I can just discuss my experience with creating new courses (for which I held the record in a "contest" of fellow faculty at my most recent position at Indiana University Kokomo at 14 that I could remember). At state colleges and universities, the procedure that Michael described seems to be the norm, including that it is often possible to have a special topics that nobody has to approve except your departmental colleagues. At private liberal arts colleges, it has been my experience that creating new courses is much easier. In fact it is just like creating a special topics course in a state university. Now that I have about reached the end of my teaching career (I'm going back to work at a private practice, but will still do adjunct work at my new location in Fredericksburg, VA) I won't have to deal with that state level of bureaucracy any more.
Bob >Date: Mon, 13 Jul 2009 12:57:29 -0400 >From: "michael sylvester" <[email protected]> >Subject: [tips] New courses/proposal and approval > I can recall how exhaustive it became for a faculty > member to offer a new course.The process went > somewhat like this:written proposal sent to a > faculty committee 2)department chair 3)general > meeting of the faculty 4) Board of trustees and so > on.It would take about one year before the new > course could be offered. Some faculty were told that > the easiest way to offer a new course was to go the > Special Topics route because one can offer anything > under the category of Special Topics. > How is it at your institution to come up with new > course offerings? > Btw,should adjuncts be allowed to come up with new > course offerings? > > Michael Sylvester,PhD --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([email protected])
