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Terminology Comparison

Overview

This instructional guide has been created for the purpose of comparing course management actions between Curriculum.osu.edu (Kuali) and CourseLeaf Course Inventory Management (CIM Courses). It lists action descriptions like creating new courses, changing existing courses, withdrawing courses, one-time offerings, and limbo requests, detailing corresponding sections, buttons, and form names for each system, with color-coded buttons such as blue to propose a new course, red to inactivate a course, and green to edit a course.
 

Technology Comparison Table
Action DescriptionCurriculum.osu.edu (Kuali)CourseLeaf Curriculum Inventory Management       (CIM Courses)
NEW COURSE: Create a band new course that is not in the Course CatalogUnder "Course Request Actions" Section
Button="New": Create a New Course Request
Form Name = Course Request

Under "Course" Tab
Button ="Proposed New Course"
Form Name = New Course Proposal

CourseLeaf Propose New Course button
EXISTING COURSE: Change an existing course that is active in the Course Catalog. Under "Course Request Actions" Section
Button="Change": Change or Withdraw an approved Course Request
Form Name = Course Change Request

Under "Courses" Tab
Button ="Edit Course"
Form Name =Course Edit Proposal
 

CoursLeaf Inactivate and Edit course button with Export PDF and Preview Workflow options
WITHDRAW: Withdraw an existing active or limboed courseUnder "Offering Request Actions"
Button = "New": Create a New One Time Offering Request
Form Name= Course Change Request

Under "Courses" Tab
Button ="Inactivate"
Form Name =Course Inactivation Proposal
 

CoursLeaf Inactivate and Edit course button with Export PDF and Preview Workflow options
ONE-TIME OFFERING: Create a new one-time offering request. Under "Offering Request Actions"
Button = "New": Create a New OneTime Offering Request (Group Studies, Flexibly Scheduled, Off Campus, Study Tour and Workshop).
Form Name = One Time Offering Request

Under "One-Time Offering" Tab
Button ="Propose New Offering"
Form Name =Course Edit Proposal

CourseLeaf Proposed New Offering
LIMBO: Request that a course be placed into limbo or removed from limbo. No equivalent in Kuali-this action takes place only in Course Catalog

Under "Courses" Tab
Button ="Inactivate"
Form Name = Course Inactivation Proposal
 

CoursLeaf Inactivate and Edit course button with Export PDF and Preview Workflow options

curriculum.osu.edu request action buttons:

Screenshot of curriculum.osu.edu course request action menu displaying three buttons labeled New, Change, and Search. Each button is accompanied by a brief description explaining its function: creating a new course request, changing or withdrawing an approved request, and searching for existing course or course change requests.

curriculum.osu.edu offering request action buttons:

Screenshot of curriculum.osu.edu course request action menu displaying two main action buttons labeled "New" and "Search." The "New" button allows creation of one-time offering requests for group studies, flexible schedules, off-campus events, study tours, and workshops, while the "Search" button enables searching existing requests.