Central Timetabling Timetable Views for Students This guide gives details of the different ways that student timetables can be accessed online and what information is displayed on those timetables. The topics addressed in the guide are: What types of timetable are available?... 1 What information is displayed on the web timetables?... 2 How are personal timetables accessed?... 4 How are module timetables accessed?... 6 How are core programme timetables accessed?... 8 What types of timetable are available? There are three main types of timetable: Personal timetable this shows all of the teaching activities that a student has been allocated to, and therefore must attend. Module timetables these show all of the teaching activities associated with the particular module. Core programme timetables these show all teaching activities associated with the compulsory and optional modules for the study where only one timetable slot is available i.e., the student must be able to attend the activity in order to take the module.
What information is displayed on the web timetables? The following information is displayed on the student personal timetables and 'core' programme timetables. Module timetables have the same information apart from the module code as this is displayed at the top of the module timetable page. Module code - this links to the module catalogue entry. Activity type - this is taken from the Template that the Activity is attached to. 'Alternative times' or 'Dropin session' - this is taken from the Activity Template and controlled by the 'Not duplicate' and 'Drop-in session' tags. (see below for additional info) Room - This links to a photo of the room and directions to it. Week pattern - the word 'Weeks' links to the week pattern explanation page on the timetabling website. 2
Alternative times If there is more than one activity on the template and the 'Not duplicate' tag has not been applied to the template then the link 'Alternative times' will appear on the students' timetable. This link will take them to a timetable showing just the activities on that template. Drop-in session If the 'Drop-in session' tag has been applied to a template, the student will see this on their timetable, this will inform them that they will not be required to attend the full time scheduled for that activity. They are directed to contact the school for details of what they will be required to attend. A list view of the timetable is available by clicking on the link above or below the grid timetable, this displays the information in text form with additional information such as the teaching staff for that activity and the module title. 3
How are personal timetables accessed? The information shown on the personal timetable is the same, wherever it is accessed from. It is linked to the timetabling database, so any changes made to teaching times or locations will be instantly updated. When a student changes their modules, the new activities will appear on the personal timetable one working day after the change is made on Banner. Personal timetables can be accessed from: The Portal main page, using the My Timetable link on the right of the screen: The link in the Portal leads to the View Timetable page within Student Services where students have the option 4
of viewing a specific semester, or a specific week. A link to an Understanding Your Timetable document is available from the Student area of the Timetable webpages (http://www.leeds.ac.uk/timetable/students.html). The teaching school and parent school links on this page lead to a list of the University s timetabling contacts. 5
The Online Enrolment system, allowing students to check their existing timetables as they select further modules. 6
How are module timetables accessed? Module timetables are linked to the timetabling database. All timetable changes are updated online as soon as the change is made in the database. Module timetables can be accessed from: The module catalogue on the web a link to the timetable is shown next to the Semester taught information. The Module Enrolment pages as a student selects their modules, each module which is available for selection has a View module timetable link. The View Enrolled Modules page within Student Services, which is accessed through the portal The mymodules area of the portal For each of these, students should check the week numbers shown for individual activities on the timetable to check when they are running. 7
How are core programme timetables accessed? These timetables are linked to the timetabling database. All timetable changes to existing activities are updated online as soon as the change is made; however, if a new activity is added, it will not appear on the timetable until the next update is run. These timetables should be used as a guide for selecting complementary modules, and not as a definitive timetable. These timetables are accessed from the web programme catalogue: If you have any further queries about the timetable information available to students, please contact timetable@leeds.ac.uk. A wide range of information is available at www.leeds.ac.uk/timetable/students.html. 8