Tag: SIS

Reports! But the fun kind

The Curricular Rep WorkCenter contains a bookmark to the Query Report Viewer where you can run reports as needed to assist you with your work and review data related to your scheduled course sections. This KB provides the report title and what it shows, so you can find what you need.  For additional reporting, you …

Loop in Curricular Services on Room Swaps

Final Call for 1262 begins tomorrow, and it’s the first opportunity to view room assignments in SIS. If you are not satisfied with the classroom that was initially assigned to a class section, it may be tricky to find a new room that is currently available across the entire semester. Instead, it may be appropriate …

Always Edit Class Association Number on New Sections

When adding a new section to an existing course, the class association number will always default to 1. You must edit this appropriately, as each enrollment package must have its own association number. This gets overlooked most frequently with adding new sections to IND courses but is essential to review on all new sections.   …

Cancel vs. Delete

It’s our last Pro Tip for the Fall term, and we’ll be picking back up after the winter break. In keeping with the theme of final exams, here’s a pop quiz! During the build, you’ve discovered that you do not need one of your class sections that has been scheduled already in SIS. It’s currently …

Term Update Switch Reminders

The term update switch controls what edits can be made in SIS for a given term. As a reminder, these are the only edits that may be made when the switch is flipped off: When the term update switch is off, please do not contact Curricular Services to make edits that were not completed during …

Managing your Wait List

Happy Peak Enrollment Season! If your subject(s) have courses that utilize a wait list, be sure to review your own procedures for allowing student enrollment. Here are some additional considerations: For Curric/Enroll Reps managing a wait list:  For students who are enrolling: 

Accurate Instructor Assignments

It’s important to review instructor assignments and accurately assign the correct people to classes in SIS. Every section of a course must have a principal instructor; some sections need a supervisory instructor; and auxiliary instructors may be assigned as needed. A decision tree provides detailed guidance.  Regardless of role, all instructors must hold an instructional …

Canceled Sections & Issuing Late Permissions

As part of the DIR tasks and reporting accurate instruction on campus the Office of the Registrar runs an administrative process to cancel class sections with no enrollment. This occurs during Week 5* of the Fall and Spring term, and includes IND sections. These canceled sections will remain visible in Curricular & Enroll Rep WorkCenter …

Utilizing the Overscheduled Times by Subject Report

Increased demand on General Assignment (GA) classrooms at peak times is resulting in more and more classes not receiving a GA classroom assignment. Although not guaranteed, classes scheduled at standard times and when the subject is not overscheduled have a much greater likelihood of receiving a GA assignment. Per the campus Classroom Scheduling policy, “departments …

Update Combined Enrollment Capacities

Enrollment season is in full swing, which may eclipse (ha) your other duties for the moment. There are many combined sections in the Schedule of Classes, and it’s important to ensure accurate enrollment capacities. For all sections of a combined course, each subject will need to update their own sections’ enrollment caps.  The primary subject …