Developing and Reviewing Course Proposals Brian Self, ASCC Chair Gary Laver, GEGB Chair Susan Olivas, Associate Registrar Presented individually to all college curriculum committees Spring 2019

Purpose of meeting What do you need to do for 2020-2021 catalog? Timelines for upcoming proposals Changes to GE template, what that means Next catalog cycle – three C’s CLOs Consultation extended Course Outline

2019-20 Catalog You can view proposals approved for the catalog in the Curriculum Management system Search for the course or program Click on proposal in 'History' panel Proposal will open in a new browser window 7/16/2019

2019-20 Catalog Can submit the following types of proposals New course or online delivery of a course Edit a course to make its requisites less restrictive or to add a cross-listing Source: Curriculum Handbook 7/16/2019

2020-21 Catalog Purpose of this catalog is to implement the new GE template No other edits to programs may be made Departments will not need to submit proposals Office of the Registrar will update programs with new GE template If the new GE template necessitates a change to major or support requirements in a program, the Office of the Registrar will reach out to the department to make those changes together (September/October 2019) 7/16/2019

2020-21 Catalog Departments will not need to submit proposals to edit GE courses Office of the Registrar will make updates Edit descriptions with new GE Area designations, e.g. Fulfills GE Area A2 (formerly GE Area A1) Edit prerequisites with new GE Area designations, e.g. "Completion of GE Area A2 (formerly GE Area A1) with a grade of C- or better" Timeline Summer/Fall 2019 – courses will be edited in the Curriculum Management system December 2020 – courses will be updated in PeopleSoft Winter 2020 – prerequisites will be coded in PeopleSoft Spring 2020 – registration starts for Summer/Fall 2020 7/16/2019

2020-21 Catalog Can submit the following types of proposals New course or online delivery of a course Edit a course to make its requisites less restrictive or to add a cross-listing Source: Curriculum Handbook 7/16/2019

Changes to General Education New template approved this spring Academic Senate Resolution AS-873-19 New guidelines in the works A/B – Academic Senate Resolution AS-879-19 7/16/2019

General Education Timeline Fall Winter Spring Submit Brand New A & B – available 7/1/19 Re-Up Current A&B Deadline May 2020 (approved by college by 6/1/20) AY 2019-2020 Submit Brand New C/D/E Ac Senate approves GE C/D/E EO/CR Submit Brand New A/B/C/D/E AY 2020-2021 GE Review of A&B Re-Ups for 2021-202X catalog Re-Up Current C/D/E 2021 Lower Div 2022 Upper Div

GE Curricular Timeline: Next Year Program compliance with new template Programs will be contacted by Registrar’s Office Preparation of Area A & B course-review re-up materials for May 2020 deadline (approved by college by 6/1/20) Proposals for brand-new GE courses based on Registrar’s published schedule 7/16/2019

GE Curricular Timeline: AY 2020–2021 Review of Area A & B re-up proposals Preparation of Lower-Division Area C, D & E course-review re-up materials for May 2021 deadline (approved by college by 6/1/21) Proposals for brand-new GE courses based on Registrar’s published schedule 7/16/2019

GE Curricular Timeline: AY 2021–2022 Implementation of Area A & B re-up proposals Review of Lower-Division Area C, D & E re-up proposals Preparation of Upper-Division Area C & D  course-review re-up materials for May 2022 deadline (approved by college by 6/1/22) Proposals for brand-new GE courses based on Registrar’s published schedule 7/16/2019

GE Curricular Timeline: AY 2022–2023 Implementation of Lower-Division Area C, D & E re-up proposals Review of Upper-Division Area C & D  re-up proposals Proposals for brand-new GE courses based on Registrar’s published schedule 7/16/2019

GE Curricular Timeline:  AY 2023–2024 Implementation of Upper-Division C & D  re-up proposals Proposals for brand-new GE courses based on Registrar’s published schedule 7/16/2019

GE Writing Requirements Basic 10% writing requirement Areas A2, A3, C2, Upper-Division C & D are designated as writing intensive. This means… › a minimum of 3,000 words of writing (2,000 minimum for C2) › at least 50% of grade based on writing 7/16/2019

2021 – 2022 Catalog Timeline CLOs Consultation Extended course outline 7/16/2019

2021-2022 Catalog Timeline Fall Winter Spring Departments Propose Courses Put in system early! College Review Due June 1, 2020 AY 2019-2020 Edit Program in Program Management System Available April 2020 ASCC Catalog Review Office of the Registrar editing catalog AY 2020-2021 2021-2022 Published

Source: Curriculum Handbook

Learning Objectives Classroom Activities Program Learning Objectives Course Learning Objectives Assessments Weekly Outline Classroom Activities

Learning Objectives Student-focused Action-oriented Assessable Aligned with Program Learning Objectives “By the end of the course, my students should be able to…” http://registrar.calpoly.edu/course-learning-objectives

Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy

Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy Lower Division Courses Upper Division Courses

Learning Objectives Sample CLOs from Linda Suskie’s Assessing Student Learning: A Common Sense Guide (Jossey-Bass, 2009) and from Cal Poly courses: Apply economic principles to everyday life. Explain the impact of the Korean War on U.S.-East Asian relations today. Identify an audit problem in a financial statement, and recommend ways to address it. Predict what is likely to happen when two chemicals are combined, and justify the prediction. Design a community service project. Write a poem that uses imagery and structure typical of early-nineteenth- century American poets. Accurately solve engineering problems using methods from perturbation theory Compare how structure and function are related for key structures of the human nervous system

Assessments Assessments for each CLO CLO: Predict what is likely to happen when two chemicals are combined, and justify the prediction. Assessment: Pre-lab notebooks, midterm exam, final exam In general, the assessment method(s) should not be the same for every CLO (e.g., don’t just copy and paste Homework, Test, Final exam to every CLO)

Extended Course Outline (Week by Week) Smell test Can another instructor look at the outline and teach the course with respect to… Content Depth Level Pace

Consultation Are there groups the department overlooked? Delivery Similar courses/content in the college Outside the college Clients Who is serviced by the course? Automatic emails for course edits for courses that are listed in another program http://registrar.calpoly.edu/consultation-other-departments

New Programs, Editing Programs Academic policy requirements Concentrations Graduate degree programs Minors Graduate certificate programs http://registrar.calpoly.edu/program-policies-guidelines 7/16/2019

Roles of Reviewers: ASCC University-wide input Consultation Attention to campus need Avoiding duplication Verification that department and college reviews were completed Part of Senate approval process

One-Year Catalog Cycle Approaches for moving from two-year to one-year catalog cycle Agile approach Two-year catalog cycle occurs over 23 months – May 1 kick-off for proposals that are published in the catalog 23 months later One-year catalog cycle is based on continuous review – program proposals received by June 1 are published in the catalog 10 months later 7/16/2019

One-Year Catalog Cycle Approaches for moving from two-year to one-year catalog cycle Stepped approach New courses may be proposed on a rolling, quarterly basis Once a new course is fully approved in the system, it can be added to a program proposal Course proposals fully approved in advance will make editing and reviewing programs easier 7/16/2019

One-Year Catalog Example: 2021-22 Catalog Today – May 2020 Departments submit proposals for courses, new programs, or program deactivations Departments, colleges, and university committees (e.g. ASCC) review proposals on an ongoing basis Courses fully approved by April 1 can be used in making edits to programs April – May Departments edit programs in Curriculum Management system Departments/colleges approve proposals by June 1 Fall USCP Review Committee, GE Governance Board, and Academic Senate Curriculum Committee review proposals Office of the Registrar completes the updating of courses in the student information system 7/16/2019

One-Year Catalog Example: 2021-22 Catalog Winter 2021 Departments build Summer 2021 and Fall 2021 class schedules 2021-22 Catalog is published at end of Winter quarter Spring Students register for Summer 2021 and Fall 2021 classes Departments submit new course proposals or edit courses (online delivery, make requisite less restrictive, or add cross-listing) per quarterly due dates Fall 2021 Winter 2022 7/16/2019