Hello catalog contributors,
We’re excited to begin work on the next university catalog! This message contains an overview of the 2019–20 catalog production schedule, upcoming training session dates, a request to share workflow updates and a preview of other next steps.
Catalog Production Schedule
If any of the following dates change, we’ll email this list and update our Catalog Production webpage.
- Friday, Sept. 21: Catalog staff contact contributors to request workflow updates (details below).
- Monday, Oct. 8: Deadline to submit workflow edits.
- Monday, Oct. 15: Catalog staff initiate workflows; contributors begin editing catalog.
- October–November: Catalog staff hold drop-in office hours for catalog contributors (details below).
- Monday, Nov. 19:
- Deadline for departments to submit new course proposals and course revisions.
- Deadline for department-level catalog editors to approve pages.
- Friday, Feb. 8, 2019: Deadline for college-level catalog editors to approve pages.
- April 2019: Catalog staff publish the 2019–20 university catalog.
Update Your Catalog Workflow(s)
Before the 2019–20 catalog opens for edits in mid-October, we first need to ensure all automated editing workflows are up to date. We understand that updates may be needed to your existing workflows due to any staffing or other changes to your team(s) that impact who should write, edit and approve your catalog content. If you have changes, please submit to us through our workflow update request form. The deadline to submit any catalog workflow updates is Monday, October 8.
If needed, you can also use this form to request a breakdown of current workflow configurations for your page(s).
Support Resources
Find our fully revised step-by-step catalog support slides on our Catalog Production webpage. The slides cover workflows, reviewing and editing catalog pages, linking courses, catalog style rules and more.
The catalog style guide addresses common formatting questions, editing errors and heading levels, and is a great reference tool as you work through catalog edits.
Drop-in Hours
Drop-in hours are open to both new and returning catalog users throughout the editing and review process. Stop by to meet with the catalog team for hands-on assistance with updating your content. No appointment necessary; just bring your laptop!
Sessions will be held in Regent 1B60 unless otherwise noted:
- Thursday, Oct. 18, 10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
- Tuesday, Oct. 30, 8–10 a.m.
- Friday, Nov. 9, 9–11 a.m. (East Campus, Administrative & Research Center 150)
- Monday, Nov. 12, 9:30–11:30 a.m. (Regent 1B86)
- Monday, Nov. 19, 10 a.m.–1 p.m.
Coming Soon: Learning Outcomes
Over the next several years, as a part of regular program review and ongoing campus accreditation efforts, the campus will be moving toward asking each unit to specify what knowledge and skills students will gain during the course of a degree program. These are often known as "learning outcomes" or "learning goals."
The 2019–20 catalog will include space for these learning outcomes in the form of a new learning outcomes tab for each degree program. If your unit has already crafted and approved learning outcomes for a degree program, please plan to include them in this space on the respective page. If not, this space can be left blank and the tab will not appear in the final 2019–20 catalog for this program.
For more information about creating learning outcomes for its degree program(s), your unit may contact the Vice Provost for Academic Planning and Assessment.
Stay Connected
- Subscribe to this email list, if you haven’t already.
- Send questions about the current or upcoming catalog to catalog@colorado.edu.
Thank you again for helping us to continue to enhance the catalog’s accuracy, usability and scope in support of student success. We look forward to working with you in the time ahead!
Sincerely,
Naomi Porper & Crystal Eilerman
CU Boulder Catalog Team
Office of the Registrar