KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY
: SIMPLE COURSE CHANGE
Cover Sheet 10-15-02 (draft)
Course Number/Program Name: IPM 7760/Global Experience
Departmentn: Political Science and International Affairs
Degree Title (if applicable): Master of Science in International Policy Management
Proposed Effective Date: May 2010
Minor Changes:
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Minor changes are defined as a change to one of the following a.
_____ change to the title of a course b.
_____ simple editing changes to a course description c.
_____ course deletion d.
_____ course numbering change e.
_____ degree program name change
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_____ credit hour change
Multiple changes to any combination of title, numbering, or description DO NOT constitute a Minor Change, and must go through the full course revision proposal
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approval process.
Changes that appear to be more than simple editing changes must go through the full course proposal approval process (committee chair discretion).
Proposals that meet the criteria as being minor changes, are exempt from the twoweek submission prior to the first reading rule
Submitted by: Michele Zebich-Knos, Ph.D. 10/19/2010
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KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY
GRADUATE COURSE MINOR CHANGE FORM
I. Current Information
Page Number in Current Catalog page 277
Course Prefix and Number IPM 7760
Course Title Global Experience
Class Hours___3___Laboratory Hours__0___Credit Hours__3_____
Prerequisites: Completion of first-year fall and spring semesters.
Description:
This course incorporates material acquired in first-year courses and applies it to a real world context through fieldwork, a study trip, or other equivalent means. Students are expected to link theory with practice through a series of public and private sector site visits. Students will explore how scholars and practitioners address the dilemmas of managing policy within an ever-changing global environment. The Global Experience course is mandatory for all students. If a student cannot participate in a planned trip due to extenuating circumstances, that student may petition for approval to substitute a
Professional Experience Project in its place.
II. Proposed Information (Fill in the changed item)
Course Prefix and Number ______________No Change__________________
Course Title ____No Change_______________________________ ________
Class Hours___3___Laboratory Hours___0___Credit Hours__3_____
Prerequisites: No Change
Description: No Change
Change Grades Allowed (Regular or S/U): S/U
III. Justification
Change Grades Allowed (Regular or S/U): from Regular to S/U.
Ref: Graduate College academic grading policy: “ ‘S’: indicates that credit has been given for completion of degree requirements other than academic course work. The use of this grade is approved for thesis hours, student teaching, clinical practicum, internship and proficiency requirements in graduate programs.” ( 2010-2011 KSU Graduate
Catalog , p. 32) This course focuses on education abroad which is the degree’s equivalent to a clinical or proficiency requirement. It enables students to go into the field (i.e. abroad) much as student teachers go into the elementary or high school classroom.
There are no multiple changes to any combination of title, numbering, or description.
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VII. COURSE MASTER FORM
This form will be completed by the requesting department and will be sent to the Office of the
Registrar once the course changes have been approved by the Office of the President.
DISCIPLINE Political Science
COURSE NUMBER
COURSE TITLE FOR LABEL
(Note: Limit 30 spaces)
IPM 7760
Global Experien
CLASS-LAB-CREDIT HOURS
Approval, Effective Term
Grades Allowed (Regular or S/U)
If course used to satisfy CPC, what areas?
3-0-3
Summer (Maymester) 2011
S/U
Learning Support Programs courses which are
required as prerequisites N/A
APPROVED:
__________________________________________________
Vice President for Academic Affairs or Designee __
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COURSE SYLLABUS (Attach here)
Master of Science - International Policy Management
Department of Political Science and International Affairs
Kennesaw State University
May Semester IPM 7760 Global Experience
I. Description
This course incorporates material acquired in first-year courses and applies it to in a real-world context through fieldwork, a study trip, or other equivalent means. Students are expected to link theory with practice through a series of public and private sector site visits. Students will explore how scholars and practitioners address the dilemmas of managing policy within an everchanging global environment. Site visits will include sessions with appropriate government officials, corporate leaders and those involved in mid-level management.
II. Objectives
The global experience is intended to provide students with a global overview of a select world region or country to be announced at a later date. That region or country may vary, but course objectives remain the same.
 Expand the student’s operational reality in the policy arena through field experience abroad
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Engage the student through a systematic set of site visits that illustrate many of the concepts and issues covered in year one courses
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Encourage an applied linkage between theory and practice
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Provide possible avenues for internship or professional experience development or thesis topics.
III. Readings
A reading list will be formed once the global experience country is selected.
IV. Course Requirements and Grade Policy
Upon return to their homes, students will complete a 15-20 page end of trip report linking theoretical bases of policy management with specific needs of the country and/or sites they visited during the course trip. Students unable to travel will be assigned a research report that can be completed at home. This report is due by June 30.
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The final grade for the Global Experience will be based on:
End of Trip Report (50%)
Participation during the trip (50%)
Grade Scale:
Pass/Fail coded as S/U.
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Course Outline A course outline will be determined upon selection of the trip country.
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KSU Academic Integrity Statement
Every KSU student is responsible for upholding the provisions of the Student Code of Conduct, as published in the Undergraduate and Graduate Catalogs. Section II of the Student Code of
Conduct addresses the University’s policy on academic honesty, including provisions regarding plagiarism and cheating, unauthorized access to University materials, misrepresentation/falsification of University records or academic work, malicious removal, retention, or destruction of library materials, malicious/intentional misuse of computer facilities and/or services, and misuse of student identification cards. Incidents of alleged academic misconduct will be handled through the established procedures of the University Judiciary
Program, which includes either an “informal” resolution by a faculty member, resulting in a grade adjustment, or a formal hearing procedure, which may subject a student to the Code of
Conduct’s minimum one semester suspension requirement.
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