Configure Activity Data Input Forms
The Activity Input Form in Faculty Activity Reporting (FAR, Faculty180) contains data about faculty members that tends to change over time, such as during academic terms. This article will go over how administrators, with the necessary permissions, can configure an Activity Input Form.
Customization of this form should be performed at the highest level, such as the university level, and then for the next lower level, colleges, and so on. The data that is collected creates the basis for reporting and other output, such as CVs, institutional reports, accreditation reports, and more.
Check out this article Overview of Forms and Sections for more information on the sections and fields within different forms.
Configure an Activity Input Form
1. Navigate to Activity Input Form under Setup
Navigation: Administration > Setup > Activity Input Form
- Click Setup under the Administration section of the navigation menu.
- Click Activity Input Form under the Configuration section.
2. Add/Edit Activity Input Form
- Click the hyperlinked number for the unit corresponding to the faculty member to be changed. If necessary, click the plus sign to expand a unit. The Form Configuration screen will display, showing the list of forms that have already been created for the selected unit.
- Create a new Activity Input Form or edit an existing Activity Input Form.
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Edit Existing |
Click the Edit (pencil) icon adjacent to the form desired to be edited or click the Delete ("X") icon adjacent to the form desired to be deleted. To find the master form at the very top level, look for the form with the following properties:
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3. Fill out the information
- In the General Information section, type a description of the form, if desired.
- In the Content section, use the Reorder dropdowns to:
- Select which sections should be shown and hidden on the activity input form.
- Specify the order the sections will appear in.
- If Do Not Show is selected in the dropdown, that section will be optional for all units below to include on their form.
- If Do Not Show is not selected, that section will be required on this form for all units at that level and belowDuring implementation, the Institutional Implementation Team will work with the Interfolio Product Manager to configure this form. It is recommended to create any section that you want to show at a lower unit at the very top level in the top form. It is better to create it at the top and mark it as Do Not Show and then turn it on for lower sections rather than creating it only at the lower section. Check out the FAQ about how to remove a section at a lower-level unit set at the University level to see why not following this recommendation is more demanding.
- Scroll to the bottom and click Add Sections to create custom sections.
For more information about section configuration, check out our article on how to Create Custom Input Sections.
The Institutional Implementation Team will work with the Interfolio Project Manager to configure the components of the Activity Input Form.
Default Content Input sections
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Teaching |
Displays a list of the courses that are currently assigned to the faculty member for the current academic term, along with any corresponding course attachments (syllabus, course, peer evaluations, and more) and faculty member teaching loads.
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Non-Credit Instruction |
Used to collect teaching that may occur outside of the classroom, or when the faculty member is not the instructor of record.
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Scholarly Contributions & Creative Productions |
Used to view and enter activities relating to scholarly or professional works (journal articles, books, proceedings) and creative works ( performances, exhibitions) participated in or completed. Specific options are listed below:
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Grants |
Used to add pending or current grant-related projects, proposals, awards, and renewals.
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Advising Load |
Used to specify the number of individuals being advised at the undergraduate, masters, and doctoral levels.
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Mentorship/Supervision |
Used to manage information for all students currently being supervised or that have supervised previously.
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Institutional Committees |
Used to add any formal standing committee appointments within the academic institution.
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Other Institutional Service |
Used to add any services performed for the academic institution other than formal standing committees. This could include an ad hoc committee, dissertation/thesis committee, course development, faculty sponsor to a student organization, web page design, student recruitment activity, informal assignments, and non-research grants.
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External Service |
Used to add any services that have been rendered for an academic or professional organization. This could include committee appointments; journal editor or reviewer; a speech or presentation of a non-research paper at a professional meeting; community service; or moderator, discussant, or panelist at a conference.
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Professional Development |
Used to add any conferences, training, continuing professional education, or others participated in.
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Honors and Awards |
Used to note when a faculty member is recognized for their work.
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Professional Membership |
Used by faculty members to note any formal membership with professional/academic or community/civic organizations.
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Consulting |
Used to add any paid/unpaid consulting engagements that require professional expertise in support of a client, such as reviewing textbooks and textbook proposals.
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Activity Distribution |
Designed to represent the faculty member's workload distribution of responsibilities within the department.
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Reassigned Duties |
Used by faculty to note temporary adjustments to their regular activity distribution.
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Clinical Teaching |
Often utilized by Medical Schools.
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