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INSTRUCTIONAL FORMATS
- UC Campus: CODES AND DEFINITIONS
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Reviewed:
October 2007 |
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Instructional Format-Campus |
Name |
Definition |
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IND |
Independent Study |
student-initiated educational
activity |
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LEC |
Lecture |
faculty presentation of course
materials |
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DIS |
Discussion |
the exchange of opinions or questions
on course materials |
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SEM |
Seminar |
student-faculty coverage of course
material |
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LAB |
Laboratory |
instructional experiences requiring
special laboratory equipment and facilities |
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FLD |
Fieldwork |
instructional activity
in non-classroom settings |
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STD |
Studio |
student practice of studio skills
and/or tasks |
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SUP |
Supplement |
extra meetings for the review
or elaboration of course materials |
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DEM |
Demonstration |
student observation of an instructional
display or performance |
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COL |
Colloquium |
a seminar led by several instructors |
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CLC |
Clinic |
students learning skills by
actual practice involving patients or clients. |
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INT |
Internship |
individual activity in authentic
non-academic setting arranged by instructor |
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GRP |
Directed Group Study |
Directed Group Study (courses
numbered 98 and 198). |
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TUT |
Tutorial |
supplementary (or remedial) individualized
instruction |
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REC |
Recitation |
oral review of course materials
by students |
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SLF |
Self-Paced |
student-paced coverage, usually
with individualized attention or assigned course material |
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WOR |
Workshop |
student practice
of mathematical skills and/or tasks |
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REA |
Reading |
the practice of reading in a
foreign language |
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CON |
Conversation |
the practice of conversation
in a foreign language |
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VOL |
Voluntary |
Class
meetings are to review material presented in class lectures or review of
laboratory sections. Unit credit
is not awarded. Attendance is not
required. |
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SES |
Session |
faculty presentation of course material with further discussion |
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TVI |
Televideo; Televised Instruction |
Note:These are simulcasts or
replays of lectures. They are being
used by Engineering and Letters and Sciences, primarily. Nutritional Sciences also has a few along
with IDS 110.
NEW: Class meetings take the form of students viewing
material that has been pre-recorded. While
the course lectures may be conveyed electronically, arrangements are made
to assure student-instructor contact. |
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SET |
Set-up |
[used for class scheduling purposes
- refers to time prior to a lab session] |
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WBL |
Web-Based Lecture |
Web-based or technologically-mediated
activities replacing standard lectures. |
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WBD |
Web-Based Discussion |
Web-based or technologically-mediated
activities replacing standard discussion sections. |
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Any questions should be
directed to Academic Senate Committee on Courses |
