Engaging Social Systems and Values (ESSV) Course Proposal – Upper Level (ESSV2)
Deadline: March 9, 2018 – Course Proposals to CCIC
Submit all files as attachments to: - Indicate “ESSV 2” in subject line
Departments are invited to submit proposals for new or existing courses that will fulfill the upper levelEngaging Social Systems and Values (ESSV2)requirement, to be taught as early as Fall 2019. The Marquette Core Curriculum contains a two-tiered ESSV requirement: a Foundations Tier ESSV1 course normally taken in the first year and an upper-level ESSV2 requirement. This call for proposals is only for the upper level ESSV2 requirements that are course-based.If you have questions about a specific course, faculty and department chairs are encouraged to send queries to a CCIC contact listed below.
Description of Upper Level ESSV2 Requirement
The goal of the ESSV2 Core requirement is to enable students to encounter diverse social systems and values structures and to develop the tools to participate in relevant debates and discussions. Learning experiences in ESSV2 courses should lead students towards recognizing their own positions in social systems and thinking about how they, personally, can contribute to the creation of conditions of equality and inclusivity. ESSV2 courses serve as an important touchstone through which to develop and assess our students’ overall growth in intercultural competencies and engagement with the wide range of people, social structures and value systems that comprise their 21st century lives. The ESSV2 courses in particular are designed to help students progress further toward mastery of the content and skills they encounter in their Foundations Tier ESSV2 course.
Guiding Principles and Assumptions
- ESSV courses are expected to develop students’ abilities to engage with others and must be focused on meeting the Core learning outcomes.
- Courses fulfilling the ESSV2 requirement are expected to have a significant experiential componentthat will afford students concrete opportunities toencounter diverse social systems and values first hand, so that students will be able actively to engage with others across differences in social systems and values.
- Reflection should be a central element of the ESSV2 classes so that students will be able to process the significance of their experiential learning.
- Each section should be capped at no more than 35 students.
- Courses accepted into the Core must be offered regularly (i.e., at least once every two years).
Core Learning Outcomes and the ESSV2 Requirement
Core Learning Outcomes - Collaborators Engaging Social Systems and Values
Marquette students will develop skills to engage with a spectrum of people, communities and systems of value. They will be able to analyze the sources and implications of inequity and take steps to create more inclusive and collaborative social and professional processes, acting as people with and for others.
The central imperative for the course is that course content, assignments, and assessment processes must be designed to lead students towards recognizing their own positions in social systems and thinking about how they, themselves, can contribute to creating the conditions of greater equality and inclusivity. These courses should also encourage the development of specific skills including students’ reflection on their own values and social contexts, as well as their capacity to engage social systems and values systems different from their own.
Examples of Experiential Learning Components Suitable for ESSV2
The distinguishing feature of the ESSV2 requirement is experiential learning. For initial proposals, the specification of experiential learning components is meant to be open-ended, but all experiential components will need to be integrated into the course learning objectives. Consequently, experiential learning at the ESSV2 level should include: 1) training that prepares students for cross-cultural engagement, with an emphasis on appropriate content and skills; 2) application experiences that allow students to practice the content and skills necessary to engage across differences in social systems and values; and 3) collaboration between students and individuals from different social and cultural backgrounds during the application experience.
Note: the ESSV2 requirement can be any course at Marquette. Courses that are approved for the Discovery Tier can also fulfill the ESSV2 requirement. Alternately, courses for the ESSV2 can be courses that are required for majors only and that are not otherwise part of the Marquette Core Curriculum.
For additional information on the ESSV requirement and the Core as a whole, visit the Core revision website:
We encourage those who are considering submitting courses to consult with a member of the CCIC with any questions. Each college has a designated representative who is willing to assist with the submission process.
A&S Social Sciences: Dr. Lowell Barrington
A & S Humanities: Dr. James Marten
A& S Science & Math: Dr. Scott Reid
Business: Dr. Monica Adya
Communication: Dr. Amanda Keeler
Education: Dr. Ellen Eckman
Engineering: Dr. Lars Olson
Health Sciences: Dr. Khadijah Makky
Nursing: Dr. Amber Young-Brice
You can also direct questions to Dr. Sarah Feldner, Director of the Core, .
Engaging Social Systems and Values 2 (ESSV2)Initial Course Proposal Form
Deadlines:March 9, 2018 –ESSV2initial course proposals to CCIC
Submit all files as attachments to: - Indicate “ESSV 2” in subject line
Course Number and Title:
New or existing course:
Department offering course:
Course Description
[PLEASE PROVIDE A DESCRIPTION FOR THE COURSE THAT WOULD APPEAR ON THE SYLLABUS OR IN THE BULLETIN.]
Experiential Learning Component(s)
[PLEASE EXPLAIN THE EXPERIENTIAL COMPONENT(S) THAT WILL BE A FOCAL POINT FOR THE COURSE. INDICATE HOW THE EXPERIENTIAL COMPONENT(S) WILL ALLOW STUDENTS TO ENGAGE DIFFERENT SOCIAL SYSTEMS AND VALUES.]
Integration of ESSV Learning Outcomes
[PLEASE EXPLAIN HOW COURESE WILL INTEGRATE CONTENT THAT ENABLES STUDENTS TO ENCOUNTER DIVERSE SOCIAL SYSTEMS AND VALUES STRUCTURES AND DEVELOP THE TOOLS TO PARTICIPATE IN RELEVANT DEBATES AND DISCUSSIONS AND HOW LEARNING EXPERIENCES IN ESSV2 COURSES WILL LEAD STUDENTS TOWARDS RECOGNIZING THEIR OWN POSITIONS IN SOCIAL SYSTEMS AND THINKING ABOUT HOW THEY, PERSONALLY, CAN CONTRIBUTE TO THE CREATION OF CONDITIONS OF EQUALITY AND INCLUSIVITY]
Additional information:
- Copy and paste into this proposal the most recent syllabus for this class, with notations that clearly articulate any changes you will make to course content or assignments to fit this course securely into the theme. Submit course as a single document.
- Course proposals should be routed through the department chair. Chairs should submit courses along with a note indicating approval of the course and indicating the department’s ability to offer the course regularly if accepted for the Marquette Core Curriculum, including how often the course will be offered and how many sections will be offered.
- All courses will be approved by the Marquette Core Curriculum Implementation Committee. In the case of courses which have multiple sections with different syllabi, each department will approve individual syllabi to ensure consistency and to provide oversight for the course. Please describe the process by which your department will review and approve individual syllabi (if applicable). Note all syllabi will be forwarded to the Marquette Core Curriculum Implementation Committee on an annual basis.