Graduate Program Directors Meeting Wednesday Feb 25 th, 2015, 1:00pm to 3:00 pm in 519KT

Transcription

1 MINUTES: Graduate Program Directors Meeting Wednesday Feb 25 th, 2015, 1:00pm to 3:00 pm in 519KT Remarks/Updates [Barbara Crow] Decline in graduate applications APPR response is due to the Provosts office on March 2 nd FGS is an Administrative unit with three main goals: 1) Meeting our targets 2) Transitioning programs to the Faculities and 3) Enhancing the student experience. CUPE 3903 will be meeting to bargain Fri, Sat & Sun of this week, with the strike vote on Monday March 2 nd, 2015 Admissions concerns: Competitive offers from U of T are offering more to first year MAs. Please send any of these competitive offers to Fahim How we manage conflict [Suzanne Killick] Joined by Abe Salam and Marcela Urteaga **See attached presentation How we manage conflict **See attached handouts Description of the Conflict pairs (TJ, TP, FJ, FP), outlines the blind spots for each pair **See attached handout explaining Conflict resolution based on the TYPE Preferences (TJ, TP, FJ, FP) ** See attached article Managing Conflict best practices in an academic setting Data Warehouse updates [Thien Ha] ** Handout EDW Insight: Handbook GPDs & GPAs have access to Data warehouse and can generate their own reports Reports can be exported to either Excel or PDF Login in using your Passport York ID, once in you can click on the Dashboard. You will find three sets of data for graduate: Grad Admissions, Grad Admissions End of Cycle Trends, Grad Admissions Metadata. Target information for each program will be in Data Warehouse in the next couple of days. This data is admissions data only there is no personal data included Programs are able to monitor their admission s performance whenever they want GPDs still feel that the weekly reports provide by Nick s office are beneficial Mitacs internship program [Jillian Hatnean] ** Three Handouts regarding the Mitacs programs Accelerate program now open and able to partner with not for profit. If you have a group/organization or company who you think might work as partner, send their name to Jillian and she will check their eligibility. Projects must have an economic orientation. Next GPD meeting March 18 th, 1-4 pm, room 280YL 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15 EDW Insight: Handbook How to navigate around in Insight ( Table of Contents Overview... 2 Software Requirements... 2 Supported Web Browsers... 2 Sign-on... 2 Sign-on from York... 2 Dashboards... 3 Dashboard Navigation... 3 Dashboard Pages... 5 Dashboard Prompts... 6 Dashboard Navigation... 8 Reference Materials... 8 Dashboard Reports... 9 EDW Insight Handbook Page 1

16 Overview This is the short version of the handbook. A complete version can be found in Reference Material section in Insight Software Requirements Supported Web Browsers Steps Screen Newer browser releases or alternative browser usage may lead to unexpected behavior within EDW - Insight Sign-on Sign-on from York Steps Screen EDW Insight Handbook Page 2

17 Navigate to and click on the button Insight: York University s Data Warehouse logon screen Use your Passport York username and password to login. Dashboards Interactive dashboard is composed of one or more reports with a set of prompts with which users can dynamically query information to help decision making. Dashboard Navigation Steps Screen EDW Insight Handbook Page 3

18 Up top, on the blue banner, there are several links. Your available Dashboards are in a drop down menu from Dashboards. Tip 1: The number of links you see will vary and depend on your access level. Tip 2: Clicking on the Domain_Admission Dashboard link will reveal a menu of Dashboards. Clicking on one of the menu items will take you to that Dashboard. EDW Insight Handbook Page 4

19 Each Dashboard is divided into five sections: 1. Dashboard Pages (Tabs) 2. Dashboard Prompts 3. Dashboard Navigation 4. Reference Materials 5. Reports Dashboard Pages Steps Just below the York U logo is the Dashboard Name. Below that are several Pages (or Tabs) used to group Dashboard Reports. Screen Click a Dashboard Page to navigate there. EDW Insight Handbook Page 5

20 Dashboard Prompts Steps Dashboard Prompts allow you to filter Reports. Screen There are several kinds of prompts that could be available: Single dropdowns Multiple selection Calendar date Edit box Tip 1: In order for filters to take effect, you must click on the APPLY button once you make any changes. Tip 2: You can make several changes and apply them all at once. Just make sure you click the APPLY button. Save Current Selections: If you prefer to save a specific combination of Dashboard prompts, you can save your current selections by clicking on the Page Options. EDW Insight Handbook Page 6

21 On every Dashboard page the following drop down menu is available. Print - to HTML or PDF Export to Excel Refresh Add to Briefing Book Create Bookmark Link Create Prompted Link Apply Saved Customization Save Current Customization Edit Saved Customization Clear My Selections Tip 1: These operate the same as the below aforementioned Print and Add to Briefing Book links, only they apply for the entire Dashboard page. Apply Saved Selections: Click on a previously saved selection to apply the custom filter to the Dashboard Report you are currently viewing. Save Current Selections: Click on Save Current Customization and type in a name for your saved selection. Tip 1: If you enable the checkbox for Make this my default for this page, then this Saved Selection will be automatically apply every time you view this Dashboard Page. EDW Insight Handbook Page 7

22 Edit Saved Selections and Defaults: This allows you to rename or delete any previously saved selections. Clear My Selections: This will reset all Dashboard Prompts back to the defaults as intended by the Report Developer. Tip 1: It will not apply your default saved selection. Dashboard Navigation Steps Dashboard Navigation section contains links to other Dashboards. Screen Clicking on a link will navigate you directly to that Dashboard. Reference Materials Steps Reference Materials contain useful links to documentation or sites outside of Insight. Screen EDW Insight Handbook Page 8

23 Dashboard Reports Steps Dashboard Reports can contain charts, pivot tables, applied filters, and supporting text. Screen Report Links: At the bottom of each report, there are three links of interest: Print Download Add to Briefing Book Print: Clicking on the Print link will provide the option of printing the current report as either a HTML or PDF file. Download: Clicking the Download link allows several formats to download the current report into. Tip 1: Download to Excel is for Microsoft Excel 2003 and above, which supports advanced xml features. Tip 2: Download Data will download the current report into a commadelimited format (csv). EDW Insight Handbook Page 9

24

25

26

27

28