CALL FOR PROPOSALS
SIGNATURE NAVIGATE COURSE DEVELOPMENT GRANTS
DUE DATE: NOVEMBER 3, 2014
The Compass Curriculum is inviting faculty to submit proposals for course development in the
Signature Navigate Program. Four team-taught courses (approx. 8 sections) a semester or
approximately 16 sections for the 2015/16 academic year will be funded.
ELIGIBILITY:
1. UCCS faculty, including tenured, tenure-track, and instructors who have been employed
at UCCS for at least three semesters are all eligible applicants.
2. Grants for developing Signature Navigate courses will be $1,000 per faculty member for
these team-taught courses.
3. Awards will be based on merit of the proposal and the curricular needs of the Compass
Curriculum.
4. Navigate Signature courses must have one “flag”--Writing Intensive, Inclusiveness or
Sustainability. Course proposals with multiple flags are encouraged, and all other things
being equal, preferred.
5. Faculty must secure the approval and support of their department and/or program chair.
PROPOSAL PACKETS should include:
1) COVER PAGE (see cover page sheet below).
2) PROPOSAL DESCRIPTIONS (see below).
3) ONE PAGE RESUME OR VITA.
SUBMIT PROPOSAL packets to the Compass Curriculum at:
gened@uccs.edu
Questions: David J. Weiss, Faculty Director of the Compass Curriculum; dweiss@uccs.edu
More information: Compass Curriculum Home Page
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SIGNATURE NAVIGATE COURSE DEVELOPMENT GRANTS
COVER PAGE FOR COURSE DEVELOPMENT GRANT
Fall 2014 CALL for PROPOSALS
Course development team (two or three instructors, required)
1. Name
Rank
School/College
2. Name
Department
Rank
School/College
3. Name
Department
Rank
School/College
Department
4. Title of Course
5.
Which Compass Curriculum Flag(s) is the course being submitted for? (Must have at least
one)
Inclusiveness
6.
7.
Writing Intensive
Sustainability
All faculty agree to teach this course multiple times (more than once) within 2016/2017
and 2017/2018
Yes
Uncertain
All Instructors for this course have secured the approval of their respective department and
/ or unit chairs to submit this proposal,
Yes
No
8.
If this proposal is funded, by March 2015, each faculty member will submit their fully
developed course to their respective colleges as a NAVI course and, upon college approval, to the
Compass Curriculum Committee for approval.
I agree__________________________________________________ (name of instructor)
I agree __________________________________________________ (name of instructor)
I agree __________________________________________________ (name of instructor
9.
If funded, in which of the following terms would you and all co-instructors be willing and
able to offer this course as a Navigate Signature course?
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Fall 2015
Winterim (Preterm) 2015
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Spring 2016
PROPOSAL
Please provide the following:
a) A description of the course. Total: 300 words
b) A detailed explanation of the “knowledge in action” components of the course.
Total: 150 words
What is “Knowledge in Action?” “Knowledge in Action” gives students an
understanding of how academic knowledge and skills are applied and developed through
real world endeavors. This approach is based on “best practices” of experiential learning
and demands that faculty work beyond disciplinary and classroom boundaries. Some
examples of experiential learning include group projects, field research, performances,
public events, public presentations, internships, service learning, community
engagement & activism, entrepreneurial initiatives, travel courses, and more.
c) A detailed explanation of the multidisciplinary scope of the course. In particular,
how does this new course flesh out new cross-disciplinary relationships and how
does this contribute new ideas to your fields. Total: 150 words
What is the Multidisciplinary Component? The multidisciplinary nature of a course
may be interpreted in different ways across disciplines and fields. Navigate courses
should draw insights from other academic disciplines by directly incorporating literatures,
bodies of knowledge, methodologies, and theoretical perspectives from multiple
disciplines. The multidisciplinary scope of a Navigate course must be well defined and
clearly articulated.
d) An explanation of how your course incorporates the Compass Curriculum
component flag or flags identified above. Total: one page per flag.
Definitions and guidelines for the Compass Curriculum “flags”
Compass Curriculum Homepage - Program Overview
Sustainability Flag description (150 words)
Writing Intensive Flag discussion (150 words):
Inclusiveness Flag Discussion (150 words):
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One page Faculty Resumé or Vita for Faculty 1
(Copy and paste your resumé or vita in the space below)
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One page Faculty Resumé or Vita for Faculty 2
(Copy and paste your resumé or vita in the space below)
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One page Faculty Resumé or Vita for Faculty 3 (If applicable)
(Copy and paste your resumé or vita in the space below)
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