KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY
UNDERGRADUATE PROPOSAL
New Course (NOT General Education)
I. Proposed Information
Course Prefix and Number: EDMG 4406
Course Title: Methods and Management in the Middle Grades: Field Experience and Seminar
Credit Hours (format should be # - # - #): 3 - 9 - 6
Prerequisites: EDMG 3300 Success in the MIddle: Teaching, Learning, and Advocacy. Co-Requisites:
Two of EDMG 4401, 4402, 4403, and/or 4404.
(Prerequisites are courses or requirements that non-negotiable and must be successfully completed by any
student before enrolling in the course or program under consideration. Corequisites are courses that can be
taken before or in the same semester as the course under consideration. Courses at the upper-division level
will require lower-division competencies or prerequisites.)
Course Description for the Catalog:
EDMG 4406 Methods & Management in the Middle Grades (3-9-6): Field Experience and Seminar –
Taken with two content area methods courses, this course includes an intensive and extensive field
experience in a middle school. Candidates will be required to spend up to four hours per day, four days
per week in their placement. Candidates must have a satisfactory field experience to continue on to
student teaching. Proof of professional liability insurance and a criminal background check is required
prior to receiving a school placement. this course also includes a once-a-week seminar to be held on
campus to address topics such as middle grades classroom management and the middle grades concept
and philosophy. Pre-requisite: EDMG 3300. Co-requisite: Two of EDMG 4401, 4402, 4403, and/or
4404.
II. Justification for Course
A. Explain assessment findings which led to course development.
This field experience and seminar parallels the existing field experience required for middle grades
education majors during their TOSS (Teaching of Specific Subjects) block, which consists of two methods
courses and EDMG 4405 Curriculum and Instruction in the Middle Grades. Currently, candidates
participate in the field experience and their grade is embedded into their final grades for their two
methods courses and EDMG 4405. Candidates cannot pass the TOSS block if they do not have a
successful field experience.
It has been the faculty's experience that some candidates do well on campus, but struggle in the field.
With an unsuccessful field experience, they have no choice but to repeat all the courses in the TOSS
block. The creation of this course separates it from the other TOSS courses, facilitating its evaluation
with grades representative of the quality of performance in the field.
In addition, the seminar component of this course will address objectives previously in EDUC 3308
Learning, Motivation, and Classroom Management. (EDUC 3308 will be discontinued as of fall 2007 in
response to BOR mandates.) Classroom management objectives will be addressed while candidates
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have a field placement in a middle grades classroom, thus placing the knowledge and skills in powerful
context.
B. Explain for Prerequisites:
1. What is the substance of content in each prerequisite that commands its inclusion as a
prerequisite to the proposed course?
EDMG 3300 adresses the middle school concept and philosophy as well as the middle school
learner, assessment, and diversity.
2. What is the desired sequence of prerequisites?
NA
3. What is the rationale for requiring the above sequence of prerequisites?
A foundation in the concepts mentioned above is vital when participating in a middle school field
placement and when considering middle school classroom management.
4. How often are the required prerequisites offered?
Every semester
C. Give any other justification for the course.
III. Additional Information
A. Where does this course fit sequentially and philosophically within the program of study.
It is a part of the TOSS block of courses, which candidates take during their senior year, just before
student teaching.
B. What efforts have been made to ensure that this course does not duplicate the content of
other college courses with similar titles, purposes, or content?
A program area committee has reviewed the middle grades education program as it has been redesigned
in response to the BOR mandate of including three new education courses in Area F.
C. Where will the course be located in the program (elective, required in Area F, required or
elective for the major)? Indicate and justify its placement in the curriculum.
Upper division major requirements. It is a pre-student teaching experience and it should be taken as
close to the student teaching semester as possible.
D. How often will this course be offered?
Each time the TOSS courses are offered. Currently, this is every fall semester. The program area is
examining whether or not it is feasible to offer TOSS every semester.
E. All sections of the course will be taught with the understanding that the following apply:
SEE ATTACHED SYLLABUS
1. Purpose of the Course
2. Objectives of the Course
3. Course Content
F. What instructional methodologies will be incorporated into the course to stimulate group
process, writing skills, multiculturalism, and educational outcomes?
SEE ATTACHED SYLLABUS
G. Outline the plan for continuous course assessment. What are the department, school, college,
or professional standards which will be used for the assessment? How will it be determined
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that the course is current, meeting the educational needs of students and responsive to
educational standards? How often will the course assessment be done by the department?
SEE ATTACHED SYLLABUS
H. REQUIRED SYLLABUS CONTENTS (See Faculty Handbook on page 3.10 for details about KSU
syllabi.)
1) Course Prefix Number and Title
2) Instructor:
Office:
Telephone:
3) Learning Objectives
4) Text(s)
5) Course Requirements/Assignments
6) Evaluation and Grading
7) Weekly Schedule of Topics
8) Academic Honesty Statement
9) Attendance Policy
IV. Resources and Funding Required
A. What resources will be redirected to accommodate this course?
None
B. Explain what items will cause additional cost to the department/school/college.
Personnel
None
Computer Technology
None
Library resources
None
Equipment
None
Space
None
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V. 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 has been approved by the Office of the
President. The form is required for all new courses.
DISCIPLINE:
EDMG
COURSE NUMBER:
4406
COURSE TITLE FOR LABEL:
(Note: Limit 30 spaces)
Meth & Mngmnt: Field Exp & Sem
CLASS-LAB-CREDIT HOURS:
3-9-6
Approval, Effective Semester:
Fall 2007
Grades Allowed (Regular or S/U):
Regular
If course used to satisfy CPC, what areas? NA
Learning Support Programs courses which are required as prerequisites: NA
APPROVED:
________________________________________________________________________________
Vice President for Academic Affairs or Designee
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KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY
UNDERGRADUATE PROPOSAL
New Course (NOT General Education)
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Responsible Department:
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Department Curriculum Committee
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College/School Curriculum Committee AND/OR Teacher
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College/School Dean
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Undergraduate Policies and Curriculum Committee
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Dean of University College
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*For curriculum proposals involving General Education courses, there should be collaboration by the
Department Curriculum Committee and the General Education Council. For Teacher Preparation
proposals, there should be collaboration by the Department Curriculum Committee, the Professional
Teacher Education Unit (PTEU) Program Area Committee, the Teacher Education Council, and the
College/School Curriculum Committee.
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