CourseLeaf is a catalog management system that allows for electronic workflows and integrates with Banner for paperless catalog preparation. There are two modules within CourseLeaf, Catalog (CAT) and Course Inventory Management (CIM). CourseLeaf is designed for intuitive editing, manageable workflows, and on demand publishing to web, mobile, tablet, and print PDF platforms.
Benefits of CourseLeaf
- Centralized electronic information source.
- Electronic workflow to ensure proper approval of catalog and course changes.
- Integration with Banner
- Paperless catalog updates
Training
2025-2026 Catalog
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Introduction to CIM: 0:00
- CourseLeaf webpage:听0:20
- Logging in to CIM:听1:00
- Searching for courses in CIM:听2:00
- Status column in CIM search results:听3:35
Features of a course proposal in CIM:听4:35
- Print Options:听4:50
- Preview Workflow:听5:05
- History:听6:45
- Catalog Pages Referencing this course area:听7:10
Submitting a new Course Proposal:听8:30
- Entering contact info, start term, college, department, and subject:听8:40
- Course Numbers (how to assign):听13:05
- Blue question mark buttons (what are they?):听12:45
- Course Title:听13:05
- Course Description:听14:30
- Credits and Contact Hours:听15:15
- Course repeatability:听17:50
- Grading mode:听19:15
- Corequisites:听19:35
- 笔谤别谤别辩耻颈蝉颈迟别蝉:听20:45
- Co/Prerequisites:听25:40
- Cross-listed/Equivalent Courses:听27:25
- Admin coding, rationale, and syllabus:听30:00
- Saving/submitting proposal:听30:45
- How to check on the status of a course you proposed:听31:50
顿别补肠迟颈惫补迟颈辞苍蝉:听32:45
Editing Courses:听34:55
- When do you need to deactivate a course and create a new one under a new course number?听36:55
- Refer to the "Submitting a New Course Proposal" area for information on updating specific fields on a proposal.
Approving Changes听(How to know when you need to approve something, what to expect, what to do, where to go, etc.): 39:20听
- Approval options (Edit, rollback, or approve):听41:25
Closing Remarks:听42:40
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Introduction to CAT: 0:00
- CourseLeaf webpage:听0:13
- Preferred browser (Firefox):听0:45
- Logging in to CAT:听1:00
- Access to CAT:听1:34
- Navigating to a page to edit:听2:10
- Encountering access errors:听3:45
General Overview of the Editing Process:听4:11
(What to do, who can do what, submitting into workflow, etc.)
Basics of Editing a Page:听4:35
- Overview Tab:听7:58
- Single-spacing text:听8:35
- Adding links:听9:00
- Editing toolbar and saving your work:听12:10
- Navigating between tabs (to edit):听13:30
- Shared/Other Content (Gray Boxes):听14:30
- Undergraduate-Lower Division General Education:听14:45
- Inline courses (course links):听15:00
- Red boxes in CAT:听18:35
- Editing Shared/Other Content:听19:30
Editing a Course List Box:听22:20
- Predefined Comments (#):听23:10
- Area Headers:听24:50
- Adding/removing required courses from a course list:听25:55
- Elective lists and adding/removing predefined comment entries:听27:30
- Indenting courses:听30:45
- General handling of curriculum changes in a course list box:听32:05
- Comment field:听35:50
- Sequence field:听36:25
- Cross Reference field:听37:50
- Footnote field:听39:10
- Editing existing footnote box:听40:05
- "Or Class" field:听42:25
- Area Subheader:听44:20
- Sum Hours button:听46:05
Page Headings: 47:05
Adding & removing tables (Course List, Footnote, Other Content): 49:15
- Adding a Course List table:听50:50
- Adding a Footnotes table:听53:35
- Deleting tables:听54:45
- Viewing info in footnote tables:听55:05
- Normal text:听55:35
- Adding a Shared/Other Content table:听55:45
- Plan of Study Grids:听56:30
Adding/deleting/moving pages or programs: 1:04:05
Tabs on "Edit Page" toolbar (top of page): 1:04:50
Conclusion/Questions: 1:05:10
Help Buttons:听1:06:00
Update Deadlines
2025-2026 Catalog
- Update/Add Courses: The Course Inventory Management 鈥 CIM will be available as of October 21 until Friday, December 6, 2024
- 厂耻产尘颈迟听Curricular Change Forms听-听Friday, December 06, 2024
- Update Catalog Content - CAT will be available as of November 18 until听Friday,听January 31, 2025 (FINAL DEADLINE for all changes).
- Look for notifications from Academic Affairs and check this site for updates to submission deadlines and training dates.
Questions?
For general questions about CIM or the Catalog, contact听courseleaf@odu.edu.
FAQs
New users can obtain access to CAT by asking your department chair to send an email to听courseleaf@odu.edu.听 The email should include your UIN, name, MIDAS ID, and the catalog page(s) to which you need access.
New users can obtain access to CIM by sending an email to听courseleaf@odu.edu. The email should include your UIN, name, and your MIDAS ID.
Yes, training videos will be provided for both CAT and CIM on this site. Quick guides will also be available for each system. Email听courseleaf@odu.edu听if you need additional assistance or information.
The best browser to use is Mozilla Firefox (versions 10+).
Go to听听for CAT or听听for CIM. You will be required to log in using your Shibboleth log in.
Just click on the box to complete the log in process.
There is not a log out button, just close your browser window to exit the software.
First, try to refresh the page. If that does not work, then close the browser window, clear your Cache/browsing history, and then try to log in again.
You will get an email from Catalog Editor letting you know you have an action to approve. Click on the link in the email.