Title: Browsing Course Catalog from the Student Center
Category 1 : Student Records
Category 2 : Search & View
Work Instruction
Browsing Course Catalog from the Student Center
Purpose
Students can use this procedure to search for and view courses from the course catalog.
Trigger
Perform this procedure to look up course data from the Student Center Self Service page.
Prerequisites
None
Menu Path
Main Menu
Self Service
Student Center
Helpful Hints
•
If you have difficulty accessing this procedure, contact your manager or the MIS Help
Desk.
•
The Course Catalog Search Results page provides a summarized view of course
information, such as the number of units, the course components, and the campus at
which the course is offered.
•
The following codes are used to identify data entry.
Code
Description
R
Required data entry
O
Optional data entry
C
Conditional data entry
M
MIS required data entry
P
Prorata required data entry
D
Data defaults but can be overridden
File name: SR - BROWSING
COURSE CATALOG STUDENT.DOC
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Title: Browsing Course Catalog from the Student Center
Category 1 : Student Records
Category 2 : Search & View
Procedure
1.
Start the task using the menu path: Main Menu
Self Service.
Self Service
2.
Click
File name: SR - BROWSING
COURSE CATALOG STUDENT.DOC
Reference Number:
and display a student’s record.
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Title: Browsing Course Catalog from the Student Center
Category 1 : Student Records
Category 2 : Search & View
Student Center
3.
Click
File name: SR - BROWSING
COURSE CATALOG STUDENT.DOC
Reference Number:
.
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Title: Browsing Course Catalog from the Student Center
Category 1 : Student Records
Category 2 : Search & View
Class Search
4.
As required, complete/review the following fields:
Field Name
R/O/C
M/P/D
Description
Institution
D
This field defaults to Peralta Community College Dist and
should not be changed.
Term
D
This field defaults to the Term selected on the previous page,
but can be changed.
Example:
Spring 2007
Search for Classes
D
Use this button when you know the subject or number of the
course you are searching.
Browse Catalog
R
Use this button to look through the course catalog to find a
course.
5.
Click
6.
Click
.
.
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COURSE CATALOG STUDENT.DOC
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Title: Browsing Course Catalog from the Student Center
Category 1 : Student Records
Category 2 : Search & View
Class Search
7.
To narrow the search results, complete/review the following fields:
The search list defaults to scheduled courses with sections, sorted by course number.
Field Name
Letter
R/O/C
M/P/D
Description
O
Select a letter to narrow the results to courses titles beginning
with the letter.
Example:
Number
O
M
Select a number to narrow the results to courses beginning
with the number.
This field is not used when browsing the catalog.
Example:
All Courses
File name: SR - BROWSING
COURSE CATALOG STUDENT.DOC
Reference Number:
O
1
Select this button to search for all courses in the catalog
matching the selected criteria.
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Title: Browsing Course Catalog from the Student Center
Category 1 : Student Records
Category 2 : Search & View
Field Name
8.
R/O/C
M/P/D
Description
Courses with
Sections Offered
O
Select this button to narrow the search to include only courses
with sections offered in the selected term.
Change Institution or
Term
O
Select this button to return to the previous page and change
the term or institution for the search.
To view classes by name, click the appropriate letter. For example, click
.
Class Search
9.
Complete/review the following fields:
Field Name
Description
R/O/C
M/P/D
O
Description
Click this link to view course detail such as units, grading
basis and course components
Example:
File name: SR - BROWSING
COURSE CATALOG STUDENT.DOC
Reference Number:
Introduction to Management
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Title: Browsing Course Catalog from the Student Center
Category 1 : Student Records
Category 2 : Search & View
Field Name
Action
R/O/C
M/P/D
Description
O
Click this link to view section detail such as meeting days and
time, classroom and instructor
Example:
10.
View Class Sections
To view more information about a class, click the course description link. For example, click
.
Class Search
11.
To view more information about the class, click
.
This link redirects your search to the current term’s Schedule of Classes, where you
can view real-time enrollment information.
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COURSE CATALOG STUDENT.DOC
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Title: Browsing Course Catalog from the Student Center
Category 1 : Student Records
Category 2 : Search & View
Class Search
12.
You have completed this task.
Result
You have successfully searched the course catalog.
Comments
None
File name: SR - BROWSING
COURSE CATALOG STUDENT.DOC
Reference Number:
Version: Rev 0
Last Modified: 4/3/2008 1:14:00 PM
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