A class covers specific and related information that is taught as a single unit.
Example: “Dance History – 1800 to Present”. A class semester is an instance of that class offered at a specific date. For example, the Fall, 2014 session of a class.
Select the Class Semesters icon to review, add, and update these instances. You will a screen similar to the following:
Each entry in the grid represents a different time where that class was offered or is going to be offered, including the class semester status and the number of student enrolled.
Click Add Class Semester to create a new instance of that class. You will see the following screen:
In the Class Semester field, specify the semester and year. Each class semester needs a unique code in Sakai; this can be any sequence of letters and numbers up to 20 characters long.
You also need to specify the start date and finish date. For a cohort-based class, this will be the dates of the first and last sessions. For a self-guided class, this will be the dates when the course materials are first available and when they are made unavailable, assuming that every student has now completed their self-guided review of the materials.
Status is one of the following values:
- In Development
- Not Yet Open for Enrollment
- Open for Enrollment
- Full
- In Process
- Completed
- Cancelled
Enrolled Students
Select the Students icon to see a list of students enrolled in that class semester. You will see a screen similar to the following:
This grid shows each student, plus his or her status and progress grade.
Click Update Grades from Sakai to have the system retrieve grades from Sakai and update this screen. This is generally not done until the class is complete.
Click the Cancel icon to cancel the student’s registration for this class. After a confirmation step, the student’s status is changed to “Withdrew”. If a refund is owed, it will be applied to the student’s account as a credit.
Click the Delete icon to remove this student completely from the class. No refunds are given and all record of registration is deleted. This option is only available if the registration has not been paid.
There is also an icon to add the student to the Sakai roster. This icon will display if the student was not added to the class during payment for some reason.
The Enrollment Status is a link. Click it to update the status manually. Available options depend on the current status.
Students cannot be added to a class semester from this screen. Instead, this is done from the Student Manager side of OPDI (see below.)