Banner Frequently Asked Questions For Instructors
- Where can I download my course rosters?
- What is FERPA certification?
- How do I submit my final course grades online?
- What happens if I make a mistake entering final grades?
- Can I add students in my course?
- Must I give +/- final course grades?
- What is Blackboard Vista?
- Should I keep backup copies of all grades?
- When are final course grades due?
- What if I have other questions?
- I am a course coordinator, can I get class rosters for all instructors in the course?
- Where can I find details about all university classes?
- Can I add URLs and other information about my class in myPurdue?
- Where can I download my course rosters?
Using your Purdue Career Account, logon to myPurdue. Click on the "Banner Self-Service" folder, then click "Faculty Services ", and then "Download My Course Rosters." You must be FERPA certified
- What is FERPA certification?
FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act) serves to protect the privacy of students and prevent the abuse and misuse of student information. Certification information is available at: FERPA Certification. You must be certified to access course rosters and submit final grades online.
- How do I submit my final course grades online?
Logon to myPurdue. Click on the "Banner Self-Service" folder, then click "Faculty Services " and then "Final Grades." Alternatively, if you are familiar with Blackboard Vista, you may submit grades there. See the Blackboard Vista Manual for more information.
- What happens if I make a mistake entering final grades?
Final course grades are not finalized until they are rolled. You can tell when this happens because it will say so and the grade cannot be changed. You may change any grades until they are rolled. After that time if you need to change a grade, see the Schedule Deputy (Peter Cook).
- Can I add students in my course?
There are new drop/add procedures. See the Office of the Registar Drop/Add Process page for more information. If students ask you for an "override" do not admit more students than your room capacity or what your graders can handle.
- Must I give +/- final course grades?
Please refer to Departmental Guidelines on +/- Final Course Grades
- What is Blackboard Learn?
- Should I keep backup copies of all grades?
Always. It is always a good idea to keep backup hard copies of your exam grades and to periodically ask for copies of the homework and/or quiz scores from your grader.
- When are final course grades due?
- What if I have other questions?
Here are some resources and people to contact:
- Antonio Sa Barreto (Associate head): 494-1909 sabarre@math.purdue.edu
- Dominic Naughton (Assistant head): 494-1906 naughton@math.purdue.edu
- Ben Wiles (Schedule deputy): 494-1914 bwiles@math.purdue.edu
- I am a course coordinator, can I get class rosters for all instructors in
the course?
Yes, contact Ben Wiles (Schedule deputy) at : bwiles@math.purdue.edu or Antonio Sa Barreto (Associate head) at : sabarre@math.purdue.edu
- Where can I find details about all university classes?
The Dynamic Schedule website gives details about every university course
- Can I add URLs and other information about my class in myPurdue?
Do NOT add any URLs, your office hours, or any other information to your Banner web pages. This information will be rolled over to next semester and only you can remove it.
Blackboard Learn (replacing Blackboard Vista) is an online course environment that allows instructors to deliver course materials, communicate with students, and create learning activities. Vista's secure course site can be accessed with a web browser, which enables you to design or update your online course anywhere, any time, at your convenience. Vista offers an easy way to make course content available to your students. Any materials that you hand out in the classroom, such as your syllabus, assignments, schedules, lecture notes, or articles, can be uploaded to Vista for students to view or print. You can also provide course hyperlinks to materials you want your students to use. Vista's Grade Book lets you administer student grades online and distribute grades securely and privately, following FERPA regulations. It is possible to import scantron exam results into the Grade Book. See ITaP's Blackboard Website for more information. You should consult ITaP for more details.
Usually final course grades are due by Noon on the Tuesday following final exam week.