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  • To be able to track and view participation on a myUMBC event, you must either be the admin of a group or the creator of that event.
  • Only Username, Campus ID, EMPL ID, or LIMS ID separated by commas or whitespace can be entered.

  • Attendees tracked must be UMBC constituents with a valid username and account.

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How do I track participation?

A tutorial on using barcode scanners to track participation is posted at How can I use scanners to track event participation in myUMBC?

To upload participants, you must either be the admin of a group or the creator of an event. If neither, you will not be able to track participation.

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  1. Create your event ahead of time. You can then use your event for marketing and allow attendees to indicate intent to attend.
  2. Think about how you'll collect data.
    1. Small event? It may be easier to use a paper sign-in form to collect usernames, and manually enter into the textbox.
    2. Large event? You may want to think about acquiring a batch barcode scanner and scanning the LIMS barcode, to paste in batch. A tutorial on how to do so is explained at How can I use scanners to track event participation in myUMBC?

  3. Who will upload participation? Do you have a dedicated person in your group, or will you have the event creator upload data?

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