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Williams College

Winter Study Program

Course Proposal

Deadline to submit a course proposal: April 5, 2024

Before submitting a proposal, make sure your course is finalized, copy-edited, and ready for both Winter Study Committee review and catalog publication.

Are you an adjunct instructor?*

Yes No

Select "Yes" if you are not a faculty member who is expected to teach winter study as part of your course load.

Faculty should use CourseLeaf to submit edits to an existing Winter Study course, or to propose a new Winter Study offering.

Adjuncts

Instructor Name*

First Name*

Last Name*

Instructor Email*

Connection to Williams College*

Briefly explain how you are connected to Williams College.

Is this course team-taught?*

No Yes

Co-Instructor Name*

First Name*

Last Name*

Co-Instructor Email*

Is co-instructor an adjunct?*

Yes No

Select "Yes" if you are not a faculty member who is expected to teach winter study as part of your course load.

Co-Instructor Adjunct Bio* Characters remaining:

250/250

For adjunct instructors only, we need a one or two sentence synopsis about the instructor to include in the catalog.

Faculty Sponsor*

Faculty Sponsor Email*

Department*

The department that is sponsoring your course.

Prefix*

Employees and adjuncts are required to have departmental or committee chair approval prior to submitting this form.*

I have approval to submit this course proposal to the Winter Study Committee for review.

Number

Field for the Registrar's Office to assign a catalog number.

Course Title* Characters remaining:

100/100

Transcript Title* Characters remaining:

30/30

Is this course:*

New Previously offered, no budget changes Previously offered, significant budget changes

For the course description, make sure to comment on:

All readings and work students are expected to do, including student performances and exhibitions.
Mandatory field trips and other outside activities.

Course Text (this will be published in the catalog)* Characters remaining:

2000/2000

Make sure your course summary is finalized, copy-edited, and ready for catalog publication prior to submitting. Use brackets {} to indicate italicized text.

Class Format*

Enrollment Limit*

Maximum is typically 30.

Preference: how will students be selected if the course is overenrolled?* Characters remaining:

254/254

Prerequisites* Characters remaining:

254/254

Class standing, majors, concentrations, specific courses taken, or areas of interest.

Method of Evaluation*

Paper(s) or report(s) Presentation(s) Performance(s) Creative project(s)

Other: Other Value

Other may include test(s), certificate(s), etc.

First choice: does your course promote?*

Experiential, hands-on learning (craft, literacy, fluency, research) Self-expression (art, performing arts, and languages) Student exploration (academic, global, career, independent projects, research) Wellness (mindfulness, health, life-planning)

Second choice: does your course promote?

Adjunct Bio* Characters remaining:

250/250

Please provide a one or two sentence synopsis about the instructor(s) to include in the catalog.

Do you plan on using any rooms in the Spencer Studio Art building?*

No Yes

Syllabus (include learning objectives)*

Please outline a weekly structure. Winter Study guidelines suggest an average of 20 hours of work per week, with a minimum of 6 hours of time spent in the classroom. Outside-of-class work could include reading, film viewing, practice, interviewing, and special projects of any kind.

Course Budget

You will need to upload this budget template as part of your proposal.

Course fees cannot exceed $350 per student.

Keep in mind:

The libraries and Office of Information Technology may have resources available to instructors and students including films, CDs, equipment, and software.
The Center for Learning in Action may be helpful in calculating costs for field trips within the region.

Please use the figures in your budget template to populate the fields below.

Instructor Costs*

Per Student Costs*

Draft Budget*

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Qualifications

Please describe your qualifications (and co-instructor if applicable) for teaching this course:*

What is your experience with the subject matter?

Total number of past Winter Study courses taught:*

If none, indicate "0"

List past Winter Study courses taught:

Please include year(s) offered.

Comments or special considerations:

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