Importance of Timely Textbook Adoptions for Enhanced Student Success

1. Textbook Adoptions Robert Dixon, Registrar Michael Landek, Associate Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs

2. Introductory Humor Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read. - Groucho Marx A guy goes to the doctor and says, "Doc, your going to have to help me. Every morning I wake up convinced that I wrote Lord of the Rings."The doctor nods and replies, "Don't worry, you've just been Tolkien in your sleep." Thus, adopt a textbook and the sooner the better!

3. Why is timely submission important? • Higher Education Reauthorization Act • Listing in online schedule of classes • ISBN, price, author, title • Timely notice to students • Cost of books-gives students options • Preparation for study • The right thing to do

4. Timely submissions critical • Online entry of textbook adoptions • The Registrar can obtain this information and place it on a publicly available website • Students can view required materials when making course selections if they choose • Students can shop around and any bookstore can stock these books to ensure good prices • UIC Bookstore can know that a book will be reused and keep used books on hand

5. Online entry • Fall and summer student registration begins April 1 • Spring registration begins November 1 • The point of registration is when textbook adoptions are to be on the online schedule of classes • Adoptions should thus be settled prior to April 1 and November 1 each cycle

6. Web page found at Registrar site • http://registrar.uic.edu • Select Faculty, then Textbook Adoptions • “Bluestem” access using netid and password • Staff or department reps can enter via Bluestem and enter information on your behalf • If you have no materials required, enter at this site to indicate 0 (zero) books required. You will then NOT get reminders to complete textbook adoptions.

7. Online entry page

10. What the students see

11. Submission process and follow-up • A response is generated to the submitter of textbook adoptions of what materials have been submitted • Questions can be directed to faculty_textbooks@uic.edu • Or phone Rob Dixon, 312-996-9499 • It takes 7 to 8 business days for textbook adoptions to be uploaded into the online schedule of classes (data is cleaned and batch loaded)

12. Other Registrar resources • http://registrar.uic.edu, select Faculty tab • Academic and administrative calendar • Grading manual • Mid term grading information • Class roster questions – Registration Help Line 312-996-8600 or registration@uic.edu • Grading questions – Records Department 312-996-4381 or records@uic.edu Rob Dixon 312-996-1878 or robd@uic.edu