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Feather River CurricUNET User Guide

Building the Worldwide Curriculum Network

ContentsLog In.........................................................................................................................................................3

Courses......................................................................................................................................................4

Programs...................................................................................................................................................8

Create Proposal........................................................................................................................................9

Log InTesting Website: frc.sandbox.curricunet.com

Live website: frc.curricunet.com

Email: yourname@frc.edu

Password: your password

Enter your email and password credentials as shown below, and then click the green “Login” button.

CoursesWhen you are successfully logged in, you will arrive at this screen. The default courses shown will be anything that you are currently working on, courses that you created, and courses for which you are a co-contributor.

To expand your course search, select “My Institution”, and you will be able to view all courses at Feather River College. Again, the default is “Draft” and “In Review” courses.

To search within courses, either on the “My Courses” or “My Institution” pages, use the dropdown menus to select the course Subject(s) and Status(es). You may also enter the course number or title keywords in the search bar. After you make your selections, click “Search”. You will need to manually close the dropdown menus once your search is complete.

In this example, we searched for courses with “basic” in their title, in any subject or status. If you wish to reorder your search results, for example, by title, click on the category heading you want to reorder. Results will sort alphabetically (A-Z, 1-1000). To sort them reverse alphabetically (Z-A, 1000-1), click the heading a second time. Scroll through the list until you find the course you want, and then click on the course to select. In this example, we will select BIOL 240 – Basic Ecology.

When you select your course, the course will open in a new tab within your internet browser. To view the course proposal, click “View Course Proposal.” (You can also view the “Course Outline”, “Impact,” and “All Fields” reports by selecting those buttons.)

To view each section of the proposal, select the dark gray section headings on the left to move between sections. If you have “live edit permission” you will be able to edit a current course as needed. Editing will be discussed later in the Create Proposal section. If you do not have “live edit permission” you will only be able to view a current course, and will only be able to make edits for the courses you are creating.

ProgramsTo view programs, click the “Curriculum” button at the top of your screen, and select “Program.” (To return to courses, click “Curriculum” and select “Course.” These actions can be done from any screen on the site.)

As in Courses, the default is your Draft and In Review programs. To expand your options, select “My Institutions.”

To search within your programs, or the whole institution, use the drop down menus or the search bar to enter your search information, and then click “Search”. You may need to scroll within the drop down menus to see all options, or type the word you are looking for in the drop down specific search box (next to the magnifying glass symbol). You will need to manually close the dropdown menus when done by clicking the down arrows.

Create ProposalTo create a new proposal, select the “Create Proposal” button.

You will arrive at this screen.

Choose your proposal type from the drop down menu, and then click “Next Step”.

New Credit CourseTo create a new credit course, select “New Credit Course” from the dropdown menu in Step 1.

Choose the subject from the dropdown menu, enter the required information, then click “Next Step”. Mandatory fields are marked with an *.

Review the information, and click “Create Proposal” to begin creating the course.

You will be brought to the “Codes/Dates” section of the new course proposal. Any required fields throughout the proposal will be marked with an * and highlighted light orange. Some fields include prompting text to help you enter the correct information. Move between the sections of the proposal by using the dark gray tabs on the left of the page. Sections with required fields also have an orange box

showing your progress , which will turn green when you have completed all required fields. On each page, you will only see a “Save” button if you make changes (you will have to click out of textboxes to get this button). If you have made any changes, and forget to save, you will be prompted to save as you leave each section, as shown below.

Codes/DatesIn the Codes/Dates section, you will use the dropdown menus to specify the classifications and codes that this course falls under. Enter as much information as possible. Add any Notes about the proposal, and select the Discipline required to teach the course. Save this information, and click on the “Cover” tab.

CoverOn the Cover page, the Subject, Course Number, Title, and Catalog Description will pull from the Create Proposal process. You may edit these as needed. Use the dropdown menu to select the Semester and enter the Start Year. Provide a Justification for this course. Required fields are marked with an *, and highlighted light orange until they are completed.

In the Catalog Description textbox, you can use the formatting buttons in the dark gray bar at the top of the text box.

Save this page.

Text Appearance Tools

Special Functions

Text Alignment Tools, including outline functions

Units/HoursNext, select “Units/Hours” to move to the next section of the proposal. Enter the Total Instructional Hours, and enter the number of Units. Complete the Method of Instruction area by adding the number of hours spent on each method. If the course Has Distance Ed components, click the checkbox indicating this. In this case, you will later complete the Distance Education tab. If the course has variable units or hours, click the checkbox indicating so. This will open new fields to complete the range. Enter the Minimum and Maximum units and hours in the appropriate fields. If the course Is Repeatable, click the Repeatability checkbox, and enter the Max Repeatable Units and Repeat Justification. Save this page and continue to the Requisites tab.

RequisitesThe relationship between a target course and its prerequisites, co-requisites, and/or advisories is articulated in through a “content review,” which represents, according to §55200, …a rigorous, systematic process…conducted by faculty to identify the necessary and appropriate body or knowledge or skills students need to possess prior to enrolling in a course, or which students need to acquire through concurrent enrollment in a co-requisite course. All new courses must submit requisites form in CurricUNET for prerequisites, co-requisites, and/or advisories as well as any revised courses that have changes in the prerequisite, co-requisite, and/or advisory courses. If the prerequisites, co-requisites, or advisories have been changed, then the course must go through the full review process.

Guidelines for compiling the requisites form in CurricUNET. Requisites of all types should address the skills and knowledge gained by the student in the requisite course that are necessary to begin, or enroll in, the target course. The items listed here should be clearly verifiable from the student learning outcomes, topic outlines, and catalog descriptions between the requisite and target courses . In the “Requisites” section, you will list the prerequisites and other requisites for enrollment in the course. To add an item, select “Add New Item”.

This will allow you to specify the type of requisite and the course or non-course requirement. Choose the requisite type from the dropdown menu. If the requisite is a course, select the subject and course from the subsequent dropdown menus. If it is a non-course requirement, enter that information in the “Requisite Comment” field. Any additional information (grade requirements of the requisite, etc.) should also be entered in this field. Use the Condition dropdown menu to select relationships between requisites. An unspecified item already implies the “and” requirement. If you select “or”, a student may use this course or the next course to qualify for the course. Following this “or” selection with an “and” is

only used when nesting needs to be present. For example; ART 101 or ART 102 and 101A. Click “Save” to add the requisite.

You can reorder requisites or delete them with the arrows or red “x” on the right of the blue header bar of each requisite. When you have entered all requisites in the correct order, move to the “Grading Method” tab.

Grading MethodOn the Grading Method tab, use the dropdown menu to select the Grade Option, save this information, and continue to the “Topic Outlines” tab.

Topic OutlinesEnter the Course Topic and Lab Topic Outlines in the respective textboxes. These textboxes contain formatting tools, allowing you to, among other things, italicize text or format information into an outline. If you are making lists, it is important to use the outline tools in order for the lists to appear correctly on reports. You can NOT copy information directly from Microsoft Word or similar programs, as embedded formatting information will cause problems with the editor.

Save these outlines, and click the “Assignments” tab.

Text Appearance Tools

Text Alignment Tools, including outline toolsSpecial Editing Tools

AssignmentsTo add an assignment to the proposal, click “Add New Item”.

Use the dropdown menu to select the assignment Type, then complete the Assignment Description textbox, and click “Save”.

To edit an Assignment, click the blue bar containing the assignment. To reorder assignments, use the up and down arrows to the right of the blue bar, or to delete, click the red “x”. When all assignments are in the correct order, continue to the “Student Learning Outcomes” tab.

Student Learning OutcomesTo add a Student Learning Outcome, click “Add New Item”. Add each outcome individually.

Describe each outcome in the Outcome Text box, and describe how the outcome will be assessed, and click “Save”.

To edit a Student Learning Outcome, click the blue bar containing the outcome. To reorder outcomes, use the up and down arrows to the right of the blue bar, or to delete, click the red “x”. When all outcomes are in the correct order, continue to the “Methods of Instruction” tab.

Methods of InstructionOn the Methods of Instruction page, select the Instruction Type(s) that will be used to teach this course. If any other methodologies will be used, list them in the Other Instruction Type textbox. Save this information and continue to the “Textbooks” tab.

TextbooksIn the Textbooks section, enter materials individually with books under “Textbook”, journals and periodicals under “Journal” and any other materials under “Text Other”. Click “Add new record” to add items to the lists.

Enter as much information as possible about the needed materials, then click “Insert.

You can sort materials within their categories by clicking on the heading by which you wish to sort them. To edit a material, click the “Edit” button to the left of the item. To remove an item from your list, click the “Delete” button to the right of the item. If you have lots of materials, you can move between pages with the arrows at the bottom of each category. When your materials list is complete, move to the next tab.

Attached FilesIn the “Attached Files” section, you may attach files for additional documentation or support of your proposal. Use the “Select…” button to find files, then press “Upload Files” to attach them. After any files are attached, move to the “Transfer Status” section.

Transfer StatusIn the “Transfer Status” section, you will provide information about the course’s transfer status. Use the check boxes to specify the classification. You will need to scroll down to access all the categories. When this section is complete, click on the “Course Proposal: Articulation” tab. Remember to save your work.

Distance EducationOn the Distance Education tab, if you selected the Distance Education option on the Units/Hours page, use the dropdown menu to select the Proposed Modes of Delivery. Complete each textbox, following the prompts.

Click “Add new record” to describe the Distance Education Contact.

Use the dropdown menu to select the Contact Type, then enter the Contact Types Percent and a Description.

You can sort contacts by clicking on the heading by which you wish to sort them. To edit a contact, click the “Edit” button to the left of the item. To remove an item from your list, click the “Delete” button to

the right of the item. If you have lots of contact types, you can move between pages with the arrows at the bottom of each category.

The Distance Education tab is the last section of the proposal. At this point, you may wish to review the proposal by moving back through the tabs, or by viewing proposal reports.

Course Proposal ReportsAt any point within the proposal, you may review the information in the proposal by viewing reports. Select the page icon on the left side of the screen, under the course title. A drop down menu will open, and you can choose which type of report you would like to view. Each report will open in a new tab.

An Impact Report will summarize Course Requisites and Programs.

The “All Fields” Report presents all fields in the proposal.

Choose “Course Outline” to view the outline drawn from the proposal.

Proposal LaunchWhen you are satisfied with the information in the proposal, select the “Launch” button. This will move the proposal into the approval process. You may also choose “Delete Draft”, and the draft will be deleted. You will be prompted to confirm your decision in a popup box.

New ProgramTo create a New Program proposal, select “New Program” from the dropdown menu in Step 1, then click “Next Step”.

Use the dropdown menus to select the “Division”, “Department”, and “Award Type”, then enter the “Program Title” and select “Next Step’. Mandatory fields are marked with an *. In this example, we will use the AS Degree type, but the process is the same for each program.

In Step 3, review the information, and if correct, click “Create Proposal”. If the information is inaccurate, click on any of the previous steps to correct the information.

Complete as much information as possible, scrolling down as needed to view all fields. Move between sections of the proposal using the dark gray tabs on the left of the page. Mandatory fields are marked

with an *. Sections of the program proposal with mandatory fields have orange progress boxes on

the section tab. When the section is complete, and saved, the box will turn green .

CoverIn the Cover section, use the dropdown menus to select the Division/School, Department, Subject, and Award Type. Enter the Description, Justification, and Career Opportunities for the new program. Select the Proposed Semester of Implementation. Save this page, and continue to the “Program Learning Outcomes” tab.

Program Learning OutcomesIn the “Program Learning Outcomes” tab, you will list the new knowledge and skills a student will gain by completing this program. To add an outcome, click the “Add new item” button.

Enter the outcome information on this screen. You will need to add each outcome individually. Required fields are highlighted and marked with an *. Save your work.

After saving, outcomes will look like the below example. To reorder outcomes, use the up and down arrows on the right of the blue bars. To delete, press the red “x”. You will be prompted to confirm deletion. To edit an outcome, select the outcome by clicking on the blue bar. You will be taken to the previous screen, where you can make your corrections as needed. When all Program Learning Outcomes have been entered correctly, move to the “Course Sequencing” tab.

Course SequencingTo add a Course Block Definition, click “Add New Item”.

Enter the course block definitions (for example, required courses, electives, community involvement prerequisites, etc.). Block headers and footers allow you to provide additional information (grade requirements, number of units to be taken, etc). The headers and footers only appear on reports. The program will automatically calculate the number of units in the block from the courses added. If you wish to specify that the block has fewer units or a range of units, select the “Override Default Unit Calculations” box, and enter the unit minimum and maximum in the following fields. The Unit Max must always be equal to or greater than the Unit Min.

To add an item to the course block, select “Edit Program Courses”.

Select “Add New Item”.

Enter each course or non-course requirement individually. For a course, use the dropdown menus to select the Subject and Course. For a non-course requirement, use the “Non-Course Requirements” field. The “Condition” drop down menu allows you to specify if the course must be taken as well as (using “and”) or instead of (using “or”) the next requirement. The “Condition” drop down selector need only be used if an “or” situation or a “nesting” situation applies, otherwise it is already implied that an “and” statement exists between course entries. If a course is offered at variable units, you can also specify the range that will meet this requirement. The “Exception Identifier” and “Exception” fields allow you to specify special conditions for this course, such as grade requirements, reasons for the requirement (required by the CSU system for transfer, etc), etc. Use an identifying symbol in the “Exception Identifier” field (such as * or ^), and enter the exception in the “Exception” field. Use a different symbol for each type of exception within the block.

When all information for the requirement is entered, select “Save” to add the requirement to the course block.

To reorder requirements within the course block, use the up and down arrows on the right of the blue bar. To delete a requirement, select the red “x”. When you are satisfied with the courses/non-course requirements, and their order, click “Done”.

Enter all course blocks, and their courses. To reorder course blocks, use the up and down arrows on the right of the blue bar. To delete, click the red “x”. When all course blocks/course have been entered correctly, click on the “Attached Files” tab.

Attached FilesIn the “Attached Files” section, you may attach files for additional documentation or support of your proposal. Use the “Select…” button to find files, then press “Upload Files” to attach them. After any files are attached, move to the “Codes/Dates” section.

Codes/DatesIn the Codes/Dates section, use the dropdown menus to select the Origination and Implementation Dates by clicking the calendar icon. Select the Actual Implementation Semester. Save this page, then continue to the “CCCCO Entry” tab.

CCCCO EntryOn the CCCCO Entry tab, provide additional detailed information about the program, following each prompt. Save this information.

The CCCCO Entry page is the last section of the proposal. At this point, you may wish to review the proposal by moving back through the tabs, or by viewing proposal reports.

Program ReportsAt any time during the program proposal, you can view reports of the information already entered. Click the page icon under the program title to view reports. A dropdown menu will open. Click the desired report to view. The report will open in a new tab.

The “All Fields” report shows all information in the proposal.

The “Program Summary” shows a summary of the program, focusing on learning outcomes and requirements.

LaunchAfter reviewing the program proposal, from any page within the proposal, you may launch the proposal into the approval process by clicking the “Launch” button. You may also click “Delete Draft” and your proposal will be permanently deleted. You will be asked to confirm either decision.

Test ProposalTo modify a course, select “Test Proposal” from the drop down menu of Step 1 of the Create Proposal process.

Choose the subject from the dropdown menu, enter the required information, then click “Next Step”. Mandatory fields are marked with an *.

Review the information, and click “Create Proposal” to begin creating the course.

The Test Proposal is identical to the New Credit Course proposal. See that section of the guide for instructions.

ApprovalsTo approve a proposal, click on the “Approvals” button at the top of the screen. If you have approvals waiting for you, there will be an orange box with a number attached to the Approvals button. You will also receive an email informing you that you have a proposal waiting for you.

The default screen shows “My Approvals”, items for which you have approval or originator privileges. To view all approvals, select “All Approvals” and “Search”, and you will be able to view all pending approvals. Select the course/program you wish to view.

The proposal will open in a new tab within your browser. If you want to view all of the proposal screens select “View Course Proposal”. You can also review a proposal by selecting a report view. (See the Course and Program Proposal Report sections of this guide.)

“View Course (Program) Proposal” will allow you to view the full proposal. If you have editing rights during the approval process for this proposal, you will be able to make changes and additions.

Use the “Action” dropdown menu to select your chosen action. Actions vary between user, but some of the available actions are; “Approve”, “Request Changes”, or “Denied”. In the “Comments” field, enter any comments you may have about this action, such as recommended changes or justification for denial. Please be aware that all comments will show in the comments history section that is visible to everyone in the process. These are permanent comments so that the history can be tracked and users can, in the future, know why certain changes were made. Click the “Commit” button to save changes and move the proposal to the next level of approval process.

**When you action has gone through you will get a message indicating this.

***Very important. If you are the last person in the approval process and you have taken the action to make this proposal “Current” it is important that you see a pop up confirming that your action has gone through. You need to press “Activate” on this pop up in order to complete the process.

The approval page shows the History of the proposal. You may also view the status of the proposal by clicking “Status”.