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Course, Curriculum and Catalog Management: Acalog / Curriculog Academic Affairs: Executive Assistants July 10, 2014. Objective.
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Course, Curriculum and Catalog Management: Acalog/CurriculogAcademic Affairs: Executive AssistantsJuly 10, 2014
Objective • UNC Charlotte will soon offer Acalog/Curriculog as an electronic academic program and course approval system for creating, modifying, and accessing degree programs, individual courses, and catalog information. • This system is being implemented during the 2014-2015 academic year.
Why is this necessary? • We have well-meaning processes and systems for managing our curriculum – the efficiency and utility of which have been lessened as we have grown and become more complex: • Inaccurate and inconsistent quality of information • Delays and inefficiencies • Duplication of effort • Paper-intensive • Lack of synthetized information • Lack of historical record and accountability • No reporting or data analysis capabilities
Student Success Core Initiatives Graduation Analytics A comprehensive effort to: • Clarify degree requirements and expectations • Identify and mitigate barriers to successful graduation both in terms of program design and student performance
Goals of Project • Maintain accurate account of all course offerings and degree programs • Integrate course, degree, and catalog information with Banner and degree audit systems • Allow faculty, departments, colleges, and staff to access, edit, and propose changes to the curriculum and catalog in a web-based approval system
Benefits of Acalog/Curriculog • Supports any number of users, working on their own schedule, or concurrently – from anywhere via web browser • Provides a real-time account of where proposals are in the process and what steps remain • Integrates course and curriculum information with Banner and related websites, ensuring accuracy
Consultation and Support • Academic Advisory Team • Faculty Council • Undergraduate Course & Curriculum • Graduate Council • Faculty Information & Technology Services • Faculty Academic Policy & Standards • Associate Deans • Office of the Registrar
Academic Advisory Team • Advise during conceptualization and development, serve as primary contact • Consider policy and procedural implications
Guiding Principles • Definitive Source • Accuracy • Clarity • Efficiency • Faculty Focused Process, Student Focused Product
Vendor Selection • Digital Architecture • Acalog –catalog management • Curriculog – curriculum management
Tentative Project Timeline • March 2014: Vendor selected • Summer 2014: Develop catalog template • Fall 2014: Departmental curriculum review • Spring 2015: System live; all short forms and long forms processed via system • June 1, 2015: 2015-2016 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalogs produced via Acalog/Curriculog
Thank You Maria Arrington-Ferguson, Project Manager, A.Arrington-Ferguson@uncc.edu Leslie R. Zenk, Assistant Provost, lzenk@uncc.edu