ACADEMIC STANDARDS COMMITTEE

Request For Foundations Credit Form

(10-22-09)

Please type your answers directly on this form. All of the information noted below must be included in the request form. Failure to show how the request for foundations credit directly addresses each of the three ECU Foundations Goals for the course area may result in the request being denied. ECU Goals of the Liberal Arts Foundations Curriculum are available online at:

http://author.ecu.edu/cs-cad/fsonline/customcf/committee/as/liberalartsfoundation.htm.

A. Basics (for items 1-16, for cross-listed courses provide two or more sets of information, as appropriate, under each category)

1. Foundations Course Area (Arts, Humanities, Basic Sciences, Basic Social Sciences, Health Promotion and Physical Activity, Writing Competence, Mathematics Competence). Basic Social Sciences

2. Unit in which the course will be taught. Psychology

3. Unit Administrator’s title, name and email. Kathleen Row, Department Chair, rowk@ecu.edu

4. Course Prefix, Number and Name. PSYC 2777 Ethnocultural Psychology.

5. Number of credit hours. 3

6. Prerequisites (if applicable). PSYC 1000 or 1060

7. Course description as it will appear in the catalog and a detailed course syllabus with a weekly schedule of topics to be discussed which should reflect explicit coverage of each of the foundation goals. Yes.

8. College in which the course will be taught. Harriot College of Arts and Sciences

9. College dean’s name and email. Alan White whiteal@ecu.edu

10. Date approved by unit’s curriculum committee and chair’s initials. 11.11.09

11. Date approved by unit’s voting faculty. 12.7.09

12. Date reviewed by the unit’s chair and chair’s initials. 12.8.09

13. Date approved by the college curriculum committee and chair’s initials. 2.16.10

14. Date forwarded to Academic Standards.

The purpose of the information provided below is to enable Academic Standards Committee members to determine whether or not it is reasonable to believe that the course named above will satisfy the three or four specific goals for all courses in its area that are stated in ECU Goals of the Liberal Arts Foundations Curriculum are available online at:

http://author.ecu.edu/cs-cad/fsonline/customcf/committee/as/liberalartsfoundation.htm.

B. Using the Foundations Goals listed under the course’s area:

1. Describe in enough detail that it is clear to the members of the AS committee how the course’s content will meet Foundations Goal One for its area. List examples of required course textbooks or other
required materials that address the content described above.

The course covers the basic concepts, methods and applied aspects of psychology as applied to cross-cultural influences on individual development. For example, Sessions 1 & 2 cover basic concepts and approaches to the discipline; Sessions 11& 19 cover identity development of diverse persons; Session 24 addresses the psychological science behind racial differences on results of standardized testing. Many of the Sessions are devoted to understanding the role of identity to individual functioning across a variety of life areas (academic achievement, relationships, communication).

2. Describe in enough detail that it is clear to the members of the AS committee how the course’s content will meet Foundations Goal Two for its area. List examples of required course textbooks or other required materials that address the content described above.

Sessions 1 & 2 cover the basic concepts and strategies utilized within the discipline of psychology to study and understand cross-cultural psychology. Readings include an overview of research methods (Graziano and Raulin) and theoretical concepts (Phinney, Triadndis) appropriate to the application of psychology to cross-cultural situations.

3. Describe in enough detail that it is clear to the members of the AS committee how the course’s content will meet Foundations Goal Three for its area. List examples of required course textbooks or other required materials that address the content described above.

Much of the course describes the contribution of psychology to understanding some of the complex issues confronting persons in the United States. Many sessions describe how individual attitudes affect perceptions of persons who have a variety of diverse backgrounds and how this impacts individuals and groups. For example, Session 6 uses understanding from cognitive psychology to understand differences in academic achievement in diverse racial groups in the United States.

4. If the course area is Health Promotion and Physical Activity or Writing Competency, describe the course’s content in enough detail that it is clear to the members of the AS committee that the course will meet Foundations Goal Four for its area. List examples of required course textbooks or other required materials that address the content described above. N/A.

C. The sample course syllabus should contain a schedule outlining what will be taught when during the semester. Be sure that the syllabus reflects coverage of areas included in Foundations Goals 1-3/4. Readings and assignments that meet the goals should be included in the syllabus. If there is something not covered that provides evidence that the course satisfies the foundations goals in its area (course pedagogy, etc.), describe it here. Attached.

D. If it may not be clear to committee members how your course materials address the foundations goals then bring samples of course materials that will be used in the course that explicitly address all of the foundation goals for the course’s area. N/A.

E. If the course is an upper-division course (3xxx or 4xxx), briefly explain why students should get foundations credit for taking the course. N/A