Research-Intensive Course Designation Process in SAIL
RI Instructions for SAIL
- After logging in, select “New Proposal” and then select either “Change Course” or “New Course” (whichever is relevant to you).
- After submitting the necessary information, click edit under “Required Information.”
- For a new course, this will be editing “New Course” under “Required Information.”
- On this page, you will be prompted to select “Type of Change,” to which you should pick “How the Course Fits into the Curriculum (including General Education, Community Based Learning, SWS).”
- For a new course, this is under “Course is Proposed as”.
- Once you select this option, below, you can select existing course identifiers (on the left) and the type of changes (on the right). Research Intensive (RI) should be included here as an option. Once you select RI as the type of change, you will see the prompts required for the RI proposal.
RI Proposal Questions in SAIL
- Number of RI-designated sections to be offered per semester by the applicant
- Is this a course-based or section-based application?
- What semester(s) will this IR course be offered?
- Description of CURE
- Describe the research, inquiry, or creative endeavor explored in the class, and (b) why this type of research is most suitable for this course and the (c) types of students who typically take the class.
- Application of Learning
- Explain how students will actively engage in the research process (use examples of content, assignments, assessments, etc.).
- Demonstrate how the allocation of work/class grade attributed to research totals at least 30% (use examples of content, assignments, assessments, etc.).
- Dissemination
- Describe the plan for dissemination of the research and how the process of dissemination engages individuals and groups beyond the classroom.
- Reflection
- Identify and explain how students will utilize guided reflection for their learning and growth throughout this RI Experience.
RI Proposal Workflow
