Graduate Curriculum Committee Course Proposal Form
For Courses Numbered 6000 and Higher
Note: Before completing this form, please carefully read the accompanying instructions.
1. Course prefix and number:
CDFR 6991
2. Date:
09-26-2011
3. Requested action:
New Course
X
Revision of Active Course
Revision & Unbanking of a Banked Course
Renumbering of an Existing Course from
from
to
#
#
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):
Expected
Future Delivery
Method(s):
On-campus (face to face)
Distance Course (face to face off campus)
X
Online (delivery of 50% or more of the instruction is offered online)
X
5. Justification (must cite accreditation and/or assessment by the graduate faculty) for new course
or course revision or course renumbering:
As a result of ongoing assessment and in response to re-visioning mandated by the
North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, Graduate Faculty members in the BirthKindergarten and Family and Consumer Sciences program areas (Department of Child
Development and Family Relations) determined the need to add prerequisites to this
course and to revise the course description to include majors other than BirthKindergarten (viz., FACS). The revision was approved by department faculty.
6. Course description exactly as it should appear in the next catalog:
6991. Action Research II in Educational Settings (3) P: CDFR 6990
Development, implementation, and analysis of an action research project.
7. If this is a course revision, briefly describe the requested change:
Add prerequisite and modify course description to include individuals pursuing
MAEd-FACS and MAEd-BK.
8. Graduate catalog page number from current (.pdf) graduate catalog:
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237
9. Course credit:
Lecture Hours
3
Weekly
OR
Lab
Weekly
Studio
45
3
Per Term
Credit Hours
s.h.
OR
Per Term
Credit Hours
s.h.
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.
3
Total Credit Hours
10. Anticipated annual student enrollment:
s.h.
20
11. Affected degrees or academic programs:
Degree(s)/Program(s)
Current Catalog Page
Changes in Degree Hours
MAEd-BK
MAEd-FACS
233-234
234
None
None
12. Overlapping or duplication with affected units or programs:
X Not applicable
Notification & response from affected units is attached
13. Council for Teacher Education (CTE) approval (for courses affecting teacher education):
Not applicable
X
Applicable and CTE has given their approval.
14. Service-Learning Advisory Committee (SLAC) approval
X
Not applicable
Applicable and SLAC 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):
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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
McNiff, J., & Whitehead, J. (2005). Action research for teachers: A practical guide.
London: David Fulton Publishers. ISBN 13: 9781843123217 ISBN 10:
1843123215
b. Course objectives for the course (student – centered, behavioral focus)
Upon completion of the course, students will be able to
1. develop an action research plan
2. implement an action research project in a classroom/school
3. analyze the results of an action research plan
4. prepare a written report of an action research project
5. provide an oral presentation describing an action research project
c. Course topic outline
I. Developing and finalizing the research proposal
List the title of the study
Tools or instruments used for the study
Anticipated time line of the study
Plan of analysis
II. Complete the IRB for the actual study (Prior Approval from Professor
required)
III. Implementation of the study
IV. Writing up the project
V. Presentation of Project
VI. Reflecting on the process of the study
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d. List of course assignments, weighting of each assignment, and grading/evaluation system
for determining a grade
Every Phase of the Action Research Project will be graded:
I)
Developing and finalizing the research proposal = 50 points
II)
Completion and Approval of IRB
= 20 points
III)
Implementation of the study
= 50 points
IV)
Writing up the complete project
=100 points
V)
Presentation
= 50 points
VI)
Reflection on the process
= 20 points
TOTAL:
290 points
Grading Scale
A=90-100%
B=80-89%
C=70-79%
F = below 70%
261-290 points
232-260 points
203-231 points
202 points and below
Revised 09-12-2011; revised after review by GCC on 02-01-2011
Revised 09-16-09