Building Blocks

In this Getting Started video series, learn the essentials and core concepts of M-Compass system

• Introduction to M-Compass for Administrators 

Overview of M-Compass from the administrator point of view

• Application Status

Learn about the statuses, status aliases, and how they are used - including the many Withdrawn status flavors

• Application Phases

Explanation of the 4 application phases and commonly assigned application requirements in each phase

• Admin Home & Admin Console 

How to switch between the Admin Home and the Admin Console view, and how to set your admin landing page

• Application Cycles

Overview of Application Cycles terms, and how to change them in your program 

Working with Applications

In this Getting Started video series, learn the basics of applications in M-Compass

• Anatomy of an Application 

Learn the components of an application

• Application Actions

Learn the actions you can take on an application

• Application Finder 

Learn how to use the Admin Console Application Finder

• Batch Application Actions

Learn the actions for groups of applications

• Learning Content

Overview of learning content

• Materials

Overview of materials and how to complete them 

• Progress Audit

Learn how to run a progress audit and what you can do with the results

• Questionnaires

Overview questionnaires and admin actions

• Recommendations

See how recommendations work from all 3 perspectives: student, recommender, administrator

• Email

Lean the processes and best practices of sending email in M-Compass

• Signature Documents

Overview of signature documents and admin actions

Working with Programs

In this Getting Started video series, learn how to build and edit programs

Note: New videos for this section are under construction. Stay tuned for updates!

• Program Overview

Learn about Outgoing, Outgoing Plus, and Funding program types.

• Program Finder

Use Admin Console to search for Programs.

• Program Parameters

Learn how the program parameters determine how a program is found in public search menus, and what displays on program brochures. 

Program Wizard

• Configuration

Creating a new program in the Program Wizard begins with the "Step 1: Configuration" page.

• Dates

Part I of the "Step 2: Dates & Costs" page, configure the program’s relevant dates for the terms selected on the configuration page.

• Cost Sheet

Part II of the "Step 2: Dates & Costs" page, create, edit and manage Cost Sheets for the program.

• Details

"Step 3: Details" page, add Program Discovery Card, set program parameters, and add a program contact.

• Brochures

"Step 4: Brochure", create the public brochure for the program using an extensive brochure editor.

• • Application Lifecycle

"Step 5: Application Lifecycle", review application requirements, application instructions and set recommendations.