Purpose

To allow the creation and maintenance of institution defined Attendance Modes

An Attendance Mode is an institution defined classification of the manner in which a student is undertaking a Course Offering option. These are comparable to Government Attendance Modes (STAF112C), but provide for greater flexibility by permitting classification at a more detailed level and the use of Attendance Mode names specific to the institution. Each institution defined Attendance Mode must be mapped to a Government Attendance Mode. More than one institution defined Attendance Mode can be mapped to the same Government Attendance Mode.

An institution may prefer to use its own names for internal and external students of say On Campus and Off Campus with the codes ON and OFF. These would then be mapped to the Government Attendance Modes, internal and external. Similarly multi-modal might be known as mixed attendance (MIXED).

The Course Attendance Mode block contains:

• Attendance Mode
• Description
• Govt Attendance Mode
• Closed check box
• Explanation

Rules/Notes:

Details recorded in the Explanation field will be available to persons using the Connect Applicant Portal.

To create a new attendance mode using the Maintain Course Attendance Modes form:

• Enter Insert Mode
• Enter the desired name (or code) of the Attendance Mode in the Attendance Mode field of a blank record
• Enter a meaningful description for the Attendance Mode in the Description field
• Select the appropriate Govt Attendance Mode from the list of values (or key a valid value)
• Record details in the Explanation text box which are appropriate for persons using Connect Applicant Portal.
• Save

Rules/Notes:

To delete an attendance mode using the Maintain Course Attendance Modes form:

• Find the record to be deleted
• Locate the cursor in the record to be deleted
• Delete record
• Save

Rules/Notes:

If an Attendance Mode has been used in the definition of a course, it cannot be deleted. It can be closed, preventing any further use, by selecting the Closed check box.

To modify an attendance mode using the Maintain Course Attendance Modes form:

• Find the record to be modified
• Modify the record as required
• Save

Rules/Notes:

If an Attendance Mode has been used in the definition of a course, only the description can be modified. This is not recommended unless the change in description is minor and does not affect the meaning of the Attendance Mode. A new Attendance Mode should normally be created.

An Attendance Mode can be closed, preventing any further use, by selecting the Closed check box.