LIBR 281-10 |
Taylor L. Willingham |
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GREENSHEETCourse Description The only way to learn how to develop a successful request for funding is to dive in and do it. This course will emphasize hands-on learning. While the bulk of the coursework will be to prepare actual grant proposals, this course will look at other aspects of fund development. The discipline of preparing a grant proposal is excellent training for pursuing ALL types of funding. Students may work on grant proposals of their own choosing for their own organization or work with organizations suggested by the instructor. You may work alone, in pairs or in teams. You must have an organization/project identified by the third week of classes! This course is delivered completely online. Students should register for Blackboard and post a bio on their home page. Course Objectives Students will learn the following:
By the end of this course, students will be able to:
This course supports the following SLIS objectives:
Required Text Carlsen, M. (2002). Winning grants: step by step, 2nd. edition. San Francisco : Jossey-Bass. ($29) Golden Brown, L., & Brown, M. (2001). Demystifying grant seeking. San Francisco : Jossey-Bass. ($26) Quick, J., & New, C. (2001). Grant seeker's budget toolkit. New York : John Wiley and sons. ($27.97) Steele, V., & Elder, S. (2000). Becoming a fundraiser: the principles and practice of library development 2nd. ed.. Chicago : American Library Association Editions. ($38) Warwick , M., & Hitchcock, S. (2002). Ten steps to fundraising success. San Francisco : Jossey-Bass. ($30) Also, subscribe to the Foundation Center RFP Bulletin (A roundup of recently announced Requests for Proposals (RFPs) from private, corporate, and government funding sources) and Philanthropy News Digest: http://fdncenter.org/newsletters/
Highly Recommended Mattessich, Ph.D., P. (2003). The manager's guide to program evaluation: planning, contracting, and managing for useful results. Saint Paul , MN : Amherst Wilder Research Center . (available at: http://www.wilder.org/pubs/) Course Requirements (papers, exams, fieldwork, online work) (Indicate whether or not you will be using Blackboard. Specify the range of dates when you expect students to enroll for your course Blackboard site.) Grading There are three components that make up your grade: The various components add up to 100 points. This means that required exercises are worth 45 points, participation 15 points, and final evaluation design project 40 points. REQUIRED EXERCISES (45%). Throughout the course you will complete documents using the worksheets on the disks provided with the Carlsen and Warwick textbooks we are using. These assignments should be posted to the digital drop box on the date that they are due. In some instances, the questions posed on the worksheet may not be applicable to your organization or you may need time to locate the information requested. Please note this on your worksheet. These are works in progress, but I want to hold you to ce rtain due dates so that I can check your work in progress and provide guidance as needed. There are nine of these exercises posted on the calendar. Each assignment is worth up to five points. PARTICIPATION (15%). There are two key elements that make up this grade: the extent of participation in class and the quality of your posted comments. You will need to post your responses to all discussion questions and attend the live classes. A quality p osting shows originality and reflection, evidence of consideration of other student responses, and references to your reading (required and independent selections). FINAL GRANT PROPOSAL (40%). On April 8, you will be given your final assignment which will be due on May 6. This assignment will build on the work you have done throughout the class and will be presented as a word document following the format to be announced on April 8.
A statement on provisions for a disability If you need any special consideration due to a disability, you need to register with the SJSU Disability Resource Center and notify the instructor by the second week of classes. A statement on plagiarism See the University policy as linked from the SLIS Faculty Handbook page on plagiarism http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/de/problems/plagiarism.htm All assignments submitted must be your own work. Sources must be properly cited in papers as specified in class. The San Jose State University regulations governing plagiarism will be enforced. Those regulations may be found at: http://info.sjsu.edu search option: Academic Dishonesty.
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