Schedule and Course Catalog

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Schedule and Course Catalog
PCCD Staff Development Flex Day Jan. 15, 2008
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Key Process Changes

• Multi-level Repeatable Courses
• Selected Topic approval process
• Pre-requisites
• Class Schedules will show passing time
• Searching the Class Schedule

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Course Catalog

• Course catalog refers to the Passport course
  database, not the printed college catalog. It is
  roughly the equivalent of /RFM in the legacy
  system.

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Multi-Level/Repeatable Courses

• In legacy, multi-Level courses like BUS 230DEF or
  PE 8ABCD can mean 2 different things. In BUS
  230, students progress from D to E to F based on
  coursework completed. In PE 8, the level is
  based on the number of times the student enrolls
  in the class. The first time the student
  completes the course is level A, levels B-D are
  assigned for each repeat of the course. During
  our review, we discovered inconsistencies and
  lack of understanding of this process. There
  were also programming irregularities.
• In PeopleSoft, courses were designated as either
  separate courses (BUS 230D, 230E and 230F) or
  repeatable (PE 8). Some disciplines elected to
  rewrite the curriculum and new course numbers
  were assigned (ENGL 259ABCD became ENGL 269A and
  269B.)

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Selected Topic Approval Process

• Recent changes to Title 5 require Board Approval
  of all Stand Alone courses, including selected
  topics (48/248/348/848)
• Old Process
• Course approved by College curriculum committee,
  entered into system (/RFM) by the college.
• New Process (effective Fall 2007)
• Course approved by College curriculum committee
  and is included on CIPD agenda. Board approval
  required prior to offering course. Course entered
  into system by district office. All college
  curriculum committees have gone through training
  and been certified.

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PREREQUISITES

• All prerequisites entered in the system will be
  enforced
• Students will no longer be able to waive
  prerequisites online. They must complete the
  necessary process (same process as is currently
  used).
• Prerequisites can still be overridden by
  counselors and A R (same process as is
  currently used).

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Passing Time Displayed in Schedules

• Currently passing time (the time between classes)
  is not displayed in our class schedules as
  required by Title 5. Beginning with Summer 2008
  schedule, the class start and end times will
  reflect a passing time.

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Searching Class Schedule

• Students will be able to search the schedule by
• Subject
• Specific Course
• College
• Instructor
• Day and time of day
• Key word in course title

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• QUESTIONS?