Data Flow - Completing Course

Following are the steps instructors need to follow to complete a course. For additional information, refer to Complete Course.

1. Once the course has been given, there are a number of functions the instructor will need to complete to fully complete the course.

2. The instructor will first need to record attendance for the course. The instructor will log in to Professional Development, and click the Course Attendance link on the instructor menu.

3. The Course Attendance page will list any current courses for the instructor. The instructor will select the Class Date/Time link in the (untitled) column on the course for which they want to enter attendance.

4. The Course Class Date/Time page will display. This page will list all classes for the course. The instructor will click the Attendance link in the (untitled) column for the class to enter attendance for.

5. The Class Attendance page will display. On the Class Attendance page, the instructor will select the box in the Attendance column to indicate the participant was present for the course. The instructor can use the Select All link to select the boxes for all participants, or Clear All to clear the boxes. The instructor can also add a comment in the Comments column text box for individual participants.

6. The instructor will click Save to save the attendance record.

7. Once attendance is entered, the instructor will select the Complete Course option on the Instructor Menu to complete the grading and course credits.

8. On the Complete Course page, the instructor will select the course and click the Complete Course link in the (untitled) column. In the list of course participants, the instructor can assign a grade to each participant in the Assign Grade column.

9. To assign credits, the instructor will click the Show Credits link in the (untitled) column to display the credit options in the Assign Credits column. The instructor can enter the number of credits the participant earned.

10. Once the grades and credits have been assigned to each participant, the instructor can complete the course. The instructor will need to select the boxes in the Did you complete? field in order to complete the course. The instructor will also select the Attendance, Grading, and Credits boxes.

11. The instructor must then select the Do you want to complete the course? checkbox, click Save, and then click OK in the final confirmation.