Enrolment Services Student Recruitment Creating a Conflict Free Timetable

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1 Enrolment Services Student Recruitment Creating a Conflict Free Timetable

2 What to Expect From This Webinar You will leave this webinar with the knowledge and skills needed to create a conflict free timetable

3 What is a Timetable? A timetable is your personalized schedule of courses for the semester, including all lectures, seminars and labs Students taking any of the following programs must create a timetable: Bachelor degrees Select certificate and diplomas University preparation

4 Why make a Timetable? Ensures a conflict free course schedule Ensures you have selected all required and linked course components (Lectures, Labs, Seminars) Flexibility to plan work, life and extra curricular activities around your own personalized course schedule It s FUN!

5 When should I create a Timetable? In advance of your earliest registration date After you have selected your course plan A timetable for Winter 2016 should be created at the same time as a timetable for Fall 2015

6 Have you selected your courses? Plan your own courses with the help of tutorials tru.ca/advising/onlinehelp > Degree Advising Tutorials Need help with planning your degree program? Contact an Academic Advisor Phone: Appointments/Walk ins on campus

7 Understanding the TRU Course Schedule Course Schedule Available only online at tru.ca/registration/course_schedules Do NOT use the schedule on your mytru account What information will I find on the schedule? Courses for Fall 2015 and Winter 2016 Section numbers for lectures, seminars and labs Course dates and times, including days of the week Campus room numbers Instructor/Professor names Course capacity Course descriptions

8 Understanding the TRU Course Schedule How are courses scheduled? Monday to Friday Between 8:30 am and 9:20 pm Course duration ranges from 50 minutes a few times a week to 3 hours once a week Plus seminars and labs Entirely depends on the subject Components of the course schedule Lectures: the core course materials are presented by the professors or instructors Seminars: lectures are divided into smaller groups called seminars. Often where you will give presentations, have group discussions, ask questions or review assignments Labs: practical applications of material learned in the classroom, these are required for most sciences

9 Understanding the TRU Course Schedule Subject Course Subjects Scroll down to find it OR Quick type: type in the first 3 letters of your course (Ex. soc for Sociology) Course Number enter in the 4-digit number (if known) Class Search Select

10 Understanding the TRU Course Schedule Course Name: Links you to course details and capacity Lecture Section Number: Indicates different offerings of the same course Course Breakdown: Indicates breakdown of lecture (x), seminar (y) and lab (z) hours for course; helpful when timetabling Ex. 3 lecture hours, 1.5 seminar hours, 0 lab hours

11 Understanding the TRU Course Schedule Links to any additional course components: Additional required course components or courses will be indicated here CRN (Course Registration Number): Unique identifier for each course, lab and seminar; you will need these to register in courses View Catalog Entry: Links you to course description and pre-requisites

12 TRU Course Schedule

13 Find the Course Schedule on tru.ca 1. Go to tru.ca 2. Select QUICKLINKS in top right corner 3. Under Student Resources select COURSE SCHEDULES

14 Find the Course Schedule on tru.ca 4. Under Pick Your Courses select VIEW THE COURSE SCHEDULE 5. On the Dynamic Schedule, select Fall 2015 (Sep-Dec) under Search by Term Select submit

15 Search for courses 6. Under Class Schedule Search, select the course subject and number (if known) - For our example: Subject: MATH Mathematics Course Number: Select Class Search

16 Course Components Course Name Course Breakdown CRN Course Acronym & Section Number View Catalog Entry

17 What do I need to make a timetable? Pencil and eraser Access to TRU s online Course Schedule List of the courses you plan to take (Fall and Winter) Two (or more) blank Timetable Worksheets

18 Let s Make a Timetable Mock timetable courses for Fall 2015: Computing 1130 Biology 1110 English 1100 Keep in mind: Tip: The maximum number of courses you can register in is 5 Start timetabling courses with the fewest lecture sections

19 Computing 1130

20 COMP 1130 Course Schedule Details Lecture: COMP Lab: COMP 1130 L01 Seminar: COMP 1130 S01

21 What We Know About COMP 1130 Lecture: COMP Monday (M), Wednesdays (W) and Fridays (F) 9:30 10:20 am Instructor: Mohd Abdullah Classes are held in House of Learning (HOL) Room 204 CRN (Course Registration Number) is ***Students choosing lecture 01 must enroll in COMP 1130 L01 and S01*** Seminar: COMP 1130 S01 Tuesdays (T) 9:30 10:20 am CRN (Course Registration Number) is Lab: COMP 1130 L01 Tuesdays (T) 10:30 11:20 am CRN (Course Registration Number) is 10355

22 Timetabling COMP 1130 Record CRN and Course numbers for registration Seminar Lecture Lab

23 Biology 1110

24 BIOL 1110 Course Schedule Details Lecture: BIOL Lab: BIOL 1110 L06

25 What We Know About BIOL 1110 Lecture: BIOL Tuesdays (T) and Thursdays (R) 6:30 7:45 pm Instructor: Cynthia Ross Friedman Classes are held in International Building (IB) Room 1020 CRN (Course Registration Number) is We have to enroll in a Lab Lab: BIOL 1110 L06 Wednesdays (W) 3:30 6:20 pm CRN (Course Registration Number) is 10164

26 Timetabling BIOL 1110 Record CRN and Course numbers for registration Lab Lecture

27 Timetable So Far

28 English 1100

29 ENGL 1100 Course Schedule Details Lecture: ENGL

30 What We Know About ENGL 1100 Lecture: ENGL Mondays (M) and Wednesdays (W) 11:30 am 12:45 pm Instructor: Paul J. Murphy Classes are held in Arts & Education Building Room 308 There is no lab or seminar

31 Timetabling ENGL 1100 Record CRN and Course numbers for registration Lecture 12:45 12:45

32 Final Timetable 12:45 12:45

33 Tips Rule of thumb: 1 hour in class = 2-3 hours of homework per week Check course capacity Waitlist? Look for another section Create a few timetables with backup courses Timetable both Fall and Winter at the same time

34 Next Steps Join one of our How to Register webinars scheduled in June and July Register for courses Earliest registration dates open June 15, 2015 Keep in touch! Phone:

35 Thank you!