Faculty Center Update Coming April 14
Faculty members will find it easier to access and manage student information, class rosters, and related functionalities. New key features will include the ability to easily modify terms, switch between classes, review meeting schedules, and track attendance—all through an intuitive interface designed to reduce navigation across multiple pages.
Upon logging in, faculty members will discover a refreshed Faculty Center Homepage, prominently showcasing the redesigned My Faculty Center tile.
The details and screenshots below outline the changes available to faculty members in the PeopleSoft Campus Solutions (CS) system. These improvements are designed to streamline class management. The new interface provides a user-friendly experience with embedded tools that minimize the need for navigation across multiple pages.
When a faculty member logs in, they will land on the Faculty Center Homepage.
Beginning April 14, a newly enhanced Faculty Center will be introduced in myFSCJ. One benefit of this update is that the Faculty Center will now be mobile-friendly, allowing for easier access on the go.
Following the quarterly maintenance of PeopleSoft Campus Solutions, this upgrade introduces a variety of improvements aimed at simplifying class management while increasing flexibility and efficiency. Faculty members will find it easier to access and manage student information, class rosters, and related functionalities.
New key features will include the ability to easily modify terms, switch between classes, review meeting schedules, and track attendance—all through an intuitive interface designed to reduce navigation across multiple pages.
Upon logging in, faculty will see a refreshed Faculty Center Homepage, prominently featuring the redesigned My Faculty Center tile.
The details and screenshots below outline the changes available to faculty members in the PeopleSoft Campus Solutions (CS) system. These improvements are designed to streamline class management and provide a more user-friendly experience with embedded tools that minimize the need for navigating across multiple pages.
By selecting the 'My Faculty Center' tile it will take you into the enhanced ‘Faculty Center' and by default open the View My Schedule page.
Upon entering this page, you will notice that the My Schedule page has been replaced with 3 menu items (View My Schedule, Class Roster, and Grade Roster) in the Navigation Collection.
View My Schedule Page Features:
A term list will be provided for any term in which the instructor is assigned to a class section.
By selecting a term in list, the instructor schedule will now appear in the active window, for that term.
There are several actions you can take on this page:
You can change the term by clicking on the Change Term Button. Which will open a window where a new selection can be made.
The instructor's schedule is viewable by Class or by Date.
By Class - This is the default view in which classes are displayed.
By Date - On this page, you can select a valid date range from which classes are displayed. Initially, the FROM is set to the term start date, or is the term that has commenced on the current date. The TO is set to seven days after the current date.
There are two checkboxes at the top of the page that enable the faculty member to change the view. The first one is, Show All Classes and the second is Show Classes with Enrolled Students.
The schedule is printable by clicking on the Printable Page button. Which will open a pop up a window and the instructor can go ahead print that schedule for themselves.
Each Class Section in this view has 3 links available, the Class Roster, Grade Roster, or Exam Schedule. Each link will only be active or clickable if there is one available for that specific section. If the hyperlink is grayed out, a message will appear to inform the instructor that it is not available for this class.
Class Details are available by clicking on any active section.
That will produce a pop-up window that includes all the class information.
On the By Date tab there are two views: List and Calendar
In the List View all sections assigned will appear row by row, by date and the date range is determine by the FROM and TO fields.
In the Calendar View the instructor will see their schedule in a calendar grid by week of, start time, end time and are clickable for more information.
The Class Roster can be accessed through the menu item on the left or use the direct link.
Class Roster page features:
You can change the term by clicking on the Change Term Button. Which will open a window were a new selection can be made.
The faculty member can change the class that they are working on by clicking on this button will which pop-up a pop-up window and they will be able to select another class roster for them to review and work on. The Hyperlink below class title will pull up again that same Pop-Up window and the only difference is that it takes them directly to the meeting information for this particular class including meeting dates as well as the Exam Schedule for this particular class section.
The Class Roster is printable by clicking on the Printable Page button right here. That will pop up a window and the instructor can go ahead print that schedule for themselves.
The Get Last Certified Date button: During the Drop for NA window, the Certify and Save button will appear next to the Get Last Certified Date button and the Drop for NA column is available for input. Once Non-Attendance is added to student and the Certify and Save button is selected, selecting the Get Last Certified Date button will display a date.
Select Download Custom Roster to view the class roster with additional fields requested.
Select View Photo Roster to view a class photo roster.
To view the attendance roster by class, select the class roster for specified, then select the Select the Show Attendance Roster button
This page will default on the most current attendance date. By checking the Show All Attendance Templates, all require attendance dates will display. To open an attendance roster, select the Action drop-down.
Select View Attendance Roster from the drop-down menu.
The class attendance roster will open in a new window. A list of students enrolled in the class will display. The Present column is defaulted as present. Uncheck to indicate absent, then from the Reason column drop-down menu select reason.
When you have completed taking attendance, click attendance roster save then click attendance roster submit.
8. There are three (3) checkboxes that enable the faculty member to filter who will appear. Enrolled, Waitlisted, and or Dropped Students based on selection. Or a combination of one two or all three can be checked at the same time.
9. To use the Notify Selected Students button, check all of the students you wish to email, then select button. A pop-up window will open input the content for notification.
In the Student List, click on any of the students in the list, a pop-up window will appear with all of the student’s information.
The student’s photo will also appear on this page if one is available.
Grade Roster page features:
The Grade Roster has a similar design to the Class Roster page, but with multiple differences. This page is separated into three sections the top section has some familiar buttons including the Change Class, Change Term, Printable Page as well as that direct link back to the Class Roster and a Save button for making any changes to the grade roster.
The second section are really the Grade Roster Controls including the Grade Roster Type Final grade or Mid-Term grade, as well as being able to Notify Students just like what we saw a second ago in the Class Roster. The faculty member can also use this filter right here to display only students who have been unassigned a grade.
Of course, the bottom section is for the faculty to actually grade their students, the Apply this grade to select student’s button can used along with the drop down to assign a grade to multiple students at the same time. Grade Rosters will be available after grade rosters are generated for a class and after the instructor has been assigned grade, approve, or post access within the schedule of classes.
