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Editing the Module Catalogue: a Practical Guide

Viewing in-progress proposals

If you've submitted a proposal, you may well want to keep track of where it is in the process. Here we look at how to monitor your proposals, and where they're likely to have gone.

Checking on the progress of a proposal

To check on the progress of your proposal, use the   View single module proposals option on the home page.

If you submit a proposal but would like to continue working on it, select the module and and use the Recall Proposal button at the top of the screen.

Workflow and approval tracking

The module catalogue tracks all workflow/status changes to a proposal and lists these events in the ‘History’ section at the bottom of the proposal screen.

Each proposal also displays, in the subheading, the name and role of the most recent user to approve the proposal, and the date on which the approval took place. The date will also be displayed on the search/list screens, and the results can be ordered by this date.

Module Proposal Status Report

As well as viewing your own proposals, you can search for any module proposals, at whatever point in the workflow they may be, including those already uploaded to SITS.

From the home page, choose   Module Proposal Status Report

How modifications are handled

Corrections

A correction is a small change to the text, usually correcting a typographical error or adding additional information without changing the overall substance or meaning. Corrections can be approved by the Data Quality Editor.

You can modify the following fields using Propose Correction:

  • Module Co-Ordinator
  • Module Summary
  • Programmes that Include this Module
  • Module Aims
  • Module Learning Outcomes
  • Feedback to Student
  • Indicative Reading
  • Professional Requirements

Minor modifications

Minor modifications are changes that only require final approval from the Chair of Board of Studies. These include:

  • addition of a new option module (as long as there is no associated withdrawal)
  • change to the module title
  • change to the delivery of the module, for example replacing lectures with seminars
  • changes to the module aims
  • changes to the module learning outcomes where there is no impact on the overall PLOs.

Major modifications

A major modification is anything that requires final approval by the Faculty Learning and Teaching Groups. This will be any modification which affects current students. Common examples are:

  • addition, withdrawal or modification of core or optional modules that result in changes to the PLOs
  • any change to assessment
  • changes to the published teaching timetable
  • changes to credit value or credit level of the module
  • any change that could be seen to disadvantage students, e.g. reducing contact hours

Note: Changes to the wider programme, such as type, duration, delivery, or programme restructure can only be made outside of the module catalogue.