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:
FACS 6990
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 title to include majors other than Family and Consumer
Sciences (viz., BK). The revision was approved by department faculty.
6. Course description exactly as it should appear in the next catalog:
6990. Review of Research Literature in Educational Settings (3) P: Admission to MAEd
program in CDFR; EDUC 6482 or SCIE 6500. Foundational approaches in the research
process, including conceptualization of the problem, literature search, and review.
7. If this is a course revision, briefly describe the requested change:
Add prerequisite and modify course title to include individuals pursuing MAEd
degree in either FACS or BK.
8. Graduate catalog page number from current (.pdf) graduate catalog:
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238
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-FACS
MAEd-BK
234
233-234
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
Simerly, C. B., Nickols, S. Y., & Shane, J. M. (Eds.). (2004). Themes in family and
consumer sciences: A book of readings. Volume 2. Alexandria, VA: American
Association of Family and Consumer Sciences. ISBN-10: 0846100010 ISBN-13:
978-0846100010
American Psychological Association. (2009). Publication manual of the American
Psychological Association (6th ed.). Washington, DC: American Psychological
Association. ISBN 10: 1433805618 / 1-4338-0561-8 ISBN 13: 9781433805615
Galvan, J. L. (2009). Writing literature reviews: A guide for students of the social and
behavioral sciences (4th ed.). Los Angeles, CA: Pyrczak Publishing. ISBN 1884585-86-8
b. Course objectives for the course (student – centered, behavioral focus)
Upon completion of the course, students will be able to:
 Locate and review scholarly literature relevant to selected educational settings
 Identify research trends and needs related to selected educational settings
 Reflect on current school and/or classroom practices and learner outcomes
 Conceptualize a problem for study
 Access, analyze, evaluate, and synthesize research literature related to the problem
 Develop a problem statement for an action research project supported by scholarly
literature review
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c. Course topic outline
I.
Research in Educational Settings
A. Accessing Scholarly Literature Related To Educational Settings
B. Historical Reviews
II. Critique of Research
III. Educational Research: Findings and Methodology
IV. Higher Order Thinking
V. Education Research from Varying Modes of Inquiry
V. New Developments in Education Research
VI. Writing Literature Reviews in Educational Settings
d. List of course assignments, weighting of each assignment, and grading/evaluation system
for determining a grade
Research Abstracts (25 points)
A. (3 @ 5 points each): Students will review and critique three research
articles in related education studies.
B. (10 points) Compose an abstract for selected action research study.
Review, Synthesis, and Critique of Literature (50 points): Students will conduct a
literature search for their selected Action Research project, including summary,
interpretation, critique of findings, and APA style reference list.
Class Participation (25 points): Reports from readings, discussion of research projects and
assignments, collaborative analysis of research data and findings.
Total Points: 100 (90 – 100 points = A; 80 – 89 points = B; 70 – 79 points = C, below 70
points = F)
Revised after review by GCC on 02-01-2011
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