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Course page - When to use Comments vs. SIS Notes

This guide explains how and when to use the Comments field in a Course page, and how and when to use the SIS Notes field.

To open a Course page, you must have Curriculum Management permissions, which can be set by your IPT administrator.

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When to use SIS Notes field

On a Course page, the SIS Notes field is always located in the third section, just below the Initial Enrollment and Anticipated Enrollment fields. 

full Course page, with SIS Notes field circled in red, and giant red arrow pointing to it in middle of page

You should only use the SIS Notes field to enter any information that should be listed in Course Search & Enroll. This information will be viewable by all students in the course catalog. 

When to use Comments field

On a Course page, the Comments field is always located at the bottom of the page, just above the action bar with the Save and Cancel buttons.

full Course page, with Comments field circled in red, and giant arrow pointing to it at bottom of page

You can use the Comments field to enter any internal notes that may be useful to you or other department administrators. To leave a new note, enter your information in the text field and then select “Save Comment” on the right. 

You may select the “Permanent” checkbox above the text field if you’d like your note to appear on the IPT course page for every academic term going forward.

View or delete existing comments

Any comments that were left in previous terms and marked as permanent will appear above the text field. 

Comments field with prior permanent comment above. Comment reads "Course meets Wisconsin clinical social work licensure requirements"

To delete a previously existing comment, select “Delete Comment” on the right.

Note: If you are creating a new course and have not saved yet, you must first select “Save” at the bottom of the page before you can view any prior notes associated with the course.

Need more help?

For more general help with the Course page, refer to Course page - Overview.



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Doc ID:
147964
Owned by:
Daniella P. in Instructional Planning Tool Reference
Created:
2025-01-30
Updated:
2025-02-10
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