South Dakota Board of Regents
EXISTING PROGRAM: SUBSTANTIVE PROGRAM MODIFICATION
This form is used to request substantive changes in already existing programs (majors, minors, specializations).
1. INSTITUTION:
Dakota State University
2. CURRENT PROGRAM NAME:
English for Information Systems
3. THIS PROPOSAL DEALS WITH A CHANGE IN:
Distribution of Credits
X
total credits required within the discipline
total credits of supportive course work
X
total credits of elective course work
X
total credits required for program
4. LEVEL:
X
Program name
Existing specialization
Addition of specialization
Other (Course deletion and
additions)
5. CATEGORY:
Certificate
Associate Degree
X
X
X
Minor
X
Bachelor’s Degree
Major
Specialization
Master’s Degree
Doctoral Degree
6. EFFECTIVE DATE OF CHANGE:
Fall 2009
7. IF A NAME CHANGE IS PROPOSED, THIS WILL OCCUR:
________
on the effective date for all students
____X____ on the effective date for students new to the program
(enrolled students will graduate from existing program)
8. PRIMARY ASPECTS OF THE MODIFICATION:
Existing Curriculum
English for Information Systems
System General Education*
IGR **
Proposed Curriculum
English for New Media
30
11
*Majors must take ART 121, SOC 285 and ENGL 210 as
part of the system-wide general education requirements
** Majors must take CIS 130 as part of the Institutional
Graduation Requirements.
System General Education*
IGR
30
11
*Majors must take ART 121, SOC 285 and ENGL 210 as
part of the system-wide general education requirements
Required Courses
74
ENGL 208 Documentation and Presentation
ENGL 307 Principles of Grammar
3
ENGL 309 Computer Supported Collaborative
Writing
2
ENGL 384 Literary and Linguistic Research
ENGL 401 Advanced Writing
3
3
ENGL 466 Text Mark up and Processing
ENGL 467 Computer Text Analysis
ENGL 480 Contemporary Rhetoric
ENGL 484 Literary Criticism
ENGL 494 Internship
or
ENGL 498 Undergraduate Research/Scholarship
3
3
3
3
LING 443 History of the English Language
MCOM 360 Technical Publishing
MCOM 389 Portfolio & Professional Development
MCOM 409 Information Architecture
MCOM 161 Fundamentals of Desktop Publishing
MCOM 351 Web Publishing I
Six credits from the following
ENGL 211 World Literature I
ENGL 212 World Literature II
ENGL 221 British Literature I
ENGL 222 British Literature II
ENGL 241 American Literature I
ENGL 242 American Literature II
Nine credits from the following:
ENGL 333 Period Study*
ENGL 343 Selected Authors*
ENGL 363 Literary Genres*
Take one of the following specializations
Business
Computer Programming
Documentation and Publishing
Text Analysis
3
3
2
3
3
3
6
1
9
Open Electives
13
Total
128
*Since content varies, course may be repeated.
9. EXPLANATION OF THE CHANGE:
Required Courses
69
ENGL 283/383 Creative Writing
ENGL 303 Foundations of English for New
Media
3
3
ENGL 310 Applied Grammar
3
ENGL 332 The Evolving Stage: classical
theatre to new media
ENGL 351 Computers, Writ, Lit
ENGL 365 Class Myth & Media
ENGL 366 Cont Myth & Media
ENGL 375 Publishing for New Media
ENGL 384 Literary and Ling Research
3
ENGL 405 Media Studies
3
ENGL 467 English Informatics
ENGL 480 Contemporary Rhetoric
ENGL 484 Literary Criticism
ENGL 494 Internship
or
ENGL 498 Undergrad Res/Scholarship
ENGL 490 Seminar
3
3
3
MCOM 389 Portfolio & Prof Dev
2
MCOM 161 Fund of Desktop Publ
MCOM 351 Web Publishing I
Nine credits from the following
ENGL 211 World Literature I
ENGL 212 World Literature II
ENGL 221 British Literature I
ENGL 222 British Literature II
ENGL 241 American Literature I
ENGL 242 American Literature II
Nine credits from the following:
ENGL 333 Period Study*
ENGL 343 Selected Authors*
ENGL 363 Literary Genres*
3
3
9
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
3
9
Open Electives
18
128
Total
*Since content varies, course may be repeated.
The name change from English for Information Systems to English for New Media will better
represent the focus of the revised program on studying and creating multimodal texts using everchanging publishing and communications technologies.
The specializations of Business and Computer Programming are seldom used anymore. The
Desktop Publishing specialization is being incorporated into the Professional and Technical
Communication major, and the Text Analysis specialization into this program. Electives are being
increased to 18, to facilitate students’ completing a minor of their choice.
As computer and communication technologies change, the EIS program at DSU needs to change
to continue to fulfill the mission of the university and to prepare graduates for the challenges they
will face in future education or career opportunities. The aim of this program modification is to
better prepare students to use traditional as well as emerging computer technologies to study and
create multimedia texts using and anticipating ever-changing publishing and communications
technologies. In addition, the modification responds to the emphasis on informatics at DSU by
emphasizing the application of computer text analysis as well as the creation of multimedia
publications using database storage of multimedia files.
Multimedia positions in new and emerging mass communication niches
Public relations
Graduate study
Publishing in emerging technologies
Communications consulting
Variety of careers in government, business and retail which require a broad
base of preparation
Information technology generalist (money.cnn.com: “young and restless,
top 20 jobs”)
This program will promote a creative problem solving approach that is increasingly important for
many of these careers – as publishing and communication technologies change, these students
will be prepared for the current technologies and to adapt to new technologies.