Revised 3/19
NARRATIVE:
Please attach the following four (4) items:
1. A detailed SYLLABUS describing the academic focus, assignments, any pre-requisites, etc.
Each course proposal should contain specific course content and learning outcomes,
including readings relevant to site visits to establish fulfillment of required hours per credit.
Faculty should design the course as if it would need to pass through the curriculum approval
process.
2. An ITINERARY describing class activities on each day of the program. These activities
should correspond to and support the academic goals of the course. Include:
a. Locations (cities, companies, sites of interest, etc.) to be visited, including a map
highlighting the cities to be visited and transportation routes to be used between cities.
b. Accommodation details (name and contact information of hotels)
c. Type of transportation (not including airfare from/to the U.S.)
d. Daily overseas contact information (where you can be reached). This information will be
used to assist you and/or contact you in the event of an emergency.
3. An estimated BUDGET for the proposed program.
• Use the budget template
provided by OIE, maintaining existing formulas. This will
provide you with an estimate of the per-student cost of the program. When estimating,
consider airfare and airport taxes, accommodations, ground travel, admission fees,
facilities charges, and any formal events.
• Include documentation of how the estimate was determined (i.e. quotes received from
providers, price estimates found online).
• The cost will vary based on number of students participating. Indicate the number of
participants on whom the cost estimate was based in cell B6 of the spreadsheet.
4. A 2-3 page DESCRIPTION of the proposed program, addressing the following:
Academic issues:
• Who will teach each course offered within the program
• The program’s content, level and disciplinary focus
• To which students (level, discipline) the program will be targeted
• Reasoning for estimated enrollment minimum/maximum
• How the program relates to Marquette University’s on-campus curriculum or how the
program will help to strengthen curricular internationalization efforts
• How your individual disciplinary goals relate to the articulated learning outcomes for
study abroad
• Instructional delivery methods to be used: Classroom lectures? Tours? Site visits?
Guest speakers? How each of these supports the academic focus of the program
• How students’ performance will be evaluated
• The estimated total number of contact hours of instruction each student will receive
• Any pre-departure or post-return assignments students will be required to complete
• How applicants will be screened and selected for participation
• How learning outcomes will be assessed
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