Overview of Graduate Curriculum Development

Submission guidelines are posted to the GCC Web site: http://www.ecu.edu/cs-acad/gcc/index.cfm

1. Course prefix and number: 2. Date:

3. Requested action:

New Course X Revision of Active Course Revision & Unbanking of a Banked Course Renumbering of an Existing Course from from # to # Required Elective

4. Method(s) of delivery (check all boxes that apply for both current/proposed and expected future delivery methods within the next three years):

Current or Expected

Proposed Delivery Future Delivery

Method(s): Method(s):

X On-campus (face to face) X

Distance Course (face to face off campus)

Online (delivery of 50% or more of the instruction is offered online)

5. Justification. Identify the committee or group (e.g., Graduate faculty of the Department of English) that conducted the assessment of curriculum and student learning. Explain why the unit wishes to offer or revise the course. Include specific results from the unit assessment that led to the development or modification of the course. If applicable, cite any accrediting agency/ies and reference the specific standard/s. The Department of English is undertaking a large-scale revision of its literature course offerings. Program assessment undertaken by the graduate faculty of the Department of English and advising data suggest that our literature curriculum has too many numbered

Approved by GCC April 2012; posted summer of 2012 courses and is confusing to students. It is also difficult to manage administratively. This revision addresses these issues by combining 5125 (The English Novel through Hardy), 5150 (The Twentieth Century British and American Novel), 5250 (The American Novel 1800 to 1920), and 5260 (The Novel Since 1945) into a single “Topics in the Novel” course with a topic that can change depending on curricular need and on the instructor teaching the course. The graduate faculty of the Department of English has determined that this revision will allow us to cover literary periods and genres regularly in our schedule while also encouraging faculty to focus courses in innovative ways that engage students. The Graduate Committee approved this course on November 26, 2012 and the English Graduate Faculty approved this course on December 3, 2012.

6. Course description exactly as it should appear in the next catalog:

5150. Topics in the Novel (3) May be repeated for a maximum of 9 s.h. with change of topic. Advanced study of the history, development, and genres of the novel in English.

7. If this is a course revision, briefly describe the requested change: ENGL 5150 is currently titled The Twentieth Century British and American Novel. This revision combines current 5150 with current 5125 (The English Novel through Hardy), 5250 (The American Novel 1800 to 1920), and 5260 (The Novel Since 1945) into a new course, ENGL 5150, with the title “Topics in the Novel.” (5125, 5250, and 5260 will then be deleted from the catalog.)

8. Course credit: Lecture Hours 3 Weekly OR Per Term Credit Hours 3 s.h. Lab Weekly OR Per Term Credit Hours s.h. Studio Weekly OR Per Term Credit Hours s.h. Practicum Weekly OR Per Term Credit Hours s.h. Internship Weekly OR Per Term Credit Hours s.h. Other (e.g., independent study) Please explain. s.h. Total Credit Hours 3 s.h.

15 9. Anticipated annual student enrollment:

10. Changes in degree hours of your programs: Degree(s)/Program(s) Changes in Degree Hours N/A N/A

Approved by GCC April 2012; posted summer of 2012 11. Affected degrees or academic programs, other than your programs: Degree(s)/Program(s) Changes in Degree Hours N/A N/A

12. Overlapping or duplication with affected units or programs: X Not applicable Documentation of notification to the affected academic degree programs is attached.

13. Council for Teacher Education (CTE) approval (for courses affecting teacher education): X Not applicable Applicable and CTE has given their approval.

14. University Service-Learning Committee (USLC) approval: X Not applicable Applicable and USLC has given their approval.

15. Statements of support: a. Staff X Current staff is adequate Additional staff is needed (describe needs in the box below):

b. Facilities X Current facilities are adequate Additional facilities are needed (describe needs in the box below):

c. Library X Initial library resources are adequate Initial resources are needed (in the box below, give a brief explanation and an estimate for the cost of acquisition of required initial resources):

d. Unit computer resources X Unit computer resources are adequate Additional unit computer resources are needed (in the box below, give a brief explanation and an estimate for the cost of acquisition):

e. ITCS resources X ITCS resources are not needed The following ITCS resources are needed (put a check beside each need): Mainframe computer system Statistical services

Approved by GCC April 2012; posted summer of 2012 Network connections Computer lab for students Software Approval from the Director of ITCS attached

16. Course information (see: Graduate Curriculum and Program Development Manual for instructions):

Note: This is a sample syllabus for the course taught with the topic “The Nineteenth Century Novel.” Other versions of the course will have different readings and course content, but all iterations of the course share the same outcomes. a. Textbook(s) and/or readings: author(s), name, publication date, publisher, and city/state/country. Include ISBN (when applicable).

Austen, Jane. Mansfield Park. Ed. Claudia L. Johnson. New York: Norton, 1998. ISBN

9780393967913. Austen, Jane. Pride and Prejudice. Ed. Donald Gray. New York: Norton, 2000. ISBN 9780393976045. Brontë, Charlotte. Jane Eyre. 3rd ed. Ed. Richard J. Dunn. New York: Norton, 2000. ISBN 9780393975420. Brontë, Emily. Wuthering Heights. 4th ed. Ed. Richard J. Dunn. New York: Norton, 2002. ISBN 9780393978896. Dickens, Charles. Hard Times. 3rd ed. New York: Norton, 2000. ISBN 9780393975604. Gaskell, Elizabeth. Cranford. USA: Penguin, 2006. ISBN 9780141439884. Hardy, Thomas. Return of the Native. 2nd ed. Ed. Phillip Mallett. New York: Norton, ISBN 9780393927870. Shelley, Mary. Frankenstein. USA: Oxford University Press, 1998. ISBN 9780192833662. Trollope, Anthony. The Way We Live Now. USA: Penguin, 2002. ISBN 9780142437131. Wells, H.G. Island of Doctor Moreau. USA: Penguin, 2005. ISBN 9780141441023.

b. Course objectives for the course (student – centered, behavioral focus) If this is a 5000-level course that is populated by undergraduate and graduate students, there must be differentiation in the learning objectives expected.

Upon completion of this course, graduate students will be able to: 1. Analyze novels, recognizing their formal and thematic features.

Approved by GCC April 2012; posted summer of 2012 2. Describe each novel’s cultural and historical context. 3. Locate, understand, summarize, and evaluate secondary sources. 4. Write an article-length research paper on a original topic.

Upon completion of this course, undergraduate students will be able to: 1. Analyze novels, recognizing their formal and thematic features. 2. Describe each novel’s cultural and historical context. 3. Develop complex, analytical questions about literary texts. 4. Write an exam essay that demonstrates understanding of the novels and the ability to identify key passages, problems, and ideas in the texts. c. Course topic outline The list of topics should reflect the stated objectives. Unit 1: Austen, Mansfield Park (1814/1816) Unit 2: Austen, Pride and Prejudice (1813) Unit 3: C. Brontë, Jane Eyre (1847/1848) Unit 4: E. Brontë, Wuthering Heights (1847) Unit 5: Dickens, Hard Times (1854) Unit 6: Gaskell, Cranford (1851 Unit 7: Hardy, Return of the Native (1878/1912)

Unit 8: Shelley, Frankenstein (1818) Unit 9: Trollope, The Way We Live Now (1875) Unit 10: Wells, Island of Doctor Moreau (1896). Abstracts Due for Term Papers.

d. List of course assignments, weighting of each assignment, and grading/evaluation system for determining a grade

Assignments Graduate: 2 Analyses (presentations) 30% (15% each) Term Paper 70%

Undergraduate: 2 Analyses (presentations) 40% (20% each) Final essay exam 60%

Grading Scale A 90-100 B 80-89 C 70-79 F 69 and below

Approved by GCC April 2012; posted summer of 2012