Schedule and Course Catalog
PCCD Staff Development Flex Day Jan. 15, 2008
PASSPORT
Student Administration Project Working together for our student community
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.
Old
8:00-9:00 MTWTh 12:00-1:30 MTWTh 6:00-9:00pm W
New
8:00-8:50 MTWTh 12:00-1:20 MTWTh 6:00-8:50pm W
Classes will generally start on the hour or half hour and end at 20 after or 10 minutes before the hour.
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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?
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