Curricular Audit Tools
| Last Updated |
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| 12/21/2024 |
| Description |
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Multiple visualizations are in this workbook. Each provides a unique function related to the schedule of classes and a different way to look at the data. |
| Report URL |
| https://tableau.wisconsin.edu/#/views/CurricularAuditTools/HomePage?:iid=2 |
| Data Cookbook URL (requires authorization) |
| https://uwmadison.datacookbook.com/institution/reports/27684/versions/50261 |
| Data Domain(s) |
| Academic Planning, Student Record |
| Access Restrictions |
| UW-Madison Employees (NetID Required) |
| Data Source Information |
| InfoAccess |
| Data View Information |
| STUDENT_TIMETABLE_MULTITERM |
| Update Schedule |
| Daily, weekdays early morning |
| Responsible Office |
| Office of the Registrar |
| Important Notes |
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These visualizations only display classes in active status. Classes for the Farm and Industry Short Course prior to implementation of the FISC subject listing in Fall 2017 are not included in this visualization. Classes with a session code of 'A2' have been removed from all visualizations. Classes with a section number of '000' have been removed from all visualizations. |
Definitions
| Name | Functional Definition | Data Domains |
|---|---|---|
| Associated Class Number | A unique number assigned to an enrollment package. Associated Class number ‘9999’ is a wildcard. |
Academic Planning |
| Auto Enrolled Section | The section of a course in which a student is automatically enrolled when enrolling for the course's primary section. |
Academic Planning |
| Combined Wait List Capacity | Maximum number of students allowed to be on the wait list for class sections that are combined. |
Academic Planning |
| Combined Wait List Total | Number of students on the wait list for class sections that are combined. |
Academic Planning |
| Component Type | Signifies the type of instruction for a particular course section. |
Academic Planning |
| Course Combination Type | Denotes if and how a course is offered as combined sections. |
Academic Planning |
| Course Credits | Number of credits a student earns for successful completion of the course. | Academic Planning, Student Record |
| Course Honors | Indicates whether a course is offered for honors credit. | Academic Planning |
| Course ID | A 6-digit unique ID assigned to a specific course. All course members of a crosslisted course will have the same Course ID. |
Academic Planning |
| Instructional Mode | How course section instruction is delivered. Four values currently are in use, including classroom instruction (planned and delivered face-to-face), hybrid (planned and delivered part face-to-face, part online), online (planned and delivered entirely online), remote (planned face-to-face but delivered online due to circumstances). A temporary value of 'being decided' is used during the time when the Schedule of Classes is being built and the instruction mode is not yet decided. |
UW Madison Enterprise |
| Section Honors | Indicates whether a section is offered for honors credit. | Academic Planning |
| Section Number | This denotes a specific component of a given course in a given term. For example, a course with five sections - one lecture section, two lab sections, and two discussion sections - will have each section identified by a different section number in a given term. |
University of Wisconsin - Madison |
| Session Code | A code which indicates the session within the term the course meets. See https://registrar.wisc.edu/sessiondates/ for more information. |
Academic Planning |
| Subject | A grouping of courses, approved by faculty governance, within related academic areas. |
University of Wisconsin - Madison |
| Topic Title | This identifies the name of a course section offered under the umbrella of a topics course. |
University of Wisconsin - Madison |
| Wait List Capacity | Maximum number of students allowed to be on a class section's wait list. |
Academic Planning |
| Wait List Total | Number of students on a class section's wait list. |
Academic Planning |