Units
- Dinara Kutti (Deactivated)
- Diane Momongan (Unlicensed)
- Chris Newton (Deactivated)
Overview
A unit is a term used interchangeably with module, subject, unit of study or competency which describes the learning outcomes and accreditation information for units that form one or more courses. A unit becomes a scheduled unit when it is offered with all the details on how it is offered, dates, delivery mode, location, etc. This page will provide you the links of all the associated knowledge articles under the Units Menu in Paradigm, and below the links are some brief overview of each sub-menu.
Complexity: LOW to MEDIUM
Units Menu Knowledge Articles
NOTE
The pages, fields and buttons that you can see, and the items you can edit, are based on:
How the Paradigm system is configured for your institution;
The options that are made available by your institution; and
The access level assigned to you by the "nominated contact person" or other Paradigm Expert, according to your permission needs.
For more information please contact your "nominated contact person" or other Paradigm Expert.
INFO
The term ‘Unit’ that is used within Paradigm, can be used interchangeably with Module, Subject, Unit of Study or Unit of Competency.
Users need to understand the difference between Base Units and Scheduled Units.
Students need to be enrolled into a Course (of Study) before they can enrol into units.
Fees need to be added either to the scheduled unit or to the fees matrix before enrolling students into Scheduled Units.
You have an understanding of the Units and Courses within your institution including course structure, prerequisites, co-requisites, exclusions and timetabling.
Units Sub-Menus Brief Overview
From here, the user can search for already created base units. Units can be search by Unit Code, Unit Name, Unit Provider, Unit Keywords and Unit Status . The results can also be sorted / ordered by Unit Codes, Unit names, Provider Id, Status Id, Unit Id, and Last Modified date.
To search for a scheduled unit, at least one search parameter is required. These include: Unit Code, Unit Name, Unit Provider, Unit Location, Start date or End date. These can be sorted by Unit Codes, Unit names, Provider Id, Status Id and Last Modified date.
The Unit details section is where new units can be added to the system and existing units can be edited.
From here, scheduled units can be rescheduled, or edited, sessions or assessments can be added to scheduled units, bulk edit of scheduled fees, bulk enrol of students into sessions, student results can be added, online assignments can be saved, and Rapla timetable sessions can be imported.
Unit fees can be either added to each individual scheduled unit or the fees matrix can be used for adding fees. Please consult with the our Support Team to determine which method is best for your institution.