course articulation culture curriculum tools
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Course articulation Culture Curriculum Tools. Scott Morrell Assistant Registrar for Operations University of Oregon OrACRAO ~ 2014. What We’ll Cover. Key questions to consider before you setup a course articulation system: Know your culture : who are the “Deciders?” - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Course articulationCulture
CurriculumTools
Scott MorrellAssistant Registrar for Operations
University of Oregon
OrACRAO ~ 2014
What We’ll CoverKey questions to consider before you
setup a course articulation system:
• Know your culture: who are the “Deciders?”
• Comparing your curriculum with the outside world
• Assessing your tools and resources• Detailed course articulation examples
Key Questions:What is articulation?What is its scope at my campus?Who at my campus has a stake in it?How does my curriculum compare to
others’?Is my Student Info System & Degree Audit
ready? Do I have sufficient staffing?Am I prepared to maintain it forever?
Articulation Defined “The entire range of processes and relationships involved in the systematic movement of students interinstitutionally and intersegmentally throughout post-secondary education”
~ The Registrar’s Guide: Evolving Best Practices in Records and Registration
AACRAO 2006, pg 261
The Building BlocksCourse Articulation
ECON 1010 = EC 202General Education Package ArticulationOregon Transfer Module (OTM)Associate of Art Transfer Degree (AAOT)
Full Program ArticulationPartnership Agreement with another
InstitutionTypically a Fully Articulated Associate
Degree
The View From 30,000 FeetWho Will Do the Work? Registrar or Admissions?
Identify the stakeholders! The Faculty Who Care Academic Advisers Deans and Provosts First Year Programs Nearby Institutions Students Users... Technical and Functional
Compare Your Curriculum With the Outside World...Credit Systems (Sem vs. Qtr)Gen Ed RequirementsCourse SequencesRepeatabilityLabs for Credit, versus “Built in with the Lecture”How do you define “Professional/Technical?”Multi-disciplinary coursesAcademic Forgiveness
Over 4000Degree Granting Institutions Nationwide!
INVENTORY YOUR TOOLS
Student Information SystemDegree Audit SystemIT and WEB ResourcesReference Tools:
• TES (Transfer Evaluation System)• Other Institution’s Equivalency Tables• State Articulation Sites like assist.org• Or-articulation listserve• Each Other!
Down Into The Trenches
Course Articulation Scenarios
The Degree Audit... Plan Ahead!
Are Equivalencies Enough?
BIO 1A = BI 101
Probably Not!Devise Pseudo-Courses and Course
Attributes to satisfy requirements & clear prerequisites
Course Attribute Table:
Date Ranging:How Far Back Do We Go??
Effective Fall 1990 forward:
ECON 2 Fundamentals of Macroeconomics
=EC 202 Intro to Macroeconomics
Ask Yourself: When Will I See These Courses Again? ... Articulate
What Matters!
International Courses Military Courses Coursework prior to 1980 Professional / Technical
Must We Articulate Everything?
What About Science Labs??CH 101 - Gen Chem/with lab ... 4 credits ... or this ...
CHEM 1A – Gen Chem Lecture ... 3 creditsCHEM 1L – Lab for CHEM 1 ... 1 credit
How will you articulate “bundled” versus “loose” labs? What if students pass the lecture and fail the lab? How does your institution record labs & lectures? Devise a system for all possibilities!
Course SequencesA Unique challenge for quarter institutions!
Semester School:CHEM 150/151 ... (with labs, 4 credits each)
Quarter School:CH 201/202/203 ... (lectures, 3 credits each)CH 204/205/206 ... (labs, 1 credit each)
One Solution(All credits are quarter units)
Student transfers one:CHEM 150 (6 cr) = CH 201 (4 cr)
+ CH 204 (2 cr)
Student transfers both:CHEM 150+151 (12 cr) = CH 201+202+203 (3 cr ea)
+ CH204+205+206 (1 cr ea)
Transfer GPA Accuracy“Bookending”
Student transfers one:MATH 5A (6 cr) = MTH 251 (6 cr)
Student transfers both:MTH 5A+5B (12 cr)= MTH 251+253 (6 cr ea)
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251 252 253
1st Year ExperienceExamples:
USEM 101/102/103University Seminar
UNST 101A/102A/103AFreshman Inquiry
USEM
UNST
What’sProfessional Technical?
Courses that prepare students for specific trades
or professionsDiesel Mechanic Funeral Service Cosmetology Physical Therapy Welding Animal Husbandry
Many Universities Offer4-Year Professional DegreesReproduction in Domestic Animals... ANIMAL SCIENCES – BACHELOR’S PROGRAM
Diesel Shop Practices... DIESEL TECHNOLOGY – BACHELOR’S PROGRAM
Corrections Officer Training... CRIMINAL JUSTICE – BACHELOR’S PROGRAM
Curricular Changes•Curriculum is Alive - Ever-Changing•Monitor New, Modified, Deleted Courses•End equivalencies with courses deleted from your catalog•Pre-articulate your top feeders•All others: articulate courses as they arrive
Serving it Up! - Web
Degree Audit
Student Transfer Report
The End Game•Automate Transcript Evaluation•Save Staff Time/Resources•Great Recruitment Tool•Clear Pathways for Students and Advisors•Deliver Consistent Equivalency Info•Clear Your Prerequisites•Accurate Degree Audits•Happiness and Bliss!
Resources:TES – Transfer Evaluation System:http://tes.collegesource.com/
Equivalency Websites for Oregon Schools:
http://registrar.uoregon.edu/tce/http://oregonstate.edu/admissions/main/oregon-college-articulation-tableshttps://banweb.sou.edu/souprd/owa/SOU_Transfer_Equiv.P_Disp_By_Matchhttps://banweb.ous.edu/wouprd/owa/wou_web.p_trans_artichttps://banweb.ous.edu/oitprd/owa/oitcas_web.p_DispEquivalencieshttps://banweb.ous.edu/eouprd/owa/EOU_Transfer_Equiv.P_Disp_By_Matchhttps://crater.lanecc.edu/banp/zwsktart.P_DispTransClasses
Questions?
Scott MorrellAssistant Registrar for Operations
University of Oregon541-346-2941