This page outlines the process of Program/Course Updates
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Bulletin
MIT utlizes CourseLeaf for updates to program descriptions in the Bulletin. Once a year we are asked to make updates, generally early December
- You will need to update the editor/approver for CRE updates by emailing Kimberly Mancino ( kmancino@mit.edu).
- Each December Bulletin update emails are sent, prompting a review of existing language, and providing a deadline.
- Updates, if any, are usually not huge overhauls, and often just small tweaks to language/changes to contacts listed on our page of the Bulletin.
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Program Updates and Course/Subject Updates utilize similar but different systems.
Subject Proposal Management - for individual courses and significant changes (updates to units, grading type, enrollment limits/prerequisites, etc.). This system is also used for proposing a new subject.
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In late Jan/early Feb, login to SPM and copy/paste course descriptions for all MSRED courses (fall/spring/summer) and paste them into a Word document.
Turn on the Track Changes function.
Save the document as the course number and name.
Email it to the Instructor(s) asking for any edits by March 1.
Some may not have changes, others will.
Once changes are received, login to SPM again and make the edits to the description easily, (as Track Changes in Word highlights the edits for you).
As a rationale, simply input 'annual update to course description'.
Select "Start Workflow"
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Calculating Instructional Units for New Courses
Unit=1 hour
Example of a 9-unit course
- Class time: 3 hours
- Lab: 1 hours
- Work outside of class: 5 hours
