7-4 Curriculum Proposal Team
The primary role of the curriculum proposal team is to originate and develop curriculum proposals and revisions. Each team is composed of at least one faculty member of that program or discipline from each campus offering the program. Programs or disciplines that serve only one campus will have representation from that campus, although faculty members from related disciplines on other campuses may be invited to serve. Interdisciplinary courses will be comprised of representation from those disciplines involved (e.g., joint curriculum proposal teams). The faculty names the curriculum team. For the development of a new program where full-time faculty has not been hired, the associate dean, technical dean and consultants hired for the program's development may compose the curriculum proposal team. Under these circumstances, the technical dean names the curriculum team. The curriculum proposal team selects their curriculum facilitator. Each campus is responsible for developing its own selection process. Curriculum proposal teams are formed on an as needed basis. The curriculum proposal team members are selected on an ad hoc basis and will serve until the project is completed. The curriculum proposal team:

  1. Reviews student learning outcomes, syllabi, texts, and other curricular materials
  2. Conducts needs assessment and feasibility study
  3. Reviews prioritization of new program development
  4. Collects curriculum materials needed to prepare the proposal, including THECB and SACS guidelines, the Curriculum Development Manual, including Guidelines for Instructional Programs in Workforce Education, Workforce Education Course Manual, and Academic Course Guide Manual. A more complete list of resources materials can be found in Resources for Curriculum Proposals (Appendix B).
  5. Serves as campus representatives for their respective discipline or program
  6. Meets regularly and collaborates on the proposal throughout the process
  7. Participates in any called college staff development meetings related to curricular issues
  8. Meets with faculty colleagues as needed to review and proposes revisions to program curricula or to address other related issues identified by the vice presidents of instruction
  9. Meets with associate deans, technical dean and registrars to review proposal
  10. Reviews formal proposals for appropriateness, completeness, accuracy, format and content
  11. Supports and participates with curriculum facilitator in all aspects of curriculum review
  12. Completes the tasks outlined in the annual prioritization of new program development
  13. Uses curriculum Intranet to promote and disseminate curriculum proposals
  14. Monitors best practices and current trends and exchanges professional development