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<td valign="top" width="60%">Responsible Reviewing Agency:<br /><div style="margin-left:3em; line-height:1.2;">Undergraduate Curriculum Committee</div></td> | <td valign="top" width="60%">Responsible Reviewing Agency:<br /><div style="margin-left:3em; line-height:1.2;">Undergraduate Curriculum Committee<br />Executive Council</div><br />Related Documents:<br /><div style="margin-left:3em; line-height:1.2;">5.1.8 Student Ratings of Instruction<br />Appendix H New Undergraduate Course Proposal</div></td> | ||
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<td>Revised: March 2007<br />Revised: February 2008<br />Revised: November 2012</td> | <td>Revised: March 2007<br />Revised: February 2008<br />Revised: [[Special:PermanentLink/9226|November 2012]]<br />Revised: [[Special:PermanentLink/14099|August 2017]] ([[Special:Diff/9226/14099|changes]])<br />Revised: October 2022 ([[Special:Diff/14099/{{REVISIONID}}|changes]])</td> | ||
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===Purpose | ===Purpose=== | ||
<p style="margin-bottom:15px;">The purpose of this policy is to provide faculty and the Undergraduate Curriculum Committee consistent guidelines in course development.</p> | <p style="margin-bottom:15px;">The purpose of this policy is to provide faculty and the Undergraduate Curriculum Committee consistent guidelines in course development.</p> | ||
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<p style="margin-bottom:15px;">Applies to all courses at the undergraudate level.</p> | |||
===Policy | ===Policy=== | ||
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<li style="margin-bottom:15px;">Nursing courses, including electives, must be consistent with the philosophy, organizing framework, and BSN outcomes of the | <li style="margin-bottom:15px;">Nursing courses, including electives, must be consistent with the philosophy, organizing framework, and BSN outcomes of the undergraduate program.</li> | ||
<li style="margin-bottom:15px;">Nursing courses may be planned/offered for students in any semester; prerequisites must be specified.</li> | <li style="margin-bottom:15px;">Nursing courses may be planned/offered for students in any semester; prerequisites and/or co-requisites must be specified.</li> | ||
<li style="margin-bottom:15px;">Credit hours may be distributed as didactic only, lab only, clinical only, or any combination of the above. Credit hour allocation for electives may range from 1-4 and may be distributed as didactic or didactic/clinical.</li> | <li style="margin-bottom:15px;">Credit hours may be distributed as didactic only, lab only, clinical only, or any combination of the above. Credit hour allocation for electives may range from 1-4 and may be distributed as didactic or didactic/clinical.</li> | ||
<li style="margin-bottom:15px;">The Undergraduate Curriculum Committee must approve all new courses. </li> | <li style="margin-bottom:15px;">The Undergraduate Curriculum Committee must approve all new courses. </li> | ||
<li style="margin-bottom:15px;">Courses must be approved by the Faculty Organization according to the following time line: | <li style="margin-bottom:15px;">Courses must be approved by the General Faculty Organization (GFO) according to the following time line: | ||
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< | <li>If this is a prelicensure course or elective course, it must go through the Nebraska Board of Nursing for approval.</li> | ||
<li style="margin-bottom:15px;">Faculty members wishing to develop courses should consult first with their assistant dean regarding appropriateness and workload considerations. The following factors are considered in planning/offering nursing electives: | |||
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<li style="margin-bottom:15px;">Faculty members wishing to develop courses should consult first with their | |||
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<li style="margin-bottom:15px;">Faculty members | <li style="margin-bottom:15px;">Faculty members then meet with the Undergraduate Curriculum Committee to present ideas for course development. If needed, a member of the Undergraduate Curriculum Committee will be appointed to assist the faculty in course development.</li> | ||
<li style="margin-bottom:15px;">Course proposals are to be prepared using the form provided in Appendix H.</li> | <li style="margin-bottom:15px;">Course proposals are to be prepared using the form provided in Appendix H New Undergraudate Course Proposal.</li> | ||
<li style="margin-bottom:15px;">The course proposal should be submitted to the Undergraduate Curriculum Committee for approval. A member of the course proposal group should be present at the Undergraduate Curriculum Committee meeting when the course is approved.</li> | <li style="margin-bottom:15px;">The course proposal should be submitted to the Undergraduate Curriculum Committee (UGCC) for approval. A member of the course proposal group should be present at the Undergraduate Curriculum Committee meeting when the course is approved. Chair of the UGCC and a member of the course proposal group will present the new course at the General Faculty Organization meeting for approval.</li> | ||
<li style="margin-bottom:15px;">After each new course has been taught, an evaluation must be submitted following the guidelines in [[CON Evaluation of the Courses|Policy 5.1.8.]]</li> | <li style="margin-bottom:15px;">After each new course has been taught, an evaluation must be submitted following the guidelines in [[CON Evaluation of the Courses|Policy 5.1.8.]] Student Ratings of Instruction.</li> | ||
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Proposal of New Undergraduate Courses | Subsection: 4.3.2 | |
Section 4.0 - Faculty Policies | Originating Date: November 1992 | |
Responsible Reviewing Agency: Undergraduate Curriculum Committee Executive Council Related Documents: 5.1.8 Student Ratings of Instruction Appendix H New Undergraduate Course Proposal |
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Purpose
The purpose of this policy is to provide faculty and the Undergraduate Curriculum Committee consistent guidelines in course development.
Scope
Applies to all courses at the undergraudate level.
Policy
- Nursing courses, including electives, must be consistent with the philosophy, organizing framework, and BSN outcomes of the undergraduate program.
- Nursing courses may be planned/offered for students in any semester; prerequisites and/or co-requisites must be specified.
- Credit hours may be distributed as didactic only, lab only, clinical only, or any combination of the above. Credit hour allocation for electives may range from 1-4 and may be distributed as didactic or didactic/clinical.
- The Undergraduate Curriculum Committee must approve all new courses.
- Courses must be approved by the General Faculty Organization (GFO) according to the following time line:
Course Implementation Approval Deadline Fall April Spring October Summer February - If this is a prelicensure course or elective course, it must go through the Nebraska Board of Nursing for approval.
- Faculty members wishing to develop courses should consult first with their assistant dean regarding appropriateness and workload considerations. The following factors are considered in planning/offering nursing electives:
- student interest
- faculty interest, expertise, availability
- agency, preceptor availability
- classroom, laboratory availability
- cost-effectiveness
- minimum & maximum enrollments will be established based on factors a through e above.
- Faculty members then meet with the Undergraduate Curriculum Committee to present ideas for course development. If needed, a member of the Undergraduate Curriculum Committee will be appointed to assist the faculty in course development.
- Course proposals are to be prepared using the form provided in Appendix H New Undergraudate Course Proposal.
- The course proposal should be submitted to the Undergraduate Curriculum Committee (UGCC) for approval. A member of the course proposal group should be present at the Undergraduate Curriculum Committee meeting when the course is approved. Chair of the UGCC and a member of the course proposal group will present the new course at the General Faculty Organization meeting for approval.
- After each new course has been taught, an evaluation must be submitted following the guidelines in Policy 5.1.8. Student Ratings of Instruction.