SA Course Descriptions - Core Office Staff
SA Overview - Self-paced by audience (Faculty, Staff, Students)
This presentation is designed to give you an overview of the SA implementation from the perspectiveof your role here at UMBC. The overview discusses what SA is, why UMBC has chosen to implement SA and the benefits will bring to your role.
Approx. length: 10 minutes of viewing time.
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Navigating in Student Administration
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Navigating in Student Administration is a hands-on class designed specifically for staff in the Core Offices of Undergraduate Admissions, Graduate Admissions, and CPS. This 2.5 hour class will focus on the basic navigation required to begin using Student Administration.
After completing Navigating in Student Administration, you will be able to:
- Login into the Student Administration database.
- Navigate the menu structure
- Recognize how to use the search pages and the search features.
- Recognize the different data entry fields and successfully enter data in each type of field
- Recognize and discuss effective dates.
- Search for students' records.
The pre-requisite to taking this course is to complete the on-line SA Overview presentation, available via the Student Administration website at www.umbc.edu/sa. Navigate to the End-User Support tab.
Approx. Length: 2 ½ hours
Student Administration and the Graduate School - Lunch & Learn
Do you have Graduate Students in your Academic Department? Do you have a general interest in Student Administration (SA) and wonder how graduate applications and supporting documentation will now be handled by the Graduate School and the Academic Departments?
Bring your lunch and join us for a 60 minute presentation and discussion of how the Graduate School is using Student Administration (SA). Topics will include:
What is SA & Image Now and how will it be used in the Graduate School?
What are the benefits to the Academic departments?
Demonstration of the Graduate Application Summary and how it will be used on campus.
Q&A
Approx. Length: 60 minutes
Click here to view a video of the session from 9/23/08. (coming soon)
SADI Graduate Department Admission Processing
The purpose of this 2-hourcourse is to provide academic departments with graduate programs an overview of the revised Graduate School Admissions process. It will show how the departments are integral to the successful correspondence with the student. The course will also provide an overview of the latest functionality available to prospective students as part of the new implementation. Finally, the course will allow the participant a hands-on experience with the new Graduate Application Summary and review the new functionality available to the graduate departments. The intended audience for this course is Graduate Program Directors (GPDs) and Graduate Program Coordinators (GPCs); however,if space is available other faculty and staff in related functions or positions are welcome to attend.
Approx Length: 2 hours
Undergraduate Admissions Data in SA
This course is specifically designed for Departmental Offices, such as Financial Aid and Scholarships, who work directly with Undergraduate Student application information and supporting documentation.
This three (3) hour hands-on course will provide you with the skills you need to successfully locate student applications and interpret the information in SA.
Approx Length: 3 hours
Undergraduate Application Summary
Do you currently work with Undergraduate Applicants and use the SIS Overview Screen? Do you have a general interest in Student Administration (SA) and wonder how academic departments will now view Undergraduate Applicant data in SA? If so, then bring your lunch and join us for a 45- minute demonstration and discussion of the SA Undergraduate Application Summary screen.
The Undergraduate Application Summary screen in PeopleSoft Student Administration (SA) replaces the SIS Overview screen, which provides users with the most up- to-date information on an applicant.. This demonstration will cover: What is the Application Summary screen?
Who will have access to use it?
How does it work?
Where do I go for additional information?Approx Length: 45 minutes
Schedule of Classes - Fundamentals
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This 4 hourclass is designed to prepare you to begin creating classes in Student Administration. The prerequisite to taking this class is the Navigating in Student Administration class. By the end of this course you will be able to: Discuss how SA impacts the overall business process of scheduling classes
- Navigate in Curriculum Management
- Recognize relevant terminology
- Identify the components of the screens
- Create a new basic 3 credit class
- Edit a basic class
- Create multiple sections for a class
- Cancel a class
- Create a Special Topics class
- Create an Independent Study
Schedule of Classes - Advanced
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This 4 hour class builds upon the skills and concepts learned in the Fundamentals course. By the end of this course, you will be able to: Discuss how class associations work in SA
- Determine when it is appropriate to create each type of associated class
- Create a class with a one to one association
- Create a class with a one to many association
- Create a class with a one to any association
- Create a class using wildcards
- Creating a class with multiple meeting patterns
Understanding Self-service
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Student Self Service
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Scheduling Classes
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Working with Student Records
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Course Management
Whether Faculty or Staff needs to print a class roster or give permission for a student to attend your class, there are many facets to the live cycle of a course. This course will provide hands-on experience for Faculty and Staff to:
- View your schedule of classes for the semester.
- Print a roster for a class.
- Give (or decline) permission to a class.
- Post Grades for a class.
Advising during Orientation
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Advising Students
Advising students using the tools available in SA provides a meaningful starting point for Advisors. From reviewing student transcripts on-line to performing a degree audit for a student, this course will provide Advisors hands-on experience in:
- Viewing your list of Advisees
- Viewing student transcripts
- Viewing a degree audit for a student
- Entering advising notes
Registering for Classes
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