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October 29, 2009

What's New in eResearch Proposal Management

Improvements made to the eRPM system, effective today, plus other helpful tips. See the message from Cathy Handyside, eResearch Proposal Management Project Manager:

I would like to share with you improvements made to the eRPM system, effective today 10/29/2009, and some helpful tips for working with the eRPM system.

Biggest Changes & Tips
-- Attach One PDF in Final Proposal Documents
-- Upload a new document versus a new document version
-- PAN/PAC changes
-- eRPM Emails - Better Subject Lines
-- Full list of eRPM Tips

To learn more about these changes and see a summary of all changes, go to:
<http://www.umich.edu/~eresinfo/erpm/rnotes/releasenote_v1.6.html>

Cathy Handyside
eResearch Proposal Management Project Manager

FOR QUESTIONS OR ASSISTANCE
Contact the Help Desk:
-- Phone: 734-936-7000, option 6
-- E-mail: maishelpdesk@umich.edu

To: eRPM-Info
Cc: Research Unit Liaisons
From: Cathy Handyside
Subject: What's New in eResearch Proposal Management
Date: Thursday, October 29, 2009

Posted by cstefans at 09:30 AM

October 26, 2009

Notify Instructors that Fall 2009 Teaching Evaluations Are Available

If your department has already ordered Fall 2009 end-of-course teaching evaluations, please notify your instructors that their evaluations are ready for review in the Faculty Center on Wolverine Access. Instructors with questions about their evaluations should contact their departments immediately.

INSTRUCTOR DOCUMENTATION
Instructors can access step-by-step procedures and a guided simulation in Faculty Business Help at: https://heprod.dsc.umich.edu/htmldoc/eng/dftie/lsaa/htm/sr_fb_teachingeval.htm.

If your department allows instructors to add questions to their teaching evaluations, please also inform them that they must add their questions before November 23. For other key dates in the teaching evaluation process and who to contact for form or template revisions, see the October 9 e-mail below.

IMPORTANT NOTES
-- Only instructors designated as a primary instructor in M-Pathways can add evaluation questions.
-- Primary instructors can add questions only to the home section of a cross-listed class.
-- The ability for a primary instructor to add questions is associated with evaluation templates. Contact the Office of Examinations and Evaluations (E&E) to change template settings.

=======Forwarded Message=======

From: Office of Evaluations and Examinations
Send: Friday, October 9, 2009
To: "M-Pathways Users with the SR Evaluation Order Role"
Subject: Please Order Fall 2009 Teaching Evaluations

Department administrative staff should complete their orders for Fall 2009 end-of-course teaching evaluations in M-Pathways by October 23, 2009.

ORDERING PROCEDURES UPDATED
Ordering procedures from the Evaluation Summary page have been modified to ensure data validity. The supporting documentation for teaching evaluation order entry has been updated to reflect the system changes:
-- Assign Teaching Evaluation Templates by Subject Area - http://maislinc.umich.edu/maislinc/lang-en/management/LMS_ActDetails.asp?UserMode=0&ActivityId=26826&
-- Assign Teaching Evaluation Templates by Class - http://maislinc.umich.edu/maislinc/lang-en/management/LMS_ActDetails.asp?UserMode=0&ActivityId=30010
-- Modify/Delete Teaching Evaluation Orders - http://maislinc.umich.edu/maislinc/lang-en/management/LMS_ActDetails.asp?UserMode=0&ActivityId=30011

KEY DATES
-- October 23, 2009: Departments must complete teaching evaluation orders for regular-term classes.
-- October 24 – November 23, 2009: Primary instructors may add optional questions to their evaluation orders if permitted by department policies.
-- November 24, 2009: No further changes permitted to Fall 2009 end-of-course evaluation orders.

NEED CORE FORM OR TEMPLATE REVISIONS?
To request that Evaluations and Examinations (E&E) make revisions before you assign templates, contact Anna Shih or Jim Kulik:
-- Phone: 734-764-3497
-- E-mail: EandE@umich.edu

FOR ASSISTANCE OR QUESTIONS
For evaluation assistance, contact E&E:
-- Phone: 734-764-3497
-- E-mail: EandE@umich.edu

For M-Pathways assistance, contact the Help Desk:
-- Phone: 734-936-7000, option 4
-- Web: http://www.mais.umich.edu/online_help_desk/

cc: Select Student Administration Unit Liaisons

To: "M-Pathways Users with the SR Evaluation Order Role"
From: Office of Evaluations and Examinations
Subject: Notify Instructors that Fall 2009 Teaching Evaluations Are Available
Date: Monday, October 26, 2009

Posted by cstefans at 09:58 AM

October 23, 2009

SA Oct. 28 Meeting Agenda & Materials

Posted by nge at 03:44 PM

October 21, 2009

Textbook Order Entry Timeline for Winter 2010

It is time to begin entering Winter 2010 textbook information into the Wolverine Access Faculty
Center or M-Pathways Textbooks pages. For important textbook order entry guidelines, please
refer to the Office of the Registrar's Winter 2010 Textbook calendar at <http://www.ro.umich.edu/calendar/wn10textbook.php>.

TEXTBOOK ENTRY DOCUMENTATION
-- For class instructors entering textbook information in the Faculty Center, click the Help
link located on the Faculty Center pages or go to .
-- For staff entering textbook information in M-Pathways, search for "textbooks" in My LINC
at <https://maislinc.umich.edu>

FOR ASSISTANCE OR QUESTIONS
Contact the Help Desk:
-- Phone: 734-936-7000, option 4
-- Web: <http://www.mais.umich.edu/online_help_desk/>

To: "Winter 2010 Class Instructors and M-Pathways Users with the SR CLASS MAINTAINER and SR TEXTBOOK MAINTAINER Roles"
Cc: Select Student Administration Unit Liaisons, M-Pathways SR REGISTRARS OFFICE role
From: ITS-Inform
Subject: Textbook Order Entry Timeline for Winter 2010
Date: Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Posted by cstefans at 01:16 PM

October 13, 2009

HRMS Oct. 16 Meeting Agenda & Materials

Posted by nge at 03:34 PM

October 09, 2009

Please Order Fall 2009 Teaching Evaluations

Department administrative staff should complete their orders for Fall 2009 end-of-course teaching evaluations in M-Pathways by October 23, 2009.

SUPPORT LABS AVAILABLE
Support labs are being offered to acquaint users with the new procedures for order entry. Staff from the Office of Evaluations and Examinations and Information and Technology Services (ITS) will be available at lab sessions to:
-- Outline system enhancements
-- Answer questions
-- Assist users with order entry

To register for one of the available teaching evaluation labs, go to My LINC at https://maislinc.umich.edu and search on SRL303 Teaching Evaluation Lab.

FOR ASSISTANCE OR QUESTIONS

For evaluation assistance, contact E&E:
-- Phone: 734-764-3497
-- E-mail: EandE@umich.edu

For M-Pathways assistance, contact the Help Desk:
-- Phone: 734-936-7000, option 4
-- Web: http://www.mais.umich.edu/online_help_desk/

To:"M-Pathways Users with the SR Evaluation Order Role"
Cc: Select Student Administration Unit Liaisons
From: Office of Evaluations and Examinations
Subject: Please Order Fall 2009 Teaching Evaluations
Date: Friday, October 09, 2009

Posted by cstefans at 01:33 PM