Course Information Online
Course Management is a system for managing online academic course information throughout the University. New courses and changes to existing courses are submitted through the Proposal module. The Inventory module is a database for all courses in the University. The Schedule module is used by Department Administrators/Assistants to schedule courses.
Once a proposal has been submitted, the Department Chair/Program Director will automatically receive an email to review it. Once approved, the proposal will automatically go to the Committee on Instruction (COI). With the approval of COI and the full faculty, the new course/course change is added to the Course Management inventory, and can in turn be added to the departmental page in the Barnard Catalogue. Once in the inventory, courses are available to be scheduled.
For more information regarding submitting new course proposals and course changes to the COI through Course Management, please see the Proposing or Changing a Course page.
Barnard's online Catalogue is the official source of all academic information and policies. The Catalogue includes resources such as a list of current faculty, financial aid information, student life information, course listings and major/minor requirements in each academic department and program, and more.
CourseWorks (Canvas) is a university-wide learning management system that allows instructors to post syllabi, assignments, and any kind of file (e.g., Word, PowerPoint, PDF.) CourseWorks offers many other features such as sending emails to the class and hosting a class-related discussion board. Review this faculty guide for an overview of its features. Log in with your Columbia UNI and password.
For help with using CourseWorks, please contact IMATS (Instructional Media and Technology Services) at courseworks@denofthievesla.com or visit this page.
Textbook Information
Colleges and universities must comply with the Federal Higher Education Opportunity Act (HEOA) by providing students with textbook information for all courses. A textbook is defined as any book with an ISBN that is not otherwise made freely available in its entirety to all students for the duration of the semester. CourseWorks asks instructors to distinguish further between required reading and recommended reading; again, please enter information about any textbooks that are not otherwise made freely available to students. Textbook information must be available to students every year by the time of advance program planning in April and November.
Please note that the textbook information entered into CourseWorks need not be complete, and can be edited and updated at any time. Even if a course does not have required textbooks, we ask you to please indicate this in CourseWorks .
Instructions for Adding Textbook Information to CourseWorks:
1. Once logged in to CourseWorks, click "My Courses" on the dark blue left-hand side menu, then select one of your courses.
2. Scroll down the secondary "Home" left-hand side menu and click "Textbooks."
3. If NO textbooks are required for your course, click the "No Textbooks" check box under "Textbook Information."
4. If textbooks ARE required for your course, click the "Add Textbooks" button on the top menu bar.
5. Enter the 10-digit or 13-digit textbook ISBN and click "Get Book Info." If the item is found, information about the book will appear below. You can then select "Add as Required" or "Add as Recommended," as appropriate. The book will then be added to your textbook list.
6. If other materials are either required or recommended, please enter them in the "Comments" section.
7. Repeat these steps for each of your courses.
You can find further instructions and more information in the following article from the Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) Knowledge Base: http://support.ctl.columbia.edu/knowledgebase/articles/787500-how-do-i-add-textbooks-into-my-course-in-coursewor
Barnard strongly believes in helping to ease the burden of college textbook costs, while also supporting the ability of faculty members to select course materials that will enable students to fully engage in the highest levels of learning. Our compliance as a community with HEOA is important in helping our students to afford higher education. For accessible and affordable textbook options, including Course Reserves, Barnard FLI Partnership Library, Borrow Direct, and Interlibrary Loan, please contact the Barnard Library at library@denofthievesla.com.
Course evaluations are managed through Course Evaluations & Surveys (formerly EvaluationKit). At the end of each semester Barnard students are asked to evaluate their courses, instructors, and TAs through evaluation forms on CourseWorks Canvas. You may find information about course evaluations on the IMATS site. Questions should be directed to course-evals@denofthievesla.com.
Basic information (including meeting times, class locations, and instructors) about current courses offered by both Barnard and Columbia is available on the Columbia Directory of Classes. Please note that course information changes frequently, so revisit this page periodically for the most up-to-date course information.