1. Intern Placement Tracking (IPT) Tutorial for Preceptors
University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC)
Intern Placement Tracking (IPT) Tutorial for Preceptors
Health Administration and Policy Program Internship Coordinator: Meryl Cozart Assistant: Melissa Rose

2. Introduction The Intern Placement Tracking (IPT) system is an online
internship placement monitoring system designed to:
Keep track of students in internships;
Allow the Internship to seamlessly and concisely meet departmental requirements;
Include the delineation of practice (learning) objectives,
activities, and tasks by students within individual internship
settings; and
Track and archive the evaluation and documentation of
student core competency mastery.
The Intern Placement Tracking (IPT) system is a web-based field placement monitoring system designed to 1) keep track of students in field placements; and 2) allow the Office of Field Education to seamlessly and concisely meet the new CSWE 2008 EPAS requirements. This includes the delineation of practice (learning) objectives, activities, and tasks by students within individual field placement settings as well as the evaluation and documentation of student core competency mastery. IPT also provides a solution for tracking and archiving online field education data related to the achievement of EPAS and core competency goals .

3. Privacy Notice
IPT is a web-based field education software program, and it is secure.  
Personal information cannot be located through online search engines such as Google.  
For additional security, after signing in, you will be prompted to create a personal, confidential log-in code, which only you will have access to.
Your demographic information in the software program is viewed by the designated administrative staff within the Internship program only.  
If you have any concerns about your privacy using the software, please contact the Internship Coordinator at (410)
IPT is a web-based field education software program, it is secure.  Your personal information cannot be located through online search engines such as Google.  For additional security, after signing in, you will be prompted to create a personal, confidential log-in code, which only you will have access to. Your demographic information in the software is viewed by the designated administrative staff within the Field Education program only.  If you have any concerns about your privacy using the software, please contact the Office of Field Education at (410)

4. Getting Started
Go to (you may want to bookmark this page for easy reference);
You will find three fields required for login: Organization ID, User Name, and Password;
All information entered in these fields is upper/lower case sensitive;
The Organization ID for HAPP preceptors using the UMBC IPT system is: umbchapp.
The IPT website is located at You may want to bookmark this page for easy reference.
On this page you will find three fields required for login: Organization ID, User Name, and Password. All information entered in these fields is upper/lower case sensitive.
The Organization ID for anyone using the UMBC IPT system is: umbc

5. Getting Started (cont.)
When you first log in to IPT this screen will appear:
Enter “umbchapp” under Organizational ID (needs to be all lowercase)
Enter the username and password included in this
When you first log in to IPT, click on the “Forgot your Username or Password?” link on the login page
Enter “umbc” under Organizational ID (needs to be all lowercase)
Select “Field Instructor/Supervisor” as User Type
Enter your address
An with an IPT link will be sent to your address

6. Getting Started (cont.)
Create a new login name and password and SAVE.
Your user name and password may be anything that you like, just make sure to write down the information for future use; the name and password are case sensitive.
The link will be valid for the next two hours.
Clink on link in your to access the IPT login page.
Create a new login name and password and SAVE.
Your user name and password may be anything that you like, just make sure to write down the information for future use; the name and password are case sensitive.

7. IPT Home Page
Ensure that your name appears in the upper left hand of the page.
If it does not, please contact Meryl Cozart at or Melissa Rose at
The home page contains two links on the left hand side of the page:
My Forms (detailed later in this tutorial) and
Change Password - If you wish to change your password please use this link.
Make sure your name should appears at the top
The home page contains two links on the left hand side of the page:
My Forms (detailed later in this tutorial) and
Change Password - If you wish to change your password please use this link.

8. IPT Homepage (cont.)
Located in the middle of the IPT Preceptor home page, you will see two tabs with the following links:
Home and Preceptor Detail (this is where you would keep your address, phone number, and up to date).
Located in the middle of the IPT Field Instructor home page, you will two tabs with the following links: Home and Field Instructor Detail (this is where you would keep you address, phone number, and up to date)

9. Preceptor Detail Page
The Preceptor Detail page provides the most up to date information about you; please make sure this information is correct and always up to date.
Upload picture: It is not required that you upload a photo, but you may do so if you wish.
Forms: A complete discussion of the forms function will be discussed on the next few slides.
The field instructor detail page provides us with the most up to date information about you; please make sure this information is correct and always up to date
Upload picture: We do not require that you upload a photo but you may do so if you wish
Forms: (Could you circle the word Forms in red?) A complete discussion of the forms function will be discussed on the next few slides.

10. Preceptor Detail Page (cont.)
Internship Assignments:
This section lists all the students who are currently assigned to you and your agency and have you as their preceptor; if you need contact information for these students, click on the View link to the left of their name; you will then be directed to that student’s Student Detail page that lists contact information.
Internship Assignments: (Could you circle the Internship Assignments section in red?)
This section lists all the students who are currently assigned to you and your agency and have you as their field instructor. If you need contact information for these students, click on the View link to the left of their name. You will then be directed to that student’s Student Detail page that lists contact information as well as each student’s faculty liaison.

11. Forms One of the most important aspects of the IPT system.
It is imperative that UMBC students and preceptors understand and look for scheduled forms.
Forms are online documents that allow students and preceptors to complete internship materials electronically rather than by hardcopy. Several forms will be generated through IPT, and it is each user’s responsibility to complete their portion of a form in a timely manner.
Notifications of when forms are generated are sent via to students and preceptors so it is very important that you keep your address up to date.
It is the responsibility of the student and the preceptor to complete all forms by the scheduled deadlines.
If you have any questions about a form, please contact either Meryl Cozart or Melissa Rose
The forms function is one of the most important aspects of the IPT system, and it is imperative that UMBC students and field instructors understand and look for scheduled forms.
Forms are online documents that allow students, field instructors, and the field liaisons to complete fieldwork materials electronically rather than by hardcopy. Several forms will be generated through IPT, and it is each user’s responsibility to complete their portion of a Form in a timely manner.
Notifications of when forms are generated are sent via to students and field instructors so it is very important that you keep your address up to date.
It is the student and field instructor’s responsibility to complete all forms by the scheduled deadlines.
If you have any questions on a Form, please contact either Adrienne Ekas-Mueting or Katie Leiser.

12. Forms (cont.)
To access or view a scheduled form, click on “My Forms” link on the left hand side of the home page or in the upper left hand section of the Field Instructor Detail page. In this example, the field instructor has 2 new forms to review and sign.
To access or view a scheduled Form, click on My Forms link on the left hand side of your home page or in the upper left hand section of the Field Instructor Detail page. In this example, the field instructor has 2 new forms to review and sign.
Please circle in red, “My Forms (2)”
Click on the My Forms link to access your Online Form List.

13. Forms (cont.)
Each scheduled form will be listed along with information regarding the progress of the form. Here you will find a variety of summary information for each form including the name of the form, the student name (under the Form ID column), the status of the Form (whether it is active or complete), whose action is needed (student or preceptor), and the due date for when the Form should be completed.
Each scheduled Form will be listed along with information regarding the progress of the Form. Here you will find a variety of summary information for each form including the name of the form, the student name (along with an link if you need to ask the student a question regarding the Form), the status of the Form (whether it is active or complete), whose action is needed (Student, Field Instructor, or Field Liaison), and the due date for when the Form should be completed.

14. Forms (cont.)
Please note that in most cases, the student will sign first and then the preceptor.
This is an example of two forms that are ready for the preceptor to sign:
Please note that in most cases, the student will sign first, then the field instructor, and then the field liaison.
This is an example of forms that are ready for the field instructor to sign:
(Please note that the column “waiting for” shows that the field instructor needs to sign it.)

15. Forms (cont.)
Click on the View link on the left–hand side of the page.
Complete the required fields of the form.
Electronically sign the document by typing your name.
Your electronic signature constitutes a legally binding document.
To complete your portion, click on the View link on the left –hand side of the page.
Once you click on View, this will bring up the Form along with required fields for you to fill out. After filling out the Form, you must electronically sign the document by typing your name. Because IPT is a password protected site, meaning only you know your user name and password, your electronic signature constitutes a legally binding document.

16. Forms (cont.): Time Sheets
This is an example of a time sheet after the preceptor clicked on “View”.
The student has already signed and the preceptor will click next to their name to “sign” the document.
Each “signer” will get an when it is their turn to sign the form.
Once a form has been signed, if changes need to be made, you will need to Meryl Cozart or Melissa Rose to request the signature be cleared.
This is an example of a time sheet after the field instructor clicked on “View”. The student has already signed and the field instructor will click next to their name to “sign” the document. (Can you please circle “Click to sign Completed Document” in red?)
Each “signer” will get an when it’s their turn to sign the form.
Once a form has been signed, if changes need to be made, you will need to Adrienne Ekas-Mueting or Katie Leiser to request the signature be cleared.

17. Forms (cont.)
Here is a list of documents indicating whose signature is needed.
Here is also the list of forms that lets the field instructor know that the student needs to sign first;
When the status is showing “new”, this mean that the “waiting for” role needs to sign the form.

18. Experiencing a Problem?
For any problems, please report the time, date, and activity in process when the issue occurred.  
This information is necessary in determining the problem and identifying a solution.  
Please note that most problems occur due to users not SAVING their work regularly.  

19. IPT Software Support
To report software problems, concerns, or general comments, please contact: Meryl Cozart or Melissa Rose

20. Glossary
IPT (Intern Placement Tracking): the online internship monitoring system designed to keep track of students in internships and allows the Internship Coordinator to maintain consistent knowledge of the day-to-day at the internship site.
Technical support for IPT: Meryl Cozart and Melissa Rose
umbchapp: Organizational ID for all UMBC users involved with the HAPP internship
website to access IPT
(if you could make all slides available as a hand-out, that would be great, thanks so much)