core curriculum revision
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Core Curriculum Revision. Dr. Don Pratt Associate Professor Biology Chair Core Curriculum Advisory Committee. Presentation Objectives. Provide a history of the Core and Core revision process Discuss new Core Objectives Identify some unresolved issues Present the Core Application Process . - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Core Curriculum Revision
Dr. Don PrattAssociate Professor Biology
Chair Core Curriculum Advisory Committee
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Presentation ObjectivesO Provide a history of the Core and
Core revision processO Discuss new Core ObjectivesO Identify some unresolved issuesO Present the Core Application Process
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History
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Current CoreO Established in 1997
O 42-46 SCHO 37 EEOs
O Why change the core?O THECB wants the core to help
students build real world skills and capabilities
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Philosophical ShiftOld Core
O Accumulate credits
O Across a wide academic background
O EEOs were unique to a discipline
New CoreO Master six key
skillsO In a variety of
academic disciplines
O Core objectives are shared across the institution
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Purposes of the CoreO Students will gain
O Knowledge of human cultures and physical and natural world
O Principles of personal and social responsibility
O Intellectual and practical skills
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Workforce ReportO Interviewed
O 400+ employersO Expectations and experiences with
O High School GraduatesO Jr College GraduatesO University Graduates
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Workforce Report SkillsO Basic Knowledge
O EnglishO Reading/writingO MathO ScienceO ArtO Social Studies
O Applied SkillsO Critical ThinkingO CommunicationO Quantitative
ReasoningO TeamworkO Personal and
Social Responsibility
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Core ObjectivesFoundational Areas
Crit. Think
Comm
Empir.Quant. Team
Soc.Resp.
Pers.Resp.
CommunicationMathNat. Sci.Language, Philosophy,CultureCreative ArtsAm. HistoryGovernmentSocial & Behavioral Sci.CAO
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Current 42-46
Revised 42
Communication 12-14
Communication 6
Math 3 Math 3Science 6-8 Science 6
Humanities 3Language/Philosophy/Culture
3
Fine Arts 3 Fine Arts 3US History 6 US History 6Government 6 Government 6Social Science 3 Social Science 3Institutional Option 0 Component Area
Option 6
EEOs 37 Core Objectives 6
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Core Objectives
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Critical ThinkingO Includes
O Creative thinking and innovationO InquiryO Analysis, evaluation, and synthesis of
informationO Addressed in ALL core courses
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CommunicationO Effective development,
interpretation, and expression of ideas
O IncludesO Written communicationO Oral communicationO Visual communication
O Addressed in ALL core courses
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Empirical and Quantitative
O IncludesO Manipulation and analysis of
numerical data or observable factsO Create informed conclusions
O Addressed in Math, Science, and Social sciences
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TeamworkO Includes
O Ability to consider different points of view
O Ability to work with others towards a shared goal
O Addressed in Communication, Sciences, and Fine Arts
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Personal ResponsibilityO Ability to connect personal choices,
actions, and consequences to ethical decision making
O Addressed in Communication, Language/Philosophy/Culture, History, Government
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Social ResponsibilityO Includes
O Intercultural competenceO Civic responsibilityO Ability to engage in regional, national,
and global communitiesO Addressed in
Language/Philosophy/Culture, Fine Arts, History, Government, Social Sciences
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Unresolved Difficulties
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The Issues1. How to handle four credit hour
coursesO Science coursesO Foreign Language courses
2. How to allocate the Component Area Option
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Four SCH DilemmaO New core allocates
O 6 hours to sciencesO 3 hours to Language, culture, and
philosophyO But
O Science and foreign language courses are 4 SCH
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Option 1O Account for extra hours at the
degree levelO Science
O Six hours count towards coreO Two hours accounted for in each
degreeO The Math
O Current Core ranges from 42-46 SCHO New Core 42 SCH
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Option 2O Account for extra science hours
using credits from the Component Area OptionO Leaves four hoursO Decreases flexibility in how we use
the CAO
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Component Area Option
O 6 SCH to be applied by the UniversityO Common opinions so far
O Fourth Science hourO CommunicationO Ethics
O Address student weaknesses
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ETS DataO Compares performance of Freshman
and Senior studentsO SFA Students
O Weak inO Critical ThinkingO ReadingO Writing
O VERY weak inO Math
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Core Application Process
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Stages1. Submit application to the Core
Curriculum Advisory Committee2. Submit assessment documents to
Assessment Committee3. Submit course changes to
Undergraduate Curriculum Committee
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TimelineO Feb. 15, 2013- Application to CoreO Fall 2013- Course changes to
Undergraduate Curriculum Committee
O Oct. 1, 2013- Core documentation, justification, assessment due to Provost
O Nov. 30, 2013- Core documentation, justification, assessment due to THECB
O Fall 2014- Begin new core