This article applies to the following role permissions: Administrator - Director - Group Manager
Milestone Creation
There are four types of Milestones that can be created: Standard, Meeting, Whiteboard and Classroom.
Standard Milestone
The Add Milestone creation form shown in Figure 1 has the following fields:
- Title
- Type: Choose Standard
- Due Date Type: You may choose a specific date or days from start
- Description
- Labels: This feature will allow you to search for milestones using the label.
- Prerequisite Milestone: This option allows you to require certain milestones to be completed before others. From the drop down, select which milestone (if any) is a prerequisite for the milestone you are creating.
- Completion Request Options (illustrated in Figure 2): Notify all staff assigned to cohort; allow students to mark milestone as complete; select advisors to notify–save milestone to specific advisors.
Figure 1
Standard Milestone Creation Form
Figure 2
Completion Request Options listed above.
Once you completed all of the required and optional fields, click Create Milestone. Additional fields will appear with customization options shown below in Figure 3 and Figure 4.
- Forms: Create a custom form for the milestone, such as a survey.
- Attachments: Students will be able to download this attachment.
- Reminders: Type in the number of periods, and choose days or weeks. Choose before due date, after student starts milestone, since cohort assignment.
- Groups/Staff Assigned to Review Completion Requests: If "select advisors to notify" is chosen to approve the milestone, attach a group or individual staff members here.
Click on "Update Milestone" after completing the fields with your customizations.
Figure 3
Additional Fields for Customizing the Milestone With Forms, Attachments, and Reminders
Figure 4
Assigning Staff or Groups to Approve Milestones