Social Sciences Subcommittee
REPORT
November 2007
I.  ANNENBERG SCHOOL FOR COMMUNICATION	
Two new courses:
A.  Communication
	
COMM-650 Survey Construction and Validation (4)       Eff. 	Spring 2008

Principles of survey construction and validation; format selection, sampling, question wording, adaptation for international audiences, response option formats, order, and avoiding acquiescence bias and breakoffs.
>	Approved.
Sign-off was received from Sociology.

B.  Public Diplomacy
  
PUBD-522  Hard Power, Soft Power and Smart Power (4)     Eff.  Spring 2008

Institutional and cultural perspectives on instruments of state power: military, intelligence, trade, and traditional diplomacy; strategic analyses for determining proper use; desirablity of combining resources
>	Approved
Chair:  Introduces the strategic uses of key “hard” instruments of state diplomacy, meaning military, intelligence, trade and traditional diplomacy, as opposed to the “soft” public diplomacy approaches.  Approvals were received from both Annenberg and The College (since IR is an affected department).

II.  ROSSIER SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
Two new courses:
A.  EDUC-704	Evaluation and Assessment in Teacher Education (3)      Eff. 	Fall 2008

Evaluation and assessment in the context of public schools, teacher preparation and professional growth in urban settings. Policy implications of data-based decision making and program implementation.
>	Approved
Co-chair: Provides a rigorous and extremely well structured examination of evaluation regarding primary to high school education in urban settings.

B.  EDUC-708	Advanced Student Development Theory	(3)      Eff. 	Fall 2008
Examination of traditional and emergent student development theories.
>	Approved

III.  COLLEGE OF LETTERS ARTS & SCIENCES	
A.  American Studies and Ethnicity
1.  New Course	Eff Spring 2008
AMST-530	Readings in African American Studies (4,max 8)
Seminar exploring crucial theoretical, methodological and historical issues in the development of African American Studies.
>	Approved
Co-chair: Course rounds out the American Study program's coverage of critical themes in the development of the major branches of American ethnic studies.  The readings and essay projects appear intellectually stimulating and appropriate to the credit hours.
IV.  SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK	
A.  New Course	Eff. Spring 2008
SOWK-696	LGBT Psycho/Social/Political Issues (3)

Overview of clinical, social and political issues with which social workers should be familiar when working with lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender clients.  Prerequisites:  SOWK 505, SOWK 535
>	Approved