CourseDog - Initiating a Proposal

Owned by Anthony Schmid
Mar 14, 2023
3 min read

To submit a proposal for a new or modified course in CourseDog, visit the Home page for the Curriculum application. If you have the permissions to submit a course proposal you will see an Actions menu on the right side of the page with a ‘New Proposal’ option.

After selecting ‘New Proposal’ CourseDog will walk you through a series of prompts to determine which form you need to fill out. Forms will have varying levels of editability and different approval workflows.

If the proposal is for a change to an existing course, you will reach a point where you need to select a course. You may simply start typing the course subject area and number into the Select Course field and it will filter down to any courses that reference the entry. Note that you can actually select based on any text that might be found in the courses including keywords from the course description.

 

Form Types:

  • Create a New Course - In this form, all of the fields are editable and the request will create a new course record. The course will go through the full approval workflow, including approval by the department chair, Office of the Registrar Staff, college Faculty Executive Committee (or designates), and the appropriate committees in the Academic Senate.

  • Create a New Child Course - This form will only allow you to create a new letter designation for an existing Super Course. Only certain fields will be editable (e.g. you must provide a new title and course description unique to the child course). Because of the nature of these courses, the form will only require the approval of the department chair and Office of the Registrar staff.

  • Modify an Existing Course - This form is intended for the modification of any standard course or super-course. All fields will be editable with the exception of the course subject area and number. Do not use this form if you’re editing a child course or only plan on changing the instructors or GE requirements. These requests will go through the full approval process

  • Modify an Existing Child Course - This form will only allow you to edit an existing child course and will go through the shorter approval process by the chair and Office of the Registrar staff.

  • Modify General Education Requirements Only - This form will only allow you to edit the general education requirements and upload the appropriate supplemental documentation. These requests only require approval of the department chair and the Committee on Courses and General Education.

  • Update Instructors - This form will allow you to change only the instructors field. This request only requires review by the Office of the Registrar.