Graduate Curriculum Committee Course Proposal Form
for Courses Numbered 6000 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:
SAFT 6310
2. Date:
3-2-2012
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3. Requested action:
New Course
X
Revision of Active Course
Revision & Unbanking of a Banked Course
Renumbering of an Existing Course from
from
to
#
X
Required
#
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)
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 part of MS, Occupational Safety (MSOS) Program continuous improvement process
and initial preparation for accreditation by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and
Technology (ABET), graduate faculty of the Department of Technology Systems has
determined and approved the revision to SAFT 6310 course to meet the competencies
required of graduate students in the MS, Occupational Safety Program.
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6. Course description exactly as it should appear in the next catalog:
6310. Risk Management and Workers’ Compensation (3)
P/C: SAFT 6001, 6040; or consent of instructor. Study of risk management strategies in
reducing corporate financial losses due to accidents and injuries. Overview of insurance,
commercial general liability, and workers’ compensation cost containment process.
7. If this is a course revision, briefly describe the requested change:
Adding Risk Management to the course title and expanding competencies.
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.
15
9. Anticipated annual student enrollment:
10. Changes in degree hours of your programs:
Degree(s)/Program(s)
Changes in Degree Hours
MSOS Program
None
11. Affected degrees or academic programs, other than your programs:
Degree(s)/Program(s)
Changes in Degree Hours
None
None
12. Overlapping or duplication with affected units or programs:
X Not applicable
Documentation of notification to the affected academic degree programs is
attached.
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.
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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
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).
Text
 Moore, S.D. (2009). Understanding Workers’ Compensation Insurance, Clifton Park, NY:
Delmar. ISBN 1-4180-7270-2
Optional:
 Malecki, Donald S., Horn, R.C., Wiening, E.A., Flitner, A.L., (2008). Commercial
Liability Insurance and Risk Management (7th ed.), Volume I. AICPCU. ISBN
0894633600
 Malecki, Donald S., Horn, R.C., Wiening, E.A., Donaldson, J.H., Flitner, A., L., (2001).
Commercial Liability Insurance and Risk Management (5th ed.), Volume I. AICPCU.
ISBN 0894630997
 Readings from selected literature
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b. Course objectives for the course (student – centered, behavioral focus)
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
 Analyze and select commercial general liability coverage
 Apply concept of risk management and its applications in occupational and
environmental settings;
 Analyze and interpret workers’ compensation loss run reports;
 Perform a workers’ compensation process assessment;
 Develop and implement loss prevention programs in occupational settings;
 Develop comprehensive workers’ compensation cost containment programs in
occupational settings.
c. Course topic outline
Topics Covered:
1) An overview of Risk Management and Insurance concepts and history of
Workers’ Compensation;
2) Commercial General Liability Coverage A, B, and C and the Exclusions;
3) Workers’ Compensation: Legislative law in many states;
4) Workers’ Compensation premium rating process;
5) Claims Management process and Case Management process and their
financial impacts on bottom line;
6) Labor organizations and workers’ compensation process;
7) Medical community and workers’ compensation;
8) Legal issues with workers’ compensation and managing litigation process;
9) Transitional return to work process and its financial impacts on bottom line;
10) Professional and ethical responsibility as an EHS practitioner managing
workers’ compensation process;
11) Interaction with injured employees and their families as well as government
agencies, legal community, insurance companies, labor organizations, and
other entities involved in the workers’ compensation system;
12) Study of workers' compensation and occupational safety in preventing
corporate financial losses.
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d. List of course assignments, weighting of each assignment, and grading/evaluation system
for determining a grade
Assignments:
Quizzes................................................................. 30%
Interview/Guest Speakers Reports ....................... 30%
Workers’ Compensation Legal Case Study ......... 10%
Research Paper ..................................................... 30%
Grading:
100%-90% .................. A
89.9%-80% ................. B
79.9%-70% ................. C
69.9%-0 ....................... F
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