University Curriculum Committee Course Proposal Form
for Courses Numbered 0001 – 4999
Note: Before completing this form, please carefully read the accompanying instructions.
Submission guidelines are posted to the UCC Web site: www.ecu.edu/cs-acad/fsonline/cu/curriculum.cfm
1. Course Prefix and Number:
POLS 1050
2. Date:
June 20, 2012
3. Requested Action (Check only one type):
X
New Course
Revision of Active Course
Unbanking and Revision of a Banked Course
Renumbering of Existing Course from
#
to
#
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
Expected
Future Delivery
Method(s):
On-campus (face-to-face)
X
Distance Course (face-to-face off campus)
Online (delivery of 50% or more of the instruction is offered online)
5. Justification for new course, revision, unbanking, or renumbering (Explain why your unit
wishes to offer the course, identify the gap, describe how the course responds to the assessment
of student learning, and identify who was involved in the assessment of the program. Indicate
that faculty voted on and approved the curricular changes.):
Given our students’ interest in global experience as demonstrated in entry and exit surveys, and the
University goal of Globalization, Political Science faculty have determined that greater involvement
in the Global Classroom program would be appropriate. Political Science is an especially useful
perspective for developing understanding of different cultures and societies and governments, and
can help students put their individual linkage experiences into a larger, global context. Assessment
will be shared by Political Science and the Global Classroom program.
Faculty Senate Resolution #09-44, November 2009; revised April 2012
6. Course description exactly as it should appear in the next catalog:
POLS 1050. Politics and Global Understanding (3) (FC:SO) Virtual exchange with a variety of
countries to explore the interrelationship between political culture and perspectives, institutions of
government, political processes, and policy outcomes.
7. If this is a course revision, briefly describe the requested change:
NA
8. Identify if the new/revised course will be a required and/or elective course in one of the
degrees/minors/certificates offered by your unit.
Is this course required (yes/no)?
NO
Is this course an elective (yes/no)?
YES
9. If writing intensive (WI) credit is requested, the Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC)
Committee must approve WI credit prior to consideration by the UCC.
Has this course been approved for WI credit (yes/no/NA)?
NA
If Yes, will all sections be WI (yes/no/NA)?
NA
10. If service-learning (SL) credit is requested, the University Service-Learning Committee
(USLC) must approve SL credit prior to consideration by the UCC.
Has this course been approved for SL credit (yes/no/NA)?
NA
If Yes, will all sections be SL (yes/no/NA)?
NA
11. If foundations curriculum (FC) credit is requested, the Foundations Curriculum and
Instructional Effectiveness (FCIE) Committee must approve FC credit prior to
consideration by the UCC.
If FC credit has been approved by the FCIE committee, then check the appropriate box
(check at most one):
English (EN)
Humanities (HU)
Science (SC)
X
Social Science (SO)
Fine Arts (FA)
Mathematics (MA)
Health (HL)
Exercise (EX)
Faculty Senate Resolution #09-44, November 2009; revised April 2012
12. Approval by the Council for Teacher Education (required for courses affecting teacher
education programs):
X
Not Applicable
Applicable (CTE has given their approval)
13. Course Credit:
Per Week
or
Per Term
=
Credit Hours
Lab
Per Week
or
Per Term
=
Credit Hours
s.h.
Studio
Per Week
or
Per Term
=
Credit Hours
s.h.
Practicum
Per Week
or
Per Term
=
Credit Hours
s.h.
Internship
Per Week
or
Per Term
=
Credit Hours
s.h.
Lecture Hours
3
3
s.h.
Other (e.g., independent study):
s.h.
Total Credit Hours
14. Anticipated yearly student enrollment:
3
s.h.
30
15. Affected Degrees or Academic Programs:
Degree(s)/Course(s)
Change in Degree Hours
NA
16. Overlapping or Duplication with Affected Units or Programs:
X
Not Applicable
Applicable (Notification and/or Response from Units Attached)
17. Instructional Format(s):
X
Lecture
X
Technology-mediated
Lab
Seminar
Studio
Clinical
Practicum
Colloquium
Internship
Other (describe below): periodic linkage with classes
in other countries
X
Student Teaching
Faculty Senate Resolution #09-44, November 2009; revised April 2012
18. Statements of Support:
Please attach a memorandum, signed by the unit administrator, which addresses the
budgetary and personnel impact of this proposal.
X
Current personnel is adequate
Additional personnel are needed (describe needs below):
X
Current facilities are adequate
Additional facilities are needed (describe needs below):
X
Initial library resources are adequate
Initial resources are needed (give a brief explanation and estimate for cost of acquisition
of required resources below):
X
Unit computer resources are adequate
Additional unit computer resources are needed (give a brief explanation and an
estimate for the cost of acquisition below):
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
Describe any computer or networking requirements of this program that are not
currently fully supported for existing programs (Includes use of classroom, laboratory,
or other facilities that are not currently used in the capacity being requested).
Approval from the Director of ITCS attached
Faculty Senate Resolution #09-44, November 2009; revised April 2012
19. Course Syllabus Information:
a. Textbook(s) and/or readings:
REQUIRED: Juliet Kaarbo and James Lee Ray 2011. Global Politics, NY: Houghton
Mifflin, 11th ed. ISBN-10: 0495802646
REQUIRED: CultureGrams individual country reports. downloadable PDFs for relevant
countries, as well as the pdf of USA for the International Visitor. ($4.00 each)
VARY ACCORDING TO LINKAGES BY SEMESTER;
http://culturegram.stores.yahoo.net/incul.html
b. Course objectives for the course (student – centered, behavioral focus)
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
 participate in a virtual collaborative learning environment with students and faculty from other
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countries.
analyze the underlying nature of international relations and globalization from a political science
perspective
Describe & Explain the processes of international relations & globalization as they relate to the
partner countries
Describe and Explain the conceptual framework, and the ways it may be used to effectively
interact with, understand and learn from peoples of other cultures.
Discuss the obstacles and normative issues related to cross-cultural interactions.
Foster international partnerships via technology to develop trust, friendship and future
opportunities for scholarly collaboration.
c. Course topic outline
Part I.
Course Overview; Theory & History
Lectures: Theories of global politics; the historical setting; the modern Era
Partner Country Intro
Linking Day
Part II. States and Foreign Policy
Lectures: the Power of States; Making Foreign Policy
Linking Days ; Country debrief
Part III. Security Relations
Lectures: International conflict; Ethnic Conflict and Terrorism;
Avoiding Conflict: Bargaining; IO's, laws and ethics
Partner Country Intro
Linking Days; Country Debrief
Part IV: Economic Relations
Lecture: Interdependence among rich states; Developing states;
Regional integration
Partner Country Intro
Part V: Global Challenges
Linking days
Lectures: The future; Summary; Surveys
Faculty Senate Resolution #09-44, November 2009; revised April 2012
d. List of course assignments, weighting of each assignment, and the grading/evaluation
system for determining the course grade.
Grading:
Midterm exam
Journal
Project
Participation
Final Exam
20%
20%
20%
20%
20%
A = 93-100
A- = 90-92
B+= 88-89
B = 83-87
B- = 80-82
C+ = 78-79
C = 73-77
C- = 70-72
D+ = 68-69
D = 63-67
D- = 60-62
F = 0-59
NOTE: Beginning in fall of 2012, grading scales should reflect the implementation of the “+/-” grading
scale adopted by the faculty.
Faculty Senate Resolution #09-44, November 2009; revised April 2012