| Title | Descriptive Astronomy |
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| Submitting Dean | Levant |
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| Submitting College | Arts & Sciences -- Annabelle Foos x7937 |
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| Departments Generating the Proposal | Physics |
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| Objection Deadline | December 17, 2008 |
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| Proposal Status | Final Approval Granted |
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| Proposal Last Updated | February 12, 2009 by Karen Greene |
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| Effective Date | Spring 2009 |
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| Brief Summary of Proposal | The proposal reflects the addition of required two-hour scheduled lab sections to the existing course, as agreed upon at a meeting between GEAC and physics department representatives, and as described in the GEAC report of May, 2008. The Descriptive Astronomy course is offered at both the main and Wayne campus. Due to the large enrollment at the main campus several two-hour lab sections will be added at various times to ensure all students are able to attend. We anticipate 8 sections will be needed and have scheduled the labs for the Spring 2009 semester, conditional upon a favorable review of this proposal. These labs will be taught by graduate assistants under direct supervision of the course instructor, and scheduled in the physics department's Gen-Ed lab (Ayer 110). Existing course fees revenue will be sufficient to cover the cost of lab materials and the CAS Dean's office has agreed to provide stipend support for an additional GA to assist in the labs. Since there are fewer students at the Wayne campus, correspondingly fewer sections will be needed and they will be run by the instructor instead. Additional lab activities which will be performed in the lab periods are listed in the syllabus. |
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| Type of Proposal | Course changes only |
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| Graduate School Endorsement Status | Not required |
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| Graduate School Endorsement Updated | November 18, 2008 by GS Heather Blake |
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| Institutional Research Status | Approved |
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| IR Status Updated | November 20, 2008 by IR Anu Mahapatra |
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| Library Status | Approved |
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| Library Status Updated | November 19, 2008 by UL Ann Bolek |
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| Distance Learning Review Committee Status | Not required |
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| DLRC Status Updated | |
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| General Education Advisory Committee Status | Approved |
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| GEAC Status Updated | November 20, 2008 by PR Rex Ramsier |
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| Resource Requirements | No additional resources |
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| Resource Requirements Updated | November 21, 2008 by AS dean's ofc Cathy Moore |
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