SIS/Building Your Schedule of Classes - Add a New Topic
When a topics course needs a new topic offering, you can add the topic using the steps below.
Step 1
From Home, select: Curric & Enroll Rep WorkCenter, Add Course Topics. The Find page will display.
Tip: Menu navigation: > Curriculum Management > Schedule of Classes > Add Course Topics.
Step 2
Use the Find page to locate the desired course. Search by Term and Subject Area to view a list of all scheduled courses, or search by Term, Subject Area, and Catalog Nbr to find a specific course.
Tip: If you search by Subject Area only, just active topic courses display for that subject.
Step 3
Select the course you want to view. The Add Course Topics page will appear. This page displays all available topics for the selected course.
Step 4
To add a new topic, scroll down to the last row and select the + Add button. A new row will display with blank Description and Formal Description fields. The Description will be displayed in Course Search & Enroll and on students' transcripts, and has a 30-character limit. The Formal Description has a higher character limit.
Step 5
Enter text in the Description and Formal Description fields.
Notes:
- Create a topic title that is relevant to the course.
- Since the Description displays for students, the topic text must be decipherable within the character limits.
- Do NOT use "Topics in X" as the description.
- Choose your text carefully. Once saved, you may not (generally speaking) edit the text for any typos, etc.
Step 6
Select Save.
Step 7
You may now attach the topic to your class section(s) for the desired term using: > Curriculum Management > Schedule of Classes > Maintain Schedule of Classes on the Basic Data page tab. The topic you just added will now display for appropriate terms on the Maintain Schedule of Classes Basic Data tab in the lookup for Course Topic ID.
Note: Once a term is published, you cannot change a topic. If the wrong topic is attached to a course section, you must cancel the incorrect section and create a new section with the correct topic.
See also: APIR Policy on Topics Courses
