Student Information System

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Student Information System

• Overview
• SCT Banner Version 6.0

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Major Changes

• Student IDs 8-digit ? 9-digit
• Register into majors (any student taking credit
  courses declares a major must meet admissions
  criteria)
• Majors are 4-character codes
• Cabinetmaking CABI
• Graphic Design GRDE
• Tourism Management TOUR
• Early Childhood Education ECED
• Practical Nursing - PNRS

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Major Changes

• Subject codes are 4-digit alpha codes unique to
  each academic level (undergrad, post-grad,
  post-sec, tuition short, non-credit, etc.)
• Aviation AVIA
• Economics (post-secondary) ECON
• Economics (university) ECNM
• Drawing DRWG
• Electronics ELEN
• Opticianry - OPTI

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Major Changes

• Course codes
• 4-digit subject code 4-digit course number
• Course number 1st digit represents level of
  course (1st yr, 2nd yr, 3rd yr, 4th yr)

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Major Changes

• Term
• Key part of admissions, registration, scheduling
  curriculum processes.
• Code composed of academic year semester
• Credit non-credit activity have different codes

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Term Codes - Examples
Academic Year Term Credit Activity Term Credit Activity Term Non-credit Activity Term Non-credit Activity
Academic Year Semester Code Semester Code
2003-04 Fall 2003 Winter 2004 Summer 2004 200410 200420 200430 Fall 2003 Winter 2004 Summer 2004 200415 200425 200435
2004-05 Fall 2004 Winter 2005 Summer 2005 200510 200520 200530 Fall 2004 Winter 2005 Summer 2005 200515 200525 200535
2005-06 Fall 2005 Winter 2006 Summer 2006 200610 200620 200630 Fall 2005 Winter 2006 Summer 2006 200615 200625 200635
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Major Changes

• Part of Term
• Controls processes for fee assessments, refunds,
  audit reporting
• New part of term assigned if
• Different start date OR
• Number of semester weeks different

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Major Changes

• One passing grade policy 50 passing grade for
  courses
• Academic progression based on GPA
• Course reference number (CRN) combination of
  section CRN to uniquely identify a course
  section

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SIS Process Flow
General Student
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Log In To Banner

• Access from URL
• http//banner.georgianc.on.ca
• Access security determined by job function

Immediately change your password the first time
you log in.
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Main Menu
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Navigating

• Can use mouse to select icons.
• Can use keyboard.
• See Navigation Template.

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Naming Conventions

• 7-character names
• Position 1 primary system owning object
• Position 2 module owning object
• Position 3 type of object
• Position 4-7 uniquely identifies object

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Examples of Naming Conventions
SFAREGS SFAREGS SFAREGS SFAREGS
S Student F Registration/Fee A Application REGS Student Course Registration Form
GUAPSWD GUAPSWD GUAPSWD GUAPSWD
G General U Utility A Application PSWD Password Change Form
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Forms

• An online document where you can enter look up
  information in the database
• Visually organizes information so it is easier to
  enter read
• Information is entered once then used by other
  forms or reports

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Forms

• 8 types of forms

Main Menu Validation
Application Rule
Query Control
Inquiry Wizard
Most commonly used
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Menu Bar
Toolbar
Title Bar
Key Block
Parts of a Form
Other Block
Auto Hint Status Line
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Parts of a Form

• Title Bar
• Descriptive form name, 7-character form name,
  database name
• Block
• Section of a form or window that contains related
  information
• Key Block
• First block
• Determines what is entered or displayed

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Parts of a Form

• Information Block
• Data about the information entered in the key
  block
• Auto Hint Line
• Bottom of form
• Brief field description, error processing
  messages, keyboard equivalents
• Status Line
• Directly underneath auto hint line
• Record count, list of values availability, query
  mode check

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Menu Bar
File Menu
Edit Menu
Options Menu
Sample Only
Block Menu
Item Menu
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Menu Bar
Record Menu
Query Menu
Help Menu
Window Menu
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Toolbar Icons SaveRollback Select Enter
QueryExecute Query Cancel QueryView/Send
Message Print Graph
Information Xtender SolutionsShow Keys
BookshelfOnline Help ExitInsert
RecordDelete RecordPrevious RecordNext
RecordPrevious BlockNext BlockWF Open
Electronic DocumentWF SubmitWF ContinueWF
Release           Toolbar Icons
Save Delete Record
Rollback Enter Query
Select Execute Query
Insert Record Cancel Query
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Toolbar Icons SaveRollback Select Enter
QueryExecute Query Cancel QueryView/Send
Message Print Graph
Information Xtender SolutionsShow Keys
BookshelfOnline Help ExitInsert
RecordDelete RecordPrevious RecordNext
RecordPrevious BlockNext BlockWF Open
Electronic DocumentWF SubmitWF ContinueWF
Release           Toolbar Icons
Previous Record Print
Next Record Bookshelf
Previous Block Online Help
Next Block Exit
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Parts of a Form
Window Pane area within a window that has more
fields than can appear at one time
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Special Windows
Alert Box 1 response a condition that may
impact data
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Elements of a Form
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Elements of a Form
Iconic Buttons Represent 1 or more actions that
can be performed
Radio Buttons Select 1 of several options
Fields Enter, query, change or display
information
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Elements of a Form
Checkbox Enable or disable features or options
Records Set of related fields or logical unit of
information
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Student Information System

• Overview
• SCT Banner Version 6.0