University Curriculum Committee Course Proposal Form
for Courses Numbered 0001 – 4999
Note: Before completing this form, please carefully read the accompanying instructions.
Submission guidelines are posted to the UCC Web site: www.ecu.edu/cs-acad/fsonline/cu/curriculum.cfm
1. Course Prefix and Number:
ECON 4740
2. Date:
01/28/2014
3. Requested Action (Check only one type):
New Course
Revision of Active Course
X
Unbanking and Revision of a Banked Course
Renumbering of Existing Course from
#
to
#
4. Method(s) of Delivery (Check all boxes that apply for both current/proposed and expected
future delivery methods within the next three years.):
Current or
Proposed Delivery
Method(s):
X
Expected
Future Delivery
Method(s):
On-campus (face-to-face)
X
Distance Course (face-to-face off campus)
Online (delivery of 50% or more of the instruction is offered online)
5. Justification for new course, revision, unbanking, or renumbering (Explain why your unit
wishes to offer the course, identify the gap, describe how the course responds to the assessment
of student learning, and identify who was involved in the assessment of the program. Indicate
that faculty voted on and approved the curricular changes.):
Economics faculty assessment of our degree programs has determined that this course
strengthens our program. This proposal has been developed and approved by our
faculty (voted on 02/26/2013). ECON 4740 equips students with knowledge in urban
planning and regional development. It prepares them for successful careers in fields such
as business location strategy, urban and transport planning, housing and community
development, and real estate marketing and investment. The department has adequate
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faculty to offer this course regularly and hence we request to un-bank it.
6. Course description exactly as it should appear in the next catalog:
ECON 4740 - Urban and Regional Economics
3
P: ECON 3144. Analysis of economic decisions over land and location, organization of
cities, and development of regions.
7. If this is a course revision, briefly describe the requested change:
8. Identify if the new/revised course will be a required and/or elective course in one of the
degrees/minors/certificates offered by your unit.
Is this course required (yes/no)?
No
Is this course an elective (yes/no)?
Yes
9. If writing intensive (WI) credit is requested, the Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC)
Committee must approve WI credit prior to consideration by the UCC.
Has this course been approved for WI credit (yes/no/NA)?
NA
If Yes, will all sections be WI (yes/no/NA)?
10. If service-learning (SL) credit is requested, the University Service-Learning Committee
(USLC) must approve SL credit prior to consideration by the UCC.
Has this course been approved for SL credit (yes/no/NA)?
NA
If Yes, will all sections be SL (yes/no/NA)?
11. If foundations curriculum (FC) credit is requested, the Foundations Curriculum and
Instructional Effectiveness (FCIE) Committee must approve FC credit prior to
consideration by the UCC.
If FC credit has been approved by the FCIE committee, then check the appropriate box
(check at most one):
English (EN)
Science (SC)
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Humanities (HU)
Social Science (SO)
Fine Arts (FA)
Mathematics (MA)
Health (HL)
Exercise (EX)
12. Approval by the Council for Teacher Education (required for courses affecting teacher
education programs):
X
Not Applicable
Applicable (CTE has given their approval)
13. Course Credit:
Per Week
or
Per Term
=
Credit Hours
Lab
Per Week
or
Per Term
=
Credit Hours
s.h.
Studio
Per Week
or
Per Term
=
Credit Hours
s.h.
Practicum
Per Week
or
Per Term
=
Credit Hours
s.h.
Internship
Per Week
or
Per Term
=
Credit Hours
s.h.
Lecture Hours
3
3
s.h.
Other (e.g., independent study):
s.h.
Total Credit Hours
14. Anticipated yearly student enrollment:
3
s.h.
40
15. Affected Degrees or Academic Programs:
Degree(s)/Course(s)
Change in Degree Hours
none
16. Overlapping or Duplication with Affected Units or Programs:
X
Not Applicable
Applicable (Notification and/or Response from Units Attached)
17. Instructional Format(s):
X
Lecture
Technology-mediated
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Lab
Seminar
Studio
Clinical
Practicum
Colloquium
Internship
Other (describe below):
Student Teaching
18. Statements of Support:
Please attach a memorandum, signed by the unit administrator, which addresses the
budgetary and personnel impact of this proposal.
X
Current personnel is adequate
Additional personnel are needed (describe needs below):
X
Current facilities are adequate
Additional facilities are needed (describe needs below):
X
Initial library resources are adequate
Initial resources are needed (give a brief explanation and estimate for cost of acquisition
of required resources below):
X
Unit computer resources are adequate
Additional unit computer resources are needed (give a brief explanation and an
estimate for the cost of acquisition below):
X
ITCS Resources are not needed
The following ITCS resources are needed (put a check beside each need):
Mainframe computer system
Statistical services
Network connections
Computer lab for students
Faculty Senate Resolution #09-44, November 2009; revised April 2012
Describe any computer or networking requirements of this program that are not
currently fully supported for existing programs (Includes use of classroom, laboratory,
or other facilities that are not currently used in the capacity being requested).
Approval from the Director of ITCS attached
19. Course Syllabus Information:
a. Textbook(s) and/or readings: author(s), name, publication date, publisher, and
city/state/country. Indicate whether text is required or optional. Include ISBN.
Required textbook:
Urban and Regional Economics by Philip McCann
Oxford University Press, USA, 2nd Ed, 2013
ISBN-10: 0199582009 | ISBN-13: 978-0199582006
b. Course objectives for the course (student – centered, behavioral focus)
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
 Analyze people’s rational choices over land and location in a mono-centric spatial
economy.
 Describe with scientific measures the distribution of economic activities in cities and
regions.
 Analyze the function and limitation of regional land and labor markets.
 Use different models (bid-rent, input-output analysis) to predict the impacts of
urban (regional) policies on a city’s (region’s) configuration and compare the
implications on the welfare of residents.
c. Course topic outline
Part 1: The Spatial Structure of Urban Economy
1. The von Thunen model
2. The bid-rent model of firms
3. The bid-rent model of residents
Part 2: The Spatial Distribution of Economic Activities
4. Agglomeration economies
5. Urban hierarchy and central place theory
6. Measuring spatial concentration and regional diversification
Part 3: Regional Specialization and Trade
7. Keynesian regional multiplier
8. Regional input-output analysis
9. Regional labor market and wage
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d. List of course assignments, weighting of each assignment, and the grading/evaluation
system for determining the course grade.
(a) Three exams during the semester: 45 percent (best 3 out of 4, each exam worth 15 percent)
(b) Comprehensive Final Exam: 25 percent
(c) Homework: 15 percent
(d) Powerpoint slides presentation: 15 percent
-------------------------------------------------------------------Grade Scale
A
94-100%
A90-93%
B+
87-89%
B
83-86%
B80-82%
C+
77-79%
C
73-76%
C70-72%
D+
67-69%
D
63-66%
D60-62%
F
below 60%
NOTE: Beginning in fall of 2012, grading scales should reflect the implementation of the “+/-” grading
scale adopted by the faculty.
Faculty Senate Resolution #09-44, November 2009; revised April 2012