Online Course Requesting Setup SCH 03

Online Course Requesting SetupSCH 03

Margaret Schnibbe

Agenda

Introduction to Online Course Requesting:• Definition• Benefits• Process overview

Online Course Requesting Setup Checklist:• Create academic tracks• Add track selections• Assign track to students• Student view• Additional course request controls• Additional tasks to consider

Online Course Requesting:Process overview

Createstudent’s course selection sheet = academic track


Build Year setup


Teacherrecommendations


Student makes course selection

online


Counselor approves course selection

Step 1: Create academic track(s): Multiple orjust 1?

Step 2: What type of track is this? Honors, College, Standard? Don’t track kids in this way – just create one standard track!

Step 3: Enter minimum and maximum credit a student can request.

Online Course Requesting Checklist:Create academic track

Step 4: What grade levels are associated with this track?

Step 5: Enter special instructions students will see.

Step 6: Enter the window for when each grade level can begin online requesting.


Step 7: Define track selections per grade level:• Select subject area.• Set minimum and maximum

selection.• Add available courses for this

grade level and subject area.• Should these courses be

considered Alternates?• Should a course be a required

selection?• Would you like this course to be

the default selection?• Are there any linked courses? • Are students allowed to change

teacher recommendations ?


Step 1: Add academic track to a field set on the Student tab.

Step 2: Assign academic track to students.

Online Course Requesting Checklist:Assign academic track to students

Online Course Requesting:Student view – Requests – entry mode

Online Course Requesting:School view – Requests – entry mode

Online Course Requesting Checklist:Additional course requesting controls

Define pre- and co-requisites in the district course catalog:

Online Course Requesting Checklist:Additional course requesting controls

Allow repeats? Allow requested as sub?Max requests?

• Create new school year.• Create course catalog for next school year.• Set Build Year in school details.• Copy course catalog in the School view.• Set Next School for students.

Online Course Requesting Checklist:Build Year setup

• Make sure that courses in the school course catalog are flagged to Allow recommendation.

• Open window for teacher recommendations.• Review teacher recommendations.• Create student accounts.• Set district schedule preference to Enable student

online request entry.• Open window to allow online requesting.• Review and approve course requests.

Online Course Requesting Checklist:Additional tasks

Thank you.

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Online Course Requesting Setup SCH 03