Curriculum Management at Valparaiso University

Valparaiso University uses Acalog and Curriculog by Modern Campus for catalog and curriculum management. Acalog is the software used to display catalog information online. Curriculog automates the process of curriculum change approval, helping Valpo to approve course and program changes and improve communication about the curriculum across campus. This article explains the process used by department chairs, program directors, deans, and others to review proposals, add comments, and record decisions in Curriculog.

Step-by-step Guide

Faculty and staff members with Curriculog accounts can visit valpo.curriculog.com and log in to get started.

From the Proposals screen, you can select the following tabs:

• My Tasks - This tab displays any proposals awaiting your approval.
• My Proposals - This tab displays the proposals that you've submitted.
• All Proposals - This tab displays all proposals. You can filter this list by proposal status or proposal type.
• Watch List - This tab allows you to view any proposals that you've bookmarked using the button shown below.
  

Reviewing Proposals

Navigate to the My Tasks tab to see all proposals that require your approval to advance in the approval workflow.

Note that proposals awaiting your review have a bright red-orange label to make them easy to identify.

Click on any proposal to view it in detail.

The circles at the top of the page show the number of steps in the workflow for this particular proposal. Green circles with a thumbs-up icon indicate approval at that step. Red circles with a thumbs-down icon indicate rejection at that step. Place the cursor over any step for a description of the participants at that step.

The Discussion tab displays the full details of all actions taken and comments added.

User Tracking is available. You can choose the Show current with markup option to see tracked changes in the proposal.

You can check and uncheck specific users to narrow the tracked changes.

Decisions

After reading the proposal, click on the Decisions tab to view the current step, the requirements for approval at this step (for example, participants at this step or committee participation), and the controls for decision-making.

Click on Approve or Reject. You may add a comment. Submit the decision by clicking Make My Decision.

Please note that you can only make a decision on a proposal if you are a participant at the current step in the workflow. Committee members can view, comment, and share their opinion from the Decisions tab, but only the Agenda Administrator (such as the chair or secretary) may submit the decision on behalf of the committee.

Once your decision has been made, the circle representing your step in the workflow will fill in with a symbol indicating whether you have approved or rejected the proposal. If approved, the proposal will automatically advance to the next step. If rejected, the proposal will move back within the workflow for revision.