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:
EHST 6530
2. Date:
10/10/2012
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):
x
On-campus (face to face)
Expected
Future Delivery
Method(s):
X
Distance Course (face to face off campus)
Online (delivery of 50% or more of the instruction is offered online)
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.
The graduate faculty of the Environmental Health Sciences Program have determined for purposes
of compliance with ECU Graduate School recommendations, student matriculation and faculty
teaching efficiency that it is desirable to delete EHST 5510 – Physical Safety (2) and EHST 5540 –
Radiation Safety and to reconfigure the content into a new course: EHST 6530 – Physical and
Radiation Environmental Health and Safety. Subsequently the faculty voted to approve this action.
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6. Course description exactly as it should appear in the next catalog:
6530. Physical and Radiation Environmental Health and Safety (3) Comprehensive coverage
of principles and applications of physical environmental health and safety (including radiation) in
living and work environments.
7. If this is a course revision, briefly describe the requested change:
N/A
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.
s.h.
3
Total Credit Hours
s.h.
12
9. Anticipated annual student enrollment:
10. Changes in degree hours of your programs:
Degree(s)/Program(s)
Changes in Degree Hours
MS in Environmental Health
none
11. Affected degrees or academic programs, other than your programs:
Degree(s)/Program(s)
Changes in Degree Hours
Occupational Safety Masters Program
0
Graduate Certificate in Security Studies
0
12. Overlapping or duplication with affected units or programs:
Not applicable
Documentation of notification to the affected academic degree programs is
X attached.
13. Council for Teacher Education (CTE) approval (for courses affecting teacher education):
x Not applicable
Applicable and CTE has given their approval.
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14. University Service-Learning Committee (USLC) approval:
x Not applicable
Applicable and USLC has given their approval.
15. Statements of support:
a. Staff
Current staff is adequate
x
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
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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The Occupational Environment – Its Evaluation and Control. (1997). S.R. Dinardi, editor.
AIHA, Fairfax, Virginia, 1997. (ISBN 0-932627-82-X).
Gollinick, Daniel A (2011). Basic Radiation Protection Technology, 6th edition. USA: Pacific
Radiation Corporation (ISBN 0-916339-14-9).
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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:
1. List and describe general concepts and principles involved in environmental and
occupational exposure to physical hazards, including radiation
2. Describe and give examples of hazardous exposures to physical hazards, including
radiation
3. Analyze and evaluate the possible human health effects of overexposure to physical
agents (including radiation) and their mechanisms of action on the body
4. Describe and analyze the processes involved in the evaluation of physical agents,
including radiation
5. Design and apply engineering, administrative, and personal protective controls for
physical hazards (including radiation) and describe their use and limitations.
6. Analyze and evaluate regulatory and consensus standards to environmental and
occupational settings to evaluate physical hazard (including radiation) compliance and
protection
c. Course topic outline
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Types of physical hazards
 Noise
 Vibration
 Extreme temperature
 Extreme pressure
 Illumination
 Ionizing and nonionizing radiation
Health effects of physical hazard exposure
Environmental and occupational sources of physical hazards
Sampling and monitoring of physical hazards
Source and exposure control of physical hazards
Environmental and occupational health regulations and consensus standards concerning
physical hazards
d. List of course assignments, weighting of each assignment, and grading/evaluation system
for determining a grade
Midterm examination
Final examination
Term Paper
Safety Audits
Homework assignments
Evaluation from team members
25%
25%
15%
10%
20%
5%
100%
Evaluation Scale:
A = 90-100%
B = 80-89%
C = 70-79%
F = < 70%
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