Support and Training
UCD Registry manages and ensures the effective delivery of support to users of the following systems: Banner (including Manual Registration), Gradebook and Curriculum Management.
Banner® by Ellucian is UCD's student information system. Information recorded includes registration details, fee information, assessment results and conferral details. Information moves between Banner and other systems e.g. Curriculum Management System, Gradebook and Online Registration. UCD upgraded to Banner 9 in March 2020.
Getting set up
- Request access to Banner
- Principles of using Banner, InfoHub, SISWeb and InfoView
- IT Security
- Update Language Preferences for Chrome
Here are some useful guides to help you become familiar with Banner 9.
- Welcome to Banner 9 - video by Ellucian
- Quick guide to using Banner 9 - video by Ellucian
- Introduction to Banner 9 training - slides from presentation
- How to log into Banner 9
- Comparison of Banner 8 and Banner 9 shortcuts and icons
- Banner 9 Upgrade project page
- Useful Banner Forms
- Where to find UCD Student Information in Banner and InfoHub
How-to Guides for Banner 9 Screens
- Using SFAREGS (Manual Registration) in Banner 9
- Using SFASTCA (Registration Audit) in Banner 9
- Using SOAIDEN (Person Search) in Banner 9
- Using SPACMNT (Comments Screen) in Banner 9
- Using SSASECQ (searching for CRNs) in Banner 9
- Using SSASECT (checking CRN information) in Banner 9
- Using SGAADVR (Multiple Advisors) in Banner 9
- How to find CRN and Timetabling Information
Banner 9 Video Guide:
There are a number of IT Systems available to staff.
The main ones are listed here: How to get access to UCD IT Systems (downloads as a pdf)
Banner is UCD's student information system. Staff who have a business need to access student information may request access to the system. This section provides links to support and training for Banner 8.
- Request access to Banner
- How to log into Banner
- Useful Banner Forms
- View/Alter module registration (SFAREGS)
- Request Banner training
- JAVA updates and Banner
- Guide to Registration Statuses
- How to use Student Web Registration (InfoHub)
- How to find CRN and timetabling information for a module
- Update a stage for a module via InfoHub
- How to enter a comment in SPACMNT (Banner)
- Principles of using Banner, Gradebook, InfoHub, InfoView and SISWeb
- IT Security
Gradebook is UCD’s web-based modular assessment grading entry system. It is designed to enable staff to enter grades directly into the Banner Student Information System. If you need Module Coordinator access to a module, contact your College Liaison in the Curriculum Team.
Assistant Grader access to a module can be provided by the relevant Module Coordinator using the Module Access Management page in InfoHub or by completing this online form.
Some useful links:
- Interactive Gradebook Tutorial
- Internet Explorer settings for Gradebook
- Grade Processing and Assessment Supports
- Module Exemptions based on Exceptional Circumstances
- UCD Guidelines in Supporting Students in the Assessment Process during COVID-19
Below are some video and pdf user guides to help you with using Gradebook.
Gradebook Video Guides:
Managing your Grades in Gradebook (video with text and audio)
Managing your Grades in Gradebook (video with text)
Gradebook and Grading Quick Guides (open as PDFs):
- How to get access to modules in Gradebook
- Getting into Gradebook
- Checking your module set-up in Gradebook
- Entering component grades directly into Gradebook
- Entering component grades into Gradebook via spreadsheet upload
- Transferring grades from Brightspace to Gradebook
- Creating Subcomponents in Gradebook
- Mark to Grade Component Conversions for Gradebook
- Changing Grades in Gradebook - Board Decisions
- Using the Online Module Grade Calculator in InfoHub
- Commit Grades to Academic History
- Gradebook Reporting
- Where to go for help with Gradebook
Contact systems.data@ucd.ie for further support and training.
The Curriculum Team in UCD Registry provides support and training for the Curriculum Management System.
