METU FACULTY OF ENGINEERING
NEW COURSE / COURSE CHANGE PROPOSAL

Faculty member submitting the proposal:

Date of the proposal:

Course code and title:

Credit hours:

Theoretical:	…….	ECTS:	…….
Applied:	…….
Total:	…….

Catalogue description:

State the main subjects, in sequential order and without resorting to structured sentences. Separate individual items with a semicolon. Wording should not exceed 350 characters.

Prerequisites and Co-requisites:

Prerequisites:
Co-requisites:

Course objectives:

Itemize, with brief, explicit, and precise statements, the specific skills, capabilities, views, insight, knowledge, etc. the students are expected to acquire by attending this course. State only those most pertinent. Use the following format.

At the end of the course, the students will (be able to)

a)

b)

Justification of the proposal:

Please provide a specific and explicit justification for this proposal, addressing the following points:

Identify the specific disciplinary need, industry demand, or interdisciplinary gap that this course addresses.

State the fundamental purpose of the course and how it complements the existing curriculum.

Explain the requirement for any prerequisites and/or co-requisites, including, if any, overlapping content. The total overlap should not exceed 10 %.

If this proposal modifies an existing course, list the specific changes (e.g., credits, content, prerequisites) and explain why the change is required.

Program Educational Objectives:

If this is a course that will be offered exclusively to other departments, this section may be skipped.

Discuss how the course objectives relate and contribute to your program educational objectives (PEO’s).

Student Outcomes:

If this is a course that will be offered exclusively to other departments, this section may be skipped.

ABET Student Outcomes are provided in the Table. If your department’s SO’s are different, replace these SO’s with your department’s.

Using the Guideline available here, indicate your course’s contribution level (CL) to SO’s using the following scale:

(0) No Contribution; (1) Limited Contribution; (2) Substantial Contribution; (3) Full Contribution

New Course: Fill the first column only.

Course Change: Fill the first column with the original CL’s and second column with the ones for the changed course. It is strongly suggested that the original CL’s be reviewed by using the new Guideline.

Explain/justify the CL or CL* change in the third column, by referring to the Applied Work, Weekly Outline, or Grading.

Course - Student Outcomes Alignment Matrix Student Outcome CL CL* Explanation/Justification An ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics An ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors An ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences An ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts An ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives An ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions An ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies

Relationships (including overlaps) with other undergraduate and graduate courses in the Department, Faculty, and University:

Refer to course descriptions in the current METU Catalogue and indicate complementing courses by specifying their codes and titles. How the courses complement one another should also be specified. Do not include prerequisites.

Indicate overlapping courses, if any, by specifying their codes and titles. The extent of overlap should also be specified, as a percentage. Only include courses with at least 20 % overlap.

Textbook(s) and reference material(s):

All undergraduate courses must have one textbook unless the course is composed of distinct subjects requiring multiple books. List other books in the reference list. Make sure that textbooks and references are recent and accessible.

TEXTBOOK TITLE	AUTHOR	YEAR	ISBN
REFERENCE MATERIAL TITLE	AUTHOR	YEAR	ISBN
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Applied work

This section should be completed if Applied Credit is assigned in Section 3.

Itemize weekly applied work, including laboratory work, experiments, computer sessions, group work sessions, project work sessions, etc.

See the comment for Credit Hours in Section 3 for detail.

WEEK	APPLICATION	DESCRIPTION
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Weekly Outline:

Assign a subject to each of the 14 weeks. Include sub-topics and any other explanation in the Details column. The weeks should not replicate each other in the Details column.

Do not include exams/project presentations in the outline. Do not reduce lines to combine weeks.

WEEKS	SUBJECT	DETAILS
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Grading:

All courses with theoretical credit must have a final exam and at least one midterm exam. Other items are optional.

The total must add up to 100%.

Any grade item not listed, such as quiz or classroom participation, should be specified under Other.

Midterm(s):	………. %
Final:	………. %
Attendance:	………. %
Homework:	………. %
Term Project:	………. %
Laboratory Work:	………. %
Other: ………………………………………:	………. %
Total:	100 %

Maximum class size and student quota for students of other departments:

Maximum Class Size: ……….	Quota for Students of Other Departments: ……….

Proposed semester for the course: Fall: ☐ Spring: ☐

Other faculty members who may be interested in teaching this course:

There must be at least one additional full-time faculty member other than the one proposing the course.

Other relevant information:

Software usage:	☐ No ☐ Yes ……………………………………………………………

Category content as credit (not less than 0.5 credit):

Mathematics & Basic Sciences:	………
Engineering:	………
Broad Education:	………
Total:	………

Engineering Design: ……….