UCSD CAMPUS NOTICE University of California, San Diego |
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Academic Affairs March 21, 2001
SUBJECT: Instructional Improvement Program -- Call for Proposals, Dear Colleagues: I am pleased to announce the availability of funding to support faculty efforts to improve undergraduate instruction. Proposals will be reviewed by the Committee on Instructional Improvement, and the final allocation decisions will be made by the Senior Vice Chancellor - Academic Affairs. In addition to the usual small individual proposals that are funded at the $1K-$3K level, the committee intends to set aside a substantial fraction of the instructional improvement funds for consideration of one or two large proposals (up to $20K) which may have a more significant impact at the program, department, or divisional levels. Faculty are encouraged to work within their units to develop more comprehensive strategies that might improve undergraduate instruction. Interdisciplinary proposals are welcome. The committee also wishes to consider proposals involving on-line or web-based learning. The committee encourages any improvement in existing instructional programs, including courses, curricula, and instructional processes, as well as the development of interdisciplinary courses and programs. Faculty experiments with new technologies or new approaches are welcome. The committee looks for proposals that can improve the quality of undergraduate education, impact many students, and enhance the interactions between faculty and students, particularly at the lower division level. Awards will be made in the form of grants for development expense, including, but not limited to, material costs, summer graduate student support, and support for technical assistance. Instructional improvement funds will be augmented this year to permit consideration of proposals which require an extensive commitment of faculty time during summer to develop a web-based or on-line learning component for an existing course, or for the development of interdisciplinary programs. In this regard, the committee will consider funding two or three proposals requesting up to one month faculty summer salary for instructional improvement projects in which faculty participation is essential to achieving project goals.
The application deadline is Monday, April 23, 2001. Awards will be
announced by late May, with funding available July 1, 2001. An
application form appears below. This form is also available on the
Academic Affairs web site:
________________________________________ 2001-02 PROPOSAL TO IMPROVE UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION Please submit to Michele Dotson, mail code 0001, no later than 5:00 p.m., Monday, April 23, 2001. Electronic submission to mdotson@ucsd.edu is acceptable if forwarded from the Department Chair's office signifying the Chair's approval. APPLICANT(S):
Name:
Name: PROJECT TITLE:___________________________ DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT: Please attach a description of the project. It must contain a statement of the problem, the objectives of the proposal and the intellectual impact, the plan for achieving the objectives, and an evaluation plan. STUDENTS: Estimated number of students that will be affected:____________ Lower Division Students:__________ Upper Division Students:__________ BUDGET: Personnel Costs: (List each additional individual separately. Please consult your department's Management Service Officer to obtain exact figures.)
Payroll title and step: ________________________ TOTAL REQUEST: $__________ Funds committed from an alternate source: $____________ Name of Source:__________________________________________
APPROVAL REQUIRED: _________________________ ___________ [Chairs are invited to forward a brief endorsement statement which may be sent via e-mail to mdotson@ucsd] ________________________________________ Instructional Improvement Program -- General Guidelines and Considerations:
1. Proposals should be innovative and cost effective -- affect a
large number of students.
Awards made by the Instructional Improvement Committee for 2000-01 and
1999-00 are listed on the Academic Affairs web site: |