Glossary of Terms Used in Course Setup
| Select a term from the list below: | ||
|---|---|---|
| Course ID | Include Resigns | Scheduled Removal Date |
| Course Title | Include Withdrawals | Student Roster Options |
| Delete | Past Semester | UBlearns Status |
| Edit Course | Reg Number | Update Enrollment |
| Enrollment Date | ||
Course ID
Course IDs uniquely identify a course site in UBlearns. For example 200501_123789_COMB represents the year (2005); semester (01 or Spring) and course registration number (123789). Course ID's may also indicate combined (COMB); crosslisted (CL) and chained (CH) classes.
Course Title
The official course title as listed in the university course catalog.
Delete
Process for instructors to permanently remove course sites from the UBlearns system. Deleted courses will be removed from the UBlearns system at the next UBlearns system update. Instructors may use the 'Export' utility available via the control panel to archive course content only for local media or system storage prior to deleting a UBlearns course site.
Edit Course
An option to set course preferences.
Enrollment Date
The day student registrations are automatically added to UBlearns. The enrollment date may be set to 7 or 14 days prior to the official start date. NOTE: If you are combining the enrollments of 2 or more of your own course sites, the enrollment date designated to the parent course will apply to the others.
Include Resigns
List students who have resigned their registration into the course.
Include Withdrawals
List students who have withdrawn their registration into the course.
Past Semester
Specifies a course site which was active in a previous semester.
Reg Number
Official course registration number as determined by Records and Registration.
Scheduled Removal Date
Date set for the permanent removal of a course site in UBlearns. In accordance with the university's Undergraduate Incomplete Policy, courses will remain available to instructors on the UBlearns server for a maximum period of 15 months after the conclusion of the semester. Course sites reaching the 15-month threshold will be automatically removed from the system based upon the time-table in the Data Management Policy.
Student Roster Options
Determines which students are added to the class list. The default is set NOT to include student withdrawals or resigns.
UBlearns Status
A course may be either enabled or disabled on the UBlearns server.
- Enabled: A course that is available on UBlearns.
- Disabled: A course that is not available on UBlearns.
Update Enrollment
Process for instructors to allow a single student or entire class list access to a past semester course site to finish an Incomplete grade. Only selected students will have access to the course site, all other students will remain 'disabled'. Instructors should remove students from the list upon completion of course requirements.
