South Dakota Board of Regents

 

EXISTING PROGRAM: SUBSTANTIVE PROGRAM MODIFICATION

This form is used to request substantive changes in already existing programs (majors, minors, specializations). 

 

1.  INSTITUTION:

Dakota State University

 

2. CURRENT PROGRAM NAME:

BS in English for Information Systems

 

3.  THIS PROPOSAL DEALS WITH A CHANGE IN:

 

Distribution of Credits

 

 

 

 


 

total credits required within the discipline

 


X

 

Program name

 

 

 

total credits of supportive course work

 


X

 

Existing specialization

 

 

 

total credits of elective course work

 


X

 

Addition of specialization

 

 

 

total credits required for program

 


 

Other (explain)

 

4.  EFFECTIVE DATE OF CHANGE: 

Fall 2007

 

5.  LEVEL:

 

6.  CATEGORY:

 

 

Certificate

 

 

Minor

 

Associate Degree

 

X

Major

X

Bachelor’s Degree

 

X

Specialization

 

Master’s Degree

 

 

 

 

Doctoral Degree

 

 

 

 

7.  PRIMARY ASPECTS OF THE MODIFICATION:

Existing Curriculum

Proposed Curriculum (Highlight Changes)

Current Program Name: English for Information Systems

Proposed Program Name: English for Digital Environments

General Education Requirements *            41

* Majors must take ART 121, SOC 285 and one of the following (ENGL 211, 212, 221, 222, 241, 242 and 268) as part of the system-wide general education requirement.   Students must take CSC 130 as part of the institutional graduation requirements.

General Education Requirement *                    41

* Majors must take ART 121, ENGL 210, SOC 285 and SPCM 101 as part of the system-wide general education requirement.  

Core of Major

53

Core of Major

21

ENGL 208 Documentation and Presentation

3

ENGL 208 Documentation and Presentation

3

ENGL 307 Principles of Grammar

3

ENGL 310 Applied Grammar

3

ENGL 309 Comp-Supported Collab Writing 

2

 

 

ENGL 384 Literary and Linguistic Research

3

 

 

ENGL 401 Advanced Writing

3

 

 

ENGL 466 Text Mark-up and Processing

3

 

 

ENGL 467 Computer Text Analysis

3

 

 

ENGL 480 Contemporary Rhetoric

3

ENGL 480 Contemporary Rhetoric

3

ENGL 484 Literary Criticism

3

 

 

ENGL 494 Internship

 

 

 

or

 

 

 

ENGL 498 Undergrad Research/Scholarship

1

ENGL 498 Undergraduate Research/Scholarship

3

LING 443 History of the English Language

3

 

 

 

 

MCOM 351 Web Publishing I

3

 

 

SPCM 215 Public Speaking

3

MCOM 360 Technical Publishing

3

 

 

MCOM 389 Portfolio & Prof Development

2

 

 

MCOM 409 Information Architecture

3

 

 

Six credits from the following:

 

 

 

ENGL 211 World Literature I

3

 

 

ENGL 212 World Literature II

3

 

 

ENGL 221 British Literature I

3

 

 

ENGL 222 British Literature II

3

 

 

ENGL 241 American Literature I

3

 

 

ENGL 242 American Literature II

3

 

 

Nine credits from the following:

 

Three credits from the following:

 3

ENGL 333 Period Study*

3

ENGL 333 Period Study*

 

ENGL 343 Selected Authors*

3

ENGL 343 Selected Authors*

 

ENGL 363 Literary Genres*

3

ENGL 363 Literary Genres*

 

 

 

* Can be repeated as content varies.

 

 

 

Specializations

21

Specializations:

54

 

 

Business

 

 

 

 

 

ACCT 210 Principles of Accounting I

3

 

 

 

 

ACCT 211 Principles of Accounting II

3

 

 

 

 

BADM 310 Business Finance

3

 

 

 

 

BADM 350 Legal Environment of Business

3

 

 

 

 

BADM 360 Organization & Management

3

 

 

 

 

BADM 370 Marketing

3

 

 

 

 

Select one of the following:

3

 

 

 

 

BADM 220 Business Statistics

3

 

 

 

 

BADM 371 Merchandising

3

 

 

 

 

BADM 425 Production & Operations Mgmt 

 3

 

 

 

 

BADM 474 Personal Selling

3

 

 

 

 

BADM 481 Promotional Management

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Computer Programming

 

 

 

 

 

CIS 251 Business Applications Programming

3

 

 

 

 

CIS 277 OS Interfaces & Utilities

3

 

 

 

 

CIS 330 COBOL I

3

 

 

 

 

CIS 331 COBOL II

3

 

 

 

 

CIS 332 Structured Systems Analysis and Design

3

 

 

 

 

CSC 150 Computer Science I

3

 

 

 

 

ENGL 408 Advanced Computer Documentation

3

 

 

 

 

ACCT 210 Principles of Accounting I

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Documentation and Publishing

21

Professional & Technical Communication

54

 

 

ARTD 282 2-Dimensional Design on Comp I

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTD 285 2-D Design I

3

 

 

ARTD 336 Digital Photography I

3

ARTD 336 Digital Photography I              

3

 

 

 

 

ARTD 436 Digital Photography II

3

 

 

 

 

ENGL 305 Prof, Tech & Grant Writing

3

 

 

 

 

ENGL 309 Computer-Supported Collab Writing

3

 

 

ENGL 379 Technical Communication

3

ENGL 379 Technical Communication        

3

 

 

ENGL 408 Advanced Computer Documentation

3

ENGL 408 Advanced Computer Documentation

3

 

 

 

 

ENGL 495 Practicum

3

 

 

 

 

ENGL 457 Visual Rhetoric

3

 

 

 

 

ENGL 494 Internship

1

 

 

MCOM 161 Fund of Desktop Publishing

3

MCOM 161 Fund of Desktop Publishing

3

 

 

 

 

MCOM 318 Global Communications

3

 

 

 

 

MCOM 358 Principles of Usability Testing

3

 

 

 

 

MCOM 360 Technical Publishing

3

 

 

 

 

MCOM 362 Digital Typography

3

 

 

 

 

MCOM 368 Editing for Structured Envir

3

 

 

 

 

MCOM 389 Portfolio & Prof Development

2

 

 

 

 

SPCM 201 Interpersonal Communications

3

 

 

 

 

SPCM 410 Organizational Communications

3

 

 

MCOM 351 Web Publishing I

3

 

 

 

 

MCOM 352 Web Publishing II

3

 

 

 

 

ACCT 210, BADM 370, or BADM 481

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Text Analysis

21

English for New Media

54

 

 

ENGL 465 Corpora Analysis

3

 

 

 

 

Select eighteen credits from the following:*

 

Select nine credits from the following:

9

 

 

ENGL 211 World Literature I

3

ENGL 211 World Literature I

 

 

 

ENGL 212 World Literature II

3

ENGL 212 World Literature II

 

 

 

ENGL 221 British Literature I

3

ENGL 221 British Literature I

 

 

 

ENGL 222 British Literature II

3

ENGL 222 British Literature II

 

 

 

ENGL 241 American Literature I

3

ENGL 241 American Literature I

 

 

 

ENGL 242 American Literature II

3

ENGL 242 American Literature II

 

 

 

ENGL 333 Period Study**

3

 

 

 

 

ENGL 343 Selected Authors**

3

 

 

 

 

ENGL 363 Literary Genres**

3

 

 

 

 

Foreign Language

  3

 

 

 

 

 

 

ENGL 384 Applied Literary Criticism

3

 

 

 

 

ENGL 365 Classical Myth & Media

3

 

 

 

 

ENGL 366 Contemporary Myth & Media

3

 

 

 

 

ENGL 330 Shakespeare

3

 

 

 

 

ENGL 405 Media Studies

3

 

 

 

 

LING 403 Intro to Linguistics

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Choose one of the following tracks:          

27

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Track 1: Composing for New Media         

 

 

 

 

 

ARTD 282 2D Design on Computers I     3

 

 

 

 

 

ARTD 336 Digital Photography              3

 

 

 

 

 

ENGL 283 Creative Writing I                  3

 

 

 

 

 

ENGL 309 Comp-Sup Collab Writing     3

 

 

 

 

 

ENGL 491 IS: Creative Projects             3

 

 

 

 

 

ENGL 495 Practicum                             3

 

 

 

 

 

MCOM 353 Web Publishing III              3

 

 

 

 

 

Electives in English                               6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Track 2: Computer Text Analysis   

27

 

 

 

 

ENGL 333 Period Study                         3

 

 

 

 

 

ENGL 343 Selected Authors                  3

 

 

 

 

 

ENGL 363 Literary Genres                     3

 

 

 

 

 

ENGL 466 Text Mark up Proc                3

 

 

 

 

 

ENGL 467 Computer Text Analysis        3

 

 

 

 

 

ENGL 484 Literary Criticism                   3

 

 

 

 

 

Electives in English                                9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Electives

13

Electives

12

 

 

English for Information Systems:

     Total number of hours required for 

     major, minor, or specialization

74

English, Technology and Communication:

     Total number of hours required for

     major, minor, or specialization

75

 

 

Total number of hours required for degree

128

Total number of hours required for degree

128

 

8.      EXPLANATION OF THE CHANGE: Substantial and ongoing changes in the world of publishing

requires changes in curricula to best prepare our students for current and emerging authoring and publishing technologies. The role of and need for technical and professional communicators has grown in recent years, as has the opportunities for writers who are able to integrate text and visual media.