New Course - Template
Description
This is the course description that will be entered in the GRCC catalog. It should be approximately 75-100 words long.
The goal of a course description is to:
1) Explain the purpose, context, and general content for the course
2) Attract students to the course
3) Let transfer institutions know what is being taught in the course through the use of language appropriate to the discipline.
4) Identify the recommended skills that student should have prior to enrolling in the course (not specific pre/corequisites)
5)List any external certifications that students will be eligible to sit for as a result of taking the course, as the last sentence.
6) If this course included modules, please include the descriptions here.
***SAMPLE Course Description ****
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This course is an advanced study and exploration of wines of the world; a thorough examination of all primary winegrowing countries and regions of the world, including geography, climate, significant grape varieties, and wine laws. Students evaluate wines from every major wine region through instructor led tastings. Students must be 18 or older to enroll in this course.
This course prepares students to take the Society of Wine Educator’s Certified Specialist of Wine certification exam.
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Credit Hours:
Contact Hours:
School: Instructional Support
Department:
Discipline:
Course Review & Revision Year:
Course Type:
Course Format:
General Education Requirement:
Course Learning Outcomes:
Examples from various courses:
- Understand the differences between Old World and New World wines and regions.
- Determine the rates of chemical reactions and the factors that affect those rates in the laboratory.
- Install virtual machines to create a safe environment for implementing and analyzing cybersecurity threat events.
- Classify the various types of network attacks.
- Use evidence based resources to analyze specific children’s development in all the developmental domains.
- Compare and contrast Piaget’s and Vygostsky’s theories of cognitive development.
Approved for Online Delivery?: No
Course Outline:
Example:
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Mandatory CLO Competency Assessment Measures:
Name of Industry Recognize Credentials: None
Instructional Strategies:
Mandatory Course Components:
Academic Program Prerequisite:
Prerequisites/Other Requirements: Enter the specific course(s) and minimum acceptable grade(s) that a student must take prior to enrolling in this course.
Example: BA 102 (C or Higher)
If Department Consent is indicated/selected, no prereq or coreq is needed.
If this field does not apply to this course, write “None.”
English Prerequisite(s): If this field does not apply to this course, write “None.”
Math Prerequisite(s): If this field does not apply to this course, write “None.”
Course Corerequisite(s): List the courses that a student MUST take prior to OR concurrently with this course. If a course is listed here, it will be enforced in PeopleSoft.
If this field does not apply to this course, write “None.”
Course-Specific Placement Test: None
Consent to Enroll in Course:
Faculty Credential Requirements:
Faculty Credential Requirement Details: If this field does not apply to this course, write “None.”
Examples:
18 graduate credit hours in discipline being taught (HLC requirement) - The instructor must possess a minimum of a Master of Arts degree in History with demonstrated studies/work with the history of gender and sexuality in Europe and the United States. Professionally qualified through work experience in field - Two years work experience in a preschool classroom. Program Accreditation Requirement - The instructor must be an Occupational Therapist or Occupational Therapy Assistant licensed in the state of Michigan with clinical and teaching experience. Certification/License Requirement - Current RDA (State of Michigan) license Other - Strong background in a variety of acting techniques and a skilled communicator. Experience in teaching fundamentals of acting to novice performers is preferred.
General Room Request: If this field does not apply to this course, write “None.”
Example: Electronics Lab or Art Studio
Maximum Course Enrollment:
Equivalent Courses: None
Dual Enrollment Allowed?:
AP Min. Score:
Number of Times Course can be taken for credit: 1
People Soft Course ID Number:
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