Versions Compared

Old Version 4

changes.mady.by.user Ben Bentley

Saved on

compared with

New Version Current

changes.mady.by.user Chanel Zhang (Deactivated)

Saved on

Key

  • This line was added.
  • This line was removed.
  • Formatting was changed.

Objective

Upon completion of this KB article you will be able to create and edit Leave of Absence records within paradigm


Complexity:

Status
colourGreen
titleLOW

Page Contents

Table of Contents
maxLevel1
excludePage Contents

Assumptions

  • You have the minimum required level to edit a record.

  • The student record has already been created

  • You have an understanding of the Australian Tertiary industry / VET Sector

  • You have an understanding of the Leave of Absence policy within your Institution.

Key Terms and Concepts

This feature replaces fields within the Course record, and allows leave instances to be tracked for periods from one day (Medical Certificate) to long term leave. Multiple leave types can be recorded, so that existing records are not overwritten and historical data is preserviedpreserved.

Field Name

Brief Overview

Given names *

Given name is the name as it appears on the

students

student's birth certificate and identification

Family Name*

The

Students

student's family or

Surname

surname

DOB*

The Date of Birth of the student

Gender*

  • Male

  • Female

  • Not Stated

  • Indeterminate /Intersex / Unspecified

Student No*

An institution allocated Unique student identifier

.

Title*

  • Mr

  • Mrs

  • Miss

  • Ms

  • Dr

  • Rev

CRICOS Provider Code*

The Commonwealth Register of Institutions and Courses for Overseas Students (CRICOS) is a register of Australian education providers that recruit, enrol and teach overseas students. Registration on CRICOS allows providers to offer courses to overseas students studying in Australia on student visas.

Name (Provider)*

The Full and Legal name of the Institution to appear on official documents

CRICOS Code*

CRICOS Course Code

Name (Course)*

The Full name of the Course of Study

Start Date*

Start date of the Course of Study

Expected End Date*

Expected / Estimated end date of the Course of Study

Agent*


Date From

Commencing Date of Leave

Date To

Final Date of of Leave

Reason

  • Family

  • Illness

Absence Type

  • Leave

  • Deferral

Status

  • Approved

  • Denied

  • Pending

Staff Member Approved

Name of Staff member who approved the leave

Approved Date

Date the Leave was approved

Comments

Any additional comments / notes

* Denotes fields pre-populated by the system when a Student / Course record is created

Workflow

Expand
title1. How to Create a Leave of Absence Record

  1. Click on the Student tab in the side menu

  2. Click on the Search option in the side menu

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

    • Student No, 

    • Preferred Name, 

    • Given Name, 

    • Family Name / Surname, 

    • Previous Last Name

  4. Click on the Search Student button

...

  2. This will show a list of students that meet these criteria

  3. To filter the list of students, in the search box above the list of students, start typing the student's first or given name. 

  4. When you see the record for the student you are looking for, click on the student number for that student, highlighted in blue in the left column of that row

...

  2. The Student Record has now been loaded

  3. Scroll down to the Course Enrolled

...

  1. By Student section

  2. Click on the Actions 

...

  1. button on the right hand side of the required course. The Action Menu will open

  2. Click on the Edit Course Enrolment option in the Action menu

  3. The Course

...

  1. screen has now been loaded

  2. Click on the

...

  1. Actions button on the right hand side of the required course. The

...

  1. Actions menu will open

  2. Click on the Edit Leave option in the Action menu

  3. Click on the Add New button

  4. Enter the required data to create the record

  5. If the staff member who approved the Leave of Absence request is not available in the dropdown box, refer to the document Contacts - Search, Add and Edit to search, add or edit a contact record, as appropriate for your needs. The staff member’s name must be a saved contact record that has a current status of ‘Active’ and must have the same contact role type as has been chosen by your institution to suit this situation. Care must be taken after creating a contact record for a staff member. When there is no necessity for that staff member to log in to Paradigm to access any data, also ensure that the staff member’s login information is removed.

  6. Click on the Save button

Expand
title2. How to Edit a Leave of Absence Record

  1. Click on the Student tab in the side menu

  2. Click on the Search option in the side menu and enter at least one of the following options in the relevant search box: 

    • Student No, 

    • Preferred Name, 

    • Given Name, 

    • Family Name / Surname, 

    • Previous Last Name

  3. Click on the Search Student button

...

  2. This will show a list of students that meet these criteria

  3. To filter the list of students, in the search box above the list of students, start typing the student's first or given name

...

  2. When you see the record for the student you are looking for, click on the student number for that student, highlighted in blue in the left column of that row.

  3. The Student Record has now been loaded

  4. Scroll down to the Course Enrolled by Student section

  5. Click on the Actions button on the right hand side of the required course. The

...

  1. Actions Menu will open

  2. Click on the Edit Course Enrolment option in the Action menu

  3. The Course Screen has now been loaded

  4. Click on the Action button on the right hand side of the required course. The Action Menu will open

  5. Click on the Edit Leave option in the Action menu

  6. Click on the Edit icon 

...

  2. Update the required data

  3. If the staff member who approved the Leave of Absence request is not available in the dropdown box, refer to the document Contacts - Search, Add and Edit to search, add or edit a contact record, as appropriate for your needs. The staff member’s name must be a saved contact record that has a current status of Active, and must have the same contact role type as has been chosen by your institution to suit this situation. Care must be taken after creating a contact record for a staff member. When there is no necessity for that staff member to login to Paradigm to access any data, also ensure that the staff member’s login information is removed.

  4. Click on the Save button

Expand
title3. How to Print a Leave of Absence Record

  1. Click on the Student tab in the side menu

  2. Click on the Search option in the side menu

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

    • Student No, 

    • Preferred Name, 

    • Given Name, 

    • Family Name / Surname, 

    • Previous Last Name

  4. Click on the Search Student button

...

  2. This will show a list of students that meet these criteria

  3. To filter the list of students, in the search box above the list of students, start typing the student's first or given name

...

  2. When you see the record for the student you are looking for, click on the student number for that student, highlighted in blue in the left column of that row

...

  2. The Student

...

  1. record has now been loaded

  2. Scroll down to the Course Enrolled

...

  1. By Student section

  2. Click on the Actions button on the right hand side of the required course. The

...

  1. Actions Menu will open

  2. Click on the Edit Course Enrolment  option in the Action menu

  3. The Course

...

  1. screen has now been loaded

  2. Click on the Action button on the right hand side of the required course. The Action Menu will open

  3. Click on the Edit Leave option in the Action menu

  4. Click on the Print

...

  1. icon

  2. Click on the Preview Report

...

  1. button

  2. Press and hold Control and P to

...

  1. print

Expand
title4. How to Add a

...

File Attachment to a Leave of Absence Record

  1. Click on the Student tab in the side menu

  2. Click on the Search option in the side menu

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

    • Student No, 

    • Preferred Name, 

    • Given Name, 

    • Family Name / Surname, 

    • Previous Last Name

  4. Click on the Search Student button

...

  2. This will show a list of students that meet these criteria

  3. To filter the list of students, in the search box above the list of students, start typing the student's first or given name

...

  2. When you see the record for the student you are looking for, click on the student number for that student, highlighted in blue

...

  1. at the left column of that row

...

  2. The Student Record has now been loaded

  3. Scroll down to the Course Enrolled by Student section

  4. Click on the Actions  button on the right hand side of the required course. The

...

  1. Actions Menu will open

  2. Click on the Edit Course Enrolment  option in the Action menu

  3. Click on the Edit icon 

...

  2. Scroll to the bottom of the page

  3. Click on the Add File Attachment button

  4. Click on the drop down box next to the Purpose option and select the appropriate option

  5. Click on the drop down box next to the Category option ( If required to be updated)

  6. Enter the name of the attachment

...

  2. Enter any important information about the attachment in the description box. Once the attachment has been saved this information will

...

  1. become visible when hovering over the attachment's name

...

...

  1. Select the Status of the item

...

  2. Select the Permission level. This will determine the lowest permission level that can access this item. Items that are of a confidential nature should be set to a higher level to restrict the number of users who have access to the attachment

...

  2. Select the Choose File button and navigate to where the attachment is saved. It is suggested that attachments are saved in PDF format to prevent attachments from being altered or changed

...

  2. Click the Save File Attachment button

...

Further Reading

Filter by label (Content by label)
max5
sorttitle
excerptTypesimple
cqllabel in ( "medical-certificate" , "course-enrolment" , "absence" , "leave-of-absence" , "attachment" )

Related Pages

Related Labels