Purpose:
The purpose of this policy is to define the requirements and uses of a Course Outline of Record (COR) at HawCC.
Policy:
- Definition
- At Hawai’i Community College, a Course Outline of Record (COR) is the official approved description of a course that contains common course elements taught regardless of who teaches the course or the modality of the class, including face-to-face, hybrid, or completely online.
- The Course Outline of Record is contained and managed within the Curriculum Management Database
- Development, design and management of curriculum are the responsibility of faculty.
- Information required on a Course Outline of Record:
- Course alpha, course number, course title
- Course description, to be included in the college catalog
- Number of semester credits
- Workload equivalency
- Instructional methodology, such as lecture, lecture/lab, lab, performance, studio
- Course prerequisites
- Course corequisites
- Cross-listed courses
- Recommended preparation
- Program Learning Outcomes
- Course Learning Outcomes
- Suggested Course Topics
- Course Division or Department
- Uses of the Course Outline of Record
- The COR in the Curriculum Management Database is the most recent approved course record.
- The COR is used by any instructor or lecturer hired to teach the course specified.
- The COR may be used in the case of a periodic audit of Hawai’i Community College's curriculum.
- A COR is needed for a new or modified course as part of the curriculum process.
- The COR may be used for articulation purposes.
- The COR is used for the 20 percent review process (HAW 5.250)