The Course Registration add-on in Sumac keeps track of courses, sessions, registrations, attendance, and marks.
Key Concepts
Course – A particular curriculum of learning. The same course may be delivered many times (e.g. Science 101, Ballet for Beginners, Intro to Watercolours).
Session – The delivery of a course at a particular time. For example, a session may run over three months starting in September; another session of the same course might start in January (e.g. Spring Session of Science 101).
Class – A single unit of teaching (e.g. a two-hour lecture on Monday night at 6:00 p.m.) that is part of a session. A class takes place at a specific time and place.
So there may be several sessions of any particular course, and each session consists of several classes.
Viewing Course Registration Data
The Course Registration add-on provides two views:
Course View – Presents day-to-day information about students, classes, and exams. Ideal for focusing on one particular session. Access via Course Registrations > Course View in the console.
Registrations View – Shows a list of registrations across multiple sessions. Best for examining registrations in a specific time period or for a particular student.
There is also a Transaction Log that automatically tracks interactions such as moving a student from one session to another, adding a student to a waiting list, or registering a wait-list student.
Course View Window
In the top-left, select a Course to see its registration information.
The Sessions area shows all sessions for the selected course. Click a session to see its details.
Use the four radio buttons to choose what appears in the main scrolling list: Registrations, Classes, Exams, or Wait List.
Registration View Window
Provides a standard Sumac list window with a Search Panel to find registrations.
Use the New button to add new registrations.
Expand Analyze & Report for helpful registration reports.