General Education Committee Approval Request Form
Course Title:
GE Category:
Communication Skills
Social/Behavioral Sciences
Course Number:
Analytic Reasoning & Natural Sci
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Contemporary Issues
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Course Credits:
Arts & Humanities
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Social Responsibility & Ethical Reasoning
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In accordance with the general education program, general education courses should be
accessible to a broad audience and should further the goal of providing a well-rounded
education regardless of career aspirations or program of study.
In the interest of promoting General Education, it is required that course syllabi include the
general education objectives for the course.
For all General Education courses
1. Explain how the course is “accessible to a broad audience” and furthers “the goal of providing a wellrounded education regardless of career aspirations or program of study.” In short, explain why this is a
general education course.
2. List the General Education objectives for the course:
3. Explain how the general education objectives are included within the course objectives and course
outline (for SRER courses, see last page):
4. Explain how the course content and design relates to the specified category definitions (for SRER
courses, see last page):
5. Explain how the course impacts other General Education courses, or how the proposed revisions will
impact other General Education courses and other departments:
6. For each designated General Education objective, list at least one course specific skill/area of knowledge
that relates to the objective. State how each skill/area of knowledge will be assessed and explain what
would constitute competency for each of these (for SRER courses, see last page):
For Contemporary Issues only
Primary Discipline:
Secondary Discipline:
Note: Within the context of General Education, a discipline is defined as a branch of knowledge for
which there are both national organizations and professional journals dedicated to its study and
advancement. The primary discipline should be an area of expertise of the proposer and of the
department housing the course. The secondary discipline must be taught by some department
on the UW-Stout campus. At least one of the disciplines must be taught within the Analytic
Reasoning and Natural Science, the Arts and Humanities, or the Social/Behavioral Sciences
categories.
Explain what disciplinary perspective(s) the secondary discipline brings to the course and indicate where it is
covered in the outline:
Note: Within the context of General Education, a disciplinary perspective is defined to be a theoretical
approach or method of inquiry which is used by experts within the discipline to further their
knowledge and/or understanding.
Explain how the required course work will be used to assess the integration of the secondary discipline with
the primary discipline and the assessment rubric:
In addition, relevant departments corresponding to the secondary discipline must be consulted.
 Please request comments on your draft proposal via email from the person(s) trained in the
other discipline.
 Conversations between departments should include how the secondary discipline defines
itself, its perspective, and how the new course intends to implement this perspective.
 Attach all comments with names and contact information received.
For Social Responsibility and Ethical Reasoning only
In completing (2) and (3) on the first page, you should explain how the SRER category criteria
are included in the course objectives and course outline and you should explicitly identify or
explain the SRER education components of the course (e.g., concepts such as equality, justice,
rights and/or principles or theories such as confidentiality, professional responsibilities, the
golden rule, or utilitarianism.)
In completing (5) in the first section, you should explain how the required course work will be
used to assess the SRER course components and the assessment rubric.
Below, explain how the SRER components are either an integral feature of the course, to be used
throughout the course, or equivalent to at least one third of the course content/coverage.
It is highly recommended that the Center for Applied Ethics or relevant departments be consulted in the
preparation of the course. Attach all comments with names and contact information received.
GEC Chair’s signature (indicates GEC’s approval)
Date (mm/dd/yyyy)