Annual Undergraduate Fall Guide Revisions
Each fall, departments and programs have the opportunity to review their program Guide pages and submit updates. These edits are typically made by faculty and staff in the departments who fill out the Lumen program proposal form. The Guide serves as an official document for the major, certificate, degree, and entrance requirements and therefore needs careful maintenance and review each year. The purpose of this document is to provide a basic overview on how to edit Guide pages to reflect updates or changes to your undergraduate programs.
Guide Content: Governed verses Non-Governed Content:
Content in Guide is divided into governed and non-governed content. There are separate processes to edit each type of content. The L&S Policy and Style Guidelines are a great resources for editors: https://kb.wisc.edu/ls/95362
| Governed Content Pages: | Non-Governed Content Pages: | |
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| Pages |
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| How to edit | Through the Lumen Program Proposal form. All departmental faculty and staff have access to Lumen Programs. |
Guide editing environment: next-guide.wisc.edu (must be authorized) during the annual Guide editing window. Contact Tori Richardson to be designated as an Undergraduate Guide Editor for your department, |
| Who to contact for help |
Lumen Programs and general questions: Kim Grocholski, kim.grocholski@wisc.edu |
Tori Richardson, tori.richardson@wisc.edu |
Editing Governed Content
The rest of this document gives tips for editing governed content.
Find the Program you wish to Edit
1. Go to the Lumen program proposal widget in Lumen
- Find your program by searching for it.
- One tip is to use the * for a wild card search. Put asterisks around the subject to find any proposal with that subject. Example: *biology* will find every program with the term “biology” in it.
2. Once you find the program you wish to edit, click on it and hit “Edit program” in green in the upper right-hand corner.
Guidance on Editing Key Lumen Program Proposal Fields
| Question/Field | Tips | Notes |
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| Proposal/Abstract Summary | Brief description of changes |
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| Term | Fall 2023 | Term the proposal will go into effect; typically fall semester |
| Curricular change impact question: Is the change being proposed only a curricular change that would impact fewer than 50% of the credits in the program (i.e., plan or subplan) under consideration? | Yes/No Field Answer "Yes" for small edits |
Do your changes require a "short" or "long form? "No" triggers a long form: Typically, involving areas outside the "Requirements" page such as program name and learning outcomes
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| Rationale and Justification | More information on change needed |
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| Percentage of curriculum proposed to change | Most common: "No Change" "less than 25%" |
L&S Lumen/Guide Policy and Style Guidelines for Undergraduate Programs have been articulated to serve students better by having common language and greater consistency across the L&S undergraduate Guide. L&S AIM will work with departments to ensure their Lumen Programs proposals align with these guidelines.
The Lumen KB on program proposals is also available with instructions on editing fields.
Department Approval Process
Once the department finishes filling out the program proposal, it needs to be submitted and approved using the appropriate governance process. The goal of the College is to help departments successfully navigate the approval process so Guide accurately reflects what is occurring in units and students have an accurate source of information.
- Submit proposal by clicking on "Save and Start workflow" at the bottom of the proposal
- Department approval: two steps
- Click on "Edit"
- Enter a note with department approval process
- Template: Approved by XXXX (person/committee, depending on the governance process) on {date, if relevant}
- Enter name and date, Save
- Scroll to bottom, to “Approvals” field
- Enter any notes about approval here
- Click “Approve” in upper right hand corner.
- Click on "Edit"
College Approval Process
- Proposal will go to the College reviewer queue; staff in academic planning and AIM will review
- Small changes are reviewed administratively (most common)
- Substantial changes will need to be reviewed by L&S Curriculum Committee
- For clarity, staff will check that changes align with the L&S Lumen/Guide Policy & Style Guidelines
- Once approved, L&S AIM will ensure DARS is updated for undergraduate program
Deadlines
Deadlines for changes to be effective for Fall 2023:
Undergraduate program proposals: Friday, December 2, 2022
Graduate program proposals: February 15, 2023, substantial changes should be submitted earlier (recommended by end of January) so they have enough time to be reviewed by governance committees.
For additional deadlines, please see L&S Deadlines for Course and Program Changes
Resources and Who can help
Workshop slides from Fall 2022 presentation on Updating Undergraduate Guide: LS Undergraduate Presentation
Help with Editing:
- Lumen/Guide Campus KB: https://kb.wisc.edu/lumen/
- Course list table help: https://kb.wisc.edu/lumen/69395
- Inserting In-Line courses: https://kb.wisc.edu/lumen/69396
- Fixing a 'Red-Box" course: https://kb.wisc.edu/lumen/90700
- Four Year Plan help: https://kb.wisc.edu/lumen/69387
- Footnotes: https://kb.wisc.edu/lumen/121681
- Add/edit a webpage link: https://kb.wisc.edu/lumen/69388
L&S Policy and Style Guidelines: https://kb.wisc.edu/ls/95362
Who can help:
Kim Grocholski, Academic Planner (L&S TLA): Help with Lumen Programs, "governed pages," governance or workflow questions
Tori Richardson, Assistant Dean (L&S SAA): Help with Guide edits for "non-governed" pages
Wyl Schuth, Policy & Planning Analyst (L&S AIM): Questions about how requirements will be implemented in DARS and whether requirements as articulated can be easily encoded.