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    COURSE STRUCTURE FORM
    The Ohio State University











    Statistics












    TRADITIONAL
    REDESIGN


    Fall Winter Spring Summer
    Total

    Fall Winter Spring Summer Total Notes
    COURSE STRUCTURE











      Length of term (in weeks) 10 10 10 40

    10 10 10 10 40
      Total Course enrollment 900 750 900 300 2850
    900 750 900 300 2850
      # of type 1 sections (daytime) 5 4 5 2 16
    3 3 3 1 10 Note #1
      # of type 2 sections (self-paced) 1 1 1
    3



















      # of students per type 1 section 150 150 150 150

    300 250 300 300

      # of students per type 2 section 150 150 150





















    COURSE MEETINGS











    Type 1 Section (daytime)











      Total # of in-class hours per week 5 5 5 5

    4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5
    Note #2
      Total # of lectures per week 3 3 3 3

    1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5

        Length of each lecture (hours) 1 1 1 1

    1 1 1 1

      Total # of recitations per week





    1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5

        Length of each recitation (hours)





    1 1 1 1

      Total # of labs per week 2 2 2 2

    1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5

        Length of each lab (hours) 1 1 1 1

    1 1 1 1

      Total # of other meetings per week











        Length of each (hours)
























    Type 2 Section (self-paced: no weekly meetings, but students are encouraged to attend regular lectures)













    Note #1 - In the redesign all students will be in one section. Sections reflect teams of instructors led by a faculty member.
    Note #2 - In-class hours depend on student choices; the numbers shown are based on an estimate from student survey data.
     












    INSTRUCTIONAL PERSONNEL











    Type 1 Faculty - Coordinator











      Number teaching the course 1 1 1 1

    1 1 1 1

      Number of sections per faculty











      Number of lectures per faculty











      Number of recitations per faculty











      Number of labs per faculty











      Number of other meetings per faculty
























    Type 2 Faculty - Full Time











      Number teaching the course 5 4 5 2

    2 2 2 1

      Number of sections per faculty 1 1 1 1

    1 to 2 1 to 2 1 to 2 1

      Number of lectures per faculty 3 3 3 3

    3 3 3 3

      Number of recitations per faculty











      Number of labs per faculty











      Number of other meetings per faculty
























    Graduate Teaching Assistants (GTAs)











      Number teaching the course 16 13 16 7

    15.5 15.5 15.5 5
    Note #3
      Number of sections per GTA 1
    1
    1 1







      Number of lectures per GTA





    2 2 2


      Number of recitations per GTA











      Number of labs per GTA
    4 4 4 4

    5 5 5 5

      Number of other meetings per GTA





    2 2 2 2
    Note #4













    Note #3 - GTA are certified for different types of tasks:
      3 for large group instruction teaching 2 hours per week
      9 for lab instruction
      2 for small group instruction
      1.5 for homework grading and other assistance (non-student contact)
    Note #4 - One GTA assists with the traditional self-paced course each term.

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