2. STAR TRAINING ACUITY STAR 5.6 Intermediate Level Author: Paul Malcomson Date Created: February 2013 Target Audience: Faculty Members / Member Secretaries For More Information please contact: Paul Malcomson St Joseph’s Health Care London 268 Grosvenor St E4-118 London, Ontario x64542 STAR TRAINING ACUITY STAR 5.6 Intermediate Level Author: Paul Malcomson Date Created: February 2013 Target Audience: Faculty Members / Member Secretaries For More Information please contact: Paul Malcomson St Joseph’s Health Care London 268 Grosvenor St E4-118 London, Ontario x64542

3. Welcome to Training Today’s Agenda Welcome to Training Goals for Today Logging To STAR All Activities View Where Things Go Tips and Tricks Entering Dates Importing Data Records Exporting Data Records Bulk Editing Available Reports UWO Standard CV View How to get Help Additional Resources Wrap-up

4. Goals For Today By the end of today’s session you should: 1. Know how to access STAR from anywhere 2. Be provided a walkthrough of the All Activities View menu 3. Be shown helpful tips and tricks for using STAR 4. Have a good understanding of where basic activities go 5. Have a working knowledge of the STAR Data Grid 6. Understand how to generate the STAR Reports 7. Be able to find 2 levels of online help within STAR 8. Be shown where to find additional resources on the Portal 9. Have a basic understanding of the UWO Standard CV view 10. Know who to contact for help with STAR

5. Logging Into STAR https://www.schulich.uwo.ca/star/ https://star.schulich.uwo.ca 1.Install Firefox if it is not already on your computer. 2.Add these two sites to your bookmark toolbar 3.Disable Pop-Up Blocker for the STAR application 4.Check with your Coordinator if you need a password

6. All Activities View

8. Where Things Go

11. Tips and Tricks If the buttons ‘disappear’ in the data grid… Check to see if the double scrollbars are offset If you enter a record and do not see it in the data grid… Check to see if you have data filters set prohibiting you from seeing all data records. Follow NLM standards for Publications & Presentations Hover over ? Button to see a review of NLM NLM = National Library of Medicine

12. Entering Dates What Dates to Enter: – If the event happened on a single day - put the same date into both Start Date and End Date fields. – If the event happened several times during the year – put academic year start and end dates in STAR.

13. Importing Data Records In The Stack of Buttons: – Import button Enables fast entry of long lists of publications or presentations Data must follow NLM standards Call Your STAR Coordinator or Faculty Admin if you need assistance

14. Exporting Data Records In The Stack of Buttons: – To Excel button This feature allows the user to export the grid viewing pages to an excel file so that the data can be sorted and manipulated One way export – you cannot import any changes made in an exported Excel list

15. Bulk Editing Just above Data Grid: – Bulk Edit located just above the data grid Allows the user to edit multiple records simultaneously Speeds up data entry Call your STAR Coordinator or Faculty Admin if you need assistance

16. Available Reports - Bio Sketch - Department of Psychiatry MBR - Faculty Assessment Summary (DOM Only) - SSMD Promotion CV - SSMD Teaching Dossier - UWO Standard CV

17. UWO Standard CV View

18. How to get Help Hover on the help icons for specific data questions “Help with this Page” Link STAR Coordinators across all departments https://www.schulich.uwo.ca/star/contacts https://www.schulich.uwo.ca/star/contacts If you find bugs or system errors… Send as much information as you can to your STAR Coordinator Suggestions for improvements welcome

19. Additional Resources Three SSMD Sample reports available: Example UWO Example Promotion CV Example Teaching Dossier Excellent source to compare CV reports to Shows exactly where in STAR the data comes from STAR Data Entry Reference Manual 5.6: Quick reference Detailed Data Entry Manual Glossary of Terms STAR Monthly update form: Helps log and capture required entries or changes Allows you to accumulate changes Available from your STAR Coordinator or from the Portal https://www.schulich.uwo.ca/star/resources

20. Wrap Up Have the goals for today been met? Do you know how to access STAR from anywhere? Were you provided with a walkthrough of the All Activities View menu? Have you been shown helpful tips and tricks for using STAR? Do you now have a good understanding of where basic activities go? Do you have a working knowledge of the STAR Data Grid? Do you know how to generate the STAR Reports? Can you find 2 levels of online help within STAR? Were you shown where to find additional resources on the Portal? Do you have a basic understanding of the UWO Standard CV view? Do you know who to contact for help with STAR? Other Questions?