Banner SPACMNT – Academic Orientation Key
EMAP
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Students placing into ENGL101A, ENGL101 or above
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IMAP
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Students placing into ELAP courses
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D-EMAP
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Students placing into IERW courses
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CE-ESL
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Students placing into CE-ESL classes
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EMAP no course placements found*
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Students who have done the orientation prior to the scores
appearing
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* Note: The system
defaults to the EMAP track if it cannot find placements.
When a student attempts to do the orientation track prior to
waiting the required number of days for course placements to go in the system
or before taking the test, the student is allowed to see the orientation but on
the screen where the placements show up midway through the orientation, it will
show a message that says “no course placements found” and there is a link that
the student is instructed to click that identifies the possible reasons why
there are no course placements with instructions on what to do in those cases.
The student can log in again, once course placements are in the system and get
the correct track and get course placements if they have followed the proper
steps the second time around.
The New Online Orientation - FAQs
The New Online Orientation - FAQs
When will it start?
1.
Accuplacer
ESL test takers will be directed to the
academic online orientation starting October 30, 2017. Accuplacer test takers
and new students submitting college ready level scores on SAT, ACT, TOEFL and
IELTS have been directed to new academic orientation since late July 2017.
How is the academic orientation
accessed?
2.
It is accessible through the student’s MYMC account. A link labeled Academic Orientation is
located under the heading “New Students” on the homepage.
How does it work?
3.
When the student logs on the academic
orientation it automatically accesses the student’s SOATEST data from Banner
and the student will be presented with the appropriate orientation track based
on their course placement. There are four orientation tracks: EMAP for students
placing into ENGL 101 or higher, D-EMAP for students placing into developmental
English, IMAP for students placing into ELAP courses, or CE-ESL for students
testing into the CE-ESL program. While the EMAP, D-EMAP and IMAP share similar
content, each of those tracks has several slides that are unique to those populations.
The CE-ESL track has information specific to that population. The orientation
presents material in a multimodal format, using audio, video and text content.
Closed captioning for audio and video is available and the format is ADA complaint.
What about course placement
information?
4.
The academic orientation has five modules. The
course placements are presented in the fourth module and include an explanation
of the placement.
How can I see it?
5.
Counselors and staff that want to view the
academic orientation can see the EMAP version by logging into their own MYMC
account.
How many times can a
student view it? Does it update test results?
6.
A student may view the content as many
times as needed. The course placement information is refreshed in the system on
a daily basis so therefore should a student retest or submit new scores for an
SAT or ACT TOEFL, or IELTS they will be able to see that updated course
placement by logging on again. Please
note, the orientation has NOT yet been programmed to show placements based on APPE
and APPM notations in Banner at this time.
Is there a waiting time for course placements to show up in the
orientation after testing?
7.
Yes, if the student takes the regular Accuplacer test at MC they must wait
48 hours for the course placements to be visible on the orientation. For students taking the Accuplacer ESL, it
may take as long as 10 days before they can log in and see their scores.
Because the ELAP committee has to score the tests and get that data into Banner
and that turnaround time may vary depending on the time of year, Accuplacer ESL
test takers will receive instructions from Assessment Center staff with the
exact date their score will be viewable on the orientation.
What if the student logs on before
their course placement data is in
Banner?
8.
If a student logs on before course placements
are in Banner, the system will default to the EMAP track and no placement
results will show up. The orientation includes several warnings to students to
wait the prerequisite time before logging on. Students who complete the orientation
without receiving placements will be able to log back in after the appropriate
time and see their placements.
What will the student receive
after they complete the orientation?
9.
After the student completes all the orientation
modules, he or she will be able to print
a certificate of completion with course placements listed. The certificate is
also sent to the student’s MC email address. If the student logs in and does
not complete the entire orientation in one sitting, they can log back in again
and start where they left off. A reminder email is sent to those students who
have started but not completed the orientation.
How will a counselor or staff person know that they student has
completed the online academic orientation?
After a student completes the
orientation, a notation will show up on Banner’s General Comment Screen so that
counselors and MC staff will be able to verify which specific track the student
has completed. It should be noted that if the student has logged on BEFORE
assessment results are available, the system defaults to the EMAP track and
thus the notation in Banner cannot be relied upon to correctly identify the
placement. The possible notations on the general comment screen are: EMAP,
D-EMAP, IMAP, CE-ESL.
After the student completes the
orientation, what will they need to do?
10.
The orientation directs the student to make an
appointment with a counselor for guidance with first semester course planning
and confirmation of their course placement. The three counseling departments
are in the process of implementing small group advising sessions that will be offered
to incoming students during peak times. At
this time, we expect that small group sessions will be offered to students that
take the Accuplacer ESL test from mid-December through late January. All
others, students taking the regular Accuplacer or showing qualifying SAT, ACT,
TOEFL or IELTS scores will be expected to make a regular Counseling
appointment.
