How to Approve Proposals in Coursedog

This guide will show how to approve, deny, or route back a curriculum proposal in Coursedog.

Logging into Coursedog

Select the Coursedog icon on the myStevens landing page.

A box showing three dots in the right corner, the Coursedog title and blue dog icon in the middle, and the Coursedog label at the bottom.

On the following page, select the Click to Sign In button to access Coursedog.

The Sign In screen for Coursedog. The Coursedog logo is at the top with a "Welcome to Coursedog!" message in the middle. The blue Click to Sign in button is below the welcome message and is highlighted.

For users with access to multiple Coursedog modules, please check that you are working in the desired module. If you need to switch modules, select the A blue squares on a white backgroundDescription automatically generated icon in the upper right corner of the landing page, then select the correct module.

Approve Proposals in Coursedog

Step 1: On the Coursedog Curriculum landing page, select the desired proposal under the Things to do section.

The Coursedog Curriculum landing page shows two options of items listed as "Things to do". Each item show the action (Approve the Theories of Liberation New Course Request) and the date and time the request was submitted.

Step 2: On the left side of the proposal screen, the Curriculum Course Proposal displays information about the proposal type, author, course, and Executive Summary.

The Curriculum Course Proposal screen lists the Proposal Type, Form Title, Author information, and Course. There are three tabs below this information: Proposal, Dependencies, and Cross Listing. The Executive Summary section shows the Academic Level (Career) as Undergraduate, and the "Please provide the rationale for proposing this new course." section shows that "No rationale was supplied."

Other information shown in the proposal includes the school, primary academic unit, subject code, and periods typically offered.

The Course Proposal Details section shows all of the information entered by the author of the proposal, including School, Course Long Title, Course Abbreviated Title, Primary Academic Unit, Subject Code Requested, Anticipated First Offering, and Periods Typically Offered. Any field that was not filled out by the author are represented as a dash.

Step 3: When the proposal has been reviewed, view the Proposal Toolbox on the right side of the screen.

Step 4: Select Approve to move the proposal forward to the next step in the process.

Select Reject to reject the proposal entirely.

Select Route Back to send the proposal back to the author.

Use the “Please comment on your decision below.” box to leave comments on why the proposal is being approved, rejected, or to inform the author of proposed edits that must be made before the proposal can be approved at this step.

Step 5: Once a decision has been selected and comments are entered, select Submit Decision.

The Proposal Toolbox screen shows three options below the "What would you like to do with this request? You can...": a green Approve option, a red Reject option, and a blue Route Back option. The text box below is labeled "Please comment on your decision below." with a blue highlighted Submit Decision button at the bottom.