Tag: SIS

Review Courses with Variable Credit Ahead of Student Enrollment

Be sure to review courses with variable credit prior to student enrollment. Any courses that are approved for variable credit at the catalog will need to be scheduled accordingly and edited within Adjust Class Associations. Example: If a course is approved to be offered for 3-4 credits, but for the upcoming term it will only …

Adding Pages to your Favorites

Do you find yourself frequently using a page in SIS that is not saved in a WorkCenter? Add it to your Favorites! Navigate to the page you want to save, and then click the 3-dot menu icon in the top right on the menu bar:  Select Add to Favorites. Then a pop-up message will appear …

Entering Instructors- Leave the Course Administrator Field Blank

When entering information on the Basic Data tab of the Maintain Schedule of Classes page, leave the Course Administrator field blank. A weekly process will automatically fill in that field, based on the instructors listed on the Meetings tab. You should only enter instructors for a course on the Meetings Tab. Remember, for combined sections, …

New Window 2.0: Menu Shortcuts

Last semester, we learned about the New Window feature in SIS. 2024 brings even more excitement: New Window icons for individual pages! In the Curricular and Enrollment Rep WorkCenter, the menu has groups of links organized into categories. The icons next to each of the links aren’t just fancy-looking bullets: they will open a new …

Association Numbers & Enrollment Package Set Up

Association numbers are essential components of setting up course sections, and need to be entered accurately. Multiple options exist for entering association numbers, depending on the set up of the course. For example, standalone, single-component class sections should have the section number and association number match. If a lecture is packaged with several discussion sections, …

Editing Meeting Pattern on Combined Sections

Need to edit the meeting pattern information on a combined section? Wondering why the fields are greyed out on Maintain Schedule of Classes? Use the Schedule Class Meetings page! Find the page in the menu in the Curric & Enroll Rep WorkCenter and edit the location (Facility ID), day/time meeting pattern, instructors, and/or room characteristics.

New Window Feature in SIS

Utilize the New Window link to open multiple active windows in SIS. This can be especially helpful when navigating between pages like Maintain Schedule of Classes and Update Sections of a Class, for example. Simply opening a new tab/page in your browser and logging into SIS again will NOT accomplish the same thing- but it …