HONORS COLLEGE COURSE PROPOSAL FORM SPRING 2017 SEMINARS
PART A: PROPOSAL
Note that on this form, the space you see below any given item is not a limit or indication of how
much space you can use to enter the required information. Use as much space as necessary.
1. HONORS SEMINAR TITLE
Be sure that the course title accurately reflects the nature of the course.
2. INSTRUCTORS
Give the name(s) and departmental affiliation(s) of faculty member(s) who will be teaching the
course. Courses can be taught individually or team-taught. If you wish to team teach, both
instructors should collaborate in planning the course and both will need permission from their
respective unit heads to participate.
3. FOUNDATIONS CREDIT
a. Do you request Foundations credit for this course?
_____Yes _____No
b. If yes, please indicate the appropriate area:
___Fine Arts ___Humanities ___Social Sciences ___Math
___ Natural Sciences
c. If you are requesting foundations credit in two areas, please explain below how learning
outcomes for each area will be addressed. Team-taught courses seeking dual foundations credit
will require two distinct syllabi to be submitted with the proposal.
The following link takes you to the foundations goals for each area:
http://www.ecu.edu/cs-acad/fsonline/customcf/committee/as/liberalartsfoundation.htm
4. Diversity Credit
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Note that a course cannot receive both domestic and global diversity credit.
a. Are you requesting diversity credit for this course?
_____Yes _____No
b. If yes, please indicate the appropriate area:
___Domestic ___Global___
The following link takes you to the domestic and global diversity goals:
http://www.ecu.edu/cs-acad/fsonline/customcf/committee/as/1275domesticandglobalcourse.pdf
5. SERVICE-LEARNING DESIGNATION
a. Are you requesting a service learning designation for this course? ___ yes ___ no.
b. The service learning designation requires approval by the Service Learning Advisory
Committee http://www.ecu.edu/cs-studentaffairs/volunteer/faculty-course_designation.cfm
6. FULL COURSE DESCRIPTION
Provide a clear and interesting course description that will get the students excited, but which
accurately describes your course.
If you want Foundations credit for the course, the fact that the course will address the
Foundations goals for its area should be obvious to someone who knows what the goals are just
by reading the course description. You do not have to list the goals. Your description of the
course has to reveal to the reader that the course covers and what the Foundations goals
require. The following link takes you to the foundations goals for each area:
http://www.ecu.edu/cs-acad/fsonline/customcf/committee/as/liberalartsfoundation.htm
If you want Diversity credit for the course (domestic or global), the fact that the course will
address diversity should be obvious to someone who knows what the diversity goals are just by
reading the course description. You do not have to list the goals. Your description of the course
has to reveal to the reader that the course covers and what the diversity goals require. The
following link takes you to the domestic and global diversity goals:
Submission Deadline: March 11, 2016 | Submit to Dr. Daniel Goldberg
101 Mamie Jenkins Building | E-mail: goldbergd@ ecu.edu | Phone: 252.328.6373
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http://www.ecu.edu/cs-acad/fsonline/customcf/committee/as/1275domesticandglobalcourse.pdf
If the course is to be a service-learning course, this should be obvious to someone who knows
the service learning requirements by reading the course description. See:
http://www.ecu.edu/cs-studentaffairs/volunteer/faculty-course_designation.cfm
Since all Honors College seminars receive Writing Intensive credit, the fact that the course will
meet the WI requirements should be obvious to someone who knows what these requirements
are by reading the course description. The following link takes you to the WI requirements:
http://www.ecu.edu/cs-acad/writing/wac/WACWI_curriculum.cfm
The course description presented below must be included in your course syllabus.
7. CATALOG COURSE DESCRIPTION
One short paragraph, reflecting key elements in the full course description that appears above.
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8. COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
List the course student learning outcomes. These outcomes state what students will be able to
do in virtue of successfully completing a course with specific content (and pedagogy, if
appropriate) and will reflect what was stated in the course description. Note that the stated
learning outcomes establish the basis for the learning outcomes assessment of the course. Note
that having numerous learning outcomes does not increase the number of outcomes assessed
by the Honors College.
If the course is to receive Foundations credit, some of the course learning outcomes must
address explicitly the relevant Foundation Goals. If you have questions, contact the chair of the
Foundations Curriculum and instructional Effectiveness committee.
If the course is to receive Diversity credit, some of the course learning outcomes must address
explicitly either the domestic diversity goals or the global diversity goals. (Courses can have
either or both Foundations and Diversity credit.) If you have questions, contact the chair of the
Foundations Curriculum and instructional Effectiveness committee.
If the course is a service-learning course, some of the course learning outcomes must address
explicitly the service-learning requirements. If you have questions, contact the chair of the
Service-Learning Advisory committee.
Since all Honors College seminars receive Writing Intensive credit, some of the course learning
outcomes must address explicitly the Writing Intensive requirements. If you have questions,
contact the director of the Writing Intensive program.
The learning outcomes listed below must be stated in the course syllabus. Any learning
outcomes stated in the course syllabus must be listed below.
Submission Deadline: March 11, 2016 | Submit to Dr. Daniel Goldberg
101 Mamie Jenkins Building | E-mail: goldbergd@ ecu.edu | Phone: 252.328.6373
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9. Lab Requirement
If a Natural Science course is being proposed, determine if a laboratory is essential to the
subject and course goals and indicate if one will be offered. Please note that there is no
additional funding provided for the teaching of a lab, and if one is offered, it must be required
as part of the course. _____ Yes _____No
10. Plan for Meeting the Writing Intensive Requirements
Because each honors seminar is designated as Writing Intensive (WI), you will need to specify
how you will address the university’s five student learning writing outcomes. Explain how the
projects and activities in your course enable students to meet these five student learning
writing outcomes. Please consult the notes (at the links below) provided by the Writing Across
the Curriculum Committee as you plan your syllabus: http://www.ecu.edu/csacad/fsonline/customcf/committee/wc/WIchangesMemoApril2014.pdf
and http://www.ecu.edu/cs-acad/fsonline/customcf/committee/wc/procedures.pdf. Faculty
teaching WI courses must require students to upload a writing sample and a writing selfanalysis to their University Writing Portfolios (UWPort) for WAC program assessment purposes.
Please make explicit these requirements in your proposal.
11. CREDENTIALING
Explain how the faculty member(s) is academically credentialed within the discipline(s) being
covered in the seminar. Faculty offering seminars for Foundation Credit must be credentialed in
the foundations area.
Submission Deadline: March 11, 2016 | Submit to Dr. Daniel Goldberg
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11. PREVIOUS SEMINAR(S)
Are you currently teaching an Honors Seminar? (If yes, list title of course)
(This information is for use by the college in assessment; it is not a requirement for selection.)
13. WORKSHOPS //You were going to change the wording here//
If you attended an Honors College Seminar Workshop this year, please share with us your
thoughts as we work to improve this process.
Submission Deadline: March 11, 2016 | Submit to Dr. Daniel Goldberg
101 Mamie Jenkins Building | E-mail: goldbergd@ ecu.edu | Phone: 252.328.6373
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PART B: BUDGET
1. BUDGET
The Honors College encourages innovative approaches to the delivery of seminars. Some
instructors have incorporated guest speakers, field experiences and other events or activities. If
you decide to use any special events or speakers that require additional funding, a budget
outlining projected costs and potential sources of funding must be submitted along with the
course proposal. The College has limited funding available to assist with such expenditures.
a. Will this seminar require funding?
_____ Yes _____ No
ITEM OR EXPERIENCE
(IN ORDER OF PRIORITY)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION
OF HOW COST
ESTIMATE WAS
OBTAINED
IS THIS A PREREQUISITE
FOR
OFFERING
SEMINAR?
Y/N
APPROXIMATE
COST
Y/N
Y/N
Y/N
TOTAL ESTIMATE
Please include any notes about the budget that would be helpful for the reviewers.
Submission Deadline: March 11, 2016 | Submit to Dr. Daniel Goldberg
101 Mamie Jenkins Building | E-mail: goldbergd@ ecu.edu | Phone: 252.328.6373
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PART C: HONORS SEMINAR SYLLABUS
Preference will be given to course proposals that have well-developed syllabi, a comprehensive
course description, clearly stated learning outcomes, incorporate interdisciplinary topics and
innovative teaching methods as appropriate, and have assessment plans for Foundation
learning outcomes. It greatly aids the selection committee to see a detailed course schedule.
Please visit the following link to see examples of honors seminars course models recommended
by the National Collegiate Honors Council:
http://nchchonors.org/members-area/sample-honors-course-syllabi-2/.
Team-taught courses seeking dual Foundations credit will require two distinct syllabi to be
submitted with the proposal.
This section should mirror the information provided in the proposal form.
1. Course Title
2. Types of special credit – state on syllabus as appropriate (Foundations by area, Diversity by type,
Service-Learning and Writing Intensive).
3. Full Course Description
Submission Deadline: March 11, 2016 | Submit to Dr. Daniel Goldberg
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4. Course Student Learning Outcomes
Team-taught courses seeking dual foundations credit will require two distinct syllabi to be submitted
with the proposal. A course can receive diversity credit in one area only.
5. Required reading and other source materials.
6. Recommended reading and other source materials.
7. Dated outline of course activities
F. Assignments
8. Grading
Submission Deadline: March 11, 2016 | Submit to Dr. Daniel Goldberg
101 Mamie Jenkins Building | E-mail: goldbergd@ ecu.edu | Phone: 252.328.6373
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9. Plan for Meeting the Writing Intensive Requirements
Because each honors seminar is designated as Writing Intensive (WI), you will need to specify
how you will address the university’s NEW five student learning writing outcomes. These
outcomes replace the five models that had previously been the focus of the WI curriculum.
Explain how the projects and activities in your proposed course help students to meet these
five student learning writing outcomes. Please consult the notes (at the links below) provided
by the Writing Across the Curriculum Committee as you plan your syllabus:
http://www.ecu.edu/cs-acad/fsonline/customcf/committee/wc/WIchangesMemoApril2014.pdf
and http://www.ecu.edu/cs-acad/fsonline/customcf/committee/wc/procedures.pdf.
Furthermore, faculty teaching WI courses should instruct students to upload a writing sample
and a writing self-analysis to their University Writing Portfolios (UWPort) for WAC program
assessment purposes. Please address the writing sample and self-analysis in your proposal too.
Submission Deadline: March 11, 2016 | Submit to Dr. Daniel Goldberg
101 Mamie Jenkins Building | E-mail: goldbergd@ ecu.edu | Phone: 252.328.6373
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