About Managing Data in Faculty Classifications
Faculty Classification (FC) data in Faculty Activity Reporting (FAR, Faculty180) are stored by term and year. This concept is very important to remember as updating data can have unintended consequences. The method used to update Faculty Classifications will have options that will affect how data is populated and stored in the database. It is possible to overwrite previously entered data if the incorrect options are selected. Setting up FCs is a critical step in preparing for accreditation reporting. Access to manage FCs is a unit permission. Users will need Full Administrative Rights.
It is important to understand the consequences of selecting the term/year for which to populate data. For example, when updating a Faculty Classificaiton 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.
Managing Data
Once Faculty Classifications have been created, the Data can be added and managed via the following methods.
| Method | Options |
|---|---|
| Bulk Upload | Any new Faculty Classificaitons created by the institution will be added as available fields to the FC Upload Form. |
| Manual Input |
Administrators can use the Create Input Form option under Administration on the navigation menu to input Faculty Classificaitons or collect data. Send the form to faculty via the Communications feature to allow data entry. These forms can also 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. |
| Output | Administrators can build Faculty Classification, Accreditation, and Ad hoc Reports, under Reports on the navigation menu to create a printable form for faculty |