The initial setup involves configuration of three machines:
The SIS server is maintained by the university. This server contains pertinent information for students and staff including name, major, email, and course schedule. Using this information the Grader program can automatically configure the gradesheet with the students officially enrolled in the class. To use the automatic importing from SIS the professor or student must set up the Server address and user information. For more detail on configuring the Grader program for automatic configuration from SIS see section 2.2.1.
After the course is completed, final grades are sent to the SIS server for official storage and transcripts. The final grade posting also requires the server address and login information. For more details see section 2.3.2.
The department server is controlled locally within the department. For the Cal Poly CSC department this will probably be on either hornet or falcon. The department server is used to store the most recent grades for the class to enable students to check their progress and feedback. Professors can post grades to this server at any time. The professor must specify the server address and login information to post grades. For more detail see section 2.3.1.
The Professor or student must install the gradesheet software on his or her personal computer to view and manipulate the gradesheet.
The scenarios in this section show a user importing student information from SIS. The scenarios also show manual customization of student information after importing from SIS.