Grouping Sub-Requirements… for groupies

Groupies

Grouping in DARwin

• What can we group in DARwin?

• Grouping courses via separate sub-requirements

• Grouping courses in a single sub-requirement

• Grouping requirements on the Degree Program screen (Margo)

Why do we use grouping sub-requirement?

• Unable to use separate sub-requirements for each group• More than 32 groups• Need to establish the groups for further testing

MATCHCTL = G, B, or ;

• MATCHCTL = G• Group

• MATCHCTL = B• Group – first course required

• MATCHCTL = ;• Range and Group

• All 3 MATCHCTL can be used in one sub-requirement

Example – Goal 5

• Goal 5 requirement:• 9 credits from 3 areas of History & Social Sciences

required with a minimum of 2 credits from each area.

• Areas are: Anthropology, Economics, Geography, History, Political Science, Psychology, or Sociology

Encoding

Encoding

Encoding

Encoding

Group Processing NOT on the LIST requirement.

Encoding

Group Processing on the requirement that houses the LIST.

Encoding

GRP: enables grouping control

HCMIN: Minimum count/credit that each group must have

HCMAX: Maximum count/credit that each group can have

GRPMIN: Minimum course groups required when grouping is activated

GRPMAX: Maximum course groups accepted when grouping is activated

Encoding

If you require count, your group control (GRP) must be set to C – High to low total course count

If you require hours, your group control (GRP) must be set to H – High to low total course hours

Audit Appearance before courses

Let’s Add Some Courses

Let’s Add Some More Courses

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What do you expect?

Audit Appearance

WHAT? Why is it okay with just HIST courses?

Audit Appearance

COM Setting - LOCKHCMIN

Prevents any courses from being adjusted into or out of a grouping sub-requirement with an HCMIN value greater than zero (excluding the 99 value).

Audit Appearance – after LOCKHCMIN

Readability of an Audit

• In-stream notes – MATCHCTL = N allows you to title the groups AND to have a unique pseudo course for each group

Readability of an Audit

without MATCHCTL = N

withMATCHCTL = N

Tips and Tricks for Grouping

• Do you need an alternate for each group?• P = Pseudo – nohide

VS• $ = Pseudo

P = Pseudo – nohide

$ = Pseudo

$ = Pseudo stops the printing of the select from list

$ = Pseudo and MATCHCTL = N

$ = Pseudo AND N = In-stream note starts the printing of the select from list

• Do you need an alternate for each group?

• Use P = Pseudo – nohide

OR

• Use $ = Pseudo AND N = In-stream note

Tips and Tricks for Grouping

Tips and Tricks for Grouping

• Using a list of courses MTCHCTL=L

Tips and Tricks for Grouping

• Using a list of courses MTCHCTL=L

Tips and Tricks for Grouping• Using a list of courses MTCHCTL=L

Tips and Tricks for Grouping

• Using a list of courses MTCHCTL=L

Tips and Tricks for Grouping

• Using a list of courses MTCHCTL=L

Tips and Tricks for Grouping

• Using a list of courses MTCHCTL=L

NO MATCHCTL of G=Group

Tips and Tricks for Grouping

• Using a list of courses MTCHCTL=L

• Have TWO L- Course Lists• One list WITH G = Group

AND• One list WITHOUT G = Group

Self-Defining Groups

• Too many potential groups

• Utilizes the Reference Course functionality

• Uses DERC (%) which allows DARwin to decide the group

%**%1*** ENGL%**%

Self-Defining Groups

• Example:• Students must take at least 4 courses at the 2000-

level from any department

Self-Defining Groups – 2000 level

%**%2***

It does not need a match control of G

Self-Defining Groups – 2000 level

The self-defining group is based on the department - %**%. The highest contributing group will be selected.

Self-Defining Groups – 2000 level

Self-Defining Groups – 2000 level

Self-Defining Groups – 2000 level

Self-Defining Groups

• Example:• Music requires 7 credits of a single instrument – 2

of these credits have to be at the 2000 level

Piano = MUSC1201

MUSC2201

Flute = MUSC1209

MUSC2209

Clarinet = MUSC1202

MUSC2202

MUSC*2%0

No need for the last % - DARS know what to do

Self-Defining Groups - Music

MUSC*2%0

Needs a match control of G

Self-Defining Groups - Music

MUSC22%0

It does not need a match control of G

NO GROUP CONTROL

Self-Defining Groups - Music

Self-Defining Groups - Music

Self-Defining Group with Reference Course Rules• The Reference course index must be

immediately to the right of the 1st DERC (%)• Example: MUSC*2%0

Grouping Reminders

• Grouping selects the group with the highest contributing group.

• Everything else equal – grouping will choose the group with the first taken course.

• Keep it as simple as possible!

And one last reminder …

… You too can be a GROUPIE!