Oakton Welcomes Banner February 2006

What is Banner?

Banner is a comprehensive student information system that will provide support to the instructional activity of the college and the administrative functions associated with these activities. These administrative functions, for both the credit and non-credit operations, include:

• Admission to the college
• Maintaining the course catalog
• Creating and maintaining the semester class schedule
• Tuition and fee billing and collection
• Student registration
• Grade processing
• Student academic record maintenance

In addition to these functions, the Banner system also provides a variety of internet based services to assist faculty and advisors to work with students.

Spike's Banner in a Nutshell Handout

When is Banner?

The Banner system will be implemented at Oakton Community College on Tuesday, February 21, 2006. In addition to Banner, a portal system called Luminis will also be implemented at the same time.

Why Banner Training?

The Banner system will be replacing the current Oakstar system with an entirely new set of system forms and navigational methods. The training scheduled here is designed to provide a basic understanding of how to navigate the Banner system and use its functionality.

What Banner Training Do I Need?

In the column on the left, a list of different Banner Modules is provided with links to web pages that provide more information. This information will outline the functionality that will be covered in each module. Included in this information are lists of groups for which this training is recommended. You will also see prerequisite information for Banner training that should be completed prior to taking this class.
When is Banner Training?

A variety of Banner training classes are scheduled for late January and February prior to system implementation. Please consult the “Training Schedule” link in the left hand column to access a training class schedule and information on registration.

If you have any questions about Banner training, please contact Bruce Oates at boates@oakton.edu for more information.

Banner Faculty Self-Service is designed to introduce faculty to the basic knowledge and skills necessary to utilize the Faculty functionality in the Banner Student Information System. This course will provide training on:

• Accessing Faculty Self-Service menus
• Accessing class rosters
• Entering on-line class permits
• Access on-line student contact information
• Access student academic history information
• Enter final semester grades

Click here for Easy Reference Guide to Banner

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