Course Name:Senior Seminar
Capstone
Course Prefix: HAS
Course Number: 4741
Submitted by (Name & E-Mail): Richard
Dahlkemper, rdahlkemper@weber.edu
Current Date: 9/13/2012
College: Health Professions
Department: Health Admin Services
From Term: Spring
2013
Substantive
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new |
Current Course Subject
N/A Current Course Number |
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Subject: HAS
Course Number: 4741 |
Check all that apply:
This is for courses already approved for gen ed. Use a different form for proposing a new gen ed designation. DV CA HU LS PS SS EN AI QL TA TB TC TD TE |
Course Title: Senior Seminar Capstone
Abbreviated Course Title: Senior Seminar Capstone
| Course Type: | LEC |
Credit Hours: 3 or if variable hours: to
Contact Hours: Lecture 3 Lab Other
Grading Mode: standard
| This course is/will be: |
a
required course in a major program a required course in a minor program a required course in a 1- or 2- year program elective |
Prerequisites/Co-requisites:
HAS 3000
Course description (exactly as it will appear in the catalog, including prerequisites):
A capstone course for seniors designed to provide integration and application of theory through the use of case study analysis, competency assessment, interaction with current practitioners, individual and team projects. Students will be provided with resources to assess and enhance their competencies in the various functional areas of health administration. Departmental approval required. Prerequisite: HAS 3000
Justification for the new course or for changes to an existing course. (Note: Justification should emphasize academic rationale for the change or new course. This is particularly important for courses requesting upper-division status.)
HAS majors are currently required to complete a 1 credit Senior Seminar course that uses a comprehensive case study to integrate practice with theory in the functional areas of health administration. This new course will initially be added as an elective but starting with the 2013-14 catalog year will replace the 1 credit course as a requirement for the major. The purpose of the new course is to provide a more comprehensive assessment and enhancement of competencies in the field. Students will complete a comprehensive exam at the beginning of the course to assess their knowledge in the various functional areas of the program. They will then be provided with resources, both in the classroom and online, to use in improving their knowledge in areas of need. The comprehensive exam will then be administered again at the end of the course. The course will be coordinated with the internship or thesis to help students plan and execute one of those required courses. These enhancements will be used by the program to assess learning outcomes, a major criterion for university accreditation and program certification. Finally, this change will add credit hours to the program to help address a common situation where students have completed all requirements for the degree but have not earned a total of 120 credit hours.
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for substantive proposals only
1. Did this course receive unanimous approval within the Department?
true
If not, what are the major concerns raised by the opponents?
2. If this is a new course proposal, could you achieve the desired results by revising an existing course within your department or by requiring an existing course in another department?
In the long run, this course will replace the 1 credit Senior Seminar but for the time being we will need to offer both to students who already have major contracts requiring the 1 credit course.
3. How will the proposed course differ from similar offerings by other departments? Comment on any subject overlap between this course and topics generally taught by other departments, even if no similar courses are currently offered by the other departments. Explain any effects that this proposal will have on program requirements or enrollments in other department. Please forward letters (email communication is sufficient) from all departments that you have identified above stating their support or opposition to the proposed course.
As described above under Justification, the new course will add several elements to the existing 1 credit course including a comprehensive exam, resources to enhance competencies in functional areas, and the course will also be better coordinated with the internship or thesis to help students better plan and execute one of those required courses.
4. Is this course required for certification/accreditation of a program?
no
If so, a statement to that effect should appear in the justification and supporting documents should accompany this form.
5. For course proposals, e-mail a syllabus to Faculty Senate which should be sufficiently detailed that the committees can determine that the course is at the appropriate level and matches the description. There should be an indication of the amount and type of outside activity required in the course (projects, research papers, homework, etc.).