1. Community College/Technical College Program and Course Inventory Training October 2009

2. Purpose of Program Inventory Provide a list accessible by KBOR institutions, staff and constituents of academic programs offered at each public institution Institutional reports to be added in the future Provide an easier method of maintenance of academic programs via web-based system – Maintain history of programs Provide quicker and more convenient method for tracking new academic programs through the approval process

3. Program Definitions Program – an academic plan of 16 or more credit hours that is approved by the appropriate governing board – leads to an award Bachelors, Associates degree, Career/Technical certificate Stand Alone Parent Program – a short-term program that must be less than 16 hours in length – not associated (tied, linked) with another program which is 16 credit hours or more – lead to an industry-based credential, license or certification

4. Course Inventory KSPSD BTE Program Inventory Course ID (UI) PALA PALA -Program Code -Award Level -Award CWP Course Blocks (UI) SSN/Student ID(UI) # SSN/Student ID (UI) Course ID Student-level database Program/course-level database (UI) - Unique identifier KHEDS (Kansas Higher Education Data System) Courses Within Programs

5. Course Inventory KSPSD BTE Program Inventory Course ID # PALA PALA -Program Code -Award Level -Award CWP Course Blocks # SSN/Student ID # Course ID Student-level database Program/course-level database # - Unique identifier Program/Course-based Reporting Student-Based Reporting KHEDS (Kansas Higher Education Data System)

6. Program Inventory Changes 1.CIP codes not submitted with new programs; KBOR staff assigns and enters CIP code 2.Being Linked with Course Inventory

7. Program Inventory CAUTION! For each Program in PI, a unique P A L A (Program Code, Award Level, and Award) must exist – This PALA is how students are matched in KSPSD; KBOR is now working with, and will continue to work with, institutions to ensure that multiple PALAs don’t exist For example: – Program Code: MATH101 – Award Level: CERTA – Award: CERT

8. Logging In Go to the upper left and click on Login

9. Logging In Enter your User ID and Password If you have forgotten your User ID or Password, click on Forgot User ID/Password If you need to add a New Account, click on that link

10. Choosing Program Inventory Go to the upper left drop down menu titled Projects and hover your mouse over it – When the choices appear, move your mouse down to Program Inventory and click on it

11. Click on the Program/Course Inventory tab

12. Adding A New Program Click on Institution Program Inventory Maintenance

13. Adding A New Program To add a new Program, click on Apply New Program

14. New Program Fields You will need to enter data in each of the starred fields to the left

15. Save and Submit When you are satisfied with the data entered, click Save; when you are ready to submit the data for review, click Submit

16. Building a CWP When an institution applies for a New Program, that institution MUST Build a CWP! Once that CWP is built, the Approval/Review Process begins

17. PI Request for New Program Entered into PI Proposal and all Materials submitted in electronic and hardcopy format to AA and CTE Division Tracks Materials Received Proposal Checked for Completeness PI Update in Program Inventory of Information Received Electronic Proposal Loaded onto Website Review and Acceptance of Proposal Content Issue Paper Written and Presented to Various Subcommittees, Committees, Councils for Approval New Program Approved PI Program Approvals Updated in Program Inventory Program Moved from Pending to PI New Process for New Program Requests

18. Program Inventory CAUTION! For each Program in PI, a unique P A L A (Program Code, Award Level, and Award) must exist – This PALA is how students are matched in KSPSD; KBOR is now working with, and will continue to work with, institutions to ensure that multiple PALAs don’t exist For example: – Program Code: MATH101 – Award Level: CERTA – Award: CERT

19. How To Modify a Program You will first need to search for the Program you are wanting to modify You can search Pending, Active or Phased-out and by CIP or Program Code or Program Description

20. Modifying a Program After finding the Program, double click on the Program to Modify This icon shows that this Program has been modified

21. Modifying a Program To make modifications to this Program, click on the Apply Modify Program button at the top

22. You can make modifications to Program Code, Description, Award Level, Award, Number of Hours, Perkins Approval, and Comments

23. You can also add or remove more courses to the CWP below or add complete blocks (search for, click on them and click on the arrow to add; double click on the course and click on Remove to remove)

24. When you are satisfied with your modifications, click on Save; when you are ready for your modifications to be reviewed, click Submit

25. Program Approval Process To view where your program is in the Approval Process, in the Program Search section, click on Pending and double click on the Program The yellow triangle means it has only been Saved while the red checkmark means that it has been Submitted

26. After searching for the Pending Program and clicking on it, the Approval Process will appear below

27. Approval Process The red highlighted section shows where the Program is in the Approval Process Dates show when sections were approved

28. Course Inventory Purpose 1.Provide a centralized list accessible by KBOR institutions and KBOR staff of all courses offered at each public institution 2.Replace the Master Course List 3.Used to build Blocks and CWPs

29. Course Inventory - Definitions Award Course – Public Offering any student can take the course registration is not limited – Business & Industry Closed Enrollment and signed contract with a business or businesses Enrichment Course – Courses offered as part of community service they are not part of any approved academic program

30. Adding a New Course To Add a New Course, click on Institution Course Inventory MaintenanceInstitution Course Inventory Maintenance

31. Adding a New Course To Add, click on the Apply For A New Course link at top left

32. Adding a New Course Enter the data next to the fields marked with an asterisk (and stars) – In order to use the course in a CWP, you must choose Public Offering as Section Type and it must be Tied To a Program (answer Yes)

33. Adding a New Course Click Save to come back and work on the Course later You must click Submit for the Course to be reviewed

34. What Happens to the Course Now? The Course may not be immediately available for you to use in a CWP – It may have to wait for a tier assignment Courses waiting to be tiered by CTE Staff are held in Pending status – Institutions can view this on the website (example on next slide) Some courses are automatically tiered – Zero credit courses are given a tier value of N [non-tiered] – A Course with the EXACT same title as another course in the system (with credit hours > 0) is given the same tier value as the course appearing in the system with the exact same title

35. The Review Process Click on Pending to view where the recently added Courses are in the Review Process

36. Courses Within Programs (CWP) Identify all courses a student needs to complete in order to earn an award – Must show all courses, including a complete list of Blocks containing all possible electives Student choices are referred to as electives or BLOCKS in the syste m All programs listed in Program Inventory must have a CWP entry – Including SAPPs If a SAPP is listed in PI, it is considered a Program – A CWP is required for any approved SAPP ALL possible choices for an elective should be captured in a Block Student exceptions for graduation are not captured in the CWP

37. Creating a New Block Click on Elective BlocksElective Blocks

38. Creating a New Block To create a new Block, click on Create

39. Creating a New Block Give the Block an ID and Title Search the eligible Courses to put in your new Block by typing in the Course ID or Course Title

40. Creating a New Block After searching, click on the course(s) you want in your Block; if you want more than 1 course in the list, hold down the CTRL button and click on all courses you want; when you have all the courses you want to add, click on the arrow to add

41. Creating a New Block To add more courses, search for other eligible courses; add by clicking on the courses you want added and then by clicking on the arrow to include in the new Block

42. Creating a New Block When you are satisfied with your new Block, click Save; it will now be available to use as a Block for Programs

43. How To Build a CWP 1)Courses first 2)Electives/Blocks 3)All courses must match to a course in Course Inventory (CI) A.A course has to be in CI and tied to a Program before a CWP can access it I.Active in CI vs. Pending in CI II.Data fields needed are: a.Course ID b.Section Hours c.Section Type **N UMBER OF C REDIT H OURS IN PI MUST = CWP HOURS

44. Modifying a Course if it is not in a CWP If an institution can modify a course, the Apply Modify Course link will appear on the top after the desired course has been chosen – If you don’t see Apply Modify button, you will need to build a new Course Click on the Modify Course link Make the necessary changes Click on Submit Dialogue box may say request has been approved meaning the course is now active, not in pending OR the course may need to go in pending, depending on the modification

45. Modifying a Course Click on Institution Course Inventory MaintenanceInstitution Course Inventory Maintenance Search for the Course you are needing to modify; you can search Active or Pending and by Course ID, Course Title, Section Type or all of the above

46. Modifying a Course After searching and selecting a Course, click on Apply Modify Course to make changes

47. Modifying a Course You can make changes to the Course ID, Course Title, Section Type, Hours or if it’s tied to a Program

48. Modifying a Course After making a modification, a red flag will appear; If you hover over the red flag, it will show what the previous entry was Another graphic in the Course list shows that this Course is being modified

49. Modifying a Course Since THIS Course has been modified, it will now have to go through the Review process – The red checkmark means this modification has been submitted for review – The yellow triangle means that it has been saved but not submitted

50. The Course Review Process If you double click on the Program that is in the Review process, it will show you what is needed before it is approved and moved to Active

51. How To Review Course Inventory To view what courses your institution currently offers, click on Review Course Inventory and a csv file will appear

52. Where To Find Forms

53. You can find the B & I Course Approval Form and Training Guidelines here

54. Business & Industry Guidelines To be eligible for state funding the course must count for credit and count toward a degree or technical certificate on an approved program Application must include documentation of need for training by the business/industry (request on business/industry letterhead including the contractual agreement) and a course syllabus (including a course outline) Requests for course approval should originate from the office of the institution president, a vice president, or dean of instruction Training funded by the Kansas Department of Commerce and Housing (KIT, KIR, IMPACT) is not eligible for additional state funding (state credit hour aid or postsecondary aid)

55. Business & Industry Guidelines Courses must meet the state regulation requirements of a minimum of 750 minutes and 1,125 minutes (lab) per credit hour or 60 minutes per clock hour if less than 1 credit hour Training/instruction must be provided by the college directly, or through a contractual arrangement in which the college is fully responsible for the training provided, and hiring of instructors Courses will not be approved in which the institution (or individual) providing the training/instruction and receiving the training/instruction, are the same Courses are approved for one year only from date of initiation, with reapplication after this period of time

56. B & I Contracts After choosing B & I as the Section Type, these data fields will appear; this is the B & I Contract information that is needed

57. KSPSD Snapshot Click on Projects and highlight KSPSD

58. KSPSD Snapshot Select the Period you want to view Select the Year you want to view

59. KSPSD Snapshot Click on Reports

60. KSPSD Snapshot Click on Program Inventory Snapshot

62. Enhancements to the PI System Incorporating Student Counts to PI page at a program level Institutional Summary Report on a Report Tab View older “snapshot data” Available by end of the semester

63. 2009-2010 Student Data Enrolled xx Completed xx Concentrators xx Employed xx Avg. Salary $$ Credentials xx 2009 – 2010 Student Core Indicators 1P1 Tech Skill Attainment xx% 2P1 Credentials xx% 3P1 Retention / Transfer xx% 4P1 Placement xx% 5P1 Non-Trad Participation xx% 5P2 Non-Trad Graduation xx%

64. Institutional Reports (probably a new tab) List of reports still being defined … please send ideas! 1.Institutional Core Indicators Report like have previously seen 2.Track Status of all Pending Programs 3.Listing of active Programs 4.Listing of Phase-out Programs 5.Listing of Inactive Programs 6.System summary reports of active and Pending programs 7.Others?? Provide feedback to IRHelp

66. Questions?

67. Thank You! If you have questions or comments about the training materials or any other training related questions, please send questions to: ashriver@ksbor.org