Course Descriptions

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Multimedia Basic Navigation

Student System Query

Letter Generation

Person Search

In order for Georgia State University employees to obtain a Banner User ID and password, you must complete the Banner training requirements.

Banner Training Requirements:

New Banner users are required to:

1. Complete the Multimedia Basic Navigation training.

2. Complete the instructor led Student System Query training which will include a Basic Navigation review.

When new users register for the Multimedia Basic Navigation training via the Banner Training website, the Banner Systems office will provide instructions for the Multimedia Basic Navigation training AND sign the user up for the next available instructor lead Student System Query training. The new user's ID will be activated upon completion of the Multimedia Basic Navigation training. However, if the new user fails to complete the instructor led Student System Query training, their ID will be deactivated. To activate the ID, new users must register for the next available instructor led Student System Query training.

Student will learn:

• How to navigate through the system environment using mouse and keyboard
• System basics: naming conventions, definitions of forms and fields, searching
• On-line queries:
  • how to query to see if a person already exists in the system
  • examine person information such as address, contact information
• How to access Help functions
• How to customize the system by setting up your personal menu

Target Audience: All academic, administrative and support staff who will be using INB.

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Student will learn:

• How to view basic Student System forms for general student academic information.

Target Audience: All academic, administrative and support staff who will be using INB to view general student academic information.

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Policy Clarifications: You must have proper authorization set up in Banner Security to run reports, processes, letters or population selection BEFORE you can attend this course. User authorization is established by authorized staff according to the policies and procedures defined at the Georgia State University.

This is a 2-day workshop with a total of 7 hours of in-class training. The first day of the workshop you will learn how to built your letter. You will be assigned homework and they must be completed before you attend the second day of the workshop. The second day of the workshop you will learn how to generate the letters using the MS Word mail merge function as well as to set up the Communications Plan.

Student will learn how to:

• Build letters
• Generate letters
• Set up the Communications Plan
• Merge data file with text file in Microsoft Word

Target Audience: All academic, administrative and support staff who will perform the Banner Letter Generation function.

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Student will learn how to:

• Search using wild cards
• Search using partial names and identification numbers
• Data standards for entering information into Banner

Target Audience: All academic, administrative and support staff who will perform create new person records in Banner.

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