Degree Works: Plan for Student Success

Using the Degree Works Planner Degree Works: Plan for Student Success

Access Click on the Planner tab in the student’s Degree Works account

Features • Planner controls • Compact version of audit • Planner body • What If Planner

Planner controls • Plan list • Mode options • Show completed courses • Edit and View modes

Plan list • All saved plans will appear in the dropdown box listed by description name • To select a plan, click on its name and then click the red “Load” button • When the “Add new plan” choice is selected and loaded, an empty plan will appear

Mode options • Notes • Terms are listed top to bottom with a place for notes for each term • A general notes section appears at the bottom of the plan • Calendar • Each “year” of terms is in a row • A single notes box appears at the bottom of the plan • Planned vs taken – compares planned courses to those actually taken by the students

Show completed classes • When checked, the classes the student has taken will replace those that were planned for current and historic terms • Classes will appear organized by term along with their final grade • Completed classes that don’t fit in a term (such as transfer classes) will appear in a section at the bottom of the plan

Edit and View modes • Edit allows a user to modify the plan • View gives a report that is good for printing

Planned vs taken • Compares what was planned with what was taken • A green circle means the courses match; a red one means they don’t

Planner Body • Degree audit appears in left frame • Plan appears at the right • Frames can be resized by dragging the gray separating bar

Planner Body – cont. • Historic terms are disabled and shown in gray • Classes taken and their grades are shown for completed terms if “Show completed courses” is checked • “Active” Plans • Only one allowed • This should be the one the advisor is keeping with the student • This plan should also be “Locked”

Planner buttons • Save Plan – saves contents of plan • Reload Form – clears information from plan • Save As… – saves the data as a new plan • Delete Plan – deletes the current plan (a confirmation message appears) • Process New – runs a new audit with planned courses applied (shown in blue) • Check all terms – check the boxes for all future terms to be included in a new audit • Uncheck all – unchecks all boxes for all future terms

Creating a plan • Give it a title in the description field • Select a term from the dropdown box

Creating a plan – cont. • Enter courses into the plan • Type in courses using the 3 letter prefix, space, and course number (ex., ENG 101) • Or drag and drop from the audit • Designate a category of course or one that is not a TCTC course by using a hyphen as the first character (ex., -HUMANITIES) • Courses are validated to be sure they are entered correctly • A red arrow appears next to each course found to be invalid • The plan cannot be saved until all problems are resolved • Save the plan

Process an audit using planner • Create a plan • Check the term(s) to be included in the audit • Select the Process New button at the bottom of the planner • Planned courses will populate the audit

Using a template • To load a program template or curriculum guide, click “Load in a pre-defined plan”

Using a template – cont. • A dialog box will pop up loaded automatically with the student’s information • If this is the information you want, click Search • If not, select the correct info

Using a template – cont. • If a template exists, it will appear at the bottom of the screen • Click on the plan you want to highlight it • Then click “Load into my plan” to add the template to the planner

Using a template – cont. • Save the template for use as a curriculum guide for the student • The first semester recommendations can be used with new first-time students

What If Planner • What If frame appears on the bottom left • Click “Show What If Options”

What If Planner – cont. • User may select desired degree and major information • Click “Use What If Scenario” • Then Process New

Degree Works: Plan for Student Success