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Anna Luci Wymer
12/11/2013
Organization: Admin Affairs & Graduate Education
Course Catalog Update
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Course Catalog Update Information:
STU0004
Reference Number: CCU005921
Date: 01-AUG-13
Level: 2.00 of 2.00
Currently On The Worklist Of: Catherine Hackney,
chackne1
Owner: Office of Curriculum Services, 330-672-8558 or 330-672-8559, curriculum@kent.edu
Basic Course Data
Change type: Revise
Faculty member submitting this proposal: Kathy Geething
Requested Effective Term: 201480
Campus: Kent
College: EH-Education, Health and Human Services
Department: LDES-Lifespan Development and Educational Sciences
Course Subject: SPED-Special Education
New Course Subject:
Course Number: 53111
New Course Number:
Course Title: THE PROFESSIONAL INTERPRETER
Title Abbreviation: THE PROFESSIONAL INTERPRETER
Slash Course and Cross-list Information: SPED 43111 + SPED 53111
Credit Hours
Minimum Credit/Maximum Credit: 3 to 3
Contact Hours: Lecture - Minimum Hours/Maximum Hours: 3 to 3
Contact Hours: Lab - Minimum Hours/Maximum Hours:
Contact Hours: Other - Minimum Hours/Maximum Hours:
Attributes
Is this course part of the LER, WIC or Diversity requirements: No
If yes, course attributes: 1.
2.
3.
Can this course be repeated for credit: No
Repeat
Course Limit:
Course Level: Graduate
Grade Rule: B-Standard letter
OR Maximum Hours:
Rationale for an IP grade request for this course (if applicable):
Schedule Type(s): 1. LEC-Lecture 2.
3.
Credit by Exam: N-Credit by exam-not approved
Prerequisites & Descriptions
Current Prerequisite/Corequisite/Catalog Description: Covers current trends in the field regarding situational and
ethical issues. Demand/Control schema and Ethics are the focus to prepare students for the national certification test.
Prerequisite: SPED 43100 and SPED 43106; or SPED 53100 and SPED 53106.
Catalog Description (edited): Covers current trends in the field regarding situational and ethical issues. Demand-Control
Schema and the RID Code of Professional Conduct are key components of the students' investigation and application.
Students receive guidance in preparing for the RID performance test.
Prerequisites (edited): ASL 29202; and SPED 53100; and SPED 53107; and graduate standing
Corequisites (edited): None
Registration is by special approval only: No
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Content Information
Content Outline:
Content Hours
per Course
Topic
3
15
3
6
12
3
3
Topic Description
Introduction to ethics. Requirements
and expectations of the class..
Discussion of the RID, CPC, EI PA
guidelines, and ethics in general.
Discussion of core and personal
values, personality, cultural identity,
prejudice, bias, ethical framework,
ethical decision making process,
ethical business practices, continuing
professional development, and
Demand-Control Schema.
Goals discussion. What are goals? Why
do we need from them? How do goals
facilitate our goals personally and
professionally? How do we write them
to be effective?
The RID and NIC examination requires
a clear understanding of ethics.
Groups of students will present various
ethical dilemmas and practice
answering in an appropriate NIC
format
A continuation of the RID and NIC
examination. Individuals will be given
practical opportunities to understand
and practice the NIC.
Ethical business practices and
continuing professional development is
required to work successfully in this
field. These two topics will be
discussed at length.
Wrap up and review for the final mock
NIC exam.
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Total Contact Hours: 45
Textbook(s) used in this course: Dimensions of Ethical Decision Making for Interpreters, Witter. Merithew, Anna &
Stewart, Kelly, Sign Media Inc. Encounters with Reality. Cartwright, Brenda.
Writing Expectations: Weekly writing assignments along with other required papers and projects, such as research
papers. Grad students will also have to complete a 10 page research paper on a topic related to interpreting and present
their paper to the class.
Instructor(s) expected to teach: Staff
Instructor(s) contributing to content: Pam Luft
Proposal Summary
Explain the purpose for this proposal:
The purpose of this revision is to update the course content, course description, textbook, writing expectations, instructor
information, and prerequisites in order to keep the course current with practices in the field. Students will 1) understand the
place that norms, values, beliefs, cultural perspective, s and professional conduct plays in the professional interpreter's work
and life. 2) Develop a concept of 'ethical fitness' 3) Apply Demand-Control Schema to ethical decision making. 4) Adapt
language usage to interact cross culturally 5) Make decisions to solve problems and issues quickly 6) Practice and be very
familiar with the RID NIC test and its requirements.
Explain how this proposal affects program requirements and students in your unit:
No effect.
Explain how this proposal affects courses, program requirements and student in other units:
No effect.
Explain how this proposal affects enrollment and staffing:
No effect.
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Credit by Exam
Prerequisites
Credit Hours
Schedule Type
Cross-Listed / Slash
Subject
Description
Title
Diversity
Title Abbreviation
Grade Rule
Writing-Intensive (WIC)
Liberal Education Requirement (LER)
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Date
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12/5/2013 Susan M
Augustine
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Other Revisions: writing expectations, textbook
and instructor information.
History:
Date
User
Status
12/5/2013 Susan M Augustine Approved
8/1/2013 Stacey M Dickman Submitted
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