St. Cloud State University General Education Goal Area 9
Civic Engagement and Ethics
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Prepared by: Michelle Kukoleca Hammes
Phone: 320-308-4130
Department, Course Number, Title: POL 320
Email: mhammes@stcloudstate.edu
Requesting Unit: Department of Political Science
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Will this course be flagged as a diversity course? No
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Will this course also satisfy another General Education Goal Area?
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Course bulletin description, including credits and semesters to be offered:
+POL 320. Women in Politics (Diversity/MGM)
Politics and government affects women's lives today, women's participation in the political process in order to influence the course of public policy. Prereq.: 195 or permission of instructor. 3 Cr. DEMAND.
Indicate the clientele for whom this course is designed. Is the course for general education only, or does it fulfill general education and other program needs for this or another department? Obtain signatures from any affected departments.
Political Science majors and minors, general education students, and other interested students.
9. Indicate any changes that must be made in offerings or resources in your department or other departments by offering this course.
None- existing course
10. For new courses or courses not yet approved for General Education, indicate any other SCSU departments or units offering instruction that relates to the content of the proposed course.
11. Courses designated as General Education are included in the assessment plan for the Goal Area(s) for which they are approved. Courses for which assessment is not included in the annual GE assessment report for two years will be removed from the General Education Program.
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The Requesting Unit understands and recognizes the above conditions.

12. Provide a concise explanation of how the following goal is a “significant focus” of the proposed course.
Goal Area 9: Civic Engagement and Ethics
Understand and evaluate ethical or civic issues and theories, and participate in active citizenship or ethical judgment.
The course examines the historical, economic, social, and political lives of women in the United States and in comparison to the lives of women in other countries. In this course students will discuss the variety of ideological thought present in feminist political theory. Also, we will cover the historical processes that gradually expanded the rights of women in the political, economic, and social realms in the United States and also seek to explain the differences in the experiences of women in a variety of other national settings. In this course we will also discuss specific areas of public policy that have been affected by women's participation and that affect women's lives.
13. In order for a course to be designated as fulfilling Goal Area 9, it must address at least 5 of the 6 student learning outcomes (SLOs) below. Check the SLOs below that are focused on in the proposed general education course.
1. Explain the connections among education, citizenship, and participation in a democratic society.
2. Explain major ethical or political theories.
3. Describe how interpretations of ethics or citizenship may vary by nationality, ethnicity, race, color, religion, gender, ability and disability, or sexual orientation.
4. Apply concepts such as democracy, rights, morality, justice, virtue, liberty and obligation to personal, professional, and public issues.
5. Analyze and evaluate alternative theoretical approaches or formulate solutions to ethical or civic issues.
6. Develop and exercise personal agency or ethical judgment in the public domain.
14. Discuss how each Student Learning Outcome checked above is achieved in this course. (Note: Although descriptions of typical assignments or types of assignments may be part of this discussion, it is not appropriate to submit copies of actual assignments.)
1. This course will examine the historical status of women in education in the United States to view how changes in opportunites for women in the educational realm correspondingly affected the opportunites available for participation in public life. This has typically been addressed through lectures, movies, and first person accounts and the assessment of learning has, in the past, been gathered mainly through written assignments.
2. A significant section of the course will focus on understanding the variety of feminist political theory. Through this conversation we will also discuss the ethical implications surrounding the status and treatment of women in public life and public policy. Again, this has typically been addressed through lectures, movies, and first person accounts and the assessment of learning has, in the past, been gathered mainly through written assignments.
3. A significant portion of the course will discuss the ways that women have participated in the public realm and seek to explain why their experiences have historically been very different from those of men. Additional attention will be payed to the wide range of experiences that women have had based on the other factors listed in the SLO above. Again, this has typically been addressed through lectures, movies, and first person accounts and
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the assessment of learning has, in the past, been gathered mainly through written assignments as well as reflection pieces.
4. These concepts abound in all coversations about the role and status of women in public life both historically and contemporarily. Again, this has typically been addressed through lectures, movies, and first person accounts and the assessment of learning has, in the past, been gathered mainly through written assignments.
6. Students will be encouraged to directly participate in some public activity and reflect, in writing, on their individual experiences and observations. Students will also be expected to take part in class discussions and share their analysis of that experience.
15. List or attach the Course Outline (adequately described and including percentage of time to be allocated to each topic). Curriculum Committees may request additional information. Topics larger than 20% need to be broken down further. Indicate in your course outline where the Student Learning Outcomes checked above are being met.
COURSE OUTLINE
Feminist Political Theory--- 15%
Rights and Suffrage--- 10%
Participation--- 5%
The Gender Gap--- 5%
Seeking Office--- 10%
Women’s Movements--- 5%
Diversity Within Women’s Movements--- 5%
Holding Office--- 10%
Women and Education--- 5%
Women and Work--- 5%
Fertility and Family--- 5%
Women and Equality Under The Law--- 5%
Women in Comparative Perspective--- 5%
Current Issues--- 10%
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Course or Course(s): POL 320- Women in Politics
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