Overview

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The ISA ISP page can be accessed at: https://instructionalscheduling.ucsd.edu/scheduler/instructor-scheduling-preferences

General guidelines before collecting ISPs

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• The Annual Schedule Builder (see KB0033134) must have course section offerings with instructors assigned
• Groups should be updated as needed (Instructor Groups (see KB0033221), Course Groups (see KB0033236), and Time Blocks (see KB0033238) can be found on the main navigation menu on the left hand side of the tool - ① below)
  
  
  
  • Example of special department created time blocks and day/time preference requirements:
    
    
    
• Click on “edit” to access the ISP unit settings for the quarter (② above). Update ISP Unit Settings
  
  
  

Steps for collecting ISPs

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To send out batch ISP emails to instructors:

1. on the ISP page, select instructor(s) to be notified (① below) and then click on Batch Edit/Send Notification (② below).
   
   
   
2. The following window will pop up:
   
3. Select ISP visibility option you want for instructors (③ above):
   1. Yes, Allow Instructors to view selected ISPs.
   2. No, Do not allow Instructors to view selected ISPs.
   3. Do not change the visibility status for the selected ISPs.
4. Select the new Time Block you would like to assign to the ISPs (or select Do not Update Time Blocks) (④ below)
   
5. Edit Notification: Toggle to Yes (⑥ below) so you can send a notification to instructors of the ISP request. Add an email subject line and any custom messaging (⑦ below). The Preview email feature is available to review before sending.
   
6. Finish - Confirm instructors being notified and settings, then select “Save and Send Notifications” if all looks correct