Potter College of Arts & Letters
Western Kentucky University
745-2345

REPORT TO THE UNIVERSITY CURRICULUM COMMITTEE

Date:	November 29, 2007	

The Potter College of Arts & Letters submits the following items for consideration:

I.	New Business
Type of Item	Description of Item & Contact Information	
Action	Create Course
SPAN 381 Spanish Grammar Through Cultural Readings
Contact: Sonia Lenk
Sonia.Lenk@wku.edu
x 55906	
Action	Create Course
SOCL 438 Victimology
Contact: Jerry Daday
Jerry.Daday@wku.edu
X 58764	
Action	Revise Minor
312 Art 
Contact: Brent Oglesbee
Brent.Oglesbee@wku.edu
x 56566	

						Proposal Date:  October 9, 2007
Potter College of Arts and Letters
Department of Modern Languages
Proposal to Create a New Course
(Action Item)

Contact Person:  Sonia Lenk, sonia.lenk@wku.edu, 745-5906

1.	Identification of proposed course:

1.1	Course prefix (subject area) and number:  SPAN 381
1.2	Course title: Spanish Grammar Through Cultural Readings
1.3	Abbreviated course title:  Span Gram Cultural Rdngs
1.4	Credit hours and contact hours: 3, 3
	1.5	Type of course:  Lecture
	1.6	Prerequisites/co-requisites: Spanish 371
1.7	Course catalog listing: Students will read a variety of texts, in order to increase reading comprehension, acquire a broader vocabulary, and enhance grammatical proficiency in preparation for the study of literature.  

2.	Rationale:

2.1	Reason for developing the proposed course: Many of today’s students have limited experience reading literary texts.  They would benefit from a bridge course that would make the transition from basic readings to literary texts. Because reading comprehension is critical to effective communication, the course would provide effective strategies for enhancing comprehension and interpretation skills. The course is intended to provide a systematic review of important grammar topics, an introduction to increasingly sophisticated grammatical structures, and activities for vocabulary development. The goal is to foster greater reading comprehension and expand the students’ vocabulary and grammatical accuracy in oral and written expression.

2.2	Projected enrollment in the proposed course:  20

2.3	Relationship of the proposed course to courses now offered by the department: The proposed course will be taken after Spanish 371. It will provide a bridge between the Spanish language classes and the content classes in Spanish.

2.4	Relationship of the proposed course to courses offered in other departments: None
2.5	Relationship of the proposed course to courses offered in other institutions: None of the courses offered at other universities is exactly the same as this course, but the courses listed below underscore the importance of teaching grammar and cultural readings at the intermediate level.

1.  Indiana University – Purdue 
SPAN S301-S302 The Hispanic World I-II
SPAN S311 Spanish Grammar
http://www.ipfw.edu/ilcs/courses/descriptions.shtml#Spanish

2.	Brigham Young University –  
SPAN 322 Third Year Spanish Reading, Grammar, Culture and Composition
http://humanities.byu.edu/shared/courses.php?prog=span&dept=span_port

3.	University of Kentucky –
SPI 210 Spanish Grammar and Syntax (required course)
http://www.uky.edu/Registrar/bull0102/colleges/a&s/span.html

3.	Discussion of proposed course:

3.1	Course objectives: Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to

•	derive meaning from various texts, evaluate arguments, recognize explicit 
statements and inferences, draw conclusions, and make generalizations;
•	improve their oral and listening skills through attention to style and grammar;
•	activate passive language, demonstrate their knowledge of increasingly sophisticated vocabulary, and become more expressive in their lexical choices;
•	comprehend and interpret different writing styles;
•	demonstrate improved writing and speaking skills in addition to improved reading skills;
•	identify various forms of cultural and literary expression;
•	develop a critical perspective on their own culture by studying other cultural traditions;
•	recognize the contributions of the various Hispanic cultures to humanity and identify the ways in which these cultures are interrelated and interdependent to their own; and
•	identify differences and similarities between Hispanic cultural traditions and social organizations and their own.

3.2	Content outline:
We will review major grammatical points such as: ser and estar, simple tenses of the indicative mode, compound tenses of the indicative mode and related verbal forms, infinitive, past participle, gerund, present participle, reflexive verbs, passive voice, and the subjunctive mood. 

And, we will read various texts such as:  “La siesta del martes” by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, “La familia” by Carlos Fuentes, “Viaje a la alcarria” by Camilo Jose Cela, “La ciudad y los perros” by Mario Vargas Llosa, “La rama seca” by Ana Maria Matute, and “Como agua para chocolate” by Laura Esquivel.

3.3	Student expectations and requirements: Students will be required to submit assignments in Spanish. Assignments will be graded on content and on accurate use of grammar and vocabulary. Assignments will include questions that test students’ understanding of the content, interpretation, and style of the various texts. Other assignments will test students’ mastery of the vocabulary and grammar points featured in each chapter. Other forms of evaluation will include quizzes, an out-of class project, and midterm and final exams.  

3.4	Tentative texts and course materials: Ayllón, Cándido; Smith, Paul; and Morillo, Antonio. (2006). Spanish Composition Through Literature. (5th edition). New Jersey: Pearson Prentice Hall.

4.	Resources:

4.1	Library resources:  Will need to purchase the following reference books: (Form attached)
García-Negroni, María Marla. (2006) El arte de escribir bien en español. Argentina: Santiago Arcos Instrumentos
Dozier, Eleanor & Iguina, Zulma. (2008) Manual de Gramática: Grammar Reference for Students of Spanish. (Fourth Edition). Thomson Heinle.
4.2	Computer resources:  Adequate

5.	Budget implications:

5.1	Proposed method of staffing: Current faculty will teach this course.
5.2	Special equipment needed: none
5.3	Expendable materials needed: none
5.4	Laboratory materials needed: none

6.	Proposed term for implementation.  Spring 2009

7.	Dates of prior committee approvals:

	Modern Languages Department:			10 / 16 / 07

	Potter College Curriculum Committee		11 / 01 / 07

	University Curriculum Committee		___________________

	University Senate					___________________

						Proposal Date: October 1, 2007

Potter College of Arts and Letters
Department of Sociology
Proposal to Create a New Course
(Action Item)

Contact Person:  	Dr. Jerry Daday		Jerry.daday@wku.edu			270-745-8764

1.	Identification of proposed course:

1.4	Course prefix (subject area) and number:  SOCL 438
1.5	Course title: VICTIMOLOGY
1.6	Abbreviated course title: VICTIMOLOGY
1.4	Credit hours and contact hours: 3
	1.5	Type of course: L-Lecture
	1.6	Prerequisites/corequisites: None
1.7	Course catalog listing: Survey of the major theories and research in victimology.  Topics include violent victimization, sexual assault, child abuse, and response of criminal justice system to victims.

2.	Rationale:

2.6	Reason for developing the proposed course: We have a very strong and vibrant criminology minor (reference # 342) within the Sociology Department at WKU.  However, there is currently no course within the criminology minor at WKU that focuses exclusively on the victims of violent and property crimes.  Moreover, we do not have a course that explores cross-national or cross-cultural victimization.  This victimology course will meet these needs.  

2.7	Projected enrollment in the proposed course: We anticipate offering one section of victimology at least once every other year with a projected enrollment of 50 students in each section.  Students will be primarily sociology, psychology, political science, and/or broadcast and journalism majors who are also pursuing a minor in criminology.

2.8	Relationship of the proposed course to courses now offered by the department: Students in the criminology minor are required to take a variety of courses focused on the offender, such as Socl 230 Deviant Behavior, Socl 330 Criminology, Socl 332 Juvenile Delinquency, and Socl 430 Penology.  In addition to these required classes, students must also take nine credits of electives.  This victimology course would represent one of these three elective courses that students can complete in pursuing their criminology minor or sociology major. 

2.9	Relationship of the proposed course to courses offered in other departments: There are no departments at WKU offering a course that focuses on the victim of violent and/or property crimes.

2.10	Relationship of the proposed course to courses offered in other institutions: Several of WKU’s Benchmark institutions offer a victimology course as an elective within the Criminology programs, including California State University at Fresno, the University of Northern Iowa, and Western Carolina University.

3.	Discussion of proposed course:

3.5	Course objectives:

Over the last century, the disciplines of criminology and criminal justice have focused exclusively on offenders and the legal system created and implemented to investigate crimes and to prosecute and punish offenders in the corrections system.  However, over the last thirty years, researchers and policy makers have devoted increased attention and research to the victim, thus yielding the discipline of victimology.  This course is designed to introduce students to this emerging field.  We will study the history of victimology, criminological theories associated with victimization, patterns of victimization in the United States, the view of the victim in popular culture and in the mass media, and the criminal justice system’s treatment of these victims.  

3.6	Content outline:

In the victimology course, we will discuss the emergence of victimology as a sub-discipline of criminology, the rediscovery of crime victims in the 1960s, victimization data, victimizations patterns in the United States and in other countries, theories of victimization, and the process of victim precipitation.  We will also discuss victimization within the context of a variety of crimes, including homicide, robbery, childhood assault and neglect, intimate partner violence, and sexual assault.  We will also discuss the treatment of victims by law enforcement officials.

3.7	Student expectations and requirements:

Students will be evaluated based on a combination of examinations, writing assignments, and research papers.

3.8	Tentative texts and course materials:

Buss, Terry and Rashid Abdu. (1995) Repeat victims and violence in an urban trauma center. Violence and Victims, Volume 10, Issue 3, p. 183-194.

Cohen, Lawrence and Marcus Felson. (1979) Social Change and Crime Rate Trends: A Routine Activity Approach.  American Sociological Review, Volume 44, Issue 4, p. 588-608.

Karmen, Andrew. (2007) Crime Victims: An Introduction to Victimology.  Belmont, CA: Thompson Wadsworth Publishing.

Lauritsen, Janet, Robert Sampson, and John Laub. (1991) The link between offending and victimization among adolescents. Criminology, Volume 29, Issue 2, p. 265-291.

Macmillan, Ross. (2001) Violence and the Life Course: The Consequences of Victimization for Personal and Social Development. Annual Review of Sociology, Volume 27, Issue 1, p. 1-22.

Miethe, Terrance, Richard McCorkle, and Shelley Listwan. (2005) Crime Profiles: The Anatomy of Dangerous Persons, Places, and Situations.  Thousand Oaks, CA: Roxbury Publishers.

Sacco, Vincent and Leslie Kennedy. (2002) The Criminal Event: Perspectives in Space and Time.  Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Publishers.

Sampson, Robert and Janet Lauritsen. (1990) Deviant lifestyles, proximity to crime, and the offender-victim link in personal violence. Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency, Volume 27, Issue 1, p. 110-139.

Additional articles and texts will be added as needed
	
4.	Resources:

4.3	Library resources: All of the peer-reviewed articles used in the course are currently available either electronically in JSTOR or Ebscohost or they are available in print.  The students will purchase the two textbooks for this course.

4.4	Computer resources: Course information will be disseminated to students via Blackboard.

5.	Budget implications:

5.5	Proposed method of staffing: The course will be taught once per year as part of a current faculty member’s load.
5.6	Special equipment needed: N/A
5.7	Expendable materials needed: N/A
5.8	Laboratory materials needed: N/A

6.	Proposed term for implementation: Spring 2009

7.	Dates of prior committee approvals:

	Sociology Department:			October 17, 2007

	PCAL Curriculum Committee		November 1, 2007

	University Curriculum Committee		___________________

	University Senate				___________________

Attachment:  Bibliography, Library Resources Form, Course Inventory Form

						Proposal Date: 10/20/07

Potter College of Arts and Letters
Department of Art
Proposal to Revise A Program
(Action Item)

Contact Person:  Brent Oglesbee, brent.oglesbee@wku.edu, 5-6566

1.	Identification of program:  Minor in Art

1.1	Current program reference number: 312 
1.2	Current program title: Minor in Art
1.3	Credit hours: 30

2.	Identification of the proposed program changes:
•	Re-title minor to Minor in Studio Art
•	Add ART 131 3-D Design to foundation studies
•	Shift ART 240 Drawing into menu of basic studio selections
•	Add ART 243 Digital Media to menu of basic studio selections
•	Delete ART 340 Drawing as a requirement 
•	Delete ART 105 and 106 Art History Surveys 
•	Increase basic studio requirements to 2 courses  
•	Increase upper division studio course work to five courses
•	Delete upper division art history electives

3.	Detailed program description:

Current Minor in Art (312)
Courses
ART 130 2-D Design                         3 hr.             
ART 140 Drawing                              3 hr.
ART 240 Drawing                              3 hr.
ART 340 Drawing                              3 hr.
ART 105 or ART 106 Hist. Surveys  3 hr.
(1) of the following basic studios       3 hr.
     ART 220 Ceramics
     ART 231 Graphic Design 
     ART 250 Printmaking 
     ART 260 Painting
     ART 270 Sculpture
     ART 280 Weaving
(2) upper div. courses 
      in one studio area                          6 hr.
(1) elect. upper division art history     3 hr.
(1) elect. upper division in 
      studio or art history                       3 hr.
Total                                                   30 hr.
	Proposed Minor in Studio Art (312)
Courses
ART 130 2-D Design                          3 hr.
ART 131 3-D Design                         3 hr.
ART 140 Drawing                               3 hr.
(2) of the following basic studios      6 hr.
     ART 220 Ceramics
     ART 231 Graphic Design
     ART 240 Drawing
     ART 243 Digital Media 
     ART 250 Printmaking 
     ART 260 Painting
     ART 270 Sculpture
     ART 280 Weaving                         
(5) upper division studio electives   15 hr.
Total                                                    30 hr.	

4.	Rationale for the proposed program change:
	In keeping with our other minor offerings, the title change reflects the specific nature of this program’s interests. 

	 The established minor requirements are too 	restrictive.  Currently a student’s initial choice of a basic studio course determines the rest of their upper division studio selections due to pre-requisite stipulations. Since ART 131 3-D Design is a 	required pre-requisite for all three-dimensional studio courses (ceramics, sculpture) but is excluded from our current minor these possible interests are unavailable to students unless they take ART 131 in addition to the required courses. Adding ART 131,3D Design will provide Minors in Art a more 	comprehensive studio experience. In addition, ART 131 completes the prerequisite for all subsequent 3D studio courses, allowing students greater 	freedom with their basic studio course selections. Adding ART 240, Drawing and ART 243, Digital Media as basic studio offerings duplicates our studio offerings in the BA and BFA programs. By deleting ART 105 or 106, Art History Surveys and ART 340 Drawing, students gain enough pre-requisite breadth of study to explore some variety of studio tracks. 

	The lack of history requirements in this minor parallels our Art History Minor that 	has no studio requirements.

5.	Proposed term for implementation and special provisions (if applicable):
	Fall of 2008

6.	Dates of prior committee approvals:

	Art Department:				10/24/07

	Potter College Curriculum Committee	11/1/07

	University Curriculum Committee		___________________

	University Senate				___________________

Attachment:  Program Inventory Form