Setting up semesters for Qwickly Attendance

How are semesters used in Qwickly?

Setting up a semester in Qwickly Attendance allows all new attendance data to be grouped together by a specific date range. It is recommended that Admins set up new semesters in order to accurately record attendance data. Otherwise, all attendance data will be grouped together regardless of the date/semester it was recorded.

Step 1: Set up semesters in Attendance and Select the current Semester

The "Current Semester" option under the "Attendance" tab will be the default semester selected for the Attendance tool when opened within a new course.

1. Go to the Qwickly Dashboard > Manage Instances > Your Instance's Attendance Settings
2. Under the "Attendance" tab, find the area, current qwickly semester, click on "Manage Semesters" and then click "add new semester". This is also the area where you can delete past semesters you've set up (but this is not advised).

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2. Once created, refresh the page
3. Choose the semester you've just created from the drop-down menu under "Current Qwickly Semester" 
4. Press save settings at the bottom of the page.

Step 2: Set up the semester to report on in Attendance Pro

The "Select Semester" option under the "Reporting" tab will be the default semester used when running Attendance Pro reports. You can update this semester at any time to run reports on past semesters.

NOTE- This has nothing to do with the way attendance data is gathered from the LMS and grouped (see steps above), this is strictly the default semester that will be shown when running Admin reports. 

1. Go to the Qwickly Dashboard > Manage Instances > Your Instance's "Attendance Settings" button
2. Under the "Reporting" tab, Click on the "by Semester" option for "Load Attendance Data"
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4. Select the semester you want to report on in the "Select Semester" dropdown
5. Press save settings

More information on semesters in Qwickly Attendance LTI/Qwickly Attendance Pro: https://qwickly.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360022215891-Qwickly-LTI-Semesters-in-Qwickly