Curricular
Objects and
the Hierarchy
A Help Tutorial
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Curricular Objects and Hierarchy
Overview
This session will inform you on how the curriculum is used within
the VITALS system. Also teaching you about how items in
VITALS are interconnected and linked to each other.
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Curricular Objects and Hierarchy
Parent – Child Relationships
 Every
item within the curriculum is related
through an organized hierarchy. This relation is
through the parent-child relationship.
 Items
that are the children fall under the
larger category of the parent.
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VITALS Hierarchy Levels
Curriculum
Academic
Program
Curricular
Unit
Curricular
Component
Learning
Objective
Curricular Objects and Hierarchy
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Curricular Objects and Hierarchy
Example: Parent – Child Relationship
Parent
Curricular
Unit
Child
Parent
Curricular
Component
Child
Learning
Objective
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Curricular Objects and Hierarchy
ToThis
navigate
is the VITALS
to thehome
list view
page.
of all
From
of thehere
items
you
in VITALS
can navigate
hover the
to
your desired
Curriculum
area of interest
Find the curricular items you want to edit by
hovering over the Curriculum section and
selecting
Manage: List view of all curricular entities
Teaching and Learning Methods: List view
of all of the TLMs
Curricular Resources: List view of all of the
CRs
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Curricular Objects and Hierarchy
This is the standard List Screen
found throughout VITALS that
displays all items you have
Become
familiar with
the
permission
to view
filter options found
throughout VITALS. These
are useful in locating your
desired items
The yellow ‘caution’ icon
indicates that no content
has been loaded into this
Curricular Resource
Type “Film / Video” in the
Object filter, to narrow
your List Screen to display
only those items
Film / Video
Press your space
bar to reveal
choices for each
section
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Curricular Objects and Hierarchy
Click on the hyperlinked ID
number to access the
information for this specific
item
Navigate to the
Hierarchy Tab
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Curricular Objects and Hierarchy
Hierarchy Tab
Parents are associated items that are
above the selected one in the
hierarchy
To edit these
sections click on
the pencil icon
Children are associated items that
are below the selected one in the
hierarchy
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Curricular Objects and Hierarchy
Editing the Hierarchy Tab
Drag and Drop items to
either side of the list
In Edit Mode you
can filter your
results similar to
the list view
TheThe
Available
Associated
section
section
lists lists
all items
all items
thatthat
areare
possible
currently
to use
listed
in the
in the
Parent
Parent
section
section
Save your edits
or Cancel them
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Curricular Objects and Hierarchy
Hierarchy Tab
the
ToClick
editon
these
Hyperlinked
ID
sections
click on
numbers
to see
the pencil
iconthe
information for the
associated items
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Curricular Objects and Hierarchy
Hierarchy Tab
The associated
item’s organization,
including the
Hierarchy tab is
identical to the
previous item
Select 3711 to see
the information
regarding this item
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Curricular Objects and Hierarchy
Thank You!
 If
you have any questions or comments,
please email us!

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