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G.E. Implementation Committee Presentation to the Two-Year Colleges

G.E. Implementation Committee Presentation to the Two-Year Colleges. David M. Orenstein, Ph.D. Edgar Rutter, Ph.D. Co-Chairs. GEIC I. The General Education Implementation Committee is a committee of the Wright State Faculty Senate

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G.E. Implementation Committee Presentation to the Two-Year Colleges

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  1. G.E. Implementation Committee Presentation to the Two-Year Colleges David M. Orenstein, Ph.D. Edgar Rutter, Ph.D. Co-Chairs 24 February 2003

  2. GEIC I • The General Education Implementation Committee is a committee of the Wright State Faculty Senate • The new General Education program arose from action by the faculty • The program and its implementation are driven by pedagogical concerns 24 February 2003

  3. GEIC II • The committee has representatives from all of our undergraduate colleges and advisory ex-officio administrative members • All our actions: • 1) have been to implement the program and review courses and procedures to see that they meet the faculty’s guidelines and • 2) have been subject to Faculty senate approval 24 February 2003

  4. GEIC III • We have educated ourselves about Board of Regent Guidelines for G.E. and have rigorously adhered to them • We have always kept foremost in mind our desire to do what is best for both native and transfer students 24 February 2003

  5. New G.E. Features I • Overall, the new G.E. program differs from its predecessor (implemented in 1987) in a number of ways. These include: • 1) The total number of hours has been reduced from 57 to 56 • 2) The number of courses has been reduced from 17 to 14, with more choices available for the student 24 February 2003

  6. New G.E. Features II • 3) College component courses have been added (Area VI) to provide greater flexibility in meeting the needs of the undergraduate colleges. Each undergraduate degree granting college will have one G.E. course that will serve as a transition to the major and give more full-time (and senior) faculty the opportunity to teach in the G.E. program 24 February 2003

  7. New G.E. Features III • 4) Specific skill-based student learning objectives have been identified for each area of the program. All courses have been reviewed in terms of meeting these outcomes. (Thus even existing courses had to undergo a review process with no course just “grandfathered in”) 24 February 2003

  8. New G.E. Features IV • 5) Increased attention to American diversity and internationalism has been incorporated throughout the program • 6) Fewer G.E. courses to be a full-time student (due to the change of all courses to 4 credit hours) giving students a greater chance for success 24 February 2003

  9. New G.E. Features V • 7) More individual student attention through smaller average class size (including ending the very large classes in History, Political Science and Sociology) • 8) The flexibility to add additional courses through a permanent faculty Committee dedicated to G.E.: The University General Education Committee 24 February 2003

  10. Unchanged Features • Among things we have not changed are: • All writing across the curriculum requirements and policies • All previously approved G.E. substitutions 24 February 2003

  11. The New G.E. Areas • The New General Education Program divides course requirements into six areas: Communication and mathematics skills, Cultural-Social Foundations, Human Behavior, Human Expression, Natural Science, and the College Component • Each area has its own learning objectives and examples for assessment 24 February 2003

  12. Area I Area – Objectives - Assessment 24 February 2003

  13. Area IIArea – Objectives -Assessment 24 February 2003

  14. Area IIIArea – Objectives - Assessment 24 February 2003

  15. Area IVArea – Objectives - Goals 24 February 2003

  16. Area VArea – Objectives - Assessment 24 February 2003

  17. Area VIArea – Goals - Assessment 24 February 2003

  18. G.E. requirements - Area ICommunication and Mathematic Skills • 12 hours • English composition I & II • Mathematics 145 (A number of math substitutions exist) 24 February 2003

  19. G.E. requirements - Area IICultural – Social Foundations • 8 hours – one from each of the two categories • History (currently 4 courses approved) • The Non-Western World (currently 17 courses approved) 24 February 2003

  20. G.E. requirements – Area IIIHuman Behavior • 8 hours – two course from different categories • Economics (2 courses approved and substitution) • Political science (1 course approved) • Psychology (1 course approved) • Sociology (3 courses approved) 24 February 2003

  21. G.E. requirements – Area IVHuman Expression • 4 hours • Great Books (4 courses approved) • Fine & performing Arts (4 courses approved, 1 pending) 24 February 2003

  22. G.E. requirements – Additional courses from Areas II, III, & IV • 8 hours – 2 additional courses (some restrictions exist) 24 February 2003

  23. G.E. requirements – Area VNatural Sciences • 12 hours – 3 courses science and lab (some substitutions exist) • Biology (3 courses approved) • Chemistry (3 courses approved) • Geology (3 courses approved) • Physics (3 courses approved) 24 February 2003

  24. G.E. requirements – Area VICollege Component • 4 hours – 1 course specific to college of major (45 total courses approved) 24 February 2003

  25. The End 24 February 2003

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