Majors
Note: Information must be written in the present tense, third person, using full sentences (unless the field does not require full sentences).
Marketing speak, unsubstantiated non-factual claims, and jargon should be avoided.
Fields that do not comply with the format guidelines will not be approved and will therefore either be returned to the faculty for amendment or will be amended by the APO so that they do comply.
| Field name | Description and format | Where to update | Requires APO: CIS approval | Publicly available (e.g. online) |
| Major number | Uses the official approved major number | CASS | n/a | Yes |
| Major name | Uses the official approved major name (Short title) | CASS | n/a | Yes |
| Major description | Write a brief description of the major specifying the skills and knowledge that are acquired from studying it. Write in full sentences and use the present tense. Limit of 100 words (750 characters) | CIS: CI, Majors | Yes | Yes |
| Major details | The list of study packages that make up the major. | CASS | n/a | Yes |
| Graduate Attributes / Course intended learning outcomes / Graduate attribute | Choose a graduate attribute from the drop-down list to link the CILO to | CIS: CI, Majors, Graduate Attributes tab | No | No |
| Graduate Attributes / Course intended learning outcomes / Sub-code | Insert a code. The sub-code should be an whole number or a letter. The complete code of the CILO is the code of the Graduate Attribute followed by a point followed by the sub-code (e.g.if the Graduate Attribute is '1' and the CILO sub-code is '2', then the automated CILO code is '1.2'). Currently there is no system validation on codes but they should obviously be unique and in a sequence with no gaps. There is no limit to the number of CILOs that can be linked to a Graduate Attribute. | CIS: CI, Majors, Graduate Attributes tab | No | No |
| Graduate Attributes / Course intended learning outcomes / Description | Insert the full description for the course intended learning outcome (CILO). | CIS: CI, Majors, Graduate Attributes tab | No | No |
| Graduate Attributes / Course intended learning outcomes / Short description | Insert a shortened form of the CILO Description (the short description appears in a drop-down list with the CILO code when a link is being set up in a subject assessment task between an assessment criteria and a CILO) | CIS: CI, Majors, Graduate Attributes tab | No | No |