crs. Prefix, No., and description, limited to 35 words.) BIO 700 Environmental Issues (3) II. Students will learn to identify, investigate and evaluate environmental issues as well as plan appropriate action based on their analysis. Credit will not be awarded for both BIO 700 and CNM 800. Page 14 of 20
Part IV. Recording Data for New or Revised Course (Record only new or changed course information.) Course prefix (3 letters) Course Number (3 Digits) Effective Academic Term (Example: Fall 2012) College/Division: Dept. (4 letters)* BIO 700 Fall 2014 AS X HS BIOS BT JS ED UP Credit Hrs. Weekly Contact Hrs. Repeatable Maximum No. of Hrs. 3 Lecture 3 Laboratory Other Cip Code (first two digits only) Schedule Type* (List all applicable) Work Load (for each schedule type) Grading Mode* Class Restriction, if any: (undergraduate only) 1 3 N FR JR SO SR Grading Information: Course is eligible for IP (in-progress grading) for: Check all applicable Thesis Internship Independent Study Practicum CoRequisites and Prerequisites **See definitions on following page** Co-Requisite(s): (List only co-requisites. See below for prerequisites and combinations.) Prerequisite(s): (List prerequisites only. List combinations below. Use and and or literally.) (Specific minimum grade requirements should be placed in ( ) following courses. Default grade is D -.) Test Scores Minimum GPA (when a course grouping or student cumulative GPA is required) Co-requisite(s) and/or Prerequisite(s) Combination (Use and and or literally.) (Specific minimum grade requirements should be placed in ( ) following courses. Default grade is D-.) Test Scores Minimum GPA (when a course grouping or student cumulative GPA is required) Equivalent Course(s): (credit will not be awarded for both ; or formerly ) CNM 800 Proposed General Education Element: Please mark (X) in the appropriate Element or Elements ( e.g. 4B(3) X ). Element 1 (9) Element 2 (3) Element 3 (6) Element 4 (6) Element 5 (6) Element 6 (6) 1A (3) 2 (3) 3A (3) 4A (3) 5A (3) 6 (6) 1B (3) 3B (3) 4B (3) 5B (3) 1C (3) or 3A/B Integrated A&H(6) or 4A/B Integrated Sciences(6) Page 15 of 20
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Instructor: Dr. Melinda Wilder Office: XXXX Phone: 2 XXXX Email: Melinda.wilder@eku.edu Eastern Kentucky University Department of Biological Sciences BIO 700 Environmental Issues CRN: XXXXXX Catalog Course Description: BIO 700 Environmental Issues. (3) II. Students will learn to identify, investigate and evaluate environmental issues as well as plan appropriate action based on their analysis. Credit will not be awarded for both BIO 500 and CNM 800. Texts and Course Materials: Middleton, Nick. (2004). The Global Casino: An Introduction to Environmental Issues. London: Hodder Education. Student Learning Outcomes: Students will be able to: 1. Research and analyze environmental issues ranging from local to global. (Graduate SLO 3) 2. Discuss the following issues from a global environmental perspective: a. Biodiversity b. Soil erosion and desertification c. Human population growth d. Waste management e. Sustainable society f. Water issues 3. Analyze the influence of shared and conflicting societal values on environmental issues. (Graduate SLO 4) 4. Explain the importance of exercising the rights and responsibilities of citizenship. 5. Evaluate the consequences of specific environmental changes, conditions and issues for human and ecological systems. (Graduate SLO 4) 6. Identify environmental action strategies that are likely to be effective in specific situations and for specific purposes. 7. Communicate, evaluate and justify their own views on environmental issues and alternative ways to address them. (Graduate SLO 6) 8. Plan for action based on their research and analysis of an environmental issue. 9. Evaluate the effects of their own actions and actions taken by others with respect to environmental issues. (Graduate SLO 4) BIO 700 only Page 17 of 20
10. Identify, analyze, and evaluate underlying assumptions of arguments and alternative perspectives on a local environmental issue. (Graduate SLO 4) Course Requirements 1. Reading analysis: Students will complete textbook readings and respond to them through summaries, concept maps, etc. 2. Regional Environmental Issues Debate: Students will be assigned a debate topic and team. After researching, they will participant in an actual debate and complete a paper. A scoring guide will be provided. 3. Exams: A traditional midterm exam will be given 4. Fieldtrip attendance & analysis: Students will attend a field trip to a regional site where the consequences of an environmental problem is evident. This day trip will be scheduled on the weekend. It will be announced the first day of class. Students will analyze their experiences in light of the specific environmental issue. A scoring guide will be provided. 5. Discussion Board participation: For the online portion of the class, students must contribute to the discussion board by posting their responses to the questions and responding to other students responses. 6. Final Project: Students will have a choice of projects depending on their major and their interests. They can either develop an action plan based relevant to a local environmental issue. The other choice to develop an environmental issues unit plan designed for K 12 classrooms. A scoring guide will be provided for both choices.. 700 Level only: For either project, an in depth analysis of the local environmental issue will be included. Evaluation Methods Readings Analysis Regional Environmental Issues Debate Exams Fieldtrip attendance & analysis Discussion Board participation Final Project Environmental Issue Investigation Action Plan including an analysis of a local environmental issue OR Environmental Issue Teaching Unit Plan including an analysis of a local issue TOTAL 250 points 100 points 100 points 50 points 100 points 200 points 800 points The course grade will be based on an accumulation of points on course requirements. Grade equivalent for accumulated points are as follows: 92-100% = A; 83-91% = B; 74-82% = C; 65-74% = D, <65% = F Student Progress: Page 18 of 20
The instructor will provide students with written information on their progress in the course at least once prior to the midpoint of the course through feedback on learning tasks. Course Outline Week Topic Notes 1 What is an environmental issue? How do you analyze environmental issues? Ch. 2, Hungerford, et. al., Investigating and Evaluating Environmental Issues and Actions 2 What is the science behind energy Ch. 18 Concept Map issues? 3 What are the differing views on energy issues? Jigsaw activity Assign debate topics and teams 4 What are alternative fuels? Ch. 16 Concept Map 5 What are the differing views on Jigsaw activity alternative fuels? 6 What is the science behind climate Ch. 11 Concept Map change? 7 What are the differing views on the Jigsaw activity effects of climate change? 8 Exam 1 9 Regional Environmental Issues Debate Debate paper due 10 What is solid waste? Ch. 17 Concept Map 11 What are the differing views on Jigsaw activity solutions to the solid waste issue? 12 How do population and consumption interact to impact our ecological footprint? Ch. 3 Concept Map 13 What are the differing views on population and our ecological footprint? Saturday Field Trip to Lilley Cornett Woods Invasive species analysis 14 Why is water potentially the next world crisis? 15 What are the differing views on the water crisis? 16 Final exam Issue Investigation Action Plan Presentations Jigsaw activity Ch. 8 Concept Map Jigsaw activity Page 19 of 20
Attendance Policy Attendance is expected for the on campus meetings. Weekly participation is expected online. Absences equating 20% of the class meetings will result in automatic failure. Chronic tardiness will be considered the same as being absent. The student is responsible for presenting adequate reason for absence to the instructor in order to be given opportunity to make up missed work. Adequate reasons include personal illness, death or serious illness in the immediate family or participation in an approved University activity. Notification of the Last Day to Drop the Course The last day to drop the course or to withdraw from the University will be included in the class schedule. http://colonelscompass.eku.edu Disability Statement: A student with a disability may be an individual with a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities such as learning, seeing or hearing. Additionally, pregnancy or a related medical condition that causes a similar substantial limitation may also be considered a disability under the ADA. If you are registered with the Office of Services for Individuals with Disabilities (OSID), please obtain your accommodation letters from the OSID and present them to the course instructor to discuss any academic accommodations you need. If you believe you need accommodation and are not registered with the OSID, please contact the Office in the Whitlock Building Room 361, by email at disserv@eku.edu, or by phone at (859) 622 2933 V/TDD. Upon individual request, this syllabus can be made available in an alternative format. Academic Integrity Policy Students are advised that EKU s Academic Integrity policy will be strictly enforced in this course. The Academic Integrity policy is available at http://studentrights.eku.edu/academic integrity policy. Questions regarding the policy may be directed to the Office of Academic Integrity. Official Email: An official EKU e mail is established for each registered student, each faculty member and each staff member. All university communications sent via e mail will be sent to this EKU e mail address. Page 20 of 20