Compass Curriculum Course Development Grants
CALL FOR PROPOSALS
COMPASS CURRICULUM COURSE DEVELOPMENT GRANTS
DUE DATE:Friday Oct 9, by 5 pm to
The Compass Curriculum invites faculty to submit course development proposals for all areas of the Compass Curriculum.
ELIGIBILITY:
- All UCCS faculty, including tenured, tenure-track, instructors (full- and part-time), lecturers, and full-time non-tenure track faculty (including attendant, adjoint and other ranked faculty appointments) are eligible for this award. Applicants must have at least three semesters of teaching experience at UCCS.
- Awards will be limited to a maximum of $1000 stipend per course per faculty member dispersed as additional pay. Up to two faculty members can submit a grant together to develop the same course.
- The Compass Curriculum will fund up to two proposals per academic year per faculty member for Compass course development grants.
- Faculty who have not previously received funding for course development from the Compass Curriculum will receive priority consideration for funding.
- Awards will be based on merit of the proposal and the curricular needs of the Compass Curriculum.
- Awards are for development of courses for the Compass Curriculum. Proposals should focus on the work that the faculty member(s) will undertake after receiving the grant. Proposals should explain the course revisions or development and rationale. Modification of existing courses or development of new courses are both appropriate.
- Courses submitted in the areas of Navigate, Sustainability, and Summit (the communication portion in particular) may have priority in funding for course development. Courses with multiple flags (Inclusiveness, Sustainability and Writing Intensive) will also be reviewed favorably. However, proposals for ALL AREAS (to include Writing Intensive, Inclusiveness, and Explore) are expected to be funded.
- Faculty must secure the approval and support of their department or program chair prior to applying for this award.
- The $1000faculty stipend will be disbursed in two payments. The faculty memberwillreceive half of the stipend, $500, when the proposal is approved for development. The second half of the stipendwill be paid whenthe faculty member submits the course for approval by the Compass Curriculum Committee. Courses must be submitted bythe end of Spring 2016 in order to be eligible for the full stipend. For details about course submission Compass Faculty HomepageThen click on faculty at the top.
PROPOSAL PACKETS should include:
1) COVER PAGE (see cover page sheet below).
2) PROPOSAL DESCRIPTION (see proposal description below).
3) ONE PAGE RESUME OR VITA
SUBMIT PROPOSAL packets to the Compass Curriculum at:
Questions: David J. Weiss, Faculty Director of the Compass Curriculum
More information:Compass Faculty Homepage then click on Faculty
COMPASS CURRICULUM COURSE DEVELOPMENT GRANTS
COVER PAGE FOR COURSE DEVELOPMENT GRANT
REQUEST for PROPOSALS
1. Name Rank
School/College Department
Title of Course
2. Name Rank
School/College Department
Title of Course
3. Which Compass Curriculum Component is the course being submitted for?
GPS Explore Navigate Sustainability
Inclusiveness Writing Intensive Summit
4. Course Prerequisites
5. Proposed course subject designation (CHEM, etc.)
6. Proposed course number
7. If funded, in which of the following terms would you and any co-instructors be willing and able to offer this course as a course?
Spring 2016 Winterim (Preterm) 2016 Summer 2016 Fall 2017
8. If funded, how often is this course likely to be taught?
Once or twice Every Winterim (or preterm) Every fall or spring Every summer
9. How many students will be typically enrolled per year in the course?
10. How many sections will be offered per year?
11. Are there multiple faculty who might teach this course (multiple sections)? YesNo
12. Is this course cross-listed? Yes No
13. If cross-listed, with which department?
14. Is this course already approved by a college? Yes No
15. Has this course been already approved under ANY category of the Compass Curriculum?
YesNo
16. If yes, in which areas?
17. Have any of the faculty applying received funding to develop courses previously from the Compass Curriculum? Yes, No
Name of faculty member (s)
18. If yes, please identify the course and the components for which the course is already being developed:
Course Name:
GPS Explore Navigate Sustainability
Inclusiveness Writing Intensive Summit
Course Name:
GPS Explore Navigate Sustainability
Inclusiveness Writing Intensive Summit
19. If this proposal is funded, by November 2, 2015, each faculty member will submit their fully developed course to the Compass Curriculum and their respective colleges for approval. You can sign this form electronically.
I agree____ (name of instructor)
I agree ______(name of instructor, if appropriate)
PROPOSAL DESCRIPTION
Please provide the following:
a)A description of the course and how it fits the area of the Compass Curriculum indicated. Total: 300 words or about 2 paragraphs.
b)If applicable, describe how your course fits the Sustainability component of the Compass Curriculum. You may choose to describe an assignment that would illustrate how the course fits this area.Total: 300 words or about 2 paragraphs.
c)If applicable, describe how your course fits the Inclusiveness component of the Compass Curriculum. You may choose to describe an assignment that would illustrate how the course fits this area.
d)If applicable, describe how your course fits the Writing Intensive component of the Compass Curriculum. You may choose to describe an assignment that would illustrate how the course fits this area. Total: 300 words or about 2 paragraphs.
e)Your plan to develop or adapt the course to fulfill this specific component(s) of the Compass Curriculum with a timeline. Please include an explanation of when you will submit this course for approval to the Compass Curriculum. Total: 150 words or less; about 1 paragraph.
One page Faculty Resumé or Vita
(Copy and Paste your Resumé or Vita in the space below)
One page Faculty Resumé or Vita
(Copy and Paste your Resumé or Vita in the space below)
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