1. 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

2. 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

3. 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
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4. 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
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5. 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)
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6. 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
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7. 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
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8. Changes to General Education
New template approved this spring
Academic Senate Resolution AS
New guidelines in the works
A/B – Academic Senate Resolution AS
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9. 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
Submit Brand New C/D/E
Ac Senate approves
GE C/D/E EO/CR
Submit Brand New A/B/C/D/E AY
GE Review of A&B Re-Ups for X catalog
Re-Up Current C/D/E
2021 Lower Div
2022 Upper Div

10. 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
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11. 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
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12. 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
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13. 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
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14. 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
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15. 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
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16. 2021 – 2022 Catalog Timeline CLOs Consultation Extended course outline
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17. 2021-2022 Catalog Timeline Fall Winter Spring
Departments Propose Courses
Put in system early!
College Review
Due June 1, 2020 AY
Edit Program in Program Management System Available April 2020
ASCC Catalog Review
Office of the Registrar editing catalog AY
Published

18. Source: Curriculum Handbook

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

20. Learning Objectives Student-focused Action-oriented Assessable
Aligned with Program Learning Objectives
“By the end of the course, my students should be able to…”

21. Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy

22. Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy
Lower Division Courses Upper Division Courses

23. 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

24. 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)

25. 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

26. 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 s for course edits for courses that are listed in another program

27. New Programs, Editing Programs
Academic policy requirements
Concentrations
Graduate degree programs
Minors
Graduate certificate programs
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28. 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

29. 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
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30. 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
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31. 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
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32. One-Year Catalog Example: 2021-22 Catalog
Winter
2021
Departments build Summer 2021 and Fall 2021 class schedules
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
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