University of Oregon College of Education
Tips for Submitting Courses or Course Changes to the Curriculum
Committee via CourseLeaf
All new courses and course changes at the University of Oregon are submitted and approved through
the Courseleaf system. This online system allows us to manage the task of reviewing course proposals at
the various levels (program or department; college; and university) and feeds information directly into
the UO course catalog to maintain consistency and increase usability of that tool.
The interface for CourseLeaf is located at:
https://nextcatalog.uoregon.edu/courseleaf
For all units within the College of Education, the CourseLeaf submission process is the same once
program and departmental approval for a course change has been obtained. The following tips are
presented to assist you in a smooth submission process.
The first step in presenting a new proposal is to simply select the “Propose New Course” option on the
main CourseLeaf screen, seen below:
Student Engagement Inventory
The Student Engagement Inventory (SEI) requires you to provide a table outlining all learning activities
and expected time required to perform them. In addition, each activity has a field for
“Explanation/Justification”, which should give details on how the activities presented in the syllabus
map on the expected engagement hours. While a formal SEI table does not need to appear in the
syllabus, all activities described in the SEI should appear within the description of course activities
contained in the syllabus. Specifically, for each of the listed workload areas (e.g., exams, reading), you
should provide information such as:
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Whether the activity represents independent or group work
Which activities take place online (e.g., discussions, quizzes)
Number of pages for readings (if not included on your syllabus)
Explanation for time estimates that are longer or shorter than typical for assignments
For each of these SEI items that contribute to the student’s final grade, it is your responsibility to
provide explanatory comments for each element either in CourseLeaf or your syllabus describing the
proportion of the overall grade that activity represents and:
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Expected elements of an item that represents a series (e.g., discussion questions = 2
questions per week, 20 points/week; quizzes = 3 quizzes, 25 points each)
Whether some grades are dropped or weighted (i.e. dropping the lowest grade from the
selection of quizzes or assignments)
Overlap with Other Courses
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This section requires you “document your due diligence in consulting with other department
heads or faculty curriculum coordinators if overlap is potentially an issue.” (see the image
below) This statement should at minimum include a brief summary of who was consulted with
in other departments, the list of courses that were identified that were similar, and why this
course is complementary and not duplicative.
Rationale for Course
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What is the rationale for creating this course? Please provide information about the proposed
change (new course, replacement for experimental course, change in content) and the need to
offer the course (e.g., missing content, change in approach, student or accreditation request,
efficiency) If this course is replacing another course within the unit’s curriculum, explain why the
replacement is necessary.
How does it fit into the curriculum of its sponsoring department and/or other programs which
it belongs? Please provide information about which programs/degrees will require this course,
whether it will be open to others in the college or university, what students might be interested
in the course, and an overview of programs that might be impacted by any proposed course
change.
What faculty are available to teach this course? Whenever possible please include more than
one instructor who is qualified to teach this course.
What is the expected enrollment in this course? Please provide information about how you
arrived at this enrollment number. If this was offered as an “experimental course – X10” please
provide the enrollment during this offering
Syllabus Submission
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There is information that all syllabi in the COE must have. When building your syllabus to attach
to the CourseLeaf proposal form, please refer to the current COE syllabus guidelines located at:
https://coe.uoregon.edu/governance/curriculum-review-policies/
Your proposal will be returned to you if your syllabus is not using the most up-to-date
information.