WebCT Enhanced Course Timeline for Winter 2003

 

Deadlines:

Winter 2003

Calendar Days prior to quarter

Whose Responsibility

WebCT Enchanced Activity

Dec. 5-10

27-32

Division

Support (DS)

Gather and enter WebCT Enhanced course information (Instructor, call number, other courses to merge, De Anza course ID, WebCT course ID, Start Date, End Date, Student Account request, Guest Account request) into course database form on DL server. Assign Faculty passwords.

Dec. 10

27

Division

Support

Send confirmation to DLC programmer that all class information is final for all quarter courses. Maintaining confidentiality of all data submitted is critical for the successful operation of this project.

Dec. 10

27

Distant Learning

Center (DLC)

Combine DLC and Enhanced Web CT Course information (Course ID, Course Abbreviation, Instructor, WebCT ID, password, Course type, email, start date, end date) into one file to send to CVC2.

Dec. 10-16

21-27

CVC2

Create course shells on CVC2 server.

Dec. 17-19

20-18

Instructor

Load course content and reset student database.

Courses must not be reset after this step.  Resetting will result in the loss of student records.

Dec. 20-27

17-10

Instructor

Review course content on CVC2 server and make final changes.

Dec. 20- ongoing

17

Instructor

Backups should ALWAYS be downloaded to the instructor’s desktop or other folder on their computer’s hard drive.  Instructors are encouraged to backup and download their WebCT courses weekly AND prior to making modifications to the grade book, deleting students, moving/renaming files, and other major modifications.

Dec. 20

17

ETS

Batch download student data from SIS system and send to CVC2.

Dec. 23

14

CVC2

Upload De Anza’s batched student data into WebCT class sections.  (This will continue through De Anza’s last day to add for the regular quarter.)