Course Curriculum and Catalog Management AcalogCurriculog Chancellors Cabinet

Course, Curriculum and Catalog Management: Acalog/Curriculog Chancellor’s Cabinet June 30, 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 Students Faculty Curriculum

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 Students Faculty Curriculum

Goals of Project Maintain accurate account of all course offerings and degree programs 2. Integrate course, degree, and catalog information with Banner and degree audit systems 3. Allow faculty, departments, colleges, and staff to access, edit, and propose changes to the curriculum and catalog in a web-based approval system 1.

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 Faculty Council Team 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 Name Charlie Brody College/Unit/Committee College of Liberal Arts & Sciences Jennifer Hurlbert Belk College of Business Erik Wikstrom College of Health and Human Services Ken Chen College of Computing and Informatics Lee Gray College of Arts + Architecture Kelly Anderson College of Education Henrietta Thomas University College Ron Smelser William States Lee College of Engineering Susan Sell Graduate School Stephanie Otis Atkins Library Drew Polly Faculty Representative: Undergraduate FITSAC Undergraduate Course and Curriculum Committee Kim Harris Alan Freitag Faculty Representative: Graduate Council Chris Knauer Office of the Registrar

Guiding Principles 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 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