New Course Proposal Form
Updated 1-4-2016
Name: Jim Carigan
Address: 2535 Benson Creek Road, Lawrenceburg KY 40342
Thank
you for your interest in teaching a course for the OLLI at UK,
Lexington. In the write up of your proposal, please address the
following
elements:
Semester you are proposing to teach: Summer 2016
1.
Suggest a title that will: a) Describe the content of the course, and
b) Create interest among potential students.
Navigating Computers for OLLI Users
2.
Recommend the
catalog category that best matches your content. Computers/technology
(Course
offerings are listed in the OLLI semester catalog under the following
categories: Computers/technology, Culture, Health and Wellness, History
and Government, Languages, Literature & Writing,
Out of the Box, Performing Arts, Science and Environment, Visual Arts.)
3.
List your course objectives:
To Knock Off Computer-phobia
4.
Describe the content of your course:
Everything you wanted to ask about computers but were afraid to ask!
5.
Create a general course outline, including content covered in each session:
Session I -- Overview and Survey the Class for the above
questions, Session II -- Computers are made to be your friend, Session
III --User Goals, Session IV -- Wrap-up, What have we learned?
6.
List the number of individual class sessions you are proposing:
4 Sessions
7.
Length of each class session:
2 hours
8.
Preferred maximum enrollment:
20
9.
List the teaching methods you will use: (lecture, workshop, discussion, ppt., handouts, etc.) Lecture, Discussion, Q & A, Powerpoint, Internet,
Worldwide Web
10.
List the major sources of materials / supplies used to create this course:
Professional Experience, Personal Experience, Libraries, Internet
11.
List any location requirements or preferences, include the following:
a.
Audio/Visual or other technology --
Digital Projector and Screen
b.
White board/Chalk Board/Flip Chart & Markers --
One or more of these
c.
Room Set up: Classroom (tables and chairs), Theatre (chairs only), other --
Classroom
12.
List any specific knowledge or skills students will be expected to have:
(i.e. for an adv. language, computer, art class, or other. Important for students to know in advance) --
A desire to learn about computers
13.
List any books or supplies the students will need to purchase:
Some sort of Non-expert Guide to the Internet and Worldwide Web
14.
Attach your bio, please include the following related to your proposed course topic:
a.
Your experience and/or education (formal/informal);
11 years fulltime Computer Science Professor, 19 years College Adjunct Instructor, 17 years CIO for a reinsurance company
b.
Research and Preparation completed related to the topic area; and
BA in English, UK; BS Computer Science, KSU, MA Computer Resources
Management, Webster U; Nearly completed course work for a PhD in
Software Engineering, UK
c.
What sparked your interest in teaching this course within the OLLI Program? Requests from Leadership and Peers in OLLI
