C. Understanding Diversity Course Proposal Form
Guidelines Relating to the Curriculum
To propose a course as satisfying the diversity competency (DV), please provide the information requested below. Submit to the Chair of the Curriculum Committee for consideration.
| Instructor Name: | |
| Department: | |
| Course number and title: | |
| Is this a new course offering? | ______ yes ______ no |
| If yes, when will it first be offered? | _________ year _____________________ term |
| If no, when was it last offered? | _________ year _____________________ term |
| How frequently will the course be offered? | _____ multiple times a year _____ every year _____ every other year _____ intermittently |
| How many students typically (are expected to) enrolled in this course? | _________ students |
| Is this course also being proposed as fulfilling any other competency? | _____ speaking _____ information literacy and informed use of technology _____ quantitative literacy _____ writing |
Please answer the next question on a separate sheet and attach to this form.
Please include a brief explanation for why you feel the course should be designated a DV course. In particular, it would be helpful if you could explain how the coursehelps students:
- to think about the cultural limitations of their own perspectives
- to explore the power relations that help define groups and their interactions
- to develop skills and strategies that enable them to interact effectively with people different from themselves
| Professor’s Signature | Date |