Dragon Core

Course Proposals

Contact Ellen Brisch, Dragon Core Committee chair, with any questions regarding course proposals.

Note: 100-level Inner Cluster Elective course enrollment size is a minimum of 80 per section.

Procedures:

1. Save a copy of the form (see forms below) to your computer and enter the course information in the form field boxes.

2. E-mail the completed course proposal form as an attachment to:
   Dragon Core Committee

3. Print the APAC Signature/Checklist, obtain the appropriate signatures, and submit the form with your proposal.

4. Send the signed original proposal and the APAC Signature/Checklist sheets to: Ellen Brisch, Dragon Core Committee chair.

Forms: Under Helpful Materials are links to information that will assist in preparing proposals. Some links are specifically referred to on the proposal forms.

• Critical and Multicultural Thinking Course Proposal Form -- Courses must address Student Learning Outcomes listed for Critical and Multicultural Thinking.

• Foundation Four Course Proposal Form -- Use this form for courses in DC Areas 1A, 1B, and 3. Courses must address Student Learning Outcomes listed for Oral Communication or Written Communication or Mathematics.

• Inner Cluster Elective Course Proposal Form -- Use this form for 100-level courses in DC Areas 3, 4, 5, 6- or 7.

• Middle Cluster Course Proposal Form -- Use this form for 100, 200, or 300-level courses in DC Areas 3, 4, 5, 6- or 7.

• Outer Cluster Course Proposal Form -- Use this form for 300 or 400-level courses in DC Areas 8, 9, or 10.

Note: Faculty seeking Writing-Intensive designation for a course must also follow Writing-Intensive submission procedures.
 

Helpful Materials:

• Association of College & Research Libraries -- A resource for Information Literacy Standards for Higher Education. 

  • ACRL Standards Toolkit -- Links to the Performance Indicators and Outcomes for the ACRL Standards that correspond to DC 11 Student Competencies.

• Competency Areas / Student Competencies

• Dragon Core Policies

  • Laboratory or Studio Component

  • Lab Experience for Natural Science Courses

  • Middle Cluster Prerequisite Policy

  • Outer Cluster Enrollment Policy

• Extending and Applying Foundation Four Course Student Learning Outcomes to Middle Cluster Courses

• Foundation Four Student Learning Outcomes

• Lab or Studio Component Strategies

• Outer Cluster Course Strategies

• Sample Critical and Multicultural Thinking Approved Course Proposals

• Sample Writing-Intensive Approved Course Proposals

• Writing-Intensive