Version 2.7.1 6/01/12
Description: The Section Info tool provides a way for instructors to efficiently manage sections of a class. Section Info is designed to work with other tools, such as Announcements, Assignments, Calendar, Gradebook 2, and Resources.
NOTE: If a site contains more than one roster and Section Info is selected as a tool, TRACS will automatically manage each section and membership based upon the official course roster.
Step 1: In the menu bar of your site, click [Section Info].
Step 2: Click [Options].
Step 3: Select the button “Manually manage sections and membership (discontinues section and membership updates from the registration system).”
NOTE: This will override and stop all automatic membership updates from the Registrar’s Office.
Step 4: Click [Update].
Step 1: In the menu bar of your site, click [Section Info].
Step 2: Click [Add Sections].
Step 3: From the drop-down menu, select the number of sections you wish to add and the category type in which the section(s) will be placed. You may add up to 10 sections at one time, however, all these sections must be in the same category. To add different sections in different categories, add them one category at a time.
Step 4: In the field next to “Name,” title your section. If you do not enter a title, the category title plus a number will become the default section title (for example: Lab1, Lecture2, Studio3).
Step 5: (Optional) Select the appropriate button option determining section size.
Step 6: (Optional) Next to “Meeting Details,” select which days of the week this section meets.
Step 7: In the “Start Time” field, you may enter the time in which the section meets. Enter the hour and minutes (for example: 8:00). Check next to AM or PM to indicate time of day.
Step 8: In the “End Time” field, enter the time in which the section meeting ends. Use the same format as for "Start Time."
Step 9: In the text box next to "in," enter a location or room number where the section meets.
Step 10: If you have chosen to add more than one section at a time, enter information for the other sections.
Step 11: When you are finished, click [Add Sections]. If you change your mind and do not wish to add the section(s), click [Cancel].
Step 1: In the menu bar of the your site, click [Section Info].
Step 2: Click [Edit] under the section you wish to edit.
Step 3: You will be able to modify any of the fields you first entered when you created the section. When you have finished with your revisions, click [Update] to save these changes, or [Cancel] to cancel them.
Step 1: In the menu bar of your site, click [Section Info].
Step 2: Check the box(es) under the Remove column in the corresponding row(s) of the section(s) you wish to remove.
Step 3: Click [Remove Sections] to remove the section(s), or click [Cancel] to cancel.
Step 4: On the confirmation page, click [Remove] to remove the section(s), or click [Cancel] to cancel the deletion.
Step 1: In the menu bar of your site, click [Section Info].
Step 2: Click [Assign Students] under the section in which you wish to add participants.
Step 3: From the list of worksite members, select those you wish to add, and click the right arrow to move them to the box on the right.
Step 4: When you are finished, click [Assign students]. To cancel, click [Cancel].
NOTE: You must have the TA(s) already added to the course and assigned the role of TA. For more information on adding participants to a site, see the document called "Site Info."
Step 1: In the menu bar of your site, click [Section Info].
Step 2: Click [Assign TAs] underneath the section you want to assign a TA to.
Step 3: From the list of site participants, find the TA you would like to assign. Click their name, then click the arrow underneath "Move Selected" to move that person to the Teaching Assistants column.
Step 4: When you are finished, click [Assign TAs].
When sections are created, you can also view your Gradebook 2 by section, have different Assignments for sections, have different Resources for sections, and different Calendar entries for sections.
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