Presentation
Course
Management
Title
Subtitle 7
Module
Version or Date
BCeSIS
Learning Objectives
• Describe and use standard provincial
system codes
• Pull enterprise course codes down to the
district level
• Set up school courses
• Set up pre-/co-/anti-requisites
• Add, delete, update sections/classes
• Schedule sections/classes into timeframes
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Module
7
Course Management
BCeSIS
BC Processes
• Presenter: Dee Freethy
– Operation & Standards Manager,
BCeSIS Project
• Recording will last approximately 10
minutes
• Recording Link:
– BCeSIS - Training Materials – Dee Freethy
Recording
3
Module
7
Course Management
BCeSIS
Assigned Time
• To allow schools to schedule & take
attendance on non-credit/diploma courses
– Learning Assistance
– Study
– Support Period
– etc.
• Each code can be used a max of 99 times
• Name & info will appear on timetable & TA
marks/attendance module
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7
Course Management
BCeSIS
Assigned Time - Sample
Applications of Math 10
Course Assigned
Time
Type
Code
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Module
Grade
Level
7
District &
School
Codes
Course Management
BCeSIS
Course Management
3 Levels of Course Management
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Enterprise
MAMA-10---
District
MAMA-10A--
School
MAMA-10AMM
Module
7
Course Management
BCeSIS
Course Set-up
• Set up Provincial Standard Course Codes
• Pull down Standard Courses to create a
District Standard List
• Append district codes to the Provincial
Standard Code
• Pull down District Standard Courses
to create a School Course List
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Module
7
Course Management
BCeSIS
Standard vs. Non-Standard Course
Course Types in BCeSIS
Standard Courses
• Ministry
• Diploma categories and # of
credits set at enterprise level
• Ministry French
• Advanced Placement
• Non-Standard = No
• External Credentials
• District and school level cannot
change
• Post Secondary Institution
Non-Standard Courses
• Board Authority Authorized
• District and school level can
modify diploma categories and
# of credits
• Career Program
• Locally Developed
• Non Standard = Yes
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Module
7
Course Management
BCeSIS
Course Management Tasks
• Access School Course List
• Add course from District Standard Course
List to School Course List
• Edit/Maintain school courses
• View list of scheduled courses and access
Class List
• Transfer courses from one timetable block
to another
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Module
7
Course Management
BCeSIS Course Management Screens
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Module
7
Course Management
BCeSIS
Course Maintenance
Course Maintenance is used to:
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Bring courses down to the school level
View and edit details of a course
Identify details of each course
Identify details of each course offering
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Module
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Course Management
BCeSIS
Course Section Maintenance
• Foundation for school’s scheduling
functions
• Course sections can be:
– Added/Deleted
– Combined/Closed
• Subordinate courses viewed
through Course Explodes
button
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Module
7
Course Management
BCeSIS
Combine Sections
Combining sections can help utilize or
consolidate resources such as:
– teachers
– rooms
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Module
7
Course Management
BCeSIS
Master Timetable List
The Master Timetable List:
• View only screen
• Displays each course
• Displays sections scheduled
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Module
7
Course Management
BCeSIS
Transfer Courses
• Facilitates the transfer of students from
one course to another
• Used to transfer all or some students
from a class
• Transfer only possible between “FROM”
and “TO” courses with:
– same timetable set-up
– same start date
– same course length
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Module
7
Course Management
BCeSIS
Student Course Selection
• Used by a counsellor to enter or update
courses selected by the student
• Used to simulate timetables
• Courses may be added and dropped
• Progress towards a diploma or career
objectives may be managed
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Module
7
Course Management
BCeSIS
Walk-in Scheduling
• Used with students exploring the
possibility of attending your school
• Select required courses and explore
availability
• Proceed to admit student if
schedule is acceptable
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Module
7
Course Management
BCeSIS
Key Module Messages
• Standard courses are established at the
provincial level
– Entered in Standard Course System code tables in BCeSIS
– Pulled down to the district level
– Standard course – diploma and credit values cannot be changed by
the district or school
– Non-Standard courses – diploma and credit values can be modified
by district and credit values can be modified by the school
• Course Maintenance used to pull district standard courses down to
school level
• Five mandatory fields in Course Maintenance Screen:
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Grade Level (brought across from the enterprise level)
Format (defaults to Full Semester)
Department
Maximum Class size
Course Length
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Course Management
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