| Q: | When can classes be offered? |
| A: | There are guidelines and campus policies (PDF) that need to be adhered to when scheduling courses. |
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| Q: | Are there any guidelines to follow related to time/day offerings and hour spreading? |
| A: | Yes, there are guidelines to follow when scheduling courses. Follow the Process Guidelines for Scheduling 75-minute Undergraduate Lecture Sections (PDF). |
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| Q: | If I want to offer a class three days a week for 1 hour each day, for how many credits should the class be available? |
| A: | This information can be found through the 'When Offered' tab on this website. |
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| Q: | How does the room assignment process work? |
| A: | The room assignment process is very detailed and includes many factors (time/day offering, hour spreading, etc.). Refer to the Classroom Scheduling Policies (PDF), Timeline for assignment of General Assignment Rooms. Contact your TACS Rep (PDF ) with specific questions. |
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| Q: | When requesting General Assignment classrooms, will I always be assigned into my 'home' building? |
| A: | TACS considers a number of factors when assigning classroom space, including but not limited to room characteristic requests, requested room capacity, the 'spread' of a department's class times throughout the day, and home building location. While not guaranteed, in almost all cases, if all other factors are equal, a 'home' building department will get a room in their 'home' building over a non-'home' building department. |
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| Q: | Can I request specific rooms based on teaching preferences of instructors? |
| A: | Many instructors will give you room requests based on the characteristics of the room (i.e., seminar seating, video projection, etc). This information can be requested by indicating the specific general assignment room characteristic required when scheduling the course in ISIS. See the room characteristic codes and descriptions and the Where Taught tab for additional information. |
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| Q: | Is there a procedure for requesting an exception to the 75-minute M/W/F class scheduling policy for undergraduate courses? |
| A: | Instructions for requesting an exception are included in Process Guidelines for Scheduling 75-minute Undergraduate Lecture Sections. |
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| Q: | Can I request specific rooms based on teaching preferences of instructors? |
| A: | Many instructors will give you room requests based on the characteristics of the room (i.e., seminar seating, video projection, etc). This information can be requested by indicating the specific general assignment room characteristic required when scheduling the course in ISIS. |
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| Q: | How do I receive information related to offering courses for honors? |
| A: | Each School/College that has an Honors Program will be given information from that office regarding offering courses for honors. |
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| Q: | How do I know whether I'm the 'Primary' department on combined section courses? |
| A: | To find out who the Primary deparment is for a section, click on the "Combined Section" link that can be found in the Schedule of Classes (either on the Meetings page or the Enrollment Control page) or in Class Sections (on the Class Enrollment Limits page). After the Combined Sections ID is the name of the Primary Department.
If you have any further questions, or if there is no "Combined Section" link, you should contact your TACS Staff Contact. |
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| Q: | What does being 'Primary' on a combined section entail? |
| A: | When Departments are part of a combined section course (cross-listed, meets-with, etc.), one Department is designated as the 'Primary' Department'. It is the Primary Department's responsibility to communicate to all secondary members course offering information, enrollment requirements, enrollment limits, etc. |
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| Q: | What is the process for making changes to existing course information (i.e., title, credits, etc.) |
| A: | These types of requests must be approved at the catalog level and need approval through your Curriculum Committee; they are then sent on to the Divisional Committee for final approval. TACS updates the course information after receiving the final paperwork from Divisional Committee. |
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| Q: | Are there specific guidelines for placement of class notes and what are considered appropriate class notes? |
| A: | The placement of class notes is important because this is the Department's avenue for communicating more information to students about the course. Class Notes placed as 'TT Title' should contain information that applies to the entire course (all sections). Class Notes placed as 'TT Credit' can also contain information that applies to the entire course, but may also contain information related to credits. Class Notes placed as 'Before' or 'After' should apply only to a specific section of the course. Class Notes placed as 'TT Room' would apply to the room information of that specific section.
The class notes are displayed for students through Web Enrollment. Appropriate class notes would be informing students as to why a course is being offered as a variable credit. Class notes informing students that a course is cross-listed or meets/with are also appropriate. Class notes informing students of any enrollment restrictions that may be enforced by the department are appropriate.
Guideline: Any information that the Department wants the student to be aware of regarding a course should be placed in a Class Note.
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| Q: | Who in my department has the authority to make changes to a class after the timetable has been published? |
| A: | This may vary by department. Some departments require authorization from the Chair for course changes. Some departments allow the instructor of a course to make changes. Check with your Department Chair to determine the policy within your Department. |
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| Q: | If we're offering modular courses, where can I find the session codes and dates? |
| A: | Through the 'Schedules and Calendars' link on this website - select 'Session Code Lists.' In ISIS you can also view these dates on the Term/Sessions page. |
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| Q: | How can I add an instructor into name to a course if their name is not appearing in ISIS? |
| A: | New instructors must be entered into IADS before their names can be added to the course in the ISIS database. Contact the human resource person in your department to initiate the process of adding them into IADS. |
