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SPARK Course Request Form

All campus based courses are now using SPARK, the UMass Amherst, Learning Management System (LMS).

Use this form to request that a SPARK course be created for your on-campus class. Please use a separate form for each course you want to create.

This is a manual process. Course requests received in the beginning of the semester may take up to 36 hours to process. Once your request has been evaluated, you will receive an email confirming your request or with details on additional steps you need to take. This email will be sent to the address you give below, so be sure that it is correct.

Instructor access for SPARK courses requires that you are listed in SPIRE as the instructor of record and that you have an active NetID (OIT Account user name). For further information on OIT Accounts and your NetID, go to http://www.oit.umass.edu/accounts/.

Send questions about this form to instruct@oit.umass.edu.

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Instructor Information

* First Name:

* Last Name:

* University E-mail Address:

* Campus Phone Number:

OIT NetID (OIT Account user name):

Course Information

Select the semester for your course. Please note that we cannot create courses in SPARK for future semesters until shortly before the registration period for that semester begins. (Usually the middle of the preceding semester.)

* Subject (i.e., COMP_LIT)

* Catalog Number (i.e. 103)

* Class Number (i.e., 23048)

Section (i.e., LEC 1)

If multiple sections need to use this SPARK course:

If this course has multiple sections you wish to have access to your SPARK course please specify the 5-digit Class Number(s): (ex: for Lec1, Lec2 and Lec3)

If there is not enough room to describe what you need in this space, use the "Comments" box at the end of the form.

(23048, 23089, 23094)
If your course is cross-listed:

If this course is cross listed in another department please provide the following:

If there is not enough room to describe what you need in this space, use the "Comments" box at the end of the form.

Subject (i.e. ENGLISH):

Catalog Number (i.e. 103):

Class Number (i.e. 25067):

Section (i.e. LEC A):
Incorporating Content from a Previous Course

*Are you moving materials from another course?:

Yes, I will migrate content from WebCT Campus Edition
Yes, I will reuse content from SPARK (previous course)
Yes, I need materials moved over from UMassOnline
No, I am building a new course
Other (Use comment box to explain)

Grade Upload

If you are planning to manage grades in SPARK, you can register this class to transfer the grades from the Final Grade column in SPARK to the grade roster in SPIRE during the grading period at the end of the semester (only available in Fall and Spring semesters). More about Grade Upload

Use Grade Upload to transfer grades from this class to SPIRE during the grading period at the end of the semester.

Comments/Questions?
Please use this space to address any needs not provided for by the rest of the form.