Suffolk County Community College - College Curriculum Committee
Letter of Intent to Dean(s) of Faculty
Proposer Chris Cosenza
(name)
Campus: A X
E__X__
W__X___
Department/Area Physical Education Department
Telephone 451-4382
E-mail cosenzc@sunysuffolk.edu
Attach a brief description of the course or curriculum being proposed with rationale for
adding this course/curriculum. Demonstrate the need for this course/curriculum as it
relates to existing courses/curriculum. Attachment must be in electronic format (ex. MS
Word.)
PE 42 Hiking Long Island Trails
PE 42 Hiking Long Island Trails is currently a Special Topics course. It has been offered
successfully for four years at the college. Our department would like your consideration
for a permanent place in the course/curriculum of our department.
This course is a 10 week outdoor education course. Students gain a great amount
of information from this hiking course. Not only do they get to explore many hiking sites
in Suffolk County but they are also presented with the local history of the area. Students
are introduced to wildlife, environmental concerns, compasses, map reading and trail
markings.
Participants of this prolonged aerobic activity will increase cardiovascular fitness,
reduce anxiety, and stress, maintain health benefits of an exercise program and increase
their awareness of the availability and offerings of their local parks.
This course is very unique and our department feels it would be a great permanent
course for the campus. It adds to the diversity of our offerings and will distinguish us
beyond other community colleges.
Thank you for your consideration.
Sincerely,
Chris Cosenza
Associate Dean to fill out information below this line
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Type of Curriculum/Course Proposal/Revision
Course
New
X-adopted from special topics, to be placed MSOL as permanent course
Revised_______________________________
Adoption______________________________
Curriculum
New_______________________________
A.A._____ A.S. _____ A.A.S ____
Revised_____________________________
Certificate
Adoption____________________________
Recommendations:
This proposal requires the following approval(s)
Campus _____
College
X
TO:
Koukounas
FROM:
DATE:
SUBJECT:
Sam Braunstein, Chris Cosenza, Arthur DelDuca, Theodore
Gary P. Campbell, Associate Dean
March 28, 2005
PE42-Hiking Long Island Trails
Now that the physical education department college-wide has approved the proposal to
adopt PE 42-Hiking Long Island Trails as a regular physical education class, changing its
status from special topics, I would like to go on record and indicate that I am in favor of
the proposal.
Hiking Long Island Trails has been offered as a special topics course at the Ammerman
campus for the past four years and has during that time proved to be a successfully
subscribed to course. In an effort to offer similar courses college-wide, I am
recommending that the course be adopted at all three campuses.
Please proceed with the formal approval process. Each of the three campuses must vote
to accept the proposal. Forward completed documentation to Deans Britton, Jacobs, and
Katopes so that they may write their letter of support for this proposal. Since PE42 is a
special topics numerical denotation, please assign this course an appropriate number
within the physical education course number and section range.
Thank you for your continued hard work and dedication to the physical education
department.
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VERIFICATION OF APPROVAL***
copies to:
Proposer
Chairs of Campus Curriculum Committees
Department/Area Administrators
Deans of Faculty
Chair of College Curriculum Committee
Associate Vice President for Curriculum and Instruction
Vice President for Academic and Campus Affairs
Associate Dean of Library Services
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Revised 9/2003
Suffolk County Community College - College Curriculum Committee
Letter of Support from Dean(s) of Faculty
TO: Art DelDuca, Chair
FROM: RD Britton, Campus Dean
DATE: May 5, 2005
I have reviewed this proposal and offer my full support.
Copies to:
Proposer
Chairs of Campus Curriculum Committees
Department/Area Administrators
Deans of Faculty
Chair of College Curriculum Committee
Associate Vice President for Curriculum and Instruction
Vice President for Academic and Campus Affairs
Associate Dean of Library Services
ALL OF THESE FORMS MUST BE SUBMITTED ELECTRONICALLY
Revised 9/2003
Suffolk County Community College - College Curriculum Committee
Letter of Support from Dean(s) of Faculty
TO:
Chris Cosenza
FROM:
Allen R. Jacobs, Campus Dean
DATE:
April 18, 2005
For the reasons provided, I support converting PE42: Hiking Long
Island Trails from a special topics course to a regular course offering.
Suffolk County Community College - College Curriculum Committee
Letter of Support from Dean(s) of Faculty
TO:
Chris Cosenza
FROM:
Peter Katopes, Ph.D., Campus Dean
DATE:
March 29, 2005
Hiking Long Island Trails has been offered as a special topics course at the Ammerman
campus for the past four years and has during that time proved to be a successfully
subscribed to course. I am happy to support the request that this course be adopted as a
regular course in the curriculum.
FORMAT FOR NEW COURSE/CURRICULUM PROPOSALS
OR COURSE/CURRICULUM MODIFICATION
ORIGINATING CAMPUS:
( X) Ammerman
( ) Eastern ( )Western
To meet the ideals of Suffolk County Community College, new
courses/curriculum should, if appropriate, consider issues arising from
elements of cultural diversity. Among the areas in which this can be realized
are: textbook choice, selection of library and audio-visual materials, and
teaching methodology.
Guidelines:
Not every item in this format is applicable to every course proposal.
Responses of NOT APPLICABLE are acceptable in such instances. The
Counseling Office and Library of each campus have materials that can help
locate answers about transferability (II d.) and other colleges that offer
similar courses (VI a. and b.).
Information about offerings at other colleges does not require complete
listings where such offerings are numerous. A summary or sampling will
suffice.
I.
Votes
(X)
(X)
( )
( )
and Recommendation Checklist
Electronic Letter of Intent
Electronic Letter of Support from Campus Dean(s)
Vote of Department:
Name of Affected Department: Physical Education (Grant)
For: __4__ Against: __0__
Abstentions: __0___
Date of Vote: __8/31/05________
Proposer's Initials: _SB__
Circle One: APPROVED
Name of Affected Department:__Grant_______________
For: _10____
Against: __0___ Abstentions: __0___
Date of Vote: _4/19/04_________
Proposer's Initials: _TK_
Circle One: APPROVED
Name of Affected Department:____Ammerman_____________
For: __7___ Against: __0___ Abstentions: __0___
Date of Vote: __3/23/05______ Proposer's Initials: _AD____
Circle One: APPROVED
Vote of Distance Education Committee (if applicable)
Circle One: APPROVED
Date of Vote: _______
(Proposer needs to fill out to this line before sending to the Curriculum Committee Chair)
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cc:
Vice President for Academic and Campus Affairs
Associate Vice President for Curriculum and Instruction
Campus Deans
Chairs of Curriculum Committees
Academic Chairs of affected Departments
Associate Dean of Library Services
( )
Vote of Curriculum Committee
For: _____ Against: _____
Abstentions: _____
Date of Vote: __________
CCC Initials: _____
Circle One: APPROVED
( )
Vote of Full Faculty Senate/Assembly/Congress
For: _____ Against: _____
Abstentions: _____
Date of Vote: __________
CCC Initials: _____
Circle One: APPROVED
For: _____ Against: _____
Abstentions: _____
Date of Vote: __________
CCC Initials: _____
Circle One: APPROVED
For: _____ Against: _____
Abstentions: _____
Date of Vote: __________
CCC Initials: _____
Circle One: APPROVED
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AREA/DIVISION: Nursing/Health & Human Services/Physical Education
DEPARTMENT: Physical Education
TITLE: Long Island Hiking
CATALOG DESCRIPTION:
This course is designed cover basic skills needed for trail hiking at local
parks. Emphasis on improving cardiovascular endurance and learning
orienteering skills such as map reading, compass use, safety, etiquette and
environmental awareness. Transportation to local parks and applicable
fees provided by students is needed.
I.
STATEMENT OF OBJECTIVES (should be stated in the form of precise,
measurable learning outcomes, e.g. “Upon successful completion of
this course, students will be able to: ”)
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:
A) Demonstrate proper hiking techniques needed for a safe and effective
hike through class hikes and on a written quiz.
B) Improve his/her physical fitness level through hiking.
C) Understand local maps and trail markings.
D) Know the historic aspects of each hike.
II.
RELATIONSHIP TO STUDENTS
A. Credits/Contact Hours: 1 credit/2 contact hours
B. Required/Elective:
One credit of a two credit requirement
C. Transferability:
Usually accepted
D. Proposed cycle for offering (e.g. Fall, Spring, and Summer)
Proposed for Fall and Spring Semesters
E. Estimate of student enrollment-18 Students
F. Prerequisites and/or corequisites-None
III.
RELATIONSHIP TO FACULTY
A. Number of current faculty available to teach proposed course and
number of additional faculty required. Five current full time
faculty are available to teach this course. There are no
additional faculty required.
B. Number of other staff positions required. None
C. Discipline(s) required and/or minimum preparation in order to
teach the course. Master’s in Physical Education
IV.
RELATIONSHIP TO SUNY GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS*
A. If this is a general education course, how does it incorporate the
SUNY infused competencies of critical thinking and information
management? Not applicable
B. If this is a general education course, what are its assessment
measures, i.e. instruments to measure the attainment of student
learning outcomes? Not applicable
V.
RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER COLLEGES AND/OR CAREER GOALS
This course is not taught by any other college because it is
unique in that the class focuses on the history and hiking trails
of Suffolk County Parks.
VI.
ADDITIONAL COSTS
List additional costs and space requirements that have not already
been recorded in the document. There may be a small fee at some
of the state and county parks where some of the hikes are held.
VII.
COURSE OUTLINE
Include electronic course outline following prescribed format from the
Faculty Handbook. (See Attachment I)
CATALOG NUMBER: PE 42
COURSE TITLE: Long Island Hiking
INSTRUCTOR: Chris Cosenza
SEMESTER: Fall/Spring
1. OBJECTIVES OF THE COURSE:
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:
A)
Demonstrate proper techniques needed for and a safe and effective
hike
through class hikes and on a written quiz.
B)
Improve his/her physical fitness level through hiking.
C)
Understand local maps and trail markings.
D)
Know the historic aspects of each hike.
2. PROCEDURES FOR ACCOMPLISHING THESE OBJECTIVES:
 Discussion on essentials needed for hiking.
 Discussion and class room activities involving reading maps,
compass and trail markings.
 Increasing the duration and difficulty of each hike will help
improve students physical fitness levels.
 Each week, there will be a brief discussion of the history of
each park.
3. STUDENT REQUIREMENTS FOR COMPLETION OF THE COURSE:
Class participation, quiz and weekly hike summary.
4. GRADING PRACTICES:
The grade for each student is based upon:
A)
Participation (see attached sheet)
B)
Journal/Hiking Diary (6 points each)
C)
written quiz
50%
40%
10%
5. RULES CONCERNING STUDENT ABSENCE AND LATENESS:
ATTENDANCE
The college expects that each student will exercise personal responsibility
with regard to class attendance. All students are expected to attend every
class session of each course for which they are registered. Students are
responsible for all that transpires in class whether or not they are in
attendance. The college defines excessive absences or lateness as more
than the equivalent of one week of class meetings during the semester.
Excessive absence or lateness may lead to failure in a course or removal
from the class roster. An instructor may remove a student from the class
roster at any time when, in the judgment of the instructor, absences have
been excessive or when other valid reasons exist.
A)
Class will start promptly at the prescribed time. Students should be
dressed and ready to participate.
B)
On the 2nd absence you will be withdrawn from the class (you are
only allowed 1 absence!)
C)
There are NO make-ups for any class.
6. TEXTBOOK: None
7. WEEKLY OUTLINE TOPICS TO BE COVERED:
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
ORIENTATION AND INTRODUCTION TO HIKING
*Equipment (footwear, day packs)/Day pack items
*Safety Emergencies Issues/First Aide Kit
*Insects/Repellant Ticks and Lyme Disease
*Compass/Map Activities
Wildwood State Park (Wading River)
*Meet at trail or SCCC to car pool
*History of Area
*How to read Trail Markings
*4 mile hike (moderate/hilly terrain)
DAVID WELD SANCTUARY (VILLAGE OF NISSEQUOGUE)
*Meet at trail or at SCCC to car pool
*History of Park
*Hike (moderate/hilly terrain)
Paunamuck Path (Rocky Point)
*Meet at trail or at SCCC to car pool
*Hike (moderate terrain)
EAST FARM PRESERVE (STONY BROOK)
*Meet at trail or at SCCC to car pool
*History of the area
*4 Mile Hike (moderate/hilly terrain)
Bayard Cutting Arboretum (Oakdale)
*Meet at arboretum or SCCC to car pool
*Beautiful arboretum with different gardens
*Hike easy terrain 5 mile
COASTAL HIKE TO ROBERT MOSES STATE PARK
*Meet at park or at SCCC to car pool
*Hike 6 miles (sandy/flat easy terrain)
*History of area
Sunken Meadow Park (Kings Park)
*Meet at park or SCCC to car pool
*History of Park
*5 miles (hilly terrain)
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Week 7
Week 8
Week 9
Blydenburg County Park (SMITHTOWN)
*Meet at trail or at SCCC to car pool
*History of Park
*5.6 miles around pond
*Hike (sandy/flat to moderate terrain)
WEEK 10
*Meet at SCCC
*Map/Compass Activity
*Written Quiz
*Final summary of favorite hike due
8. AUDIO-VISUAL MATERIALS TO BE USED: None
9. LIST OF SUPPLEMENTAL READINGS: None
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