Course Development and Instructional Improvement Program

Due to campus single sign-on time limit restrictions, each session can last only 60 minutes. If you exceed this time, your responses may be lost. Therefore, we recommend that you answer the questions below in a separate document and then copy your responses to the application form.

When you are ready, use the CDIIP Application Form to enter your information.

Link to Application Form- Deadline was 4/12/24

1. Project Title
2. Project Type
   • Course re-design
   • Course creation
   • Development of hybrid course
   • Creation of digital resources
   • Other course enhancements
3. Project Overview (<500 words- and please note if you propose to address a "high impact" course)
4. Development Timeline- give a brief outline of the project goals and deadlines (<200 words)
5. Please add your itemized budget and line-item justification for funds (i.e. explain the need for purchasing something vs. using what the campus can provide via loans, or how this goes beyond what departments/programs are traditionally expected to contribute toward continual improvement of courses and routine course development, etc. Additionally, please detail how the unit will sustain resources/funds (if applicable)).  
   • If your budget includes an Educational Technology Services (ETS) technology or service component, please provide documentation and justification from your meeting with ETS.
   • If your budget includes summer salary (note that only a total of one summer ninth can be used per proposal, regardless of the number of PI’s), or undergraduate/graduate student support (include hourly rate), or salary for another position, please add:
     1. Detailed documentation and confirmation on salary, and include your MSO or Academic Personnel Officer/Financial Officer information (name and email).
     2. A description/justification for how that time will be spent in support of the goals of the proposal.
   • If materials are requested, please distinguish between one-time costs and recurring costs (including resupply and service costs), and how the unit plans to sustain resources for any recurring costs.
   • Please note that the following is not appropriate for funding request:
     1. Resupply of classroom consumables (reagents, media, etc.) beyond an initial supply for new instructional activities, or replacement of existing classroom equipment where the educational activity remains the same/similar
     2. General classroom AV or other improvements not tied to a specific educational innovation
     3. Purchase of dual-use equipment (research and teaching) except in circumstances where the educational (class affiliated) use is clearly the predominant use.
     4. Routine updates or revisions to classes not tied to the adoption of new or novel pedagogical approach

6. Total Budget Amount Requested
7. Any department/division/external match of funds?
8. Please explain (if appropriate) how the project might impact time-to-degree, the closing of achievement gaps, student retention and/or inclusion, or other key EDI objectives of the university and the program. Be specific and provide any evidence you have to support your claims.
9. How will the project improve the quality of undergraduate education and/or increase interactions between faculty and students? (<500 words)
10. How will the instructional improvement address the varied needs and perspectives of your student population? Specifically, discuss your student population paying attention to diversity, equity, inclusion, underserved student populations (i.e. first-generation, low-income, underrepresented students, etc.), the pedagogical challenge your project addresses, and whether/how your approach will make the class more accessible to more students. (<250 words)
11. What methods of assessment will be used to measure the impact of the improvement on student learning outcomes, what is your goal in terms of impact, and how will you quantify that impact? Please note these assessments address the impact of the project on student mastery of the material, not individual student performance (i.e. student GPA). (<250 words)
12. If your project includes a course creation, a course re-design, creation of digital resources, or other specific course enhancement elements, please identify the primary learning outcomes developed in the course:
    • Written Communication
    • Oral Communication
    • Quantitative Reasoning
    • Information Literacy
    • Critical Thinking
    • Other (please specify)
    • Not Applicable 
13. If your project includes a course creation, a course re-design, creation of digital resources, or other specific course enhancement elements, please identify additional competencies developed by students in this course:
    • Critical Thinking & Problem Solving
    • Research Ability
    • Oral, Written, & Digital Communication
    • Teamwork & Cross-Cultural Collaboration
    • Understanding Global Context
    • Leadership
    • Professionalism & Integrity
    • Self-Reflection
    • Career Development
    • Digital Information Fluency
    • Civic Engagement & Social Responsibility
    • Innovation & Entrepreneurial Thinking
    • Other (please specify)
    • Not Applicable 
14. Describe your plan for sustainability of this project beyond the duration of this funding period. If relevant, describe any pedagogical research you plan to conduct related to the project. (<250 words)
15. Describe any collaboration with other departments, academic units, Educational Technology Services, and/or the Teaching + Learning Commons as it relates to this instructional improvement (<250 words)
16. Please add your recommendation/endorsement letter from the department chair (required).
17. Please add any additional endorsement letters you may have received from the Educational Technology Services, and/or the Teaching + Learning Commons (if applicable).