Table of Contents
Overview
Saving this Page as a PDF
Curriculum Management Overview
Logging In
Proposing a New Course or Program
Saving Proposal Drafts
Proposing Edits to a Course or Program
Proposing Other Document Types
Proposal Dashboard Overview
Viewing Proposal Details
Download & Print Proposals
Voting on a Proposal
Customizing Course & Program Page Views
Agendas
Requirements/Requisites
Degree Maps
Overview
This guide is intended to help Curriculum Management end users navigate our platform.
Every section of this guide includes a high-level “Overview” for the listed feature.
The “Learn More” section includes links to more detailed articles, videos, and interactive product walk-throughs.
This guide might include features you cannot see in your User Interface (UI) due to your role permissions. If that is the case, you can skip that section and/or reach out to your university’s Coursedog admin for guidance.
Some sections include additional sub-sections, broken down by topic.
Saving this Page as a PDF
If you wish to save this or any linked article(s) as a printable PDF, simply:
Right click anywhere on the page (or control+click on a Mac).
Select “print” from the list of options.
Under “Destination”, select “Save as PDF”.
Click “Save”.
Select the folder on your desktop where you’d like to save the file.
Click “Save”.
Curriculum Management Overview
Overview
Coursedog's Curriculum Management platform helps your institution eliminate manual, error-prone paper and PDF-based approval processes and provides actionable insights to improve student outcomes.
Curriculum Management allows users to propose new courses and programs, manage and edit existing courses and programs, create committees to review and approve proposals, define and build out course/program requirements, route proposals through workflows for approval, and configure and maintain degree maps.
Learn More
Logging In
Overview
Log into Coursedog at app.coursedog.com with your institutional email address and the password provided by your institution's Coursedog administrator.
If your institution is using single-sign-on (SSO), you will be redirected to your institution’s login page.
Learn More
Visit Logging Into Coursedog to learn more about supported browsers, ways to log in, and logging out.
Check out Navigating Your Curriculum Homepage for a breakdown of what’s-what.
Proposing a New Course or Program
Overview
You can submit a proposal for a new program or course in two ways:
Curriculum Homepage
Click “+New Proposal” from the Curriculum homepage and then follow the on-screen prompts.
Course or Program Page
Navigate to the “Courses” or “Programs” tab on the left-hand side of your screen and then select “+ Propose New Course/Program”.
Learn More
You can find detailed instructions, including direction on how to pre-populate a proposal with existing data, here.
Saving Proposal Drafts
Overview
All changes to your proposal will auto-save; if you need to navigate away from the page before you submit your proposal – and need to access your draft later – you can find that at Curriculum > Drafts.
Proposals will be sorted by the order in which they were created – not the date edited – with the oldest at the top, and the newest at the bottom..
Listed Information
Name
The course or program title associated with the proposal.
Title
The type of proposal (e.g. New Course, New Program, Edit Program, etc.).
Created By
The author of the request.
Last Edited At
The date the proposal was last updated.
Proposing Edits to a Course or Program
Overview
You can propose edits to a course or program by opening the course or program and selecting “Propose Changes” under the “Actions” menu on the right-hand side of the screen.
Alternatively, some users with applicable permissions might see the option to “Edit Course/Program” directly. Whereas “Propose Changes” sends changes through an approval workflow before they are finalized, the “Edit Course/Program” option makes changes directly/immediately without triggering a workflow.
Learn More
Our Proposing Edits to a Course or Program article walks you through how to propose edits, as well as how to share proposals and view changes.
Proposing Other Document Types
Overview
Courses and Programs aren’t the only things you can propose in Curriculum – you can submit additional proposals using the “Campus” option on the left-hand navigation.
Options will vary by institution – depending on what your school’s admin has established – but common examples include New Academic Policies, Change of Major, Declaration of Minor, Change of Grade, Student Handbook, Student Hold on Record, Grad Requirements, Major Advising forms, Leave of Absence, Non Degree Enrollment, and Academic Calendar.
Learn More
Reference our Using Campus article to see how it works.
Proposal Dashboard Overview
PATH: Curriculum Management > Proposals.
Overview
Coursedog’s Proposal Dashboard makes it easy to manage any proposals you’ve created or need to vote on.
Depending on your permissions, you might see up to five categories: Vote Required, Assigned to Me, Created by Me, All Requests, and Archived Requests.
Clicking each tab could potentially show a different set of proposals.
You can add columns and apply filters to change what you see; save your views; save a default view; and export results.
Learn More
Learn all about our Proposals Dashboard – including how to filter proposals, save views, track an individual proposal, and export results – in our Managing Curriculum Proposals article.
Viewing Proposal Details
PATH: Curriculum > Proposals > (Click Proposal)
Overview
When you click on a proposal in the Proposal Dashboard, that will open the proposal’s details (left side) as well as a Proposal Toolbox (right side).
The details view includes the proposal in its entirety, related dependencies, and changes in red (if applicable).
The Proposal Toolbox is where you vote on the proposal as well as view its related workflow and any activity regarding the proposal.
You can also use the “activity” option to add notes/comments regarding the proposal.
Learn More
Learn more about viewing proposal details here.
Download & Print Proposals
Overview
You can download proposals as a PDF with a cover page and table of contents.
This option is available within the Proposal Toolbox.
Learn More
Learn more about downloading and printing proposals here.
Voting on a Proposal
Overview
All proposals that require your vote will appear in the “Vote Required” section in the Proposals Dashboard.
Learn More
The steps for voting on a proposal are outlined here.
Customizing Course & Program Page Views
Overview
You can determine what appears on the Course and Program pages by adding columns and/or applying filters.
These page views can be saved so you don’t have to recreate them every time you visit the page.
COURSES PATH: Curriculum > Courses.
PROGRAMS PATH: Curriculum > Programs.
Learn More
Learn more about changing Course and Program page views in our related article.
See how to set up and revisit Saved Views here.
Agendas
Overview
End users can create and view curriculum committee meeting agendas
Agendas can contain information such as dates, times, notes, and locations.
They can also contain a list of proposals, attachments, and other committee members.
Learn More
Check out Creating & Managing Agendas to learn how to create, edit, and delete agendas.
Requirements/Requisites
Overview
You can add requirements (also known as “requisites”) to any course or program.
There are a couple different ways you can build requirements. The options that appear in your UI – including listed requirement levels – vary from institution to institution and will have been configured by an admin.
Learn More
Watch this video tutorial for help building requirements.
Our Understanding & Creating Requirements article includes everything you need to know about Requirements, but most end users don’t need to worry about the “Requirements Card” section of that article. Instead, skip to either Simple Requirements or Freeform Requirements (depending on how your institution is creating requirements).
Degree Maps
Overview
Degree Maps, or pathways, help you define the path students need to follow in order to complete a program of study. They can drastically improve student and institutional outcomes, as a cohesive academic plan empowers students to stay on track and realize their academic visions.
Learn More
Check out our Degree Maps article for more information on how Degree Maps work; to see sample Degree Maps; and to learn how to set up one in Coursedog.