/ Student Attendance Tracking System (SATS)
Access requestandauthorityform

If you are a staff who needs access to SATS, please ask your supervisor to authorise and file this form on your behalf. Please note that due to security rules, a staff may not request access changes to his/her own SATS account.

This form needs to be completed by teachers, program coordinators and general staff who require access toSATS. Please complete sections 1, 2, 3 and 4 and review the policies outlined in the conditions of use and the business processes on page 2 of this form. For submission, we ask the authorising staff toemail the completed form to the IT Helpdesk

Employee number: / Last name: / First name:

1.Please tick the box against the school(s) you require access to for attendance tracking

SEH - Aerospace, Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering (115T)
SEH –Engineering TAFE (130T)
SEH - Life and Physical Sciences (155T)
DSC - Design (TAFE) – including International Centre for Graphic Technologies (320T)
DSC - Property, Construction and Project Management (325T)
DSC - Art (340T)
DSC - Media and Communication (345T)
DSC - Fashion and Textiles (350T)
DSC - Education (360T)
DSC - Global Studies, Social Science and Planning (365T)
BUS - TAFE Business (650T)
Non-College central area – eg ARG (Acad Org: RMITU)

2. Select the role which best describes your position

TAFE/VET teacher or Academic Staff
Program Coordinator - enter academic program code(s) as required separated by commas
College-level staff (available only to staff who are employed by the College office)
General staff (administrative staff will automatically granted access to all programs in nominated schools)
Non-College, central-area general staff (eg ARG, RMIT Intl, ITS staff)

3.Please note that the staff requesting access to SATS must understand and agree to observe the following conditions of access. As such, authorising supervisors should fully inform their SATS-using staff of the following conditions:

I understand my role in the electronic tracking of student attendance information business processes (see over) and agree to undertake the tasks as outlined in the business process in the course of my duties.

Non-College staff: I understand that I may not alter or update attendance information; and that my access in SATS is limited to viewing and reporting on data held by the University; unless I have been explicitly authorised to update data as part of my operational duties in the maintenance of the student attendance system.

I have read the University Privacy Policy (available at and accept both my personal obligations and the obligations of the University as outlined in the policy.

I have read the University Student Attendance Policyincluding procedures, rules, practices, guidelines and templates (available at understand and accept both my personal obligations and the obligations of the University as outlined in the policy.

I understand that student information held by the University, including attendance data, may not be disclosed to third parties with out the express written consent of the student, unless the University is required under law to supply this information; and where this information is required to be supplied under law it will only be supplied by staff authorised to do so.

I understand that such requests for attendance data, made under law, by government agencies and department shall be directed to either the Office of Academic Registrar; or to RMIT International for requests regarding full-fee-paying overseas students.

4. Approval

Staff to be given the above access: / Date:
Authorised by (please state both name & position): / Date:


RMIT University / Document: SATS college access form
Author: Client Services ITS
Save Date: 05/07/2010
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