Module Registration & Module Ranking

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1 Module Registration & Module Ranking Students with unconditional offers for September 2014will be able to register for modules for their first semester at the University of Stirling from Friday 1 August Modules are the classes which build up towards your degree. Please take a look at the calendar entry for your new degree programme to familiarise yourself with the structure: You will take three modules each semester, and for your degree programme, normally one or two modules will be compulsory, but you can choose the others. Some degree programmes have three compulsory modules in the first semester, and for these there is no choice at this stage. Even if you have no choices to make we still need you to complete the process to confirm your modules. A) Module Registration The process is carried out on-line via the portal. The system will guide you through how many modules you have to choose, and which modules you can choose from. You should follow the instructions carefully. Once made, your selections cannot be changed, so please consider them carefully before selecting. It is not a first come first served basis so there is no need to rush. At the moment for most programmes we are asking you to choose more modules than you will actually take this is because each module has a maximum number of spaces available, and we may not always be able to offer everyone their first choice, so we need a few insurance choices that interest you so that we can allocate you the right number of modules for your degree programme. B) Module Ranking Once you have selected all your modules and submitted your selections a new link will appear for you to rank your option choices in order of preference. After you have submitted the module ranking you have completed the module registration process. *If you are on a programme which has three compulsory modules in semester 1 then you will not need to complete the Module Ranking process. YOU SHOULD COMPLETE MODULE REGISTRATION, AND RANK YOUR MODULES (IF APPLICABLE), BY 5pm WEDNESDAY 10 th SEPTEMBER. ANY STUDENT WHO HAS NOT SELECTED THEIR MODULES BY 10 th SEPTEMBER WILL NOT BE ABLE TO SELECT ONLINE, AND MAY HAVE VERY LIMITED CHOICES AVAILABLE TO THEM.

2 A) MODULE REGISTRATION The first step in the process is to visit the Portal and click on the Academic Registration/Module Selection link (Figure 1). Figure 1: The "Academic Registration / Module Selection" link If you are holding an unconditional offer and you still haven t got this link, please send an to studentprogrammes@stir.ac.uk so that we can sort it out for you. When you click on the link, you can use the on-line system to browse and select, or, confirm your modules. You will be taken through a series of pages as follows: After the introductory page, the next page checks the degree programme you will be following ( Figure 2). Page 2

3 Figure 2: Example "Confirm programme of study" page If, for any reason the programme of study displayed is not the one you intend to follow, you need to you will not be able to complete module registration until your programme of study has been agreed. The next page may contain a number of messages specific to you or your programme of study (Figure 3). For example, it may indicate if there are any particular rules/restrictions to bear in mind when picking modules for your programme. Once you ve read this page (and noted its contents), just click through to the next page. Figure 3: Information about your programme Example 1: The above information will show for a student who has three compulsory modules. Even if you have no choices to make we still need you to complete the process to confirm your modules. Example 2: The above information will show for a student who has at least one option module to select. Now you will see the modules you can do in your first semester. The page has two main sections: the upper section Selected Modules, and the lower section Pick Modules, as shown in Figure 4. Page 3

4 Figure 4: The sections of the module registration screen At the top of the page you will see your student details including your student number, name, programme, route and mode of attendance. The upper section (titled Selected Modules ) shows any compulsory modules, for which you have already been registered. The lower section (titled Pick Modules ) shows any choices that you have to make. *You must not select any modules in the lower section that are already showing in the upper section.* UPPER SECTION LOWER SECTION Some programmes (such as LLB, Accounting, Aquaculture, Marine Biology, Sports & Exercise Science and some Education degrees) include compulsory modules only; therefore there are no option modules to select. Each choice has its own List button. Figure 5 shows your modules for the semester. Click on the List buttons to make a choice or choices, as required, from each row. The screen will tell you how many modules you need to select (each module is worth 20 credits). Figure 5: Modules for the semester You don t have to select the choices in order (but you must select them all). Each List button brings up a page where you can choose the module(s) you need, using checkboxes. At the foot of this page is a button to indicate when you ve finished. (If the list of modules is long, you may need to scroll down, see Figure 6). Page 4

5 Figure 6: You may need to scroll to see the whole list and submit your choice of modules Rules (Figures 7a, 7b and 7c) At this stage, when selecting your modules, you may wish to check the rules for the modules in column 5 as shown above. The rules can sometimes be confusing but they are mainly there for continuing students rather than new students, so as a new student there should be no combination that you cannot select. Figure 7a: The modules on the right are the old codes and so the system is telling the student that if they have previously studied HIS9S1 or HIS921 that they cannot study HISU921 which is the new code. As a new student you will not have studied any History modules at the University before so you can select HISU921. *If you are completing the process because you have been allowed to restart after studying at the University previously then you will have to adhere to this rule. Figure 7b: The modules on the right are the old codes and so the system is telling the student that if they have previously studied JOU9X1 or JOU9X3 that they cannot study JOUU9X1 which is the new code. As a new student you will not have studied any Journalism modules at the University before so you can select JOUU9X1. *If you are completing the process because you have been allowed to restart after studying at the University previously then you will have to adhere to this rule. Page 5

6 Figure 7c: The modules on the right are the old codes, and also three new codes (which include a U in the module number). The system is telling the student that if they have previously studied any of the modules that they cannot study CSCU9B1 which is the new code, or that the bottom three modules cannot be studied in the same semester as CSCU9B1. As a new student you will not have studied any Computing Science or Information Technology modules at the University before so you can select CSCU9B1 but not alongside the bottom three modules. *If you are completing the process because you have been allowed to restart after studying at the University previously then you will have to adhere to this rule. To select a module click on the List button next to the module then click the radio button in the Select column and press the Submit Selections button. When you click and select modules you may get an error message such as that shown below (Figure 8): Figure 8 Error Messages This example is because SPSU911 had been selected but it is already a compulsory module and is in the upper section. Page 6

7 This example is because too many modules from the list have been selected and so one of the modules should be dropped so that the selection can submit. As you make each choice, it s recorded in the Selections column. This was initially blank in Figure 5. In Figure 9 we can see the situation after the student has made appropriate selections from each list. The student can now click the Submit selections button. Figure 9: Confirmation of your choices The system guides you through how many modules you have to select (or confirm), and which modules you can choose from. For most programmes, but not all, we ask you to select more modules than you will actually take that is because each module has a maximum number of spaces available, and so we need a few choices which interest you so that we can allocate you the right number of modules for your degree programme. You will also be asked to rank your choices in order of preference, this is a separate process and you must complete both to fully complete module registration. The next page (Figure 10) shows you what you ve chosen, and you need to click Submit Selections on this screen too, to finalise your choices and complete the process. Page 7

8 Figure 10: Final confirmation of your choices It is only when you have clicked the Submit Selections buttons until they do not appear any more that you will have completed the process. A final page (Figure 11) shows you what you ve chosen and there are no more Submit Selections buttons. You can then click My Portal to go back to the portal homepage. Figure 11: The last page of module selection B) MODULE RANKING Once you have selected your modules, we need to know which you are most interested in so that when we allocate places we can take your preferences into account. To rank your modules you need to click the link on the home page to Academic Registration/Module Selection Ranking (Figure 12). Figure 12: The module ranking link Page 8

9 All you have to do on this page is to rank the option modules you chose in order of preference (with 1 being your most preferred module). (Figure 13) You do not need to worry about the modules in your main subject or subjects, as your place on those is already confirmed. To rank your option choices, just put 1, 2, 3 or 1, 2, 3, 4 (depending on how many options you had to choose) in the boxes and press Save. Figure 13: The module selection ranking Your module registration is now complete and you will see a saved rankings screen: To get back to the portal you should click on the My Portal button. Module Allocation The module allocation process will be carried out after the system has closed at 5pm Wednesday 10 th September. We will all students to let them know when the allocation has been completed on Friday 12 th September, and you should then check your academic history page on the portal to find out which modules you have been allocated. These will be the modules you will take in your first semester with us. If you are not happy with your option module(s) when the modules are published on Thursday 11 th September, you can us with your preferred module name and number and we can see if there is space available on the module to be able to amend your record manually. We need your request in writing to make any changes so please ensure that you from your student account and include your student number. Succeed Access Please note that you will not get Succeed access to your modules until you have collected your ID card on Sunday 14 th September or Monday 15 th September. You will then have to wait until Succeed updates to gain access. Succeed normally updates a few times throughout the day at the beginning of the semester, but normally it only updates overnight so you would have to wait until the next day for access to the Succeed material. We hope you have found these notes helpful. Please send any comments or questions to studentprogrammes@stir.ac.uk Page 9