Approval Form for 400-Level Courses for Graduate Credit

Department: ___________Special education College: education

Department Contact: ___lynne rocklage Contact Phone: 487-3300

Contact Email: lynne.rocklage@emich.edu

The following 400-level course is being presented for graduate credit.

(Please submit only one course request per form. If additional space is needed, please attach additional page[s].)

Subject Code, Number and Title SPCI 429 Education of students in programs for mild cognitive impairment

Credit Hours __4__

During which semester will this course first be offered? _____ Winter 2006______

Is this a one-time only offering for graduate credit? ____ Yes ___X_ No

If no, state proposed frequency. _____________________________________________

How will this course satisfy requirements expected for graduate courses?

According to the graduate catalog, Department of Special Education, the Mission statement reflects the following student objectives. A review of the Master Syllabus for the proposed SPCI 429 clearly shows compliance with these eight student goals:

1. The students will develop a humane, comprehensive, viable and scientifically defensible philosophical foundation that will guide personal and professional behavior;

2. The students will extend and refine knowledge of disabilities and to apply this new knowledge base to understanding more fully the implications of disabilities to individuals with disabilities, their families and society;

3. The students will improve existing skills and to acquire new skills in the identification, diagnosis and use of prescriptive teaching methods associated with various disabilities;

4. The students will understand, compare, analyze and synthesize a variety of therapeutic, curricular and continuum of service models, instructional systems and theoretical constructs used in the care and treatment of persons with disabilities;

5. The students will acquire a working knowledge of the way philosophical positions, psychosocial and cultural factors, economic events, legal mandates and political forces impinge upon and shape benefits, rights, services and programs for persons with disabilities;

6. The students will become proficient in spoken and written communication and be able to adapt to appropriate levels in student, parent and professional communication;

7. The students will acquire the knowledge, reflective decision-making ability and other skills necessary to perform in a variety of leadership, administrative and supervisory roles in providing services and programs for persons with disabilities; and

8. The students will understand, conduct and use research for problem solving and professional growth.

Identify different course requirements for, and the different learning outcomes expected of, graduate students at the completion of this course.

According to the Graduate Catalog, 400-level undergraduate courses are available for graduate credit. Students taking these courses are required to perform additional graduate-level work. Therefore, students enrolled in SPCI 429 who wish to receive graduate credit will be required to complete an additional project. Examples of the type of project that would be acceptable could include a detailed review of current literature on a topic discussed in class, teaching an additional lesson to students with mild cognitive impairments, presentation of student work at the undergraduate symposium or Michigan CEC.

Note: A copy of the proposed course syllabus and instructor’s current curriculum vitae must accompany this request.

Approvals:

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Department Head Signature Date

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College Dean Signature Date

Date received in the Office of Graduate Studies and Research: ___________________________________________

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Associate Dean, Graduate School Signature Date

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Assistant Vice-President for Academic Services Signature Date

cc: Graduate Studies & Research

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