New Department Chair Workshop: Curriculum & Academic Integrity

Academic Integrity Ensure faculty and instructional academic staff have the degrees and expertise to teach courses and meet FASLAH qualifications (p. 94, 157) Syllabi need to collected each term and include university-approved course descriptions and objectives, including GE, RES and/or GLP objectives if applicable Clear alignment with the credit hour definition, including compressed courses

Curriculum Handbook Provides information on: Curriculum policies and procedures Curriculum approval process Formats, procedures, and approval sequences Policies, definitions, and documents of historical significance regarding curriculum http://www.uwstout.edu/curr/handbook/index.cfm Tricia

Program/ Submajor Approval Process Tricia http://www.uwstout.edu/curr/handbook/progrdev/flowchart.cfm

Course Approval Process Tricia http://www.uwstout.edu/curr/handbook/coursedev/flowchart.cfm

Relationship with Program Directors New major ideas are generated at the department level Departments offer courses that support programs Programs have implications for courses and faculty Academic Plan http://www.uwstout.edu/curr/handbook/general/accplan.cfm http://www.uwstout.edu/curr/committees/progradvisory/chairspd.cfm

Before CIC Department Curriculum Committee review/approval College Curriculum Committee approval General Education Committee approval Racial and Ethnic Studies/Global Perspective committee approval Graduate Education Committee approval

Curriculum & Instruction Committee Objectives of the CIC are to: Review, develop and recommend new and/or modified curriculum policies Serve as an academic forum to discuss and act upon proposals for credit-producing learning experiences as well as academic programs Encourage a transdisciplinary approach to curriculum and instructional growth Promote academic excellence and educational opportunity and encourage the use of appropriate standards throughout the curriculum http://www.uwstout.edu/curr/committees/cic/index.cfm Tricia: standing FS committee; all-univ faculty & academic staff representation;

Course Development Website General Instructions Required Course Documentation Required approval Examples Definitions Forms and formats http://www.uwstout.edu/curr/handbook/coursedev/index.cfm Janice

Revision or New Course? Changing one or more of the following is a revision*: *If you plan to revise several of the above items, consider whether this is a new course: Would it be appropriate for students (who took it previously) to take it again for additional credit? If content has changed that significantly, drop the course and submit a new course proposal. Course content and/or objectives Title Credits Prerequisites Course number/level Catalog description GE designation RES designation GLP designation Reminder – repeatability test: if the updated version is equivalent to the previous version, it’s a revision. If not, it’s new.

One Time Only? Variable Topic? NOT THE SAME Special Exceptions: One- or Two-time requests (x96) http://www.uwstout.edu/curr/handbook/coursedev/exception.cfm Special/Variable Topics (x00): http://www.uwstout.edu/curr/handbook/coursedev/definitions.cfm?txtblk=variable Must have an umbrella course (requires prior approval as a new course) that broadly defines the nature of the topic Documentation required is the same but the signature route is different If GE, GLP or RES designation is requested, additional consultation will occur with the respective committees Tricia: talk about the difference

Syllabi Repository Requirement Permanent curriculum files can be imaged Department chairs and support staff have access to view current and archived curriculum documents Departments may upload course syllabi into ImageNow using an Intranet web form (Provost website- forms & applications): https://www.uwstout.edu/admin/provost/intranet/Course-Syllabi-Upload-Page.cfm

Special Course Fees Annual review and approval is required for extraordinary instructional costs - October UW-Stout’s Special Course Fee Policy http://www.uwstout.edu/curr/fees/speccourse/coursefee.cfm UW System Special Course Fee Policy: G-29 https://www.wisconsin.edu/financial-administration/financial-administrative-policies-procedures/gapp-numeric-index/g29-special-course-fees/ Three types of funding - same approval process Access to Learning Special course fees Software/Access Code/Incidental fees http://www.uwstout.edu/curr/handbook/coursedev/index.cfm

General Education Course Assessment Currently occurs annually each Spring http://www.uwstout.edu/curr/handbook/coursedev/reqdocumentation.cfm?txtblk=geassess GE Course Assessment Reports Reports are archived and accessed through UW-Stout’s information portal http://www.uwstout.edu/admin/provost/assessment.cfm Jackie

Planning and Review Committee A standing committee of the Faculty Senate, reviews programs every *four years: Program directors conduct a program self study, survey key instructors, students, advisory board and alumni Report strengths, areas for improvement, and recommendations Chairs & Deans review recommendations and provide response http://www.uwstout.edu/admin/provost/prc.cfm Jackie

Websites Curriculum Handbook http://www.uwstout.edu/curr/handbook/index.cfm UW-Stout Bulletins http://bulletin.uwstout.edu/ Curriculum and Instruction Committee http://www.uwstout.edu/curr/committees/cic/index.cfm General Education Committee and requirement http://www.uwstout.edu/curr/committees/gec/index.cfm Racial and Ethnic Studies/Global Perspectives Committee and requirements http://www.uwstout.edu/curr/committees/resgp/index.cfm Program Websites http://www.uwstout.edu/programs/ Program Advisory Committee http://www.uwstout.edu/curr/committees/progradvisory/index.cfm Access Stout https://access.uwstout.edu/ps/signon.html WebNow https://imagenow.uwstout.edu/webnow/

Questions? Glendalí Rodríguez, x2421 Breanna Baron, x2424