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Setting Up Academic Project Topics

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Academic Project Topics – Topic Setup

SSR_RS_TOPIC_SETUP

select Set Up SACR, then select Product Related, then select Student Records, then select Student Projects Setup, then select Academic Project Topics, then select Topic Setup

Create the project topics that are offered at the institution. Provide information about the topics, including a description and the academic programs and plans to which they are associated.

Academic Project Topics – Available Supervisors

SSR_RS_TOPIC_SUP

select Set Up SACR, then select Product Related, then select Student Records, then select Student Projects Setup, then select Academic Project Topics, then select Available Supervisors

View all available supervisors who have academic programs or academic plans that match the topic.

Academic Project Topics – Organization and Contacts

SSR_RS_ORG_CONTACT

select Set Up SACR, then select Product Related, then select Student Records, then select Student Projects Setup, then select Academic Project Topics, then select Organization and Contacts

Associate one or more academic or external organization(s) with the project topic and set up contacts for the project topic.

Academic Project Topics – Additional Information

SSR_RS_TOPICST_CA

select Set Up SACR, then select Product Related, then select Student Records, then select Student Projects Setup, then select Academic Project Topics, then select Additional Information

Enter and review Common Attribute fields associated with the topic. This page appears only if Common Attribute fields have been created using the Common Attribute Framework.

Academic Project Topics – Attachments

SSR_RS_TOPICST_ATT

select Set Up SACR, then select Product Related, then select Student Records, then select Student Projects Setup, then select Academic Project Topics, then select Attachments

Add one or more attachments for a topic.

Access the Academic Project Topics – Topic Setup page (select Set Up SACR, then select Product Related, then select Student Records, then select Student Projects Setup, then select Academic Project Topics, then select Topic Setup).

This page is similar to the Research Topic Setup – Topic Setup page but the Display in Self Service check box is not functional here.

See Defining Research Topics.

Access the Academic Project Topics – Available Supervisors page (select Set Up SACR, then select Product Related, then select Student Records, then select Student Projects Setup, then select Academic Project Topics, then select Available Supervisors).

This page is similar to the Research Topic Setup – Available Supervisors page.

The page displays eligible project supervisors who can be assigned to the project topic. Eligibility is based on the supervisor's ability to participate in the same academic program and academic plan as the topic. Eligible persons are defined as project supervisors in the Administrator Profile component.

See Reviewing Available Research Supervisors.

Access the Academic Project Topics – Organization and Contacts page (select Set Up SACR, then select Product Related, then select Student Records, then select Student Projects Setup, then select Academic Project Topics, then select Organization and Contacts).

This page is similar to the Research Topic Setup – Organizations and Contacts page, but the Display in Self Service check box is not functional here.

See Associating Organizations and Contacts with Research Topics.

Access the Academic Project Topics – Additional Information page (select Set Up SACR, then select Product Related, then select Student Records, then select Student Projects Setup, then select Academic Project Topics, then select Additional Information).

This page is similar to the Research Topic Setup – Additional Information page and is used to enter data for school-defined fields using the Common Attribute Framework.

See Entering Additional Information.

Access the Academic Project Topics – Attachments page (select Set Up SACR, then select Product Related, then select Student Records, then select Student Projects Setup, then select Academic Project Topics, then select Attachments).

Use this page, which is similar to the Research Topic Setup – Attachments page, to store project related documents. This information is currently not accessible to students in self service.

See Entering Attachments.