Section 1. Proposal Information
Course Developer:
 Bruce Sanchez  
Date: 11/18/2013 
Catalog year to take effect :  
2013-2014 __
2014-2015 _X_

Revision in credits
/Contact Hours

Type of Proposal
X Revised course 
 199 Special Studies
 299 Trends 

Type of Course:
X Lower Division Collegiate (transfer)
 Professional/Technical (program requires)
 Professional/Technical (stand-alone)
 Developmental, numbered below 100

Rationale:
How does this proposal further the goals of the program or department? 
This revision will bring the credits for this lower division course into line with similar courses at the U. of O. and other state institutions, as well as enabling a more comprehensive presentation Chicano (Mexican American) cultures.
     
What evidence supports this proposal? 
	Due to offering in-class presentations as a grading option, 3 contact hours a week has provided insufficient time to present to students the breadth and interconnections of Chicano cultures, especially since the last weeks of the term are taken up with student presentations.
(New courses) How do you know there is a demand for this course? 
     

PREVIOUS Catalog/Course Information:
Course Number: ANTH 229 Course Title in Banner: Chicano Cultures (30 characters maximum)

Full Course Title in print catalog: Chicano Cultures

Prerequisites:       Co-requisites:      
Grade Option: x Graded (with P/NP option)   Pass/No Pass only
Number / Type Credits	Term Minimum Contact	Term Maximum Contact	11-Week Term Contact	
3  Lecture	30 hours (lecture credits x 10)	36 hours (lecture credits x 12)	33 hours (lecture credits x 11)	
   Lec/Lab	   hours (lec-lab credits x 20)	   hours (lec-lab credits x 24)	   hours (lec-lab credits x 22)	
   Lab	   hours (lab credits x 30)	   hours (lab credits x 36)	   hours (lab credits x 33)	
3 Total credits (sum)	30 Total hours (sum)	36 Total hours (sum)	33 Total hours (sum)	
What will change in this course as a result of changing the credits?
 Course Description 	X Course Outline		X Contact Hours
 Course Outcomes		 Other (explain):      
Section 2. Proposed Course Outline (A general statement of course content that informs class syllabus construction.)
Course Number: ANTH 229 Course Title for Banner: Chicano Cultures (30 characters maximum)

Full Course Title for print catalog: Chicano Cultures

Prerequisites: none Co-requisites: none
Grade Option: X Graded (with P/NP option)   Pass/No Pass only
Number / Type Credits	Term Minimum Contact	Term Maximum Contact	11-Week Term Contact	
4 Lecture	40 hours (lecture credits x 10)	48 hours (lecture credits x 12)	44 hours (lecture credits x 11)	
   Lec/Lab	   hours (lec-lab credits x 20)	   hours (lec-lab credits x 24)	   hours (lec-lab credits x 22)	
   Lab	   hours (lab credits x 30)	   hours (lab credits x 36)	   hours (lab credits x 33)	
4 Total credits (sum)	40 Total hours (sum)	48 Total hours (sum)	44 Total hours (sum)	

Original Course Description:
This is the third term of a three (3) term sequence of Anthropology courses which deal with the culture and history of Americans of Mexican descent. In this term, the focus of the sequence is on the social and cultural characteristics that define Chicanos as a culturally unique group within American society. The course will drawn upon a number of different resources -readings, videos, student presentations, and artwork- to obtain as accurate a knowledge and understanding of the Chicano experience and cultural identity as is possible. 
	
     	

New Course Description (300 character limit):	
Same as original.	
Original Course Outcomes and Proficiencies	Assessments Used	
What did the student know, what could the student do at the end of the course, or what attitudes related to the subject would the student hold?

Upon successful completion of this course, the student will:	What evidence did you gather that students have achieved course outcomes? (assessment tools include departmental tests, written products, portfolios, juried performances, quizzes and exams, or alternative assessments such as qualitative studies, capstone projects, external reviewers, etc.)
How each outcome was assessed:	
A.  Apply the main outlines of Mexican-American and Chicano history.	A. Take-home essays or in-class presentation and term paper     	
B.  Compare and contrast the characteristics of contemporary Chicano culture with those of traditional Mexican culture.     	B. Take-home essays or in-class presentation and term paper      	
C.  Compare and contrast the characteristics of contemporary Chicano culture with those of traditional American culture.      	C.  Take-home essays or in-class presentation and term paper   	
D.  Demonstrate the main cultural characteristics of Chicano ethnicity.	D. Take-home essays or in-class presentation and term paper	
E.  Identify and define the major issues and problems relating to the acculturation and assimilation of Mexican-Americans and Chicanos.
F.  Identify and define the most common stereotypes of and misconceptions about Chicanos and Mexican-Americans.
	E. Take-home essays or in-class presentation and term paper

F. Take-home essays or in-class presentation and term paper	
New Course Outcomes and Proficiencies	Assessments Planned	
What will the student know or be able to do at the end of the course, or what attitudes related to the subject will the student hold?
Same as the original outcomes plus:

Upon successful completion of this course, the student will:	What evidence will you have that students have achieved course outcomes? (assessment tools may include departmental tests, written products, portfolios, juried performances, quizzes and exams, or alternative assessments such as qualitative studies, capstone projects, external reviewers, etc.)
How each outcome will be assessed:
Same as the original	
A. Describe the main features of Chicano art and literature as products of Chicano histories and cultures	A.      	
B.      	B.      	
C.      	C.      	
D.      	D.      	
E.      	E.      	

Original Course Content by Major Topics 
What topics were originally presented? What were the main activities of the course? What were the central themes?

1. Introduction: Concepts of Ethnicity. Models of Assimilation and Acculturation; Internal Colonialism; Pluralism; Biculturalism.

2. Chicano History: Conquest and Colonization of the Southwest; The Migration of Mexicans to 
America; Mexican-American Communities from 1900-1940; Chicano Communities from 1940 to 1960.

3. Chicano Ethnic Identity: La Familia; Gender roles; Concept of Machismo.

4. European, American and Chicano Catholicism .

5. Images of Chicano Criminality.

6. Comparison and Contrast of Mexican, American and Chicano Ethnic Identify.

7. Chicano Labor and the Economy: Immigration and Undocumented Workers; Social and Econowc Effects of American Domination. 

8. Chicano Education: Language and Culture; Bilingualism; Models of Education and Chicano Identity.

9. History of the Chicano Movement: F'rom the 60s to the Present; New Directions. 
     

New Course Content by Major Topics 
What topics will be presented? What are the main activities of the course? What are the central themes?
(See sample at http://www.lanecc.edu/cops/format3.htm.) 

Same as original plus:
10. Characteristics of Chicano Art and Literature; Pre-Hispanic and Indigenous Mexican Cultural Influences.     

Section 3.  Curriculum Equity (http://www.lanecc.edu/cops/curric.htm)  
To promote an environment where all learners are encouraged to develop their full potential, this course will support Lane’s Curriculum Equity policy in the following way(s)

 Through writings by Chicano sociologists, ethnographers, and literary figures this course examines how Mexican Americans have been economically, politically and culturally marginalized; and, through autobiographies and other text illustrate the methods by which Mexican Americans, as an ethnic group, have been unjustly depicted in the popular media as a violent and criminally oriented culture. Stereotypes and prejudices surrounding gender, family, and religion are also exposed as products of the dominant Anglo American cultural narrative.

Section 4.  Required Signatures
Library Impact Statement
Under accreditation standards, Library consultation is essential for new programs, new courses and for substantively revised courses when the revisions entail any change in library use. 

What assignments will require the use of library and information resources? 
Take-home essays, in-class presentations and term papers may, or will require the use of library and information resources.

Each academic area has a Liaison Librarian (http://www.lanecc.edu/library/liaison.htm) to help faculty identify materials to be ordered to support the curriculum. Make an appointment with the designated librarian to discuss the library needs of your course at least a week ahead of the deadline for submission. 

To be completed by Liaison Librarian:
X  Library resources are adequate to support this proposal.
 Additional resources are needed but can be obtained from current funds. 
 Significant additional Library funds/resources are required to support this proposal. 

					     
	Liaison Librarian			Date

Divisional Approvals 
Human, Physical, and Financial Resources (select one):
 Additional instructional costs (staff, materials, services or facilities) will be incurred to offer this course.  Source of funding:       
X No additional instructional resources (staff, materials, services or facilities) are needed to offer this course.
Explain:      

Divisional Recommendation (select one):
X The Division Chair and Administrative Assistant have reviewed this course proposal and kept a copy for divisional files.
 Faculty review of this course was completed within the division on      (date).
 New course outlines have been prepared for the Divisional binder containing all current course outlines.

			     
Office Administrator			Date

Fees (select one):
 We have completed a fee request form to be submitted to ASA upon course approval.
X No special fees will be required for this course.
Required Certifications: 
 We have developed minimum course certification standards for this course to be filed with ASA to allow compliance with the faculty contract.
 We have completed faculty certification form(s)
(http://www.lanecc.edu/cops/faccertf.pdf )
for this course to be filed with ASA and Human Resources so RIF grid information will be updated. 

Divisional Recommendation (select one):
 Pass	 Do Not Pass 

			     
Academic Dean			Date

College Approval 	 			

				     							     
Curriculum Committee Chair				Date		Executive Dean for Academic Affairs	Date

Curriculum Approval Committee hearing:  		     		_____________________________	     
				Date		Vice President for Academic &	              Date
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