Scope
This is the CIT policy on the dates that course and enrollment data will be imported, updated, and purged from the University's learning management system (Canvas). This policy applies to all persons accessing or using the LMS. This includes students, faculty and staff, authorized guests, and all persons authorized for access or use privileges by the college, hereafter referred to as users.
Note: Requests to manually create a course or user account in the LMS that is a duplicate of one that is or will be created in the University's database (Banner) will not be honored.
Policy
Important Dates | Fall | Spring | Intersession | Summer |
Add Courses and Faculty to LMS | May 1 | Dec 1 | Dec 1 | April 1 |
Add Student Enrollment | June 1 | Jan 1 | Dec 1 | April 1 |
Student Access begins (unless overwritten by instructor) Note: courses must be manually published in order for students to view content | First Day of Classes | First Day of Classes | First Day of Classes | First Day of Classes |
File updates throughout semester (adds/drops/changes) | 3x per day | 3x per day | 3x per day | 3x per day |
Disable Courses -- students no longer have access | Dec 31 | May 31 | January 31 | Sept 30 |
Purge Courses and Enrollment | December 31 | May 31 | May 31 | December 31 |
Related Links
myCourses https://mycourses.geneseo.edu
Canvas https://canvas.geneseo.edu
Contact
Laurie Fox
Assistant Director and Manager for Educational Technologies, Computing & Information Technology fox@geneseo.edu
Marie Shero
Senior Instructional Support Specialist and Telephone Services Manager, Computing & Information Technology shero@geneseo.edu
Last Updated: January 2017