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Department Chairs Workshop:

Department Chairs Workshop:. Curriculum. Relationship with Program Directors. Provide course offerings in support of programs Maintain department curriculum records, syllabi, and textbook requests. New Program Development. Ideas for new majors generated at the department level

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Department Chairs Workshop:

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  1. Department Chairs Workshop: Curriculum

  2. Relationship with Program Directors • Provide course offerings in support of programs • Maintain department curriculum records, syllabi, and textbook requests

  3. New Program Development • Ideas for new majors generated at the department level • Academic Planhttp://www.uwstout.edu/admin/provost/currhb/accplan.cfm • Steps in program developmenthttp://www.uwstout.edu/admin/provost/currhb/newmajorsteps.cfm • Pre-Authorization: Notice of Intent • Authorization • Implementation • Institutional Quality Control • Implications for new courses and faculty

  4. 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 curriculumhttp://www.uwstout.edu/admin/provost/currhb/ciccomm.cfm

  5. Curriculum Handbook The Curriculum Handbook provides information on: • official university record of curriculum policies and procedures • key processes involved in curriculum approval • formats, procedures, and approval sequences • policies, definitions, and documents of historical significance regarding curriculum http://www.uwstout.edu/admin/provost/currhb/index.cfm

  6. Course approval process flowchart http://www.uwstout.edu/admin/provost/currhb/upload/Currflow-2.pdf

  7. Course Development Checklist Available to guide you through the process. http://www.uwstout.edu/admin/provost/currhb/upload/corsappr-2.pdf

  8. Before CIC • General Education • Racial and Ethnic Studies • Global Perspective • Exceptions to approval process

  9. One Time Only? Variable Topic?NOT THE SAME • Special Courses, one- or two-time only requestshttp://www.uwstout.edu/admin/provost/currhb/upload/1xonly.pdf • Variable Topicshttp://www.uwstout.edu/admin/provost/currhb/upload/Topic-2.pdf • Must have an approved umbrella course that broadly defines the nature of the topic • May be offered up to three times without CIC review/approval within a five-year period • With CIC review/approval, may be offered unlimited times in five years

  10. New Course Development Help Page • Process for Development and Approval • Required Course Documentation • Definition of Types of courses • Do's and Don'ts for writing course proposals • Forms/Resources: • Cover sheets for new course approvals • Checklist for new course development http://www.uwstout.edu/admin/provost/currhb/newcourse.cfm

  11. New Course Proposal Cover Sheet Includes required data used for Class scheduling Registration Student schedules Degree audits Transcripts Reports http://www.uwstout.edu/admin/provost/currhb/upload/Newform-2.pdf

  12. Revision or New Course? Changing one or more of the following is a revision: • course content and/or objectives • title • credits • prerequisites • course number/level • catalog description • RES category • GE category If you plan to revise several of the above items, consider dropping the course and submitting a proposal for a new course.

  13. Course Revisions Help Page • General Instructions • Required Course Documentation • Revision of a Course - required approval • Process for Development & Approval • Do's and Don'ts for course proposals • Forms: • Cover/Approval sheet for revised courses [PDF] • Course Impact Summary [PDF] • Checklist for course revisions [PDF] http://www.uwstout.edu/admin/provost/currhb/courserev.cfm

  14. After CIC • Provost and Chancellor review & approve • Curriculum Data Manager enters courses on PeopleSoft (find them at “Browse Catalog” in Access Stout) • Department schedules classes • Department requests special course fees annually around October

  15. Active/Inactive Courses • Contact Tricia to discontinue courses no longer offered. • Annual review of courses not offered past three years

  16. ImageNow • Permanent curriculum files are imaged • Department chairs and support staff have access to view curriculum documents • Course syllabi will soon imaged at the university level

  17. Special Course Fees • Approval is required for extraordinary instructional costs • UW-Stout’s Special Course Fee Policy http://www.uwstout.edu/admin/provost/currhb/coursefee.cfm • UW System Special Course Fee Policy: G-29http://www.uwsa.edu/fadmin/gapp/gapp29.htm • Three types of funding - same approval process • Access to Learning • Special course fees • Software/Access Code fees

  18. Special Course Fees Three types of funding - same approval process 1) Access to Learning 2) Special course fees 3) Software/Access Code fees Annual approval mid-October for the next academic year http://www.uwstout.edu/admin/provost/currhb/upload/coursefee.pdf

  19. Academic Integrity • Ensure faculty and instructional academic staff have the degrees and expertise to teach courses • Syllabi need to include university-approved course descriptions and objectives

  20. Overloads When assigning overloads: • Follow university guidelines • Consider departmental and college guidelines • Utilize ethical and equitable practices • Consider teaching, research, and service responsibilities HR keeps track of overloads

  21. Performance Evaluations • Follow timelines; see HR handout • Evaluate teaching, research and service (for faculty) • Evaluate teaching (for instructional academic staff) • Consider “collegiality” and “civility” when writing the narrative • Below, within, and above

  22. General Education Assessment • GE Course Assessment ReportsReports are archived and accessed through UW-Stout’s information portalhttp://www.uwstout.edu/admin/provost/assessment.cfm • GE Senior Level Assessment • ETS Proficiency Profile • Writing and Math Assessments under development

  23. Program Review Annual Assessment in the Major • Department and faculty involvement- Improving student learning outcomes • Annual reports due: Mid October • Reports are archived and accessed through UW-Stout’s information portal http://www.uwstout.edu/admin/provost/assessment.cfm

  24. PRC Program Reviews • First review is five years after new program approval • Subsequently, every seven years • Program self study • Survey key instructors • Reports strengths, areas for improvement, and recommendations http://www.uwstout.edu/admin/provost/prc.cfm

  25. Websites • Curriculum Handbook http://www.uwstout.edu/admin/provost/currhb/ • UW-Stout Bulletins http://www.uwstout.edu/bulletins/ • Curriculum and Instruction Committee http://www.uwstout.edu/admin/provost/currhb/ciccomm.cfm • General Education requirement http://www.uwstout.edu/admin/provost/currhb/gened.cfm • Racial and Ethnic Studies requirement http://www.uwstout.edu/admin/provost/currhb/ethnic.cfm • Global Perspectives requirement http://www.uwstout.edu/admin/provost/currhb/global.cfm • Program Websites http://www.uwstout.edu/programs/ • Program Advisory Committee http://www.uwstout.edu/admin/provost/progcommittees.cfm • Access Stout https://access.uwstout.edu/psp/ps/ • WebNowhttps://imagenow.uwstout.edu/webnow/

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