Mansfield University Senate - CANs

From:	Academic Affairs Committee	Date:	October 22, 2007
This is a bulletin from the Academic Affairs Committee concerning proposed curricular actions. Please forward any comments or concerns in the next 10 days to the AAC chair, Premalatha Junius, G04C Belknap Hall, ext. 4588.

Curricular Action Notice: Course Change
Department ofHealth Sciences and Physical Activities

Purpose and nature of change:
To bring course description more in line with the course.
The only change is the course description. All other items are blank because there are no changes.

Old Prefix: NUR 5510

Course Description for Catalog :
In this course, students explore the role of the teacher as well as the faculty role. As part of exploring the role of the teacher, students appraise the philosophical foundations of nursing education, analyze and apply learning theories to individual learning styles and types of learning. Epistemological differences between andragogy and pedagogy are explored. Exploration of the role of faculty in higher education includes specific topics such as tenure, promotion, self-governance, and scholarship expectations.