Curriculum Search

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1. Curriculum Search

1. Curriculum Search
   The Curriculum Search tab allows you to search the curriculum using Boolean search terms.
   
   To search the curriculum:
   

   1. Click the Curriculum Search tab.
   2. In the Boolean Search Term field, enter a Boolean search term.
      
      
      AND narrows a search by combining terms. It will retrieve learning events that contain both of the search terms. For example: pain AND pelvic. This search retrieves all learning events containing both “pain” and “pelvic”
      
      OR broadens a search by retrieving learning events that contain either of the search terms. This is useful when there are multiple spellings or synonyms of the term. For example: pelvis OR pelvic. This search retrieves all learning events that contain “pelvis” and all learning events that contain “pelvic”.
      
      NOT narrows a search by excluding certain terms. It will retrieve learning events that contain one term but not the other. For example: “pelvic NOT pain”. This search retrieves all learning events that contain “pelvic” and do not contain “pain”.
      
      Tip: You can also use nested terms. For example: pain AND (pelvis OR pelvic). This search returns learning events containing “pain AND pelvis”, as well as learning events containing “pain AND pelvic”.
      
      Quotation marks allow you to search for entire phrases. For example: “chronic pelvic pain”. This search returns only learning events that contain the entire phrase.
   
   
   3. (Optional) From the Graduating Class drop-down list, select the graduating class curriculum that you want to search.
   4. (Optional) From the Academic Year drop down list, select the academic year curriculum that you want to search.
      
      
      If you do not select a graduating class or academic year, the curriculum of all classes and years will be searched.
   
   
   5. Click Search. By default, the results will appear in a list, similar to a Google search. To view the results as a timeline, click Timeline.
    
   
   
   The timeline is a good summary of when topics are taught and can help you plan lectures and create linkage throughout the curriculum. The example timeline above shows learning events containing “pelvic AND pain” for the class of 2009.