Accreditations - Admin Guide
Accreditation - Overview
Who Should Use This Guide
This guide is for - Learning Management System (LMS) Client Super administrators and Administrators to enable them to utilize and train others in the use of the Accreditation Functionality as both creators and users.What is the function of the Accreditation feature?
In the Learnsoft LMS, Accreditations are a feature that allows a single course to provide different attributes to different users groups.For example, a single compliance course can be offered to all new employees, but the number of credit hours, associated tests, passing grades, requirements for evaluations, etc., can be different for Physicians, Nurses, Administrators, etc., based upon the specific Accreditation options offered and selected.
Basic steps of the Accreditation Process
There are four basic steps to the Accreditation Process: 1) Add a Vendor; 2) Create an Accreditation; 3) Add an Accreditation to a Course; 4) Select an Accreditation.
The first three steps are performed by those with sufficient rights to perform these actions; the fourth step is performed by the user.
Add a Vendor Accreditations are associated with vendors. These can be external, for example a governing body, such as the AMA (American Medical Association) or internal, for example, a specific Client, hospital, division, etc. Vendors are added in the Advanced View > User Management Drop Down menu (& selecting “Vendors” from the “Organization” section).
Note, if desired vendors have previously been created, this step can be skipped.
Create an Accreditation Each specific Accreditation is created using the Advanced View > Learning Object Drop Down menu (and selecting “Accreditations”). Each Accreditation will require a name and an association with a previously created vendor. Optional information can store descriptions (“comments”) and an Accreditation Logo. Note, if Accreditations have previously been created, this step can be skipped.
Add an Accreditation to a Course After creating a course, when viewing Course Details, there is a section ‘Available Learning Object Accreditations”. If there are Accreditations associated with this course, they will be visible and editable in this section. To associate a new Accreditation with this course, click on the New Learning Object Accreditation button. This will launch the New Learning Object Accreditation Details screen, which will allow you to associate an already created Accreditation and enter, edit and save specific detailed attributes associated with this specific course / accreditation combination (e.g. credit hours, test, evaluation, passing grade, etc.).
Select an Accreditation When enrolling in a course, the user will be able to see the Accreditation drop-down box below the Course Name in their Course List (“My Courses”). The user simply uses the drop-down to select the specific Accreditation that will apply to them and confirms via a pop-up confirmation. Once confirmed all predefined attributes for the specific selected Accreditation section will be applied.
Objectives
Upon completion, you will be able to:
- Add a Vendor
- Create an Accreditation
- Associate an Accreditation to a Course
- Select an Accreditation from the Course List
Accreditation - How to Guide:
Add a Vendor
Accreditations are associated with vendors. These can be external, for example a governing body, such as the AMA (American Medical Association) or internal, for example, a specific Client, hospital, division, etc. Vendors are added in the Advanced View > User Management Drop Down menu (& selecting “Vendors” from the “Organization” section).To Add a Vendor to the LMS system, follow these steps (Note, if vendors have previously been created, this step can be skipped):
How to add a vendor to the LMS system
- 1. Click on the User Management Dropdown Box
- 2. Click Vendors This will bring up the Vendor List screen which displays Vendors that have previously been added to the system.