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Curriculum Reform

Curriculum Reform. It’s like deja -vu all over again. 120 Credits for Degrees. Free electives. Individual Departments. I should’ve listened to Mackey… Curricular glut doesn’t pay. Curricular Complexity. Example: Political Science.

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Curriculum Reform

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  1. Curriculum Reform

  2. It’s like deja-vu all over again.

  3. 120 Credits for Degrees

  4. Free electives

  5. Individual Departments I should’ve listened to Mackey… Curricular glut doesn’t pay.

  6. Curricular Complexity

  7. Example: Political Science • PSU program requires 16 PO courses + 1AN/EC/HI/SO course = 17 courses

  8. Sample Comparator Schools • Westfield State: 12 PO courses • Bridgewater State: 12 PO courses • Western Connecticut: 10 PO courses + 2 SS • Frostburg State: 13 PO courses

  9. Example: English Writing Option • PSU program = 48 credits of EN

  10. Sample Comparator Schools • Bridgewater State = 36 credits • Frostburg State = 40 credits • Westfield State = 39 credits

  11. What needs to be done?

  12. Dialogue about majors

  13. Critiques of PSU

  14. NEASC

  15. Critiques of Higher Ed

  16. A Major Ought Not: • Cater significantly to the teaching interests of faculty • Require more courses than needed to convey rigor/depth

  17. Department Autonomy

  18. Fixation on General Education

  19. What we teach…how we teach

  20. Benefits for Students

  21. Ease of Navigation

  22. Truth in Advertising

  23. Less Paperwork

  24. Retention

  25. Time to Degree/Graduation Rates

  26. Positive Experience

  27. Faculty Benefits

  28. Resource/Workload Issues

  29. Enhanced Advising

  30. Linkage With Assessment

  31. Psychology Department (then) • Research Methods and Statistics I (4 credits) • Research Methods and Statistics II (4 credits)

  32. Psychology Department (now) • Measuring Behavior (3 credits) • Statistics in Psychology (3 credits) • Research Methods (3 credits)

  33. Ongoing conversation…the major

  34. Questions to Consider • Are goals well articulated/realistic? • Are requirements justifiable|program goals? • Are students evaluated appropriately? • Do more courses/credits = greater knowledge/skills?

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