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User Front-End Overview

Law journals cover the four main journals for the School of Law website:

Course descriptions is a database that lists all offered classes and their descriptions for the semesters in which they were offered.

The front-end of these journals descriptions can be found by users at at http://www.sandiego.edu/law/academics/journals/curriculum/course-descriptions.php.

The image to the right depicts the front-end.

Default Journal Display

Clicking on one of the journal links displays a dropdown list of entries for the most recent journal.

The Articles in Volume header displays the currently selected journal. Here, it will always be the most recent.

Click the issues archive link to select a different volume.

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Selecting a Journal

Users can select any journal listed in the dropdown menu, and then click the Go button to display articles in the selected volume.

The selected volume always displays at the top by the Articles in Volume header.

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Parse List by First Letter

Click one of the letters at the top of the page to parse the list down to only entries that begin with the selected letter.

View by Semester

By default, the current semester's courses will display.

To change the semester, click any of the semester links on the right. This option is especially helpful to alumni who wish to view the description during the semester they completed the course.

Management Back-End

To add or edit entries to the law journal course description database, go to http://www.sandiego.edu/manage/law/manage/journalscourse-descriptions/.

Login using your USDOne user name and password.

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Which Option to Edit

Select which journal's volumes to view or edit by clicking on one of the links.

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Select a Volume to Edit

Select which volume's abstract entries to view or edit by choosing one of the dropdown options.

Click the Submit button once the volume is selected, and the available abstracts will load beneath the submit button.

If a new volume is being added, follow the steps to create a new abstract under a current volume, but when entering the volume number in the volume field, add in the new volume number. This will automatically update the rest of the system to include the new volume number.

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Switch Volume or Add a New Abstract

To switch to a different volume to edit, click the Select a different volume link to return you to the previous screen.

To add a new abstract, click the Add another abstract to this volume link.

Adding a new abstract will display the Abstract Editor.

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Edit or Delete an Abstract

Click the small X button to the right of an abstract's title to delete the article.

To edit, click the Pencil and Paper Edit Icon.

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Editing an Abstract

Click the small X button to the right of an entry's title to delete the article.

To edit, click the Pencil and Paper Edit Icon.

The Abstract Editor will display.

Fill in the fields to edit the entries in the abstract.

Click the Submit button at the bottom of the editor to save and publish your changes.

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Abstract Editor

Title - Title of the abstract.

Volume Number - Which volume to add the abstract.

Issue Number - The issue number.

Year - The publication year.

Month - The publication month.

Page Number - The page number where the article begins.

Author - The author.

Abstract - The actual abstract description.

Faculty Editor - The faculty editor, if any.

Student Editor - The student editor, if any.

Subject Area - What subject, if any.

Type - Lists the type of abstract. Below is a list of available options.

• Faculty Essay
• Law Notes
• Recent Cases
• Comment
• Forward
• Comments
• Speech
• Article
• Book Review
• Introductory Article
• Lead Article
• Review Essay
• Essay

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Institutional Repository (IR) URL - A link to the article if any is available.

Free - Is the article behind a paywall or not?There are five main options that can be edited from this manage page.

• Manage Semesters - Allows you to add, delete, or edit available semester options.
• Manage Classes - Allows you to add, delete, or edit available classes and their descriptions. This is the primary database.
• Manage Courses - Allows you to add, delete, or edit available course options.
• Manage Concentrations - Allows you to add, delete, or edit available concentration options.
• Add a Class Designation (Category) - Allows you to add, delete, or edit available category options.

Manage Semesters

The three icons to the right of an entry allow for editing, copying, or deleting the corresponding semester option entry.

Click the Add Another Semester button to create a new semester.

Semesters have two options:

• Current - Sets the selected semester to be the default entry.
• Active - Allows for the semester to be displayed or hidden.

Click the Submit button to save and publish changes, or the Cancel button to discard your edits.

Clicking the duplicate button copies a semester's classes to a newly added semester. Note that it will copy all of the class's fields except for the faculty field.

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Manage Classes

This is the main manage system for course descriptions.

Search for a semester by selecting one from the dropdown list and clicking the Submit button.

The list of class descriptions for that semester will display.

The three icons to the right of an entry allow for editing, copying, or deleting the corresponding class description entry.

Clicking the duplicate button copies a class to a newly added class. Note that it will copy all of the class's fields except for the faculty field. A class can be copied from one semester to another.

Click on Add Another Class to add a new class, copy one of the existing classes, then edit all the necessary fields.

Class descriptions have the following fields:

• Course - Sets the course code and number for the class. This can be edited by using the Manage Courses link on the Course Management Page.
• Designation - Sets the designation for the class. This can be edited by using the Manage Designations link on the Course Management Page.
• Requirements - Click the box to checkmark any necessary requirements for the class.
• Class Title - Enter the title for the class.
• Credits - Enter the total number of credits for the class.
• Grading - Enter the grading rubric for the class. Options include:
  • Letter - Traditional letter grade of A - D and F.
  • PF - Pass or fail.
  • HPLF - High Pass, Pass, Low Pass, Fail.
• Description - Enter the text for the class's description.
• Note - Enter any notes that may be necessary for users to see. These are not internal notes.
• Prerequisites - Add in prerequisites.
• Corequisites - Add in corequisites.
• Recommended - Add in any necessary recommendations.
• Additional Information - Add in any additional information.
• Instructor(s) - Select the instructor or instructors from the dropdown list. Click the green Plus icon to add additional instructors. The options in this dropdown are populated with only active faculty and is pulled from HR's system.
• Concentrations - Check the boxes for all applicable concentrations relevant to the class.

Click the Submit button to save and publish changes, or the Cancel button to discard your edits.

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Manage Courses

The two icons to the right of an entry allow for editing or deleting the corresponding course option entry.

Click the Add Another Course button to create a new course.

Courses have two options:

• Subject - Sets the selected course's title.
• Number - Sets the selected course's number, such as Chemistry 101.

Click the Submit button to save and publish changes, or the Cancel button to discard your edits.

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Manage Concentrations

The two icons to the right of an entry allow for editing or deleting the corresponding concentration option entry.

Click the Add Another Concentration button to create a new course.

Concentrations have three options:

• Concentration - Sets the selected concentration's name.
• Type of Concentration - Sets the selected concentration's type. Options are:
  • JD
  • LLMB
  • LLMC
  • LLMT
  • LLMG
  • LLMI
  • MSLS
• Active - Allows for the concentration to be shown or hidden.

Click the Submit button to save and publish changes, or the Cancel button to discard your edits.

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Manage Designations

Add a designation by entering the name for the new designation and clicking the Submit button.

Click the Cancel button to discard your edits.

NOTE:  At this time you are only able to create a designation.  If you need to edit or remove a designation, please submit a request at http://www.sandiego.edu/web-requests/.