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Electronic Course Authorization System (ECAS)
SPAN 4001 - VIEW COURSE PROPOSAL – NEW COURSE

Approvals Received:

Department
on 10-14-04
by Jayne Hacker
(hackerje@umn.edu)

Curriculum Committee
on 10-26-04
by Karen Van Horn
(vanhornk@umn.edu)

Approvals Pending:

Curriculum Committee > Campus Assembly > Catalog

Effective Status:

Active

Effective Term:

1069 - Fall 2006

Course:

SPAN 4001

Institution:

UMNMO - Morris

Career:

UGRD

College:

MDHU - UMM-Humanities, Div of

Department:

233 - UMM-Humanities, Div of-Adm

General

Course Title Short:

Research Symposium

Course Title Long:

Research Symposium

Max-Min Credits
for Course:

4.0 to 4.0 credit(s)

Catalog
Description:

A capstone experience for majors, consisting of an introduction to research methods and critical approaches to literature, as well as development of an independent research project and presentation.

Additional Course
Information
(for catalog
production):

Grading Basis:

A-F only

Honors Course:

Delivery Mode(s):

Classroom

Years most
frequently offered:

Every academic year

Term(s) most
frequently offered:

Fall

Component 1:

DIS (no final exam)

Auto-Enroll
Course:

Graded
Component:

DIS

Academic
Progress Units:

Not allowed to bypass limits.
4.0 credit(s)

Financial Aid
Progress Units:

Not allowed to bypass limits.
4.0 credit(s)

Repetition of
Course:

Repetition not allowed.

Course
Prerequisites
for Catalog:

Course
Equivalency:

No course equivalencies

Consent
Requirement:

Instructor

Enforced
Prerequisites:
(course-based or
non-course-based)

No prerequisites

Editor Comments:

Proposal Changes:

History Information:

Assessment
and Goals:

Assessment: Students will be expected to produce an independent and sophisticated research paper that will be presented in a public forum. Goals: The end goal of the course will be for each student to expand a previously written paper into a research project, incorporating new techniques, sources, approaches and/or methods of inquiry.

Rationale for
Changes or
Exceptions:

THIS COURSE IS A NEW ADDITION TO THE SPANISH CURRICULUM AND PROVIDES A CAPSTONE EXPERIENCE FOR MAJORS IN THE PROGRAM. IT IS DESIGNED TO BE THE LOGICAL PROGRESSION FROM OUR 32XX AND 36XX COURSES, WHICH PROVIDE BOTH BROAD COVERAGE OF HISPANIC LITERATURE, CULTURE AND HISTORY, AS WELL AS MORE FOCUSED STUDIES OF PARTICULAR THEMES, AREAS, AUTHORS OR PERIODS WITHIN THE FIELD. THE SYMPOSIUM WILL ALLOW STUDENTS TO FURTHER DEVELOP SKILLS ACQUIRED IN THESE EARLIER COURSES WITH THE AIM OF BECOMING MORE INDEPENDENT READERS AND EFFECTIVE WRITERS.

General Education

Faculty
Sponsor Name:

James A. Wojtaszek

Requirement
this course fulfills:

HUM - HUM Communication, Language, Literature & Philosophy

Provisional
Approval:

Regular
Approval:

Yes; date: Oct 14, 2004