2.3.1 Adding a New Course

Assuming that the course database is empty, the course window appears as shown below in Figure 2.3.1-1. To add a new course, simply press the "New" button located at the bottom of this window. When this feature is selected, a new window will appear.

Figure 2.3.1-1: Course Window

This is the Add/Edit a Course window and assuming that the course database is empty, it will appear as shown below in Figure 2.3.1-2.

Figure 2.3.1-2: Add/Edit Course Window

This new window is where the user inputs all the necessary information about the new course. The information needed is as follows:

   Title- This is simply the title of the course, for example "csc 101".

   Description- Here is where the course description, for example "Programming Basics I" for csc 101.

   Units- These are the number of units that students receive after taking this class, for example "4".

   WTUs- Work Time Units that the Instructor receives from teaching this course. (Usually 4 or 5).

   Schedule Types- These are drop down menus where the user can select the type of schedule (or "Time Arrangements") that this course will have, for example classes Monday, Wednesday, Friday with labs right after, or Tuesday and Thursday, etc. What schedules are available for the certain class depend on the WTUs. When a certain schedule type is not available, it will be grayed out and not able to be selected. The three separate drop down menus are for the user to define up to three different Time Arrangements that the schedule generator can use to create a schedule. For more information about schedule generation, please view Generating an Initial Schedule.

   Notes- This last text field is available for any additional notes that the user wants to keep for this course.

After the user is done inputting all the necessary information, the OK button will save the data, and bring you back to the Course window. The new course now appears on the first line of the courses list as shown below in figure 2.3.1-3.

Figure 2.3.1-3: Course Window after first New Course

To keep adding more courses and create a full list of courses for the quarter, simply keep following the same steps as show above for adding a new course. When an entire list of courses is in the course database, the Course Window looks something like shown below in Figure 2.3.1-4.

Figure 2.3.1-4: Course Window showing many courses.

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Date

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2.3.1

IM

4/29/04

FIX
  • Change title bar to adding a new course

2.3.1P1

IM

4/29/04

FIX
  • The user presses ‘new’ to add a new course. The Add a course window appears, as shown in…

2.3.1I1

IM

4/29/04

FIX
  • Course List Window

2.3.1P2

IM

4/29/04

FIX
  • Take out paragraph

2.3.1I2

IM

4/29/04

FIX
  • Change to Add a new Course

2.3.1P3

IM

4/29/04

FIX
  • Put a new line before starting
  • In this window the user…
  • Title: take out this is simply. Don’t describe title with the word title. Say a “6 character call number” or something
  • Take out all of the “here is where, these are”
  • Same thing for description – say “ a short 1-5 word course name”
  • Number of units a student earns after completing the course.
  • Change drop down menu to dropdown box
  • Schdule Types not “what schedules are”
  • Take out please – “More on schedule Types and Schedule Generation is available at…”
  • The user press ‘ok’ to to save the data…
  • Check standards for referring to buttons

2.3.1I3

IM

4/29/04

FIX
  • Course List Window with a New Course Added

2.3.1P4

IM

4/29/04

FIX
  • Remove Paragraph

2.3.1I4

IM

4/29/04

FIX
  • Remove

2.3.1A2

IM

4/29/04

DONE
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2.3.1A3

IM

4/29/04

FIX
  • do not abbreviate

2.3.1A4

IM

4/29/04

FIX
  • center bars