Manage Data in Faculty Classifications
Faculty Classifications (FC) in Faculty Activity Reporting (FAR, Faculty180) categorize faculty into useful groups, such as by rank, tenure status, or employment status (full-time/part-time). These classifications are essential for filtering specific faculty groups using the faculty selection tool and are critical in preparing for accreditation reporting. Managing FCs requires Full Administrative Rights granted via unit permission. Setting up FCs is critical for accreditation reporting, but keep in mind that incorrect selections can overwrite existing entries.
When updating FCs, keep in mind that they are stored by term and year to avoid data issues. The method chosen to update FCs can affect how data is populated and stored, so incorrect options may lead to unintended consequences.
Impact of Selecting Term/Year
It is important to understand the consequences of selecting the term/year for which to populate data. For example, when updating a Faculty Classification for a faculty member, such as Tenure Status, depending on the method selected and the options available, the data can be populated for only one term/year (Fall 2021) or beginning with the term specified (Fall 2021 and every term forward). If the tenure status had already been updated for Fall 2022, any existing data will be overwritten with the new tenure status beginning with the Fall 2021 term.
Manage FC Data
Once Faculty Classifications have been created, the Data can be added and managed via the following methods.
- Bulk Upload: Any new Faculty Classifications created by the institution will be added as available fields to the FC Upload Form.
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Manual Input: Administrators can use the Create Input Form option under Administration on the navigation menu to input Faculty, collect data, or gather supplementary information during evaluations. Administrators can use the Input Faculty Classifications option under Administration on the navigation menu to manually input/update faculty classifications on a per-faculty basis.
Send the form to faculty via the Communications feature to allow data entry.
- Output: Administrators can build Faculty Classification, Accreditation, and Ad hoc Reports, under Reports on the navigation menu to create a printable form for faculty