Cohorts are groups of students who begin the program at the same time and are expected to achieve the same competencies. You must have a competency set defined before you can create a cohort.
How to Add a Cohort to a Portfolio
- From the CoursePlus home page, click My Portfolio on the left side navigation pane.
- Under Admin, click Program.
- Select the Portfolio you want to add a cohort to from the dropdown menu.
- Under Manage on the right side pane, click Cohorts.
- Click Add Cohort.
- Give the cohort a name.
- Give the cohort a start date.
- Select a competency set from the dropdown menu.
- If desired, you can copy touchpoints from an existing cohort.
- If you are ready, add students by entering their names or JHED IDs in the text box and clicking on them. To add students in a batch, click the Import from Excel button. There is an Excel template available which you can fill in with JHED IDs.
- Click Save Cohort.