Faculty & Staff Resources
Course Scheduling & Setup
Coursedog is a one-stop workflow platform that allows you to create and edit courses, propose a new major or minor, add courses to the schedule for a specific term, analyze course demand, build the section(s) of a course, edit existing sections, event reservation and scheduling, and many other functions within events, scheduling, catalog and curriculum.
Coursedog's Academic Scheduling platform helps your institution create optimized schedules without spreadsheets or back and forth emails. Academic Scheduling helps you offer the right courses, seats, and sections; enforce scheduling policies at the department level; gather faculty preferences; eliminate scheduling conflicts; and automatically make the perfect room assignments.
- Interactive Walk-Through
- Guide to Academic Scheduling
- Getting Started
- Adding New Courses
- Course Configuration
- Navigating the Section Dashboard
- New Section Dashboard Feature
- Section Configuration
- Updating a Section after Open Editing Has Closed
- Assigning Instructors to Meetings
- Gathering Faculty Preferences
- Assigning Meeting Patterns
- Assigning Rooms
- Creating Section Relationships
- Submitting Schedules for Validation
- Schedule Filtering
- Late Change Requests
- Reporting
- Filters: Room View of Calendar
- Bottleneck FAQs
- Default Value Troubleshooting & FAQs
- Scheduling & Events: Hiding Departments
- Instructor Dashboard
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Training
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Faculty Resources
- Active Program Inventory
- Change of Major/Minor/Etc.
Click here to checkout an overview of the Change of Program, Major, Concentration, Minor or Catalog feature now in Eagle Online.
Click here to view step-by-step instructions on how to conduct a change of major online (in Eagle Online).
Please note that at this time, paper Change of Major forms may be required for students who have already applied to graduate. Contact the Registrar's Office for assistance in these cases. - Tracking Class Attendance
Attendance Tracking
Faculty are encouraged to review attendance daily within their course(s) to ensure federal compliance and also support student success measures.
To review attendance using TechExpress or TechConnect, please click the appropriate button below. Note: Attendance reported in the Tech Express Class Roster widget does rollover into Tech Connect.
USING TECH EXPRESS TO TRACK CLASS ATTENDANCE
USING TECH EXPRESS QR CODE TO TRACK CLASS ATTENDANCE
USING TECH CONNECT TO TRACK CLASS ATTENDANCE
Course Modality and Attendance Tracking
Course delivery methods for the semester may vary based on precautions taken due to COVID-19. Regardless of the format of your course for this semester (traditional classroom, Tech-Flex, or 100% online), you can still track student progress and report concerns.
Below is a table outlining recommended approaches to tracking attendance and reporting student progress based on course modality.
Class Type Course Content Delivery Recommended Strategy How To Guide Traditional Classroom on-campus instruction Input class attendance in TechConnect for each course meeting the student is expected to attend. Directions to Login & Record Attendance in TechConnect (PDF) Tech-Flex (hybrid, highly flexible) any combination of on-campus and online/live stream class meetings Input class attendance in TechConnect for each course meeting the student is expected to attend and utilize TechConnect alerts for the online component content. Online (Web or Live Stream) all course content is online Utilize TechConnect alerts for online delivery components & content. Directions On Issuing a Student Alert in TechConnect (PDF) - Submitting Last Date of Attendance (LDA)
The U.S. Department of Education requires (34 CFR 668.22) the Office of Financial Aid to determine if a student who receives financial aid and fails to earn a passing grade in a course has actually attended and/or completed the course, or if they withdrew from a course without providing the university official notification. In addition, for students who officially withdraw we are required to document that they also began attending the course(s) from which they withdrew in order to determine the type and amount of financial aid they may be eligible to retain. Since a student could be a financial aid applicant at any point during the academic year, we must collect this information for all students, so that financial aid eligibility can be accurately determined.
Click the link below for information about entering the Last Date of Attendance (LDA) through Eagle Online.
- Grades/Grading Information
Click here to view step-by-step instruction on how to enter grades online in Eagle Online.
If you are needing to know how to change a grade (versus entering for the first time), scroll on down for those separate instructions!
SUMMER & FALL 2023 GRADING INFORMATION
SUBMITTING GRADES VIA EAGLE ONLINE
Incomplete grades will need an Incomplete Grade form.
Need to change a grade online? No problem! Instructions are here.
Just make sure that the grade you are entering is not for a grade that was entered longer than a year ago. After a full calendar year, a paper grade change form (along with your valid photo ID) will have to be completed and turned into the Registrar's Office in person to make the change. If you're not sure, just get in contact with us and we will be happy to help! - Information Release Authorizations
- Substitution Requests
Adding Documentation to Substitution Requests
The current substitution workflow process does not have a way to add documentation other than text added to the comment section on the substitution. However, a system has now been put in place to allow advisors to scan and index documents to data imaging. Department Chairs, Deans and General Education can now view this documentation when needed when reviewing substitution requests. Below are instructions on uploading and viewing the documents.
- Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) & Internal Data Requests
FERPA Chart
Click here to view helpful information at a glance.FERPA Fast Facts
Click here for more in-depth quick facts for those moments when you aren't quite sure.FERPA Video Tutorials & Resources
Internal Data Requests
Need data for your department? Send in a form to us and we will make sure that you have the information you need, when you need it. - Guides to Registration Errors, Class Rosters, etc.
Guide to Registration Errors
Learn how to help your student troubleshoot registration errors as they arise. This information is also helpful in determining what type of permit to issue when those are necessary.Eagle Online Overview
Here's your crash course for the Eagle Online account basics.Eagle Online - Self-Serve Banner (SSB) GUIDE
Viewing and Downloading Class Rosters
Click here for a brief overview of how to view your students in your classes. - Important Reminders
From LDAs to emailing your students, view the list of important items to remember each semester.
Quick Links
Active Program Inventory (API)API Search
Attributes
Online Grade Change Instructions
Paper Grade Change Form (for grade changes 1yr+)
Restrictions
Contact Information
registrar@tntech.edu931-372-3504
805 Quadrangle
Cookeville, TN 38505
Jere Whitson, rm 208
Office Hours:
Monday-Friday8am to 4:30pm CST
