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Course Proposal Help

Many of the fields on the course proposal form are self-explanatory and do not need a detailed description in this tutorial. In addition, there is help content provided by clicking the question mark next to the field. Therefore, this tutorial provides help for some of the more complex fields on the form.

Creating a New Course

To start a new course, click on + New Course button in the upper-right hand corner.

Proposing Changes to an Existing Course

1. In the search bar, type in text to find the course you would like to propose changes to. Click on the proposal in search results to open the form.

2. On the proposal form, click on Propose Changes in right hand navigation pane. A new proposal for the course will be created and ready for you to work on.

Duplicating a Proposal

If you would like to use the content of an existing course in order to create a new course of study, you can click on Duplicate to create a proposal with the information from that course. After it is created, you can change the information as needed.

Saving and Leaving a Proposal

There is no Save button. Proposals will automatically save as you work on the proposal. When you are ready to exit editing, click on Leave Edit Mode.

Table of Contents

You can navigate to specific sections of the proposal using the Table of Contents section located in the right column. Simply click on the section you would like to jump to.

Course Proposal Information

Co-proposer

Enter a co-proposer if desired. MCC employees will appear as you type, then select the name you want. You can type by first or last name.

School and Department

School or Department names will appear as you type in the field, then select the appropriate name.

Dependencies

Proposers do not add dependencies. The dependencies field will automatically list any other course or program that lists the current item as a requirement or requisite. This is for the purpose of bringing awareness to what may be affected when changes are made to a specific item.

Prerequisites/Corequisties

1. To add prequisites or corequisites, click "+ Add Rules".

2. The rules function can be confusing when you are new to the tool. If you are having difficulty, reach out to the Curriculum Office for assistance.

Total Credit Hours

Choose to assign a fixed or range (variable number) of credits for the course. Enter the number of credit hours.

Hours/Schedule Type

1. To add information to this table, click the + Add Row button.

2. Select the Schedule Type from the list of options and enter the information for each column. Click on the trash can to delete a row, if needed.

Resources & Budget Factors

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2. For existing course, use the Budget Calculator to find the current costs. Select the course and it will populate the current values in the right column. Then enter the proposed values.

3. Click Calculate on the bottom of the calculator the new costs and revenues. Use the Copy to Clipboard links to copy the value, then go back to the Course proposal form and paste this into the appropirate field.

Learning Outcomes

Click the + Add New button to add the first outcome. To add additional outcomes, click the "+" in the row of the outcomes. To delete an outcome, click the trash can.

SUNY General Education

The options are Yes or No. If you select "Yes", a SUNY Information section will appear.

MCC General Education Outcomes

The options are Yes or No. If you select "Yes", a MCC Gen Ed Outcomes section will appear.