General Settings — Students Tab

TraCorp LMS Quick Reference Guide (QRG)

Audience: Main Admin

Overview

This QRG explains how Main Admins can use the Students tab to select settings that determine what students are and are not allowed to do within the LMS.

Enabled Permissions Required to Complete the Following Steps:

• General Settings > Student (Sub Admin)

Note: Sub Admin without access to complete these steps should review Permissions with a Main Admin. User Group Admins do not have permission to access General Settings.

Lock Profile Fields

1. From Admin Navigation, click General Settings.
2. Click the Students tab.
3.  Click the Lock first name field from being edited by students check box to prevent students from editing their first name on the profile page.
4.  Click the Lock last name field from being edited by students check box to prevent students from editing their last name on the profile page.
5. Click the Lock email field from being edited by students check box to prevent students from editing their email address on the profile page.
6. Click Save Settings. 

Allow Student Permissions

1. From Admin Navigation, click General Settings. 
2. Click the Students tab.
3. Click the Allow students to assign their own content, if available check box to allow students to self-assign content listed in the catalog or content made available to them.
4. Click the Users can only self-assign content that is available for their groups (unchecked = all content) check box if students can only self-assign content that is available for their user groups.
5. Click the Allow students to print their own activity report check box to allow students to print their activity report from their profile page.
6. Click the Allow students to configure their activity report settings check box to allow students to determine the date range and sort options for their activity report.
7. Select Both in The Activity Report’s Content Activity setting is drop-down menu if students can see both launched and unlaunched content; otherwise, select Launched or Not Launched to limit what is displayed.
8. Click the Allow students to print their own transcripts check box to allow students to print their own transcripts from their Profile page.
9. Click the Allow students to print certificates check box to allow students to print their own certificates from their Profile page.
10. Click the Allow students to view class rosters check box to allow students to see who else is enrolled in any classroom or webinar session.
11. Click the Allow students to download class schedule check box to allow students to download a class schedule from their Profile page that lists all classes they are registered for.
12. Click the Allow students to deactivate themselves check box to allow students to change their status to deactivated.
13. Click Save Settings.

Best Practices

Lock profile fields if the fields are automatically populated or updated.