Wednesday April 11, 2012

 10:30amGraduate Admissions, Updates and Q&A Melissa Lawrence and Betty Haggerty  10:45amSummer Orientation: Registration and Updates Barbara Lucido and Karla Townley-Tilson  11:00amConnectCarolina, Queries and Reports Jen Drake and Tejune Kang  11:30amCRAS Review and Other Announcements Nick Siedentop

 Question: What’s the word limit for the course description?  Answer: 50 words. This does not include prerequisite statement.

 Question: Is the abbreviated title (short title) in mixed caps or all caps?  Answer: All Caps

 Question: True or False. Can a revision request have a spring effective date?  Answer: False. All revision requests must have a fall effective date, to align with the Undergraduate Bulletin and a student’s catalogue year.

 Question: What is the character limit for the long course title?  Answer: 100 characters, including spaces.

 Question: Will requests for current or past terms be accepted?  Answer: No, you must use a future effective date.

 Question: Can you submit a second request for the same course before the first request becomes effective?  Answer: No. However, the system allows you to bypass the error message you receive, but please do not submit!

 Question: There are two places/fields to put pre/corequisite information. The first is the “Pre/Corequisites” field on the Offerings tab. Where is the second place?  Answer: At the beginning of the long course description.

 Question: True or False. The following prerequisite statement is correct: “Prerequisite, an advanced BIOL course”  Answer: False. A “prerequisite” is a course subject and catalog number only. Other required preparation or permission statements should be included in the long description.

 Question: True or False. A new undergraduate course must have a course syllabus.  Answer: True. Do not submit a request if you don’t have a syllabus.

 Question: True or False. Revising the credit hours for a course requires a syllabus.  Answer: False. The curriculum committee does not need to review a syllabus for this type of request.

 Question: How many pages of writing is required for courses requesting a General Education requirement?  Answer: 10 pages

 Question: If you’re not sure whether a recitation will be used regularly (every semester or in a fixed rotation), should you add a recitation component to the CRAS submission?  Answer: No. Only add a recitation if you are sure that you will be using it regularly. (Adding a component does not require an additional course request.)

 Question: What tab does the “Submit” button appear on?  Answer: The course summary tab. “Saving” a transaction does not submit the request.

 Question: Once a course request has been submitted for approval, can the course submitter make further edits?  Answer: No. But the dept-approver can edit the request before approving.

 Question: If you need to change the course number, where do you put the information?  Answer: Enter the information in the “Additional Course Request Details” field.

 Word limit for course description  Default to ALL CAPS for short title  User instructions on the CRAS form  Default effective dates  Enforce prerequisites  Other ideas?

 FERPA training and Instructor Table  Evaluation System  Tar Heel Tracker Adjustment System  Office of Undergraduate Curricula Website  Grade Tracking NC_SR_GRADE_ROSTER_STATUS  First Year Seminars: Brochure and Seat Release  ConnectCarolina Forum home/users-forum.html home/users-forum.html  Student Services Staff/Managers Contact List and Reference Manual

 Wednesday August 8, 2012  Possible Topics: ◦ Scheduling and Registration: Registrar’s Office ◦ Textbook Ordering: Kelly Hanner, Course Materials Manager ◦ Evaluation System: Combined Sections ◦ Guidelines for scheduling instructors in ConnectCarolina. ◦ Study Abroad