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New Ethics Common Seminar Course Proposal

This form is intended if you are intending to add a new Ethics course that has not been taught before.

“By agreeing to teach this designated Common Curriculum requirement, you will not only be expected to teach towards the specific goals for this designation but also submit student evidence (assignments, artifacts) for assessment.”

We strongly recommend you type your answers in MS Word then cut & paste them into this form to avoid typos.

Deadlines for submission:

If course is scheduled to take effect in Spring or Summer the deadline is September 1 of the year before (For Example: Spring 2018 revisions must be submitted by 9/1/2017)

If course is scheduled to take effect in Fall the deadline is December 1 of the year before revision is to take effect (For Example: Fall 2018 revisions must be submitted by 12/1/2017)

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The Curriculum Committee CANNOT guarantee timely review of proposals received after the deadlines. Further, it is the policy of the Curriculum Committee to give priority to proposals that are the result of Program Review.

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Basic Course Information

Department or program:

Course number:

Course title (for the official catalog)

Abbreviated course title (30 characters or less including parenthesis & designation)

Credit amount:

Grading type

	Standard (A-F or S/U)
	A-F only
	S/U only

The minimum prerequisite for all Ethics Common Seminar courses is junior or senior standing. Are there any additional prerequisites for this course?

	yes
	no

List additional prerequisites or co-requisites for the course:

Official course description

Instructor(s):

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Curricular Impact

Frequency course will be offered:

	every term
	annually (Fall)
	annually (Spring)
	alternate years (fill in terms below)

if selected "alternate years", please list alternate years here:

Will reassignment of current faculty cover this course?

	yes
	no

If reassignment of current faculty will not cover this course, please send your departmental or program staffing plan, clearly indicating the increased personnel costs. The plan must be approved by the Associate Provost.

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Budget Impact

Cost and brief description of needed additions to library/media resources:

Cost and brief description of needed additional computer software and/or hardware:

Cost and brief description of needed additional equipment and/or instrumentation:

Any costs requiring increased budget lines must be pre-approved by the Associate Dean for Academic Budget and Planning or the Associate Provost. If applicable, please send statements of approval.

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Unusual classroom or space needs for this course, if any:

Ethics Common Seminar Criteria

Learning goals and general course description for the Ethics Common Seminar

Learning Goals:

Identify ethical issues inherent in situations common in modern life;
Articulate multiple perspectives on contested ethical issues;
Articulate coherent arguments in support of their own normative judgments about contested ethical issues, arguments that are grounded in ethical and other analytic or scholarly perspectives;
Demonstrate a critical understanding of the conceptual foundations of the ethical and other scholarly perspectives addressed in the course.

General Course description:

In order to promote discussion of complex ethical issues, courses are seminar based and enrollment will be capped at 20 students (the Common Curriculum director may decide to admit students beyond this cap after consultation with the instructor of the seminar. The cap will be routinely raised for any Ethics Common Seminar taught on a study abroad program, to accommodate the number of students participating in the particular program.)

The Ethics Common Seminar has the purpose of helping students develop the ability to recognize ethical issues, examine them from multiple perspectives and articulate the reasoned arguments that support their normative judgments as a means of developing students' ability to make responsible decisions.

Exploration of ethical concepts and modes of analysis along with other scholarly methods of analysis provide the frameworks to help students develop their moral reasoning and decision-making. Faculty from all disciplines can teach this course; topics are chosen specifically because they are debatable and widen the field of moral vision.
Departmental courses may be cross-listed with Ethics Common Seminar courses if approved by the Common Curriculum director. An Ethics Common Seminar will not also fulfill a divisional common curriculum requirement for a particular student. Any departmental course which focuses on professional codes of conduct or legal standards must examine their underlying ethical assumptions, if it is to be cross-listed with the Ethics Common Seminar.

The Ethics Common Seminar may continue to be offered on Study Abroad programs.

Questions regarding Ethics Common Seminar criteria

Each of the following four questions is designed to help the Committee understand how the Ethics Common Seminar learning goals will be met in your course.

Please be a specific as possible in your responses. Examples are especially helpful.

Ethics Common Seminar courses require students to "identify ethical issues inherent in situations common in modern life." What specific ethical issues will students explore in your course? How will the students demonstrate this ability?

Ethics Common Seminar courses require students to "articulate multiple perspectives on contested ethical issues." What specific perspectives will your course introduce or examine? How will the students demonstrate this ability?

Ethics Common Seminar courses demand that students "articulate coherent arguments in support of their own normative judgments about contested ethical issues" and that they ground these arguments in "ethical and other analytic or scholarly perspectives." Explain how you will use the assignments in this course (essays, exams, electronic postings, etc.) to evaluate students' ability to "articulate coherent arguments" based in these perspectives to "support...their own normative judgments about contested ethical issues."

Students in Ethics Common Seminar courses must "demonstrate a critical understanding of the conceptual foundations of the ethical and other scholarly perspectives addressed in the course." How will the assignments in the course demonstrate students' "critical understanding" of these foundations?

Are you also submitting a request for an additional designation (IC, GE or EL) at this time?

	No
	Yes, I am submitting a separate request for an additional designation

If you are submitting a request for an additional designation, indicate below & you will be redirected to that form after submitting your new course proposal:

	EL - Experiential Learning
	GE - Gender
	IC - Intercultural