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Thank you for visiting the faculty section of the Project WakeDay website. On this page you’ll find dates for upcoming events, important links to get you started, and a library of on-demand training materials to support your activity in Workday Student. Plus, this FAQ offers answers to common faculty and staff questions.
- On Oct. 1, grading moved into Workday Student. Support to assign and update grades is available on this handout, this step-by-step job aid, and in this video. Please also note that with this change, every grade you enter is now immediately visible to students.
Faculty may also find this quick-hits document helpful for many of the tasks they will regularly perform in Workday: Workday Student Learning Path for Faculty
Please note that your WFU login credentials may be required to watch videos.
Advising and Registration Readiness
- Watch the video presentation; your WFU credentials may be required.
- Download the FAQ related to this session at this link.
Faculty and staff who serve as lower-division advisors are invited to join Project WakeDay’s Advising Leads and the Change Management team for the following events.
To add your preferred event to your calendar, as well as the Zoom link as applicable, click through to the RSVP form in the following list, then click on the link under the date, and then on the calendar screen select SAVE:
- 3:30 to 5 p.m. Feb 14 in Greene 145
- 3:30 to 5 p.m. Feb. 19 in Greene 145
- 3:30 to 5 p.m. Feb. 26 on Zoom
For more information, contact WakeDay@wfu.edu.
- Watch the video presentation; your WFU credentials may be required.
- Download the FAQ related to this session at this link.
All faculty are invited to join Project WakeDay’s Advising Leads and the Change Management team for the following events.
To add your preferred event to your calendar, as well as the Zoom link as applicable, click through to the RSVP form in the following list, then click on the link under the date, and then on the calendar screen select SAVE:
- 2 to 3:30 p.m. Feb 15 in ZSR Auditorium
- 3:30 to 5 p.m. Feb. 20 on Zoom
- 3:30 to 5 p.m. Feb. 28 on Zoom
For more information, contact WakeDay@wfu.edu.
- Watch the video presentation; your WFU credentials may be required.
- Download the FAQ for this session at this link.
Advisors who serve graduate students are invited to join WakeDay’s Change Management team for the following events.
To add your preferred event to your calendar, as well as the Zoom link as applicable, click through to the RSVP form in the following list, then click on the link under the date, and then on the calendar screen select SAVE:
- 3:30 to 5 p.m. Feb. 27 on Zoom
- 3:30 to 5 p.m. Feb. 29 in ZSR Auditorium
- Third event to come later in the semester; will be based on grad unit timelines and needs.
For more information, contact WakeDay@wfu.edu.
- Watch the video presentation; your WFU credentials may be required.
- Check out the student-focused handouts related to this session.
- Download the faculty-focused handouts related to this session.
All faculty, staff, and students are invited to join Project WakeDay’s Change Management team for a demonstration of advising in Workday from a student’s perspective.
To add this event to your calendar, as well as the Zoom link, click through to the RSVP form in the following list, then click on the link under the date, and then on the calendar screen select SAVE:
For more information, contact WakeDay@wfu.edu.
- Watch the undergraduate video presentation; your WFU credentials may be required.
- Watch the graduate video presentation; your WFU credentials may be required.
- Check out the student-focused handouts related to this session.
All faculty, staff and students are invited to join Project WakeDay’s Change Management team for a demonstration of the student registration experience in Workday.
To add your preferred event to your calendar, as well as the Zoom link, click through to the RSVP form in the following list, then click on the link under the date, and then on the calendar screen select SAVE:
- 3:30 to 5 p.m. on March 20 on Zoom (Undergraduate-focused)
- 3:30 to 5 p.m. on March 21 on Zoom (Graduate-focused)
For more information, contact WakeDay@wfu.edu.
All faculty are invited to join Project WakeDay’s Change Management team for a demonstration of the student registration experience in Workday. In this demo, you will also learn how to conduct course-prerequisite approvals.
To add your preferred event to your calendar, click through to the RSVP form in the following list, then click on the link under the date, and then on the calendar screen select SAVE:
For more information, contact WakeDay@wfu.edu.
How to Navigate Workday Student
Links to get you started
- Logging In to Workday: How to log in to Workday Student via Google Mail and the web
- My Tasks (the new Workday Inbox): How to navigate and use the features in My Tasks (replaces the original Workday Inbox)
- My Tasks (the new Workday Inbox) [VIDEO]: How to navigate and use the features in My Tasks (replaces the original Workday Inbox)
- Using the Training and Support App: This video demos tips for navigating the Training and Support app to locate Workday training material.
- Workday Navigation and Search: Tips and tricks for navigating Workday, including landing page, icons, inbox and search
- Workday Student Navigation for Faculty [VIDEO]: This video demonstrates the Workday Home experience, search functionality and accessing faculty-specific content.
- Faculty Dashboard: [REFERENCE GUIDE] Overview of the tools inside the Faculty Dashboard (viewing course rosters, assigning grades, links to Canvas and the WFU Bulletin)
- Faculty Dashboard Overview [VIDEO]: How faculty instructors will use the Faculty Dashboard to quickly access course schedules, class rosters and grading tools
Documents to get you started
On-Demand Learning Materials
Academic Advising • Academic Foundation • Curriculum Management • Student Records
Academic Advising
- Advisor Assignment and Support Network – Advisors: How advisors will view the support networks of their advisees
- Advisor Assignment and Support Network – Advisors [VIDEO]: How advisors can view the advisor assignments and support network for their advisees
- Advisor Dashboard [REFERENCE GUIDE]: Overview of the resources and tools inside the Advisor Dashboard
- Advisor Dashboard [VIDEO]: An overview of the tools and features in the Advisor Dashboard
- Advising Notes in Workday [VIDEO]: How advisors will enter advising notes and view notes history for their advisees
- Advisor Roles and Academic Record Assignments: How to use the Find Advisors report, assign advisors, and view advisor assignment history
- Advisor Roles and Cohort Assignments: How to use the Find Student Cohorts report and assign advisors to cohorts
- Emailing Your Advisees: Tips for retrieving email addresses and emailing your advisees
- Explore Program of Study – Advisors [VIDEO]: How advisors can use the Evaluate Academic Requirements task (what-if scenario) to explore the requirements for a different or additional program of study for advisees
- Exploring Program of Study (What-if Scenario) for Advisors: How advisors can use the Evaluate Academic Requirements for Student task to generate what-if scenarios to assist students with exploring the requirements for other programs of study
- Managing Academic Planning (Advisors and Registrars): How advisors and registrars can create and edit academic plans and create alternate plans for students
- Managing Special Populations (Student Cohorts) for Advisors: How advisors can find and view student cohorts and cohort history for students
- Managing Student Holds for Advisors: How advisors will view and remove advising holds on student records
- Viewing Advisees: How advisors view a list of their advisees
- View Advisee Registration Appointments: How advisors can view their advisees’ registration appointments
Academic Foundation
- Understanding Academic Terminology in Workday [REFERENCE GUIDE]: Reference guide explaining the different components of the academic foundation
Curriculum Management
- Courses and Course Section Information [VIDEO]: How faculty can locate and view courses and course section information
- Viewing Course Section Information: How instructors and department coordinators can find and view course section information
Student Records
For questions about Student Records, please contact registrar@wfu.edu.
- Approving Course Section Prerequisite Overrides — Language Placement Appeal: How instructors will forward language placement appeals to appropriate Language Appeals Officers
- Approving a Course Section Prerequisite Override: How faculty will manage course section override requests from students
- Approving a Course Section Prerequisite Override [VIDEO]: How faculty will manage course section override requests from students
- Assign and Update Grades: How faculty instructors will assign and update students’ course section grades
- Assign and Update Grades [VIDEO]: How faculty instructors will assign and update students’ course section grades
- Creating Academic Requirement Overrides: How advisors will create academic requirement override requests for students
- Faculty Dashboard: Overview of the tools inside the Faculty Dashboard (viewing course rosters, assigning grades, links to Canvas and the WFU Bulletin)
- Faculty Dashboard Overview [VIDEO]: How faculty instructors will use the Faculty Dashboard to quickly access course schedules, class rosters and grading tools
- Manage Transfer Credit Evaluation Requests: How designated evaluators will review and respond to transfer credit evaluation requests
- Reporting in Workday: How to access reports, use filtering and sorting tools, change layouts, and request new reports
- Student Leave of Absence Processing and Return: How administrative staff and advisors will manage leave of absence requests for students
- Student Notes: How to add Student Notes to student records
- Student Photos for Instructors and Advisors: How instructors and advisors can view and print student photos
- Understanding Course Registration for Advisors, Instructors and Departmental Coordinators [REFERENCE GUIDE]: This reference guide details aspects of registration that are helpful for advising, such as reserved seating, waitlisting and advising holds.
- Understanding Course Repeats [REFERENCE GUIDE]: This reference guide details how course attempt limits and course repeat policies are managed in Workday
- Understanding the Graduate/Professional Academic Progress Report [REFERENCE GUIDE]: Guidance for understanding the graduate and professional Academic Progress Report (APR)
- Understanding the Undergraduate Academic Progress Report [REFERENCE GUIDE]: Guidance for understanding the undergraduate Academic Progress Report (APR)
- Understanding Program of Study Change (Graduate) [REFERENCE GUIDE]: This reference guide provides details about the program of study change process for Graduate students
- Understanding Program of Study Change (Undergraduate) [REFERENCE GUIDE]: This reference guide provides details about the program of study change process for Undergraduate students
- Viewing Waitlist Status for Faculty and Advisors: How faculty instructors and advisors can see courses with a waitlisted status
- WFU – Faculty Report: How faculty will use the WFU – Faculty Report to retrieve information about course enrollees (similar to a course section roster)
- Viewing Academic Progress – Advisors and Staff [VIDEO]: How advisors and designated staff my find and view degree progress for students
- View My Faculty Schedule: How faculty can use the View My Faculty Schedule tool inside the Faculty Dashboard to retrieve their teaching schedule
If you have questions about what’s presented here, as well as general inquiries about Workday Student, please contact the project team at WakeDay@wfu.edu.