2011 Department Chair Workshop:

1. 2011 Department Chair Workshop: Curriculum

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

3. Curriculum and Instruction Committee • Reviews, develops, recommends curriculum policy and guidelines • Approves requests for new courses, course revisions, new programs, program revisions • Encourages a transdisciplinary approach to curriculum and instructional growth • Promotes academic excellence and educational opportunity • Encourages use of appropriate standards throughout the curriculumhttp://www.uwstout.edu/provost/currhb/ciccomm.cfm

4. Curriculum Handbook • Official record of university 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/provost/currhb/index.cfm

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

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

7. Course Development Checklist This checklist is available to guide you through the process. http://www.uwstout.edu/provost/currhb/upload/corsappr.pdf

8. A flowchart shows steps in the course approval process. http://www.uwstout.edu/provost/currhb/upload/Currflow.pdf

9. 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/provost/currhb/courserev.cfm

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

11. One Time Only? Variable Topic?NOT THE SAME • Special Courses, one- or two-time only requestshttp://www.uwstout.edu/provost/currhb/upload/1xonly.pdf(New form) • Variable Topicshttp://www.uwstout.edu/provost/currhb/upload/Topic.pdf (New form) • 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

12. Active/Inactive Course Lists • Contact Tricia Aspen to discontinue courses no longer offered • Annual requests for reviews will resume this academic year

13. Review Courses Annually • Department Chairs: Course lists should be reviewed annually to determine the need to discontinue or revise based on last revision date (see handout) or outdated content VS.

14. ImageNow • Permanent curriculum files are imaged • Department chairs/secretaries are authorized to view documents • Course syllabi are NOT imaged at the university level • Tutorial may be downloaded from the HR website

15. Special Course Fees • Special Course Fee Policy http://www.uwstout.edu/provost/currhb/coursefee.cfm • UWS G-29http://www.uwsa.edu/fadmin/gapp/gapp29.htm • Access to Learning vs. student-funded special course fees • Software/Access Code Requests

16. Special Course Fees Annual approval mid-October http://www.uwstout.edu/provost/currhb/upload/coursefee.pdf

17. General Education Assessment • GE Course Assessment Reportshttp://www.uwstout.edu/provost/genedassessment.cfm • GE Senior Level Assessmenthttp://www.uwstout.edu/bpa/ir/surveyresults/gened08.pdf • ETS Proficiency ProfileNew: Replaces CAAP • New GE Objectives (2009) and New Categories (implementation Fall 2013)

18. Program Review Annual Assessment in the Major • Department and faculty involvement: Improving student learning outcomeshttp://www.uwstout.edu/provost/aitm.cfm • Annual reports due: Mid October

19. PRC Program Reviews • Program Directors prepare a program self study • Key instructors and students are surveyed • PRC consultants prepare a report of strengths, areas for improvement, and recommendations • College deans, program directors and department chairs respond to recommendations • Website:http://www.uwstout.edu/provost/prc.cfm

20. New Program Development • Ideas for new majors are generated at the department level • Academic Planhttp://www.uwstout.edu/provost/currhb/accplan.cfm • Steps in program developmenthttp://www.uwstout.edu/provost/currhb/newprogram.cfm • Develop Proposal for New Major/Degree: Entitlement to Plan • Program Development and Authorization to Implement • Implementation Start Term • Five-Year Joint Program Review and Evaluation • Implications for new courses and faculty

21. Questions