MyCampus Fundamentals
Jan 11, 2016
MyCampus Fundamentals
Purposeto become familiar with the fundamentals of MyCampus specifically, navigation and search and to gain an understanding of how the system manages information.
Outcomes you have the knowledge, skills and confidence to navigate the MyCampus System and access records
Structure a mixture of trainer led discussion, Campus Solutions demos and hands-on activity
Timings 2 hours
• Emergency exit
• Breaks/facilities
• Evaluation
• Environment
• Terminology
• Navigation and menus
• Record pages
• Search
• Customising
• Communication within the system
• What a student sees in MyCampus
• Getting information out of the system
• MyCampus academic structure
• Online training resources
What is MyCampus?
What is MyCampus?
Millennium(Library)
Agresso
(Finance)
Kin
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datio
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EDRMS
(Records
Management)
MOODLE(Virtu
al Learning
Environment)
PIP
(Pro
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Info
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MIS
(Roo
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MyCampus
What is MyCampus?
UoG Terminology MyCampus
Semester Session (semester 1/semester 2)
Session Term (2011)
Programme of Study Program and Plan
Credits Units
GPA GPA
Class/Attendance Lists Rosters
Approved... Active /Inactive /Pending
Terminology in MyCampus
Using MyCampus
Accessing the training environment
• Information for staff – Quick links – Moodle – Services
• LOGIN USING YOUR NORMAL GUID AND PASSWORD
• SLP – MyCampus Fundamentals
• CSTRN1 – training environment file (Login using the temporary
username and password)
Single sign on via MyGlasgow https://frontdoor.spa.gla.ac.uk/login
Navigating MyCampus
Universal navigation header and page bar
Navigating MyCampus
Using the Main Menu•Click on the main menu to open submenus
•Drop down menu
•Breadcrumbs
Navigating MyCampus
Navigating MyCampus
Standard (or Base) Navigation Page
Navigating MyCampus
•Direct link to page
•Folder – contains up to 3 links + ‘More...’
button
Navigating MyCampus
Task
• Navigate to the Records and Enrollment – Career and Program Information - Student Program and Plan search page
• Enter the following student ID: 2013004
Record Layout
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Tabs
Getting around Campus Solutions
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Getting around Campus Solutions
Toolbarhyperlinks
Save page
Review the previous record in the list
Review the next record in the list
Return to the search page
Navigating MyCampus
Insert rows in a grid or scroll area
Deletes rows in a grid or scroll area
Next row in a grid or scroll area
Previous row in a grid or scroll area
Find data in a grid or scroll area
View all rows of data in a grid or scroll area
Fields marked with an asterisk means that the field must be filled
Navigating MyCampus
Effective Dating
Effective Dating
Permissions decide what you can do
Add/Update Include History Correct History
Default most users Available to users Very few users
Display current & future rows Add new rowsUpdate future rows
Display all rowsAdd new rowsUpdate future rows
Change any past / present / future row
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Institution
Institution
•Represents an independent academic entity with its own set of rules and business processes•Represented by 5 character code GLSGW - University of Glasgow
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Academic Organization
Academic Group
Academic Career
Campus
Institution
Building Blocks
•Four key building blocks in Campus Solutions
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Academic Organization
Institution
Academic Organization
•Represents the academic organisations at GLSGW•Represented as a ‘tree’ structure in Campus Solutions•Uses standard coding scheme defined by UoG
e.g. Level 1 10000000 College of Arts
Level 2 10400000 School of Modern Language & Cul
Level 3 10405000 Slavonic Studies
Level 4 10405100 Russian
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Academic Structure in MyCampus
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Subjects
Academic Organization
Institution
Subjects
•Key attribute within Campus Solutions for any course•Approximately 60 subject areas
e.g. FTV Film and Television
DENT Dentistry
CHEM Chemistry
SOCIO Sociology
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Subjects
Academic Organization
Institution
Courses
Courses
•Courses have offerings, and each offering has a Subject and Catalog number•These two elements combined identify the course and will be how students reference a course•ARCH 1001 (Archaeology 1A: The Archaeology of Scotland)
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Subjects
Academic Organization
Institution
Courses
Courses
•Courses have offerings, and each offering has a Subject and Catalog number•These two elements combined identify the course and will be how students reference a course•ARCH 1001 (Archaeology 1A: The Archaeology of Scotland)
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Academic Structure in MyCampus
Search
When you select a page, the system often displays a search page on the Find an Existing Value tab
Search in MyCampus
Search in MyCampus
Available Operators
Search in MyCampus
• An edit box with a prompt button uses a Lookup button which looks like a magnifying glass.
Navigating MyCampus
Navigating MyCampus
Navigating MyCampus
Task
• Navigate to Curriculum Management – Course Catalog – Course Catalog
• Search for subject area Biology
• Now enter imm in the description field and search again
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Academic Group
•A high level entity held against Programs and Courses. •Decision at GLSGW is to define as broad areas of discipline e.g. Law, Life Sciences
Subjects
Academic Organization
Academic Group
Institution
Courses
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Subjects Programs
Academic Organization
Academic Group
Institution
Courses
Programs
•Represents the higher level entity to which students apply and ultimately graduate.•Students are active on a Program•Each Program has a 4 character code e.g. 2105. Bachelor of Science (LS)
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Subjects Programs
Plans
Academic Organization
Academic Group
Institution
Courses
Plans
•Represents the specialisation for the Program•Programs can have more than one Plan defined•Students are active on a Program and a Plan•The degree the student is awarded is linked to the Plan•Program and Plan together represent the UoG ‘Programme of Study’ e.g. C300-2105 (Zoology, BSc)
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Subjects Programs
Plans
Sub plans
Academic Organization
Academic Group
Institution
Courses
Sub plans
•Only used rarely e.g. to differentiate between Academic year intake and Calendar year intake for the same Postgraduate taught courses
Academic Structure in MyCampus
Task• Navigate to Curriculum Management – Attendance Roster –
Attendance Roster by Class
• Search for a Class Nbr: 3485
Customising
User Defaults
Customising MyCampus
Customising MyCampus
My Favorites
• The system includes the facility to save your own commonly used pages
• Navigate to the page you want to save, click on Add to favorites (top right hand corner)
• You can access or edit the order by clicking on My favorites from the menu
Customising MyCampus
Task• Navigate to the Setup SACR and do the
following:
1. Set the default subject area to Maths
2. Set the academic career default to UG
• Navigate to the Records and Enrollment – Student Program and Plan search page and add it to My favorites
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Subjects Programs
Plans
Sub plans
Academic Organization
Academic Group
Academic Career
Institution
Courses
Academic Career
•Represents groupings of academic offerings (Programs, Plans, Courses)•Careers at GLSGW
UG - UndergraduatePGT - Postgraduate TaughtPGR - Postgraduate ResearchHD - Higher DoctorateLLL - Life Long LearningEXTN - External
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Subjects Programs Terms
Plans
Sub plans
Academic Organization
Academic Group
Academic Career
Institution
Courses
Academic Term
•Represents the Academic Year (1st Aug to following 31st July)•A student is admitted in a term and must be “term activated” in a term (to be eligible to enrol) e.g. 2011, 2012
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Subjects Programs Terms
SessionsPlans
Sub plans
Academic Organization
Academic Group
Academic Career
Institution
Courses
Academic Session
•Represents teaching periods within a term •Classes will be created attached to sessions e.g. S1 (Semester 1), FYR (Full Year)
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Academic Organization
Subjects
Academic Group
Programs
Academic Career
Terms
Sessions
Campus
Institution
Plans
Sub plans
Courses
Campus
•Three Campuses in Campus Solutions: Main, Dumfries and Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT)
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Academic Organization
Subjects
Academic Group
Programs
Academic Career
Terms
Sessions
Campus
Locations
Institution
Plans
Sub plans
Courses
Locations
•Each Campus may have a number of Locations•Main Campus has two Locations, Main and Garscube
Academic Structure in MyCampus
Communication within the system
3Cs
•Communication
•Checklists
•Comments
Communication in MyCampus
Communication
• Mainly concerned with communication to students or
external bodies
• Can be automated by particular processes in the system
• Used by Admission and Finance, disability
• Communication record held against a student record and
dated
• Can be in the form of an email or message sent to a printer
Communication in MyCampus
Checklists
• Appears as to do’s in the student self service
• Can be set against individuals or groups
Communication in MyCampus
Comments
• Not visible to students
• Comment appears against a particular process
(eg financial bill)
• Can be set against a certain row of the plan
Communication in MyCampus
The Notify Button
Allows you to communicate person to person within the system
Communication in MyCampus
Task
• Navigate to Self Service – Advisor Center – My Advisees
Student Centre- What a student sees
The Student in MyCampus
The Student in MyCampus
The Student in MyCampus
The Student in MyCampus
Campus Community – Student services ctr
The Student in MyCampus
Service Indicators
Service Indicators in MyCampus
Accessing Student Information
• Standard Queries – Reporting tools -> Query -> Query
manager
• ‘Useful’ screens
• – Records and Enrollment – Student Summary
Accessing Information in MyCampus
Task
• Navigate to Records and Enrollment – Student Summary
• Look up the summary for Patrick Burns (2013016)
Academic Structure in MyCampus
Academic Organization
School of humanities
Subjects
Archaeology
Academic Group ARTS
Programs
2208 Bachelor of Science (Scis)
Academic Career UG
Terms 2011
Sessions - S1 (Semester 1),
FYR
Campus Main
Locations Main
Institution GLSGW
Plans
V402-2208 Archaeology,Bsc
Sub plans
Courses
ARCH 1001 (Archaeology 1A:
The Archaeology of Scotland)
Online training
• Booking further courses
• Training documents
• Interactive Demos
• Further support [email protected] ext: 7195
Accessing MyCampus training
http://www.gla.ac.uk/services/studentlifecycleproject/mycampustraining/