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  • You have the minimum required level to access the Units tab and an understanding that making changes within this section has system wide implications.

  • You have an understanding of the Australian Tertiary Education System / VET Sector.

  • You have an understanding of the Units and Courses within your Institution for scheduling and timetabling.

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title2. How to Create / Add a New Base Unit (Higher Education)
Note

Be advised

These instructions indicate the minimum required fields to create a system viable and compliant Government reportable Higher Education unit.

  1. Click on the Units tab in the side menu

  2. Click on the Unit Details option in the side menu

  3. Click on the Add new option in the Side menu

  4. Enter the Unit Code

  5. Enter the Unit Name

  6. Select the HEIMS Discipline code from the drop down box

  7. Select the Unit Provider

  8. Enter the number of credit points to be granted upon successful completion of this unit of study

  9. Select the Method of Delivery

  10. Select the HEIMS work experience indicator

  11. Enter the EFTSL Load (UGrad)

  12. Enter the EFTSL Load (PGrad)

  13. Select the Unit Status

  14. Click on the Save Unit button

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title23. How to Create / Add a New Base Unit (VET)
  1. Click on the Units tab in the side menu

  2. Click on the Unit Details option in the side menu

  3. Click on the Add New option in the Side menu

  4. Enter the Unit Code

  5. Enter the Unit Name

  6. Select the Unit Provider

  7. Select the Method of Delivery

  8. Select the Unit Status

  9. Enter the Nationally agreed Nominal hours

  10. Enter the Scheduled Hours

  11. Select the VET Flag

  12. Select the VET in Schools identifier

  13. Select the Delivery mode Identifier

  14. Click on the Save Unit button

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title34. How to Add Assessment to Scheduled Units From a Base Unit
  1. Click on the Units tab in the side menu

  2. Click on the Unit Details option in the side menu

  3. Click on the Show Scheduled Unit option in the Side menu

  4. Enter any combination of Unit Code, Unit Name, Unit Provider, Start Date, End Date (Paradigm requires at least one search criteria)

  5. Click on the Search Unit button

  6. This will show a list of units that meet the searched criteria

  7. To filter the list of units, in the search box above the list of units, start typing the unit name

  8. When you see the record for the unit you are looking for, click on the unit id code, highlighted in blue in the left column of that row

  9. Scroll down to the Assessments Associated with this Scheduled Unit section

  10. Click on the Add Scheduled Assessments from Assessments button

This will add the assessments to the Scheduled unit irrespective of delivery method

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title45. How to Add Assessment to Scheduled Units From a Base Unit By Delivery Method
  1. Scheduled units can have different assessments requirements for different delivery methods. These can be added to the Schedule based on the delivery method selected.

  2. Click on the Units tab in the side menu

  3. Click on the Unit Details option in the side menu

  4. Click on the Show Scheduled Units option in the Side menu

  5. Enter any combination of Unit Code, Unit Name, Unit Provider, Start Date, End Date (Paradigm requires at least one search criteria)

  6. Click on the Search Scheduled Unit button.

  7. This will show a list of units that meet the searched criteria

  8. To filter the list of units, in the search box above the list of units, start typing the unit name

  9. When you see the record for the unit you are looking for, click on the unit id code, highlighted in blue in the left column of that row

  10. Scroll down to the Assessments Associated with this Scheduled Unit section

  11. Click on the Add Scheduled Assessments for Delivery Mode  button

  12. Assessments designated Online will be added to an online Scheduled Unit. Assessments designated On Campus will be added to an On Campus Scheduled Unit.

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title56. How to Add Attachments to a Base Unit
  1. Click on the Units tab in the side menu

  2. Click on the Unit Details option in the side menu

  3. Click on the Edit Details option in the Side menu

  4. Enter any combination of Unit Code, Unit Name, Unit Provider (Paradigm requires at least one search criteria)

  5. Click on the Search Unit button.

  6. This will show a list of units that meet the searched criteria

  7. To filter the list of units, in the search box above the list of units, start typing the unit name.

  8. When you see the record for the unit you are looking for, click on the unit id code, highlighted in blue in the left column of that row.

  9. Scroll to the bottom of the screen and click the Add File Attachment button

  10. Click the Purpose drop box and select the most appropriate option for the attachment

  11. Click the Category drop box and select the most appropriate option for the attachment

  12. Enter the Name of the attachment (This is the name that will appear on the screen so be specific and concise)

  13. Enter a Description of the attachment. The description will appear when hovering over the name of the attachment. This will allow the user to have more details about the attachment without having to download it

  14. Click the Status drop box to select a status option

  15. Select the minimum permission level required to view the attachment

  16. Click the Choose File button to navigate to where the attachment is currently stored

  17. Click the Save File Attachment button

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title67. How to Edit a Base Unit
Warning

Warning

When editing or updating base units any changes made will not filter down to any scheduled units previously created. Any historical schedules will not be effect by any changes.

  1. Click on the Units tab in the side menu

  2. Click on the Unit Details option in the side menu

  3. Click on the Edit Details option in the side menu

  4. Enter any combination of Unit Code, Unit Name, Unit Provider (Paradigm requires at least one search criteria)

  5. Click on the Search Unit button

  6. This will return a list of units that meet the searched criteria

  7. To filter the list of units, in the search box above the list of units, start typing the unit name

  8. When you see the record for the unit you are looking for, click on the unit id code, highlighted in blue in the left column of that row

  9. Update the required field(s)

  10. Click on the Save Unit button

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title78. How to Delete a Base Unit
Warning

Warning

A Base Unit cannot be deleted if there are any Scheduled Units associated with it. The scheduled units must be deleted before you can delete a base unit.

  1. Click on the Units tab in the side menu

  2. Click on the Unit Details option in the side menu

  3. Click on the Edit Details option in the side menu

  4. Enter any combination of Unit Code, Unit Name, Unit Provider (Paradigm requires at least one search criteria)

  5. Click on the Search Unit button.

  6. This will return a list of units that meet the searched criteria

  7. To filter the list of units, in the search box above the list of units, start typing the unit name.

  8. When you see the record for the unit you are looking for, click on the unit id code, highlighted in blue in the left column of that row.

  9. Scroll to the bottom of the screen and click the Delete Unit button.

  10. A warning will appear, Are you sure that you want to delete the selected items? Click OK if you want to proceed or Cancel to keep them.

  11. If you clicked OK, the unit has now been deleted

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