Graduate Curriculum Committee Course Proposal Form
for Courses Numbered 5000 and Higher
Note: Before completing this form, please carefully read the accompanying instructions.
Submission guidelines are posted to the GCC Web site: http://www.ecu.edu/cs-acad/gcc/index.cfm
1. Course prefix and number:
ENGL 7721
2. Date:
11/13/2012
3. Requested action:
X
New Course
Revision of Active Course
Revision & Unbanking of a Banked Course
Renumbering of an Existing Course from
from
to
#
Required
X
#
Elective
4. Method(s) of delivery (check all boxes that apply for both current/proposed and expected
future delivery methods within the next three years):
Current or
Proposed Delivery
Method(s):
On-campus (face to face)
Expected
Future Delivery
Method(s):
X
Distance Course (face to face off campus)
X
Online (delivery of 50% or more of the instruction is offered online)
X
5. Justification. Identify the committee or group (e.g., Graduate faculty of the Department of
English) that conducted the assessment of curriculum and student learning. Explain why the
unit wishes to offer or revise the course. Include specific results from the unit assessment that
led to the development or modification of the course. If applicable, cite any accrediting
agency/ies and reference the specific standard/s.
After a comprehensive review of the curriculum and required courses in the MA program
in Technical and Professional Communication and data related to course enrollments, the
graduate faculty involved in the TPC program determined the need to integrate several of
the program's regularly offered special topics as courses in the catalog. The proposed
course has been taught for seven consecutive years. It fulfills a need in the program for a
course that focuses on management skills for professionals in editing, publishing, and
technical communication fields. In addition, The faculty determined that ENGL 5770
Advanced Editing, which was also an elective for undergraduates, needed to be replaced
with new courses at the 4000 level and graduate level that could provide a more focused
approach to professional editing, publishing, planning, and communication skills in the
workplace appropriate to the level of the students taking the courses. 5770 is being
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deleted as a course. Students interested in pursuing careers in editing, publishing, or
technical communication require skills for managing communication projects in
organizations. The course will serve students pursuing a range of careers in which
management is a central activity.
The Graduate Committee approved this course on November 26, 2012 and the English
Graduate Faculty approved this course on December 3, 2012.
6. Course description exactly as it should appear in the next catalog:
7721. Managing Editing and Publication Processes (3) Management principles and
practices for editors, documentation specialists, and technical and professional
communication project managers.
7. If this is a course revision, briefly describe the requested change:
8. Course credit:
Lecture Hours
3
3
Weekly
OR
Per Term
Credit Hours
Lab
Weekly
OR
Per Term
Credit Hours
s.h.
Studio
Weekly
OR
Per Term
Credit Hours
s.h.
Practicum
Weekly
OR
Per Term
Credit Hours
s.h.
Internship
Weekly
OR
Per Term
Credit Hours
s.h.
Other (e.g., independent study) Please explain.
s.h.
3
Total Credit Hours
9. Anticipated annual student enrollment:
15
10. Changes in degree hours of your programs:
Degree(s)/Program(s)
Changes in Degree Hours
11. Affected degrees or academic programs, other than your programs:
Degree(s)/Program(s)
Changes in Degree Hours
12. Overlapping or duplication with affected units or programs:
X Not applicable
Documentation of notification to the affected academic degree programs is
attached.
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s.h.
s.h.
13. Council for Teacher Education (CTE) approval (for courses affecting teacher education):
X Not applicable
Applicable and CTE has given their approval.
14. University Service-Learning Committee (USLC) approval:
X Not applicable
Applicable and USLC has given their approval.
15. Statements of support:
a. Staff
X Current staff is adequate
Additional staff is needed (describe needs in the box below):
b. Facilities
X Current facilities are adequate
Additional facilities are needed (describe needs in the box below):
c. Library
X
Initial library resources are adequate
Initial resources are needed (in the box below, give a brief explanation and an
estimate for the cost of acquisition of required initial resources):
d. Unit computer resources
X
Unit computer resources are adequate
Additional unit computer resources are needed (in the box below, give a brief
explanation and an estimate for the cost of acquisition):
e. ITCS resources
X
ITCS resources are not needed
The following ITCS resources are needed (put a check beside each need):
Mainframe computer system
Statistical services
Network connections
Computer lab for students
Software
Approval from the Director of ITCS attached
16. Course information (see: Graduate Curriculum and Program Development Manual for
instructions):
a. Textbook(s) and/or readings: author(s), name, publication date, publisher, and
city/state/country. Include ISBN (when applicable).
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Richard L. Hamilton. 2008. Managing Writers: A Real World Guide To Managing Technical
Documentation. XML Press. 978-0982219102
Dicks, R. Stanley. Management Principles and Practices for Technical Communicators
(Part of the Allyn & Bacon Series in Technical Communication). Longman, 2003.
ISBN: 0321165233
b. Course objectives for the course (student – centered, behavioral focus)
If this is a 5000-level course that is populated by undergraduate and graduate students,
there must be differentiation in the learning objectives expected.
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
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•
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Explain and plan a basic technical project development lifecycle.
Apply the principles of project management to editing, documentation, and text
development projects.
Develop vision, mission, goals, objectives, and value-added assessments for
teams.
Develop hiring, professional development, and assessment tools and plans for
personnel.
Analyze management tasks and develop solutions
Create and manage
• Project budgets
• Project timeline
• Project plan
• Change management
Demonstrate skills and practices used to manage projects, including
• Managing resources
• Leading teams
• Identifying the ethical tensions in project management scenarios and consider
courses of actions in response
• Developing project management philosophy and style
c. Course topic outline
The list of topics should reflect the stated objectives.
Schedule
Introduction: Editing as management; documentation project management; publishing
process management
Management Philosophies
Creating Teams
Personnel management and development
Finance and budgeting
Management communication
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Time Management, scheduling, and project planning
Working with management in organizations
Additional Editing Responsibilities
Editing in various contexts: What editors do and how they manage processes
d. List of course assignments, weighting of each assignment, and grading/evaluation system
for determining a grade
Assignments
Discussion
20%
Case Portfolio
50%
Case 1: Mission Statement, Goals, and Objectives
Case 2: Compensation and Rewards Plan and Hiring
Case 3: Value Added Calculation
Case 4: Management and Technical Skills Development Plan
Case 5: Project Development Plan
Case 6: Project Proposal
Editor/Manager Interview Project
Grading scale:
A = 90 – 100
B = 80 – 89
C = 70 – 79
F = 69 or lower
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30%