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OCEAN Binder and Workflow Training. Chair and Director’s Meeting 04/12/10. First, some Q2S terminology: Courses. All courses in semesters technically will be new courses and require a course form. All quarter courses will go away. Semester courses will have a four digit number.
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OCEAN Binder and Workflow Training Chair and Director’s Meeting 04/12/10
First, some Q2S terminology: Courses • All courses in semesters technically will be new courses and require a course form. • All quarter courses will go away. • Semester courses will have a four digit number. • Three types of course forms: • Expedited: 1-to-1, 3-to-2 Conversion. • Composite: Many-to-1 Conversion. • Semester: New New Course.
First, some Q2S terminology: Programs • Major Codes • Degree Programs • Minors • Certificates • All programs need to be disposed of: • Continued: Semester curriculum required • Discontinued or Combined
First, some Q2S terminology: Binders • Submitted by department/school • Contains all • Programs • Semester Courses • Additional Material • Department/School Mission Statement • Explanation of Non-three-hour lecture courses • Reports
Additional Sources of Information • Your Department/School Q2S Coordinator(s) • Q2S Site: www.ohio.edu/q2s • Background Documents • Link to OCEAN • Q2S Directors • Jeff Giesey • Gary Neiman (Fall)
Q2S work is done in OCEAN • Ohio Curriculum Enhancement and Approval Network • Developed in-house • Will be used permanently for course and program approval • URL: https://ocean.admsrv.ohio.edu/ocean
A quick introduction to using OCEAN • Use your OakID to log in. • Items that need your attention will appear on your worklist.
There are several items that will show up on your worklist • Programs or courses for which you are the contact person or designee • Department/School Binder • Ready: ENT, A&S, CBA, EDU, COM • Programs and courses that have been returned and are passing back through you • Patron Department Notifications (Untested) • Programs that have will have changes significant to your department/school • Semester (new) courses that have potential overlap, complement, collaboration
Composition of the Department/School Binder • OCEAN documents utilize tabs.
On the General Info tab you can add a designee to your binder • Designees can work on document. • Enter OakID
On the Department/School Info tab you will enter the Department/School Mission Statement. • Will not be able to submit without something in box.
The programs tab lists all the programs • Clicking on programs will go to the program form. • All programs must be in REVIEW status to submit binder.
The courses tab lists all the courses. • Can change the number displayed. • Can sort by any of the columns.
The Exceptions tab lists courses where credits do not appear to match the contact hours. • Catch mistakes. • “Overcrediting” not allowed. “Undercrediting” is. • Graduate courses can have extra credit.
The Exceptions tab also lists undergraduate courses that have lecture hours other than three. • Give explanation.
The Reports tab can be used to generate reports. • More to come. • Let me know what would be helpful to you.
All forms have a Discussion tab. • Used to communicate about form.
The binder workflow begins with the submission of the binder by the binder contact person.
The binder goes to the Dept/School Curriculum Committee Chair if one is assigned. • They will approve it.
The next stop for the binder Department Chair/School Director. • Can still edit binder and contents. • DCSC approval will lock binder.
Binder Approval Path • College Curriculum Committee (CCC) • College Dean (CDEAN) • University Curriculum Council (UCC) • Any one can send binder back to contact.
Courses and Programs are separated when binder leaves CDEAN. • Programs to • Secondary College (if necessary) • Programs Committee
Courses and Programs are separated when binder leaves CDEAN. • Programs to • Secondary College (if necessary) • Programs Committee • Courses to • Secondary College (if necessary) • Individual Course Committee
Courses and Programs can be returned to their contact person without the whole binder. • Will need to go through the approval process individually. • Binder will not be able to move forward until they rejoin it.
After UCC approval, binders (courses and programs) are send to the registrar. • Entry into SIS (PeopleSoft) • DARS Creation • Catalog Copy Generation • Departments and Schools will start working on next Q2S phase – Student Transition Plans.