GENERAL EDUCATION DIVERSITY COURSE PROPOSAL

                                                  WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY

Area:   DIVERSITY (DV) (Please note: Only courses with General Education status will be considered for Diversity.)

Date:   ______________________________

College: _____________________________                                   

Department:    _______________________

Catalog Abbreviation: _________________

Catalog Title: _____________________________________________

Course Number: _____________________  

Credit Hours: _____

New Diversity Course: ______                                    

Revisions to an existing diversity course: ______

Renewal of an existing diversity course: _____

Effective date Semester for the changes or change of status, if approved: ____________

What General Education attributes are associated with this course:  ______________

Course description as you want it to appear in the catalog:

Indicate changes from the existing course description, if any.

DIVERSITY LEARNING OUTCOMES

Outcomes are based on the 6 categories of the AACU Intercultural Knowledge and Competence VALUE Rubric which is attached to this form.  The Benchmarks, Milestones, and Capstones are based on student outcomes, therefore at least three semesters of assessment data must be presented indicating achievements at the appropriate levels.

1.  All Diversity (DV) courses must include curriculm curricular content and demonstrate evidence of student learning in at least 4 of the 6 key components of intercultural knowledge and competence

            a.  Knowledge of one’s own cultural rules and biases (cultural self-awareness)

            b.  Knowledge of other cultures and cultural worldview frameworks

            c.  Skills – Empathy

            d.  Skills – Verbal and nonverbal communication

            e.  Attitudes – Curiosity

            f.  Attitudes – Openness

2.  All Diversity (DV) courses must include curriculm curricular content and demonstrate evidence of student learning at the Milestone 2 level or higher on the rubric in at least two of the four chosen categories (a – f).

COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING

1.   Give the date at which this proposal was discussed and approved by the department.

2.   Give the score for the proposed course based on the rubric.  (For example, meeting two components at Benchmark 1 level and two components at Milestone 2 level would be a score of 6.)

      Score = ___________     (This is not a factor in approval, but may be used to establish a

                                                 baseline for future decisions.)

3.  Attach a syllabus and summarize course materials used in this course that are relevant to the diversity classification.  Include information about course format (lecture, lab, field trip, community interaction, etc.).

4.  Discuss Explain how you have assessed the applicable or identified student learning outcomes associated with this course.  Attach a matrix showing outcome, assessment, and results.

5.  How has this assessment been used to improve student learning?

DIVERSITY COURSE APPROVAL PAGE

Approval Sequence:

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Department Chair/Date

_________________________________________

Dean of College/Date

_________________________________________

University Curriculum Committee/Date

Passed by Faculty Senate _____________________________  Date