SBTeach Introduction School of Business Course Coordination System

What is SBTeach? SBTeach is a course management system designed by the School specifically for the requirements of managing School of Business Papers Focus on relevance and ease of use –Simple to install & use –Easy to follow menu system –Extensive on line help –Updates data daily from registry

Advantages of SBTeach Save Time and Money –Class lists stay up to date –Class photo lists printed instantly –Change tutorials with a click of the mouse –Enter marks the way they come in –One click publishing to the web of Streaming and Marks –Bulk import marks from spreadsheet (Great for computer marked tests) –Instant analysis of entered marks

Advantages of SBTeach Security –Security is a top priority and has been built in throughout the system from the word “go” –All security is controlled at the server –No use can see details of any paper they are not authorized to see –All changes made to marks and all fields that affect marks are recorded automatically Accessibility –New users can be added quickly and easily –Standard system means paper can be more easily managed in absence of key staff

Brief History S – Beta Version –6 Marketing Papers –2500 Student-Paper Enrolments S – First Full Version –System Completely Revised from Ground up –All marketing 300 and below –3 Information Science papers –Automatic updates implemented mid semester S – All Departments –Full implementation in Marketing & Tourism –Most departments ran at least one paper

Some 2004 Statistics 10,600 Student enrolments at year end 42,276 non-zero marks recorded out of 54,289 marks records created 4,358 Student photos loaded 2,495* tutorials changed 141,000 Mark record changes recorded 65 Users across the school *The database only counts the first change so this figure is actually somewhat higher

Department Management Facilities View daily updates for every paper including students leaving and joining View all assessments and due dates for the department – avoid clashes View marks audit records View access to papers in the department Request Papers for new semester View extensions granted? View disciplinary actions recorded

Demonstration

SBTeach will not Do Everything… Plussage –Some scenarios are possible, e.g. submit any 3 of 6 –“Best mark” items are generally not –Ask, some things are possible… Can’t Record Attendance except as an assessment (which can be zero weighted) Many things are possible but may not be obvious, don’t hesitate to ask

What Now? Have a go with the demo database Browser the web site: Departments will request papers and access for staff members. Requests close a week before streaming is done. Staff will be ed once system is up and will be able to download the client off the web site READ ALL S - they contain important information

Questions?