Work in progress. Adding more info as questions are received.

Term 2 2019 onwards, mark finalisation is done in Astra astra.unsw.edu.au.

Outside UNSW network, connect to UNSW/CSE VPN first.

sms to astra

sms2astra.sh script can help you in the process.

0. sms2astra.sh --help

1. List astra fields and their attributes, look for precision and maximum value.

• sms2astra.sh --info

2. Generate mapping file of astra fields to sms fields.

• sms2astra.sh --config

3. Edit mapping file, replacing hyphens with corresponding sms fields. 4. Check that sms fields attributes are compatible with astra fields.

• sms2astra.sh --check

5. Generate a csv file of component marks.

• sms2astra.sh

6. Copy this csv file to your local computer for uploading into astra.

Note:

Fields and attributes (structure) changes in Astra will not be reflected in sms2astra.sh script straightaway. During the term, the list of astra fields is manually copied from Astra to CSE once a week. It will be updated every four hours in the last two days leading up to results submission deadline. If you need an updated list urgently, please email meicheng@unsw.edu.au.

non sms users

How to generate the csv file?

1. In Astra, Manage tab, then Upload/Download

2. Select Items (Fields), Confirm

3. Download button

4. Add or change results in the csv and upload (same page, reason is required and retained).

Supp Exam list

How to get a list of students with approved special consideration?

From the class account,

get_supp_list.sh term course
e.g.
get_supp_list.sh 19T2 COMP1511

assuming /home/give/stable/bin is in $PATH

WC grade

How to assign WC grade to students with approved special consideration?

• In Astra, Manage tab, View/Enter, Select Final Exam Item, Confirm

• Search for the student, View/Add under the History & Exception column

• Add Exception, Pick Special Consid: Supp Assessmt from the Exception Dropdown list.

Hurdle

How to add final exam hurdle?

• In Astra, Prepare tab, Structure

• Select Edit mode, Select Final Exam, Edit the selected Item (Bottom of the page)

• Scroll down to Competency, enter the mark for Standard to demonstrate competency for this item, Save

• Select Edit mode again, this time select Final Result, Edit the item (Bottom of the page)

• Scroll down to Competency, select Apply Final UF Grade, Save

Other useful documentation

• SMS to Astra

• Managing Special Grades and Multi-Term Courses in Astra