Electronic Course Authorization System (ECAS)
SPCH 4901 - VIEW COURSE PROPOSAL

Approvals Received:

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

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

Approvals Pending:

Curriculum Committee > Campus Assembly > Catalog > PeopleSoft Manual Entry

Effective Status:

Active

Effective Term:

New: 1063 - Spring 2006
Old: 0999 - Fall 1999

Course:

SPCH 4901

Institution:

UMNMO - Morris

Career:

UGRD

College:

MDHU - UMM-Humanities, Div of

Department:

233 - UMM-Humanities, Div of-Adm

General

Course Title Short:

New: Spch Seminar II
Old: Speech Communication Seminar

Course Title Long:

New: Speech Communication Seminar II
Old: Speech Communication Seminar

Max-Min Credits
for Course:

New: 3.0 to 3.0 credit(s)
Old: 4.0 to 4.0 credit(s)

Catalog
Description:

New: Completion of capstone experience for majors. Students conduct a project of original study, and present their findings in written and oral form.
Old: Capstone experience for majors, where students plan and conduct a project of original study that investigates a question about communication. Students will select their own research methodology and implement it, presenting their findings in written and oral presentations.

Additional Course
Information
(for catalog
production):

<no text provided>

Grading Basis:

New:  A-F only
Old:  Stdnt Opt

Honors Course:

No

Delivery Mode(s):

Classroom

Years most
frequently offered:

Every academic year

Term(s) most
frequently offered:

Spring

Component 1:

New: LEC (no final exam)
Old: SEM (with final exam)

Auto-Enroll
Course:

No

Graded
Component:

New: LEC
Old: SEM

Academic
Progress Units:

New: Not allowed to bypass limits.
3.0 credit(s)
Old: Not allowed to bypass limits.
4.0 credit(s)

Financial Aid
Progress Units:

New: Not allowed to bypass limits.
3.0 credit(s)
Old: Not allowed to bypass limits.
4.0 credit(s)

Repetition of
Course:

New:  Repetition not allowed.
Old:  Repetition not allowed.

Course
Prerequisites
for Catalog:

New: 2101, 3101, 3301, 3401, 4900, or senior status in the major and #
Old: sr, 2101, 3101, 3301, 3401 or #

Course
Equivalency:

No course equivalencies

Consent
Requirement:

No required consent

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

New: 2101, 3101, 3301, 3401, 4900, or senior status in the major and #
Old: Senior Status

Editor Comments:

New: revised credit level on the course
Old: <no text provided>

Proposal Changes:

<no text provided>

History Information:

<no text provided>

Assessment
and Goals:

New: Assessment: Students will evaluate and assess their own levels of understanding of relevant topics, and with faculty guidance design strategies for improving knowledge of relevant areas for their research agenda. Students will describe the various ways in which communication studies influence themselves and society. Goals: To provide an opportunity for students to investigate a question about communication, select a research methodology, or framework, and implement it. To provide students with an opportunity to present research findings.
Old: <no text provided>

Rationale for
Changes or
Exceptions:

New: COUPLED WITH 4900, PROVIDES ENHANCEMENT AND EXPANSION OF THE CAPSTONE EXPERIENCE FOR MAJORS
Old: <no text provided>

General Education

Faculty
Sponsor Name:

New: Barbara Burke
Old:

Requirement
this course fulfills:

HUM - HUM Communication, Language, Literature & Philosophy

Provisional
Approval:

No

Regular
Approval:

New: Yes; date: Oct 14, 2004
Old: No