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PROPOSAL TO DESIGNATE AN EXISTING
COURSE AS PROVIDING COMPUTER COMPETENCY
UNIVERSITY CURRICULUM COMMITTEE
University of North Carolina at Wilmington
Wilmington, NC 28403
Course Title: Script Analysis
Department: Theatre
Course Number: THR 165
Degree(s) for which course(s) will meet competency: B.A. in Theatre
*Current Catalogue Description:
How to read a play. Study of the structure of drama, including both traditional and contemporary
forms of dramatic literature. Emphasis on the play text as a blue-print for theatrical production.
Description of assignment(s) that involve basic computer skills including knowledge of campus
use policies, facility with standard applications, and awareness of legal and ethical issues:
Students will write a major critical research assignment on the plays of a particular playwright.
The assignment will include an extensive annotated bibliography and a final paper, and be
completed under the close supervision of the instructor. Using the tools of online searching, the
student will gain facility finding resourses using Randall Library’s computerized tools along with
the use of Interlibrary Loan. They will be required to learn to identify reliable on-line resourses,
and to use Randal Library’s indices and databases in their search. Throughout all stages of the
project, the student will work closely with the reference librarian who specializes in the arts.
How will the computer competency be evaluated?
Computer competency will be evaluated on the depth, breadth, and quality of computerized
research.
*If changes in the catalogue description are indicated, this proposal must first be approved by the
appropriate school or college curriculum committee.
Catalogue Description
To satisfy the computer competency requirement for the B.A. degree in theatre a student must
successfully complete THR 165.
Signature of Department Chairperson:
Signature of Dean:
Date:
Date:
Action of the University Curriculum Committee:
Signature of the UCC Chairperson:
Date:
UCC Approved: 10/00