FORM-LINK HELP
for the Course Approval Process
"Course Crosslistings" are courses offered in other departments, which are identical in title, content, dependencies, and all other attributes to the "home" course. All changes in course attributes for crosslisted courses are controlled by the "home" or "master" course, not by the "secondary" course(s). If the course you are proposing will have cross listings in other departments, select "Cross Listings" from the frame on the left.
Home and crosslisted (secondary) departments must use the same number for crosslisting a course, therefore the number must be available for all subject areas to be crosslisted. To enter a crosslist, select the department of the secondary course in the drop-down menu under "Course Number". Then click on the "add" button to the right. If the required course number is open in the cross listing department, the crosslist will be added to the chart at the bottom of the page. Form Link provides the course number. If you make an error, click "Delete" to the right of the course number.
For further information, see Crosslists.
COURSE CONTACT HOURS
"Contact Hours" are calculated using formulas
described in "Contact Hours" below. The number of contact hours provided in a
course determines the number of units of credit the course is worth. Contact hours are to
be calculated on a per-week basis, over a 15-week semester, unless otherwise noted. In
order to enter contact hours for a course, select "Contact Hours" in the frame
on the left.
Contact hours weekly should be computed according to a 15-week semester, unless otherwise indicated by the department. If the catalog says "3R, 3L", it means three hours of recitation (lecture) and three hours of laboratory per week for 15 weeks, or a total of 90 contact hours for the course. The usual entry is one contact hour of lecture for each unit of credit and three contact hours for each unit of credit for labs.
For further explanation of contact hours, see Contact Hours.
In order to define contact hours for your course, select the relevant type of contact from the drop down menu on the left, and enter the number of corresponding hours. Select the "add" button, and you will see the contact hours reflected in the chart at the bottom of the panel.
COURSE SYLLABUS
In order to enter
a syllabus for the course you are proposing, select the "Syllabus"
button in the left frame. A blank frame will open.
The course syllabus can either be typed in or cut from another software application document and pasted into the syllabus frame. It is recommended that the syllabus be pasted in from another software application with the ability to save a file in HTML format. Failure to enter the syllabus text with HTML format will not allow the document to display properly. Text will "run-on" and all formatting is lost when the form is in "view" mode.
To preserve formatting:
1. If the syllabus is originally a Word or Word Perfect document, open it and save as an HTML document. You can do this by choosing "Save As" and in the box "Save as type" choose "web page".
If using Netscape and its text editor "Communicator" to view and paste the "source code", be advised that the syllabus may not be viewable by a course signatory if they use Internet Explorer to view the form.
It is preferable to use Internet Explorer to insert the syllabus text. Internet Explorer allows display of the syllabus in both Netscape and Internet Explorer.
2. Insert a syllabus so that formatting is maintained:
Using Internet Explorer or Netscape –
- The original document should be saved as a web page. To save as a web page, open document in Word, select 'File' from toolbar, select 'Save As'; in pop up box change 'Save As Type' from Word Document to Web Page, click 'Save.'
- Open document you have saved as a web page; from toolbar select 'View'; choose 'HTML Source' or 'Source' from drop down menu; from pop up box click 'Edit' and click on 'Select All,' then 'Copy'; return to Form Link syllabus box on course proposal and 'Paste' web page. Save syllabus by clicking 'Submit Form.'
Text is limited to approximately 10 pages if using the Netscape browser. If text exceeds 10 pages, the Internet Explorer browser will allow pasting of larger documents. If you experience difficulty with this process, or for more information, contact the Office of Curriculum and Registration at 626-0363 for assistance.
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