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Core Curriculum Revision Dr. Don Pratt Associate Professor Biology Chair Core Curriculum Advisory Committee
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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 Presentation
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Core Curriculum Revision
Dr. Don PrattAssociate Professor Biology
Chair Core Curriculum Advisory Committee
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
History
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
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
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
Workforce ReportO Interviewed
O 400+ employersO Expectations and experiences with
O High School GraduatesO Jr College GraduatesO University Graduates
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
Core ObjectivesFoundational Areas
Crit. Think
Comm
Empir.Quant. Team
Soc.Resp.
Pers.Resp.
CommunicationMathNat. Sci.Language, Philosophy,CultureCreative ArtsAm. HistoryGovernmentSocial & Behavioral Sci.CAO
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
Core Objectives
Critical ThinkingO Includes
O Creative thinking and innovationO InquiryO Analysis, evaluation, and synthesis of
informationO Addressed in ALL core courses
CommunicationO Effective development,
interpretation, and expression of ideas
O IncludesO Written communicationO Oral communicationO Visual communication
O Addressed in ALL core courses
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
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
Personal ResponsibilityO Ability to connect personal choices,
actions, and consequences to ethical decision making
O Addressed in Communication, Language/Philosophy/Culture, History, Government
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
Unresolved Difficulties
The Issues1. How to handle four credit hour
coursesO Science coursesO Foreign Language courses
2. How to allocate the Component Area Option
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
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
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
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
ETS DataO Compares performance of Freshman
and Senior studentsO SFA Students
O Weak inO Critical ThinkingO ReadingO Writing
O VERY weak inO Math
Core Application Process
Stages1. Submit application to the Core
Curriculum Advisory Committee2. Submit assessment documents to
Assessment Committee3. Submit course changes to
Undergraduate Curriculum Committee
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
