This course is designed for administrative staff to develop the essential skills and knowledge needed to effectively manage the SIMS database. As a foundational course, it serves as a prerequisite for all other SIMS training programmes. Participants will gain hands-on experience with the basic operations of the SIMS software and familiarise themselves with its key functionalities.

The course covers these topics:

• An overview of the SIMS programme
• Introduction to the University Coding System
• Basic navigation skills through the different screens and menus
• Retrieving, editing, adding, deleting and printing student records
• Student Related Tables

By the end of the course, participants will:

• Navigate the SIMS database confidently and access key features;
• Apply the University Coding System in managing student records;
• Perform basic operations such as retrieving, updating, and printing student data;
• Understand the structure and functionality of student-related tables within SIMS.

This training offers a comprehensive introduction to study-units, covering key aspects such as duration, credit value, and assessment patterns. It equips participants with the necessary skills to register students on study-units, add and drop study-units, check study-unit information and generate lists related to study-units.

The course covers these topics:

• Overview of study-unit coding
• Study-unit registration processes
• Generating and printing study-unit reports

By the end of the session, participants will:

• Understand the structure and coding system of study-units;
• Register students for study-units and manage registration changes;
• Retrieve, verify, and update study-unit information;
• Generate and print reports related to study-units for administrative use.

This course provides an in-depth understanding of the key assessment processes and the University marking scheme. It equips participants with the practical skills needed to input study-unit results, manage re-assessment results, and generate detailed reports of study-unit performance.

The course covers these topics:

• An overview of the University marking scheme
• Inputting and managing study-unit results
• Handling the re-assessment process
• Generating and printing study-unit result reports

By the end of the course, participants will:

• Understand the University’s marking scheme and apply it accurately;
• Input, update, and verify study-unit results in the system;
• Process and manage re-assessment results effectively;
• Generate and print reports detailing study-unit results for administrative and academic purposes.

This training session is intended to equip administrative SIMS users from Faculties, Institutes, Centres, and Schools with the necessary knowledge to process student Add/Drop requests electronically via the task available on their eSIMS portal.

Effective from September 2025, students will be required to submit any proposed changes to their registered study-units (Add/Drop Requests) electronically through their eSIMS portal. Upon submission, the respective Faculty, Institute, Centre, or School will receive an automated email notification for each new request.

The objective of this session is to provide a practical, step-by-step walkthrough of the process administrators must follow to review, approve, or reject submitted requests, and to update the corresponding data within the SIMS system accordingly.

By the end of the session, participants will be able to:

• Access the dedicated eSIMS task for processing student Add/Drop Requests;
• Retrieve and review the details of submitted student requests;
• Approve or reject individual items within each request;
• Process and update the corresponding student records within the SIMS system.

• System Orientation: Navigating the eSIMS interface and finding the Progression task.

• Decision Criteria: Reviewing progression decisions (e.g., Progress, Repeat, Withdraw) and their application.

• Step-by-Step Workflow: Practical demonstration of inputting, reviewing, and submitting decisions.

• Data Integrity: Identifying errors and ensuring all students in a cohort are accounted for.

• Access Activation: Finalising the training record to enable live system permissions.

By the end of this session, participants will be able to:

• Access the Student Progression task within the eSIMS portal.

• Identify relevant student cohorts assigned to their academic entity.

• Select accurate progression decisions based on student results and regulations.

• Submit final decisions securely to the SIMS database.

• Validate that all records have been processed and successfully received.