Everything you should know about SFU’s curriculum development process.

Presented by Senate and Academic Services

*SFU Curriculum Workshop

*Agenda

*- the steps

*- the forms

*- program changes

*- resources

*- effective dates

*- sample timeline

*- common mistakes

*The Steps

* 1. Department/Faculty

* Undergraduate/graduate committees

* 2. Faculty

* Undergraduate/graduate committees

* 3. SCUS/SGSC

* 4. Senate/

* 5. Board of Governors*

* 6. Curricunet/SIMS

* 7. Calendar/DPR

* *note: new programs may require Ministry approval

*The Forms

*Undergraduate

*On-line fillable pdf forms for new courses and course changes

* Format for NOI/FPP proposals.

*Graduate

* Information on how to make calendar edits, create or modify courses, and create new programs can be found:

* http://www.sfu.ca/dean-gradstudies/administration/staff/procedures/pro gramchanges.html

*Program changes

*Preferred format

*Bulleted summary of changes

*Rationale

*Clean copies of “from” and “to”

*Resources

* Departmental/faculty minutes

* SCUS dates and minutes http://www.sfu.ca/senate/senate-committees/scus.html

* SGSC dates and minutes http://www.sfu.ca/dean-gradstudies/administration/senate-graduate-studies-committee/agenda.html

* Senate documents https://docushare.sfu.ca/dsweb/View/Collection-12682

* SCUP http://www.sfu.ca/senate/senate-committees/scup.html

* Senate approved Calendar guidelines https://docushare.sfu.ca/dsweb/Get/Document-399034/S.10-143.pdf

*Effective Dates

*Effective dates drive all the systems

*Curricunet

*SIMS

*Calendar

*DPR

*Scheduling

*Eg. Fall 2012, Spring 2013, Summer 2013

*Effective Dates

*Senate approved changes:

*Between January and April are reflected in the FALL Calendar

*Between May and August are reflected in the SPRING Calendar

*Between September and December are reflected in the SUMMER Calendar

*BE REALISTIC.

*Sample Timelines-

program changes and courses

*Effective Fall 2012

*Approved by Senate no later than April 2012

*Approved by SCUS/SGSC no later than March 2012

*Approved by Faculty ?

*Approved by Department ?

*Proposed ?

* Note: this timeframe best describes what happens when everything is done correctly. Often items are sent back or revised and may take longer. The effective dates still hold true.

*Sample timeline- new programs

* Effective Fall 2012**

*Approved by Senate no later than April 2012

* FPP Approved by SCUP no later than March 2012

* FPP Approved by SCUS/SGSC no later than February 2012

*NOI approved by both SCUS/SGSC and SCUP prior to the FPP process.

*Approved by Faculty ?

*Approved by Department ?

* Proposed ?

** Note – new programs may require Ministry approval, which may delay this timeline. You are advised to contact Sarah Dench sjdench@sfu.ca for details

*Common Mistakes

*Prerequisites – wording needs to be accurate

*Which Calendar are you working from? Does it include recent curriculum updates?

*Inclusiveness –

*does change apply to ALL your departments programs?

*Choice of new course numbers (already in use?)

*Asking for retroactive changes to be made in the Calendar

*Not consulting in advance regarding process issues

*Talking Points

*Due diligence is required at all levels

*Realistic effective dates

*Use the proper forms, follow format

*Check resources for approvals, what really happened

*QUESTIONS