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This page includes step-by-step process guides for CourseLeaf CIM End Users, Approvers and Administrators.

Learn how to effectively navigate the Dashboard using the CourseLeaf interface. This guide provides a clear walkthrough for accessing essential approval queues and help documentation within the dashboard.

Navigating The CourseLeaf Dashboard

CourseLeaf CIM: Course Proposal Form

CourseLeaf CIM: Program Proposal Form

Approve Pages allows administrators or approvers (end users who are part of the workflow) to edit, rollback, or approve a page. There is one Approve Pages for all CourseLeaf modules (CAT, CIM, CLSS). This means that pages to be approved from all modules can appear on the Approve Pages.

The pages to approve are consolidated into lists based on role and can be viewed by selecting the specific role the user is approving pages for. 

Approve Pages in CourseLeaf

CourseLeaf CIM: Administrator Guides

CourseLeaf Curriculum Inventory Management (CIM) is used to create, modify, review, and approve diplomas and certificates at Long Beach City College.

Use this page to find step-by-step instructions for creating, modifying, reviewing, and searching program proposals in CourseLeaf CIM. Select the guide below that matches what you need to do.

How to Access CIM Programs

Use this guide when creating a new program.

CIM Programs allows users to create, modify, or deactivate programs and submit proposals through the appropriate approval workflow for review, approval, or rollback.



Propose a New Program in CIM

Use this guide when proposing changes to an existing approved program.

Changes may include updates to the program title, description, requirements, courses, units, student learning outcomes, or other program information.

Use CIM Programs to propose changes to an existing program. After making the necessary updates, save the proposal to continue working later or start workflow to submit it for review and approval.

Modify an Existing Program in CIM

Use this guide when proposing to discontinue an existing program.

Before submitting an inactivation proposal, review the program's curriculum relationships to identify programs, courses, or other records that may be affected.

Use CIM Programs to propose the inactivation of an existing program. Program inactivation proposals must be submitted through the appropriate curriculum approval workflow.

Inactivate an Existing Program in CIM

🔗 View Pages in the College Catalog Related to Each Program Using the Ecosystem

 provides a visual representation of how a program is connected to other curriculum records.

The CIM Ecosystem shows where a program is referenced in catalog pages. Use the Ecosystem to identify curriculum and catalog content that may be affected by proposed program changes.

View Program References Using the CIM Ecosystem

 Saving a proposal does not submit it for approval. The proposal enters the approval process when 

Searching, Viewing, and Printing Program Records

Use CIM's search tools to locate existing programs and proposals.

Programs can be searched using criteria such as:

Select a program from the search results to open its curriculum record.

Depending on the status of the program, the record may display:

If a proposal is currently in workflow, CIM will display its current location in the approval process.

To print or save a copy of a program proposal:

When an existing program is being modified, CIM uses 

 to identify differences between the existing and proposed curriculum.

This allows reviewers to quickly identify what is changing within the program proposal.

 is selected, the program proposal enters the College's curriculum approval process.

CIM automatically routes the proposal through the required review and approval steps.

 identifies where the proposal is currently located in the approval process.

Approving a proposal at one workflow step does not necessarily mean the program is fully approved. Additional approvals may still be required.

For assistance with these processes or any other related to CourseLeaf CIM, contact 

CourseLeaf CIM Programs: User Guide

CourseLeaf Curriculum Inventory Management (CIM) is used to create, modify, review, and approve course curriculum at Long Beach City College.

Use this page to find step-by-step instructions for creating, modifying, reviewing, and searching course proposals in CourseLeaf CIM. Select the guide below that matches what you need to do.

How to Access CIM Courses

Use this guide when creating a new course, including a new honors course or credit/noncredit parallel course.

CIM Courses allows users to create, modify, or deactivate courses and submit proposals through the appropriate approval workflow for review, approval, or rollback.

CIM Courses: New Course Proposal

Use this guide when proposing changes to an existing approved course.

Changes may include updates to the course title, description, units, requisites, student learning outcomes, methods of instruction, methods of evaluation, or other curriculum information.

Use CIM Courses to propose changes to an existing course. After making the necessary updates, save the proposal to continue working later or start workflow to submit it for review and approval.

Modify an Existing Course in CIM

Use this guide when proposing to discontinue an existing course.

Before submitting an inactivation proposal, review the course's curriculum relationships to identify programs, courses, or other records that may be affected.

Use CIM Courses to propose the inactivation of an existing course. Course inactivation proposals must be submitted through the appropriate curriculum approval workflow.

Inactivate an Existing Course in CIM

🔗 View Course Relationships Using the CIM Ecosystem

The CIM Ecosystem provides a visual representation of how a course is connected to other curriculum records.

Use the Ecosystem to identify courses, programs, and other curriculum relationships that may be affected by a proposed change.

The CIM Ecosystem shows where a course is referenced in programs and catalog pages. Use the Ecosystem to identify curriculum and catalog content that may be affected by proposed course changes.

View Course References Using the CIM Ecosystem

Searching, Viewing and Printing Course Records

Use CIM's search tools to locate existing courses and proposals.

Courses can be searched using criteria such as:

This guide demonstrates how to efficiently locate specific academic courses using the search function within the CourseLeaf platform. 

How To Use the Search Function in CIM

Select a course from the search results to open its curriculum record.

Depending on the status of the course, the record may display:

To print or save a copy of a course proposal:

When an existing course is being modified, CIM uses 

 to identify differences between the existing curriculum and the proposed curriculum.

This allows reviewers to quickly identify what is changing within the proposal.

 is selected, the proposal enters the College's curriculum approval process.

Approving a proposal at one workflow step does not necessarily mean the curriculum is fully approved. Additional approvals may still be required.

CourseLeaf CIM Courses: User Guide

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CourseLeaf CIM: All Guides

For All Users:

For CIM Courses:

For CIM Programs:

For CIM Approvers:

For CIM Administrators: