Attendance
Schemes can be created to allow instructors to take attendance or track
participation within MyFIRE. Multiple schemes can be utilized in one course.
However, only one scheme can be connected to a single Attendance Register (a
group of meeting sessions) at a time. Attendance schemes can be designed
according to the instructor’s attendance preferences. A sample attendance
scheme is listed below. This tutorial demonstrates how to create an attendance
scheme within MyFIRE.
P - Present 100%
A - Absent 0%
E - Excused Absence
100%
T5 - Tardy by 5 Minutes
95%
T10 - Tardy by 10
Minutes 90%
T15 - Tardy by 15
Minutes 85%
T30 - Tardy by 30
Minutes 70%
1. Navigate
to the desired course in MyFIRE.
2. Select
the course tools tab from the navigation bar.
3. A
drop-down menu will appear. Select attendance.
4. When
the page refreshes, select the attendance schemes tab.
5. Next,
select new scheme.
6. When
the page refreshes, title the scheme in the name field.
7. Enter
the desired symbol for each attendance/participation status in the
Symbols column. For example: P will represent Present, A = Absent, L = Late,
and E = Excused
8. Next,
in the Status Full Name column, enter the corresponding status
full name for each status symbol.
a. To add an additional
status, enter the (1) number of the additional status symbols, and then
select (2) add statuses.
9. Enter
the desired percentage score for each status symbol in the assigned % column.
10. Then
determine the desired order of the attendance symbols within the scheme by
selecting the order drop-down menu for each symbol/status
entered.
11. Select save.
12. When
the page refreshes, select close.
13. Once
an attendance scheme has been created, navigate to the attendance registers tab to add a register for the course sessions. Please refer to the Track
Attendance tutorial for step-by-step directions on how to create an attendance
register.
