Introduction to Campus Solutions

1. Introduction to Campus Solutions

2. Agenda • Basic Navigational Functions • Navigation Guide/Quick Guide • Campus Solutions Data • Accessing Data • Modifying Data • Processes and Reports • Academic Structure Overview • Service Indicators Overview

3. Navigation – Signing In • Local Instance – Demo Database • https://icicle.as.ksu.edu:7001/psp/dm89/?cmd=login • User ID: KSUPS • Password: isis1

4. Navigation – Home Page

5. Navigation - Menu Pagelet • Minimize pagelet to have a larger working space • Application content can be accessed through Menu Pagelet or Navigation Pane

6. Navigation - Navigation Pane

7. Accessing CS Data • Using Menu Pagelet • Using Navigation Pane • Using Menu Search • Using Favorites • Using URLs (Browser favorites)

8. Accessing CS Data • Components open with a Search Page • Enter desired criteria • Click Search

9. Modifying CS Data • To make changes to existing data: • Click Correct History in search page • Make modifications • Save record

10. Processes and Reports • Process • Automated actions to perform calculations, validations, modifications, etc. • Handled by Process Scheduler • Includes running of reports • Reports • Handled by Report Manager • Several types and formats in system

11. Reports • Run report in Process Scheduler • View outputs of report in Report Manager • Reports organized by Run Control ID • In demo environment, create a unique RCID to isolate reports from everyone else’s • RCID example:initials + 01 (i.e., bcad01)

12. Academic Structure Overview

13. Academic Structure (cont.) • Academic Career • all course work undertaken by a student at an academic institution, which you group together in a single student record • Academic careers have these common characteristics: • All credit is granted under a common unit type, such as semester hours or quarter hours. • There is a single repeat scheme. • Undergrad, Grad, VetMed

14. Academic Structure (cont.) • Academic Program • Program to which a student applies and is admitted and from which the student graduates • i.e. Undergraduate in Education • Academic Plan • Area of study within an academic program or career • Major, minor, etc. • Academic Subplan • Areas of further specialization within academic plans • Concentrations, Sub-Curricula, etc.

15. Academic Structure (cont.) • Course • Subject matter detail offered by K-State • Only exists once for each topic • i.e., Math 100 • Class • Individual, physical course offerings • May have one or more occurrences during a given term or session • i.e., one section of MATH 100 offered each term

16. Academic Structure (cont.) • Term • Highest level of breakdown within a single academic calendar • Equivalent to semesters • Session • Breakdown of terms into sub-units • Could be used for short-terms, multi-session terms, intersessions, etc.

17. Academic Structure (cont.) • MS Word document with examples of content for each of AS types.

18. Service Indicators • What are Service Indicators? • Used to designate certain services or data for a student. • Most generally, used to prevent enrollment and access to student records. • i.e. Holds

19. Positive Service Indicators

20. Negative Service Indicators

21. Service Indicators

22. Getting Help • Accessing help from within Campus Solutions: • On any page, click the help link in the upper right corner of the window. This will open all help topics associated with the page currently in view. Select the topic in question. • Direct link to PeopleBooks: • http://icicle.as.ksu.edu:5001/PSOL/htmldoc/eng/index.htm • Student System Training Coordinator: • bcad@ksu.edu • 532-7657