Proposal Process and Application Questions Timeline Faculty should discuss their proposed course with the Honors / PTK committee at least one half of one semester before you are planning to offer the course. (For Spring, this would be the October committee meeting, for Fall, the March meeting.) With that goal in mind, please adhere to the following timeline, working backwards from your planned proposal date. Meet with an Honors Coordinator, at least one week before submitting the written proposal, to discuss your idea for the course and to go over the proposal form, in order to make sure it is clear what it is that the committee hopes to see in the written proposal. Submit the written proposal at least two weeks before you are scheduled to discuss your Honors course proposal with the Honors / PTK shared-governance committee, in order to get feed-back from the coordinator(s). Review the coordinator(s) comments on the written proposal, either in person or by email, and confirm that the comments have been reviewed, and edits made where recommended, at least one week before you are scheduled to discuss your Honors course with the Honors / PTK shared-governance committee. Course Details: Name of Proposer: Date of Proposal: Have you taught an Honors Course in the past? If yes, please name the course(s) and semester(s): Questions Regarding your Approach to Teaching an Honors Course: Please answer the following questions in a brief paragraph each. What has motivated you to teach an Honors Course? Since Honors courses feature small class sizes, please describe some ways you believe the small class size will help you offer students an enriched learning experience in your Honors course. What particular learning outcomes or skills would you particularly like to see students in your Honors course develop? Briefly outline some ideas you have for possible activities or assignments you might use to help students accomplish the outcomes or skills mentioned in #3. Other comments that will help the committee evaluate your proposal: Narrative Regarding your Great Ideas Course: In a few paragraphs, please give us a general sense of your idea for the course; try to include a consideration of the following within your description:
Proposal Process and Application Questions Timeline Faculty should discuss their proposed course with the Honors / PTK committee at least one half of one semester before you are planning to offer the course. (For Spring, this would be the October committee meeting, for Fall, the March meeting.) With that goal in mind, please adhere to the following timeline, working backwards from your planned proposal date. Meet with an Honors Coordinator, at least one week before submitting the written proposal, to discuss your idea for the course and to go over the proposal form, in order to make sure it is clear what it is that the committee hopes to see in the written proposal. Submit the written proposal at least two weeks before you are scheduled to discuss your Honors course proposal with the Honors / PTK shared-governance committee, in order to get feed-back from the coordinator(s). Review the coordinator(s) comments on the written proposal, either in person or by email, and confirm that the comments have been reviewed, and edits made where recommended, at least one week before you are scheduled to discuss your Honors course with the Honors / PTK shared-governance committee. Course Details: Name of Proposer: Date of Proposal: Have you taught an Honors Course in the past? If yes, please name the course(s) and semester(s): Questions Regarding your Approach to Teaching an Honors Course: Please answer the following questions in a brief paragraph each. What has motivated you to teach an Honors Course? Since Honors courses feature small class sizes, please describe some ways you believe the small class size will help you offer students an enriched learning experience in your Honors course. What particular learning outcomes or skills would you particularly like to see students in your Honors course develop? Briefly outline some ideas you have for possible activities or assignments you might use to help students accomplish the outcomes or skills mentioned in #3. Other comments that will help the committee evaluate your proposal: Narrative Regarding your Great Ideas Course: In a few paragraphs, please give us a general sense of your idea for the course; try to include a consideration of the following within your description:
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