SITS and Business Objects Guidance

SITS

Please click on the questions below to move straight to the appropriate section in this document.

1)How do I find a pathway title when I know the pathway code?

2)How do I find a pathwaycode when I know the pathway title?

3)How do I find a module title when I know the module code?

4)How do I find a module code when I know the module title?

5)How do I search for all modules of a certain level in a particular subject area?

6)How do I find alist ofmodules that contribute to a particular pathway?

7)How do I check which semester a module is available in?

8)How do I check how many, and which, students are registered on a module?

9)How do I look up the assessment patternfor a module?

10)How do I look up a student’s personal details?

11)How do I find the JACS code for a pathway?

12)How do I find the UCAS code for a pathway?

13)How do I retrieve and save Module Assessment Pattern Reports

Business Objects

14)How do I find a list of modules which contribute to a pathway?

15)How do I find a list of pathways to which a module contributes?

How do I find a pathway title when I know the pathway code?

  1. Go to any menu screen on SITS and enter “PWY” in the “Select Menu Option” field.
  2. Type the code in to “Code” field and press F5 to retrieve the details.
  3. Ensure that the “In Use” field is ticked, otherwise the pathway may not have been validated or may be out of validation.
  4. Press F12 to clear the screen.

How do I find a pathway code when I know the pathway title?

  1. Go to any menu screen on SITS and enter “PWY” in the “Select Menu Option” field.
  2. Tab to the “Name” field.
  3. Type in the part of the pathway name and press F5 to retrieve the details (see Guidance on Searching on SITS for further information on how to search using the ‘Gold Key’).
  4. The number of retrieved records will be displayed at the top-left of the screen. If there is more than one record, press the ‘page down’ key until the appropriate record is found.
  5. Ensure that the “In Use” field is ticked, otherwise the pathway may not have been validated or may be out of validation.
  6. Press F12 to clear the screen.

NB: A $ sign before a pathway code means that it is subject to the old University regulations. Pathway codes without a $ sign are subject to the current regulations.

How do I find a module title when I know the module code?

  1. Go to any menu screen on SITS and enter “MOD” in the “Select Menu Option” field.
  2. Type the code in to “Code” field and press F5 to retrieve the details.
  3. Ensure that the “In Use” field is ticked, otherwise the module may not have been validated or may be out of validation.
  4. Press F12 to clear the screen.

How do I find a module code when I know the module title?

  1. Go to any menu screen on SITS and enter “MOD” in the “Select Menu Option” field.
  2. Tab to the “Name” field.
  3. Type in the part of the module name and press F5 to retrieve the details (see Guidance on Searching on SITS for further information on how to search using the ‘Gold Key’).
  4. The number of retrieved records will be displayed at the top-left of the screen. If there is more than one record, press the ‘page down’ key until the appropriate record is found.
  5. Ensure that the “In Use” field is ticked, otherwise the module may not have been validated or may be out of validation.
  6. Press F12 to clear the screen.

How do I search for all modules of a certain level in a particular subject area?

E.g.: to search for all level one English modules:

  1. Go to any menu screen on SITS and enter “MOD” in the “Select Menu Option” field.
  2. Enter EN1*
  3. Press F5 to retrieve the details.
  4. It is indicated at the top-left of the screen that there are 22 modules.
  5. Ensure that the “In Use” field is ticked for all modules, otherwise they may not have been validated or may be out of validation.
  6. Press F12 to clear the screen.

How do I find a list of modules that contribute to a particular pathway?

  1. Go to any menu screen on SITS and enter “PWY” in the “Select Menu Option” field.
  2. Enter the pathway code or title and press F5.
  3. Click ‘Other’ on the menu tool bar and choose “Pathway Rule”.
  4. Click ‘Other’ on the menu tool bar and choose ‘Rule Element’.
  5. A list of core and core option modules contributing to the pathway is displayed.

How do I check which semester a module is available in?

  1. Go to any menu screen on SITS and enter “MOD” in the “Select Menu Option” field.
  2. Type the code in to “Code” field and press F5 to retrieve the details.
  3. Click ‘Other’ on the menu tool bar and choose “Availability” and then “Scheduling View”.
  4. A list of all occurrences will be displayed.

How do I check how many, and which, students are registered on a module?

  1. Go to any menu screen on SITS and enter “MOD” in the “Select Menu Option” field.
  2. Type the code in to “Code” field and press F5 to retrieve the details.
  3. Click ‘Other’ on the menu tool bar and choose “Availability” and then “Scheduling View”.
  4. A list of all occurrences will be displayed. The ‘ACTL’ column shows how many students are registered on each occurrence.
  5. Click “Other” on the menu tool bar and choose “Students Taking”.
  6. A list of students will be displayed.

How do I look up the assessment pattern for a module?

Directly – no opportunity to check the pathway title or other details

  1. Go to any menu screen on SITS and enter “MAB” in the “Select Menu Option” field.
  2. Type the code in to “Code” field and press F5 to retrieve the details.

Indirectly –opportunity to check the pathway title and other details

  1. Go to any menu screen on SITS and enter “MOD” in the “Select Menu Option” field.
  2. Type the code in to “Code” field and press F5 to retrieve the details.
  3. Double click on the “Assessment Pattern” field. Respond yes to access table query
  4. From the menu, select Assessment Body
  5. Wt – is the weighting of the various assessments
  6. Title is the description of the assessment e.g. Coursework
  7. Mark is the minimum grade to pass
  8. Set indicates if the assessments are in the same set (i.e. elements)

How do I look up a student’s personal details?

  1. Go to any menu screen on SITS and enter “STU” in the “Select Menu Option” field.
  2. Tab to either the student number or surname field and enter the relevant details. (see Guidance on Searching on SITS for further information on how to search using the ‘Gold Key’).

How do I find the JACS code for a pathway?

  1. If you know the pathway code or title, retrieve the details on SITS (see above for guidance).
  2. The JACS Code is displayed in the “External Subject 1” field.
  3. Ensure that the “In Use” field is ticked, otherwise the pathway may not have been validated or may be out of validation.

How do I find the UCAS code for a pathway?

  1. Go to any menu screen on SITS and enter “MCR” in the “Select Menu Option” field.
  2. In the “course name” field type in the pathway name and press F5 to retrieve the details
  3. The UCAS code can be located half way down the course details box.

How to retrieve and save Module Assessment Pattern Reports

  1. Module Assessment Pattern Reports contain the following information about a module:

Module: /

Code and Title

MAP Code / Title:
Mark Scheme:
Subject Board:
Module Leader:
Occurrence:
Period: /

Semester

Location: /

Campus

Item / Assessment Name / Weighting / Qualifying Mark / Qualifying Set
001 / Coursework / Examination

An entry in Qualifying Mark indicates the minimum mark required to pass that item of assessed work. This can be between 4 and 0 for an element - 5 for a component. Postgraduate modules will usually use the 6-point mark scheme.

An entry in Qualifying Set identifies the items of work to be grouped together into a set. The set requires passing on average with the mark listed in the Qualifying Mark column. It is not necessary to get the Qualifying mark in each and every item of work.

  1. Method to retrieve a Module Assessment Pattern Report:
  2. Log on to SITS. From the Main Menu, go to the Module Availability Maintenance 1 screen by typing MAVS into the Select Menu Option box and pressing the tab key on your keyboard.

2.2.To retrieve details for one module, type the module code into the Module field and press the Retrieve button.

2.3.To retrieve details for more than one module e.g. all modules covered by a subject board, complete the relevant fields to narrow your search and press the Retrieve button. Useful fields to use are as follows. Double click on the empty field for a choice of possible entries.

­Year (academic year)

­Level (year of study)

­Domain (subject board)

­Department (School)

  1. Method to create a document with the retrieved module details in:
  2. Following on from 2.3 above, go to the All menu and click on Gen + Print letters.
  3. Double click the Letter code field and double click on the MAP_MAB option.
  4. Click the Run button.

3.4.If you are creating a document with multiple module details, either choose to create a combined file (all module details in the same document) or separate files for each module.

3.5.Locate where you want to save your file by clicking the file icon and finding the appropriate folder on your pc.

3.6.Type in a file name and click the Save button. Click the OK button to complete the process.

Note: If you have trouble saving the file because it saves as a temporary file, before you start the process, create a blank Word document and save this on your pc. When you are choosing a place to save the data in step 3.5, locate your blank Word document. Agree to overwrite this document when prompted.

Business Objects

How do I find a list of modules which contribute to a pathway?

  1. Go to the following web page –
  2. Click on “Log In” and enter your username and password if prompted
  3. Click on “Students SITS Structure”, then click “modules on a pathway” and then click “Refresh”.
  4. Either:

a)type in the pathway code, or;

b)click “Show Values” for a menu of all pathways and choose the relevant one.

  1. Click “Run Query”. A list of core and core option modules contributing to the pathway will be displayed.

How do I find a list of pathways to which a module contributes?

  1. Go to the following web page –
  2. Click on “Log In” and enter your username and password if prompted
  3. Click on “Students SITS Structure”, then click “pathways linked to a module” and then click “Refresh”.
  4. Enter the module code and click “Run Query”. A list of pathways to which the module contributes as a core or core option will be displayed.

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