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Upon completion of this KB article you will have an understanding of how to Search, Add and Edit Scheduled Units., Add and Edit Scheduled Units.

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Assumptions

  • You know how to create a base unit

  • You have an understanding of time periods / time period creation

  • A base unit record must have been saved before you can save the details that are required for a scheduled unit record to be created in Paradigm

  • You have administrator level access to create a scheduled unit

Key terms and concepts

Notetip

Be advised

A new scheduled unit must be created whenever one of the following 5 fields changes:

  1. Unit Code

  2. Start Date

  3. Census Date

  4. Delivery Mode

  5. Institution Code

If any of these 5 field fields change, a new scheduled unit must be created regardless of the course the student is undertaking.

E.g. If the Students are sitting in the same room (location / institution) and (delivery method), at the same time (start date), learning the same material / subject (unit code) it is one scheduled unit.

Note

Be advised

Although the above are the minimum required fields for a viable Scheduled unit, other information may be added in order to meet various Government reporting requirements.

Field Name

Description

Element Number

Unit Id

Internal System id Code for units. These numbers are allocated by the system when a unit is created

Unit Code

Unique Code for a unit given by the institution to identify unit

Unit Start Date

The date when the unit is scheduled to start.

Expected End Date

The date when the scheduled unit should finish.

HEIMS Census Date

The last day a student can withdraw from the unit without incurring the full cost of the unit.

Status

Is the Scheduled unit ready to enrolments - Active / Cancelled / Archived. For a Schedule to be ready for use the status must be set to Active.

Provider Other Unit Id

Codes extension given to units to identify them in LMS (Learning Management Systems)

Name

Full name of the units - this will appear on the students transcript

Class Number

Identifying multiple groups or classes run at the same time.

Unit Provider

If the provider has multiple institutions within the same system, this can identify which is running this instance of the unit

Unit Teacher

Name of person(s) responsible for the unit delivery

Minimum Participants

Minimum number of students required to run this unit

Maximum Participants

Maximum number of students to be enrolled in this unit - useful to ensure that the enrolments don't exceed class room capacity

Current Participants

How many students are currently enrolled in this unit.

This is automatically updated by the system after each unit enrolment or unit deleted / removed

Transferred participants

How many students have transferred out of this unit into another

Location (Campus)

What location is this unit to be delivered at. Useful if delivering at multiple locations

Venue

What building / room number

Mode of Delivery

Online, On Campus, Intensive, Printed

Start Date

Commencing date of unit

End Date

Conclusion date of unit

HEIMS Census date

The final date students can withdraw without incurring the full cost of the unit. HEIMS requires that this date by no less than 20% of the way through the unit. E489 HEIMS required reporting field

E489

HEIMS Summer school Indicator

Is this unit being delivered in Summer school e.g. outside of normal Semesters

E551

Status

  • Active

  • Archived

  • Cancelled

  • Confirmed

  • Unconfirmed.

Units are required to be active to be available on the course plan.

Printed Comments

Comments to appear on the results report for students to see

Printed Comments

Comments to appear on the results report for students to see

Internal Comments

Comments for internal staff only

Result Comments

Comments to appear on the results report for students to see

Invoice Fee Code

To which department / School do the fees for this unit go to

GST Percentage

is GST charged for this unit if yes 10%

Nominal Hours

Nominal hours are the Nationally agreed hours required to delivery this unit.

VET reporting required field

Scheduled Hours

The number of hours the institution / provider has scheduled to delivery this units / competency.

VET reporting required field

VET in Schools

Is this unit a part of the National VET in schools program.

VET reporting required field

Delivery Mode Identifier

What mode of delivery is this unit being done in.

VET reporting required field

School

To Which School / department does this unit belong to

Contact

The name of the person / Administrator responsible for this unit

Flexible Learning

Is the unit being deliver in Flexible learning format

Session Enrolment Restriction




Note

Some of these fields are required for minimum system functionality. Others fields are required for Government reporting. 

Flexible Learning

Flexible Learning describes the situation where the VET provider has a scheduled unit start date and end date that are different than the unit enrolment start and end date. You need to have the highest permission level to access this function.

The Unit Enrolment start and end dates should not be changed because this affects enrolment information that is vital to the business operations of the institution. When the scheduled unit start and end dates are not the same as the unit enrolment start and end dates, you can change the start and end dates for the scheduled units as follows:

  1. Load the Student record

  2. Click the Student option in the menu

  3. Click on the Course Enrolment option

  4. Click the Units option

  5. Put a tick in the select box at the far right end of the row for the unit enrolment

  6. Move down the page as necessary, to the bottom of the list of unit enrolments

  7. In the dropdown that shows "Select Action to perform on Units", choose the option "Apply the following start and end date to each of the selected units"

  8. Type in the start date and end date for the unit enrolment

  9. Click

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    Implications


    IMPLICATIONS

Old Scheduled units should NOT be updated and reused again as this will alter the dates for students previously enrolled into the unit. A new Schedule or a Reschedule needs to be created each time the unit is run.

Always ensure that dates are entered correctly as incorrect information can have a knock on effect for reporting periods. Census date must always fall between the start and end date of the unit and NO LESS than 20% of the way through the entire delivery period of the unit.

  • Previous Scheduled units should not be updated and reused as a new unit. This will affect any historical student data. Units should be either rescheduled or a new Schedule created. 

  • Fee alterations will not update any students already enrolled into the unit.

  • HEIMS Census dates are required to be no less that 20% of the way through the unit.

Class numbers / Participants 

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A report can be created within the report builder and added to required staff dashboards to provide data on class numbers for any given study period. This can provide data on class sizes / viability in one easy to read report.

Workflow

How to Search for a Scheduled Unit

  1. Click On the Units tab in the side menu.

  2. Click on the Search Scheduled Units option in the side menu

  3. Enter at least one of the following options in to the relevant search box: 

    • Unit Code

    • Unit Name

    • Unit Provider

    • Start Date

    • Unit Keywords

    • Unit Status

  4. Click on the Search Scheduled Unit

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

  6. To filter the list of units, in the search

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    box above the list of units, start typing the unit name

  7. 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.

  8. The Scheduled Unit has now been loaded.

How to Add / Create Scheduled unit

  1. Click on the Units tab in the Side menu

  2. Click on the Search option with the side menu

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

  4. Click on the Search Unit

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

  6. To filter the list of units, in the search

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    box above the list of units, start typing the unit name.

  7. 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.

  8. Once the required unit has been loaded click on the Scheduled Unit Details in the side menu

  9. Click on the Add Scheduled in the side menu

  10. Enter the required information in to the fields ensuring some minimum field requirements (Start Date, End Date and HEIMS Census Date and Status set to Active) Additional information recommended however these fields are required to create a basic functioning Scheduled unit.

  11. Click on the Save Scheduled Unit

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To Add Fees to the Scheduled unit continue below. There are 4 different methods for adding fees to Scheduled units. 

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Follow the steps above to schedule a new unit, then continue here to add the available fees.

  1. Once the new schedule has been saved scroll down the Fees associated with this Scheduled Unit section

  2. Click the New Fees 

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  3. Scroll down to the Edit Fee Section

  4. Select the Course name from the Drop down box

  5. Enter the Fee Description from the Drop Down Box

  6. Enter the dollar amount in the Fee box (do not a dollar sign as this will cause the fee not to save)

  7. Select the Invoice Fee Code from the drop down box

  8. Enter the Credit points value for this unit into the Credit point field

  9. Enter the EFTSL  into the EFTSL Field

  10. Click on the Save Unit Fees

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  11. To add additional Fees click on the New Fees 

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Method 2 - Adding Fees for Multiple Courses to Scheduled Units

  1. Once the new schedule has been saved scroll down the Fees associated with this Scheduled Unit section

  2. Click the New Fees 

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  3. Scroll down to the Add Multiple Fees Section

  4. Select the Course names from the Drop down box, to select multiple course hold the control button and click the required course names.

  5. Select the Fee Descriptions required from the drop down box

  6. Enter the dollar amount in the Fee box (do not a dollar sign as this will cause the fee not to save)

  7. Select the Invoice Fee Code from the drop down box

  8. Enter the Credit points value for this unit into the Credit point field

  9. Enter the EFTSL  into the EFTSL Field

  10. Click on the Add Fees 

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Method 3 - Adding Fees for All Course in selected group to Scheduled Units (e.g. all undergrad Courses)

  1. Once the new schedule has been saved scroll down the Fees associated with this Scheduled Unit section

  2. Click on the Select Program Level Drop box and select the group of courses to add fees for this course e.g. Undergraduate

  3. Click on the Add Program Fees

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Please note: This will add the standard unit fee for all courses in the selected group. The Standard unit fee that is entered into the Course record page.


 Method 4 - The Fee rules

  1. Click the Units tab on the side menu

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

  3. Click on the Add New Unit Fee on the side menu

  4. Scroll down to the Edit Unit fee Detail Section

  5. Click on the Course Drop down box and Select the Course to add the new fee to

  6. Click on the Course level drop box and select the Study Level that relates to this course

  7. Enter the number of Credit points for the units within the course

  8. Select the Fee Type that this fee is for

  9. Optional: Enter the Unit level code. These must be set within the Base unit prior before adding to fee rules

  10. Enter the dollar amount for this Course, credit point, fee type combination without a dollar symbol

  11. Select the Status

  12. Click on the Save Unit Fee

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    To add another rule press the Add New Unit Fee option on the side menu.

How to Edit a Scheduled unit

  1. Click On the Units tab in the side menu.

  2. Click on the Search Scheduled Units option in the side menu

  3. Enter at least one of the following options in to the relevant search box: 

    • Unit Code

    • Unit Name

    • Unit Provider

    • Start Date

    • Unit Keywords

    • Unit Status

  4. Click on the Search Scheduled Unit

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

  6. To filter the list of units, in the search

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    box above the list of units, start typing the unit name

  7. 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.

  8. The Scheduled Unit has now been loaded.

  9. Update the Required information.

  10. Click on the Save Scheduled Unit

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How to Delete a Scheduled unit

Warning

Please note: Before a Scheduled can be deleted all student enrolments in the unit must be removed / deleted. If any enrolments exist the system will not allow the unit to be deleted. 

  1. Click On the Units tab in the side menu.

  2. Click on the Search Scheduled Units option in the side menu

  3. Enter at least one of the following options in to the relevant search box: 

    • Unit Code

    • Unit Name

    • Unit Provider

    • Start Date

    • Unit Keywords

    • Unit Status

  4. Click on the Search Scheduled Unit

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

  6. To filter the list of units, in the search

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    box above the list of units, start typing the unit name

  7. 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.

  8. The Scheduled Unit has now been loaded.

  9. Scroll down and click on the Delete Scheduled Unit

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How to Add a Contact to a Scheduled Unit

These instructions assume that the Scheduled unit has already been created

  1. Click on the Contacts tab in the side menu.

  2. Click on the Contact - Search option in the side menu.

  3. Enter details for one of the following search boxes: Family Name / Surname, 

    Given

    Given name.

  4. Click on the Search Contact 

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  5. To filter the list, in the search

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    box above the list, start typing the contact's First Name / given name.

  6. When you see the row containing the details for your contact, click on the Contact Role highlighted in blue on the left side of the row, to load the details for that contact.

  7. Check the assigned roles allocated to the contact contains the required role. If Unit Teacher doesn't appear, click on the Contact drop box, select the Unit Teacher role, then click on the Assign Role

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  8. Scroll down to the Add Contacts Role for Scheduled units section.

  9. Enter any combination of Unit Code, Unit Name, Unit Provider or Unit Keywords, Unit Status (Paradigm requires at least one search criteria)

  10. Click on the Search Scheduled Unit

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

  12. To filter the list, in the search

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    box above the list, start typing the

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    unit name.

  13. Click on the Select Role drop box and select the required role (the Select tick box will automatically populate) Multiple units may be selected.

  14. Scroll to the bottom of the page and click on the Add Role to Scheduled units

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How to Search and add Unit of Competency to a 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 Units 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 Scheduled Unit 

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

  7. To filter the returned options start typing the name of the unit into

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    the search box. The returned results will reduce to match the criteria.

  8. Click on the blue hyper link on the left side of the required record.

  9. The Scheduled Unit has now been loaded.

  10. Click on the Unit Competency

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    Edit option in the side menu

  11. Search for the Competency by Competency Id, Competency name or Field of Education code or any combination of the three. These can be sorted also by module / competency and ordered by Competency Id or Competency name.

  12. To filter the returned options start typing the name of the unit into

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    the search box. The returned results will reduce to match the criteria.

  13. Click on the blue hyper link on the left side of the required record.

  14. Ensure that the data returned is correct then press the Save Unit 

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Further Reading

Adding Assessments to Scheduled Units

Adding Sessions to Scheduled Units

Rescheduling Units

Base Unit Details

Related Pages