Each section includes step-by-step instructions to help you efficiently organize and tailor the student experience within Prism.
Setting Up Student Announcements
You can use the announcements feature to provide updates or inform students of upcoming items!
Login to Exxat Prism using your university credentials.
Go to Students section from the Exxat Prism dashboard or the hamburger menu.
- Click on the Setup Tab.
- Select Announcements. The system will load all announcements created previously. To view announcements for a specific cohort, use the filter option.
- Click on +Add Announcement.
- A drawer will open with the following fields:
a. Start date and time: When the message should appear on the dashboard
b. End date and time: When message should no longer appear on the dashboard
c. Title: Title of your message.
d. Description: Message content
e. Shared with all cohorts: the system will always set an announcement to be shared with all cohorts by default. If the content is cohort specific, unselect the option. You will then have the ability to choose a specific cohort.
f. Click Save when done.
Setting Up Student Resources
You may want to share resources with your students such as program information, handbook policy information, syllabi, and more!
Login to Exxat Prism using your university credentials.
Go to Students section from the Exxat Prism dashboard or the hamburger menu.
- Click on the Setup Tab.
- Select Resources from the left-menu, and then select a specific item from the category list.
- Not seeing any options within the category list, or would you like to update your list? Click on the pencil icon.
- A drawer will appear showing you all your categories. Make all necessary changes and click Save once done.
- You may want to organize the order in which your Categories appear, you can drag and drop category using this icon below. Click Save button to save your changes.
- Once you select an item within the category list, you will see all resources added for that category.
A. If you’d like to filter to view only documents, links, etc., you can uncheck any options.
B. To edit an existing resource, click on the pencil icon.
C. To delete a resource, click on the trash bin. - To add a new resource, click +Add Resource.
- A drawer will open. Click on the drop-down to select the type of resource you’d like to add.
- Enter the resource information and click save when done.
a. Type: this will show you the option you have previously selected (document, video, link FAQ).
b. Category: this will default to the category you previously selected from your category list.
c. Show on site resources page: if you’d like this resource to be shared with your clinical partners, select this option.
d. Show it to student: this is defaulted to yes, but if your resource is for clinical partners only, turn this option off.
e. Shared with all cohorts: the system will always set a resource to be shared with all cohorts by default. If the content is cohort specific, unselect the option. You will then have the ability to choose a specific cohort. - You may want to organize the order in which your resources appear. To do so, select Re-order.
- Use the icon on the left to drag and drop items in the order you prefer. Click Save once done.
- Once this is complete, students should be able to view these documents under the Resources section tile from Student’s view of the Prism Dashboard:
Setting Up Student Attestations
You can have students sign off on statements on their profile or for their coursework at the beginning of the placement. This helps them understand their responsibilities, how information is shared or anything you want them to confirm.
Learn how to add attestations at:
Add Attestation at Student Profile
Login to Exxat Prism using your university credentials.
Go to Students section from the Exxat Prism dashboard or the hamburger menu.
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Click on the Setup Tab.
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Select Attestations from the list.
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You’ll be taken to the attestations page where you can view all attestations created previously. To view attestations for a specific cohort, use the filter option.
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To add a new attestation, click +Add Attestation.
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A drawer will open. Enter your attestation details and click Save when done.
a. Title
b. Content
c. Due Date: when sign-off is due
d. Audience: who is required to sign off on the attestation
e. Applicable: decide if this is something you want them to sign off on their profile, or during a placement.
f. Shared with all cohorts: the system will always set attestations to be shared with all cohorts by default. If the content is cohort-specific, unselect the option. You will then have the ability to choose a specific cohort.
g. Show it to the student: If you don’t want it to be visible yet, turn this off.Note: Once the attestations are attested by a student, you will not be able to edit the title, content, and cohort for the student.
Add Attestation at Student Profile
Select Courses from your dashboard or left menu.
Select the Course you’d like to manage.
Select Attestation from the left panel.
You’ll be taken to the attestations page where you can view all attestations created previously.
To add a new attestation, click +Add Attestation.
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A drawer will open. Enter your attestations details and click Save when done.
Show it to students
Title
Content
Due date – When sign off is due.
Note: Once a student attests the attestations, you will not be able to edit the title, content, and cohort for the student.
Setting Up Student Program Requirements
Program Requirements in Exxat Prism allow administrators to define the criteria students must meet to successfully complete their program. These requirements can be tailored to your institution and help track student progress toward graduation.
Program Requirements also support Timesheets as a Learning Activity, enabling programs to:
Require students to log clinical hours or patient activities
Track progress based on submitted and approved hours
Automatically mark requirements as complete when criteria are met
This ensures better visibility, improved compliance, and a more structured way to monitor experiential learning.
Login to Exxat Prism using your university credentials.
Go to Students section from the Exxat Prism dashboard or the hamburger menu.
- In the top-menu click Setup tab and in the left menu select Program Requirements.
The page displays all configured program requirements Use filters to view cohort-specific requirements. - From the top of the grid, click + Add Program Requirement to create add a new requirement.
- In the Action column, click edit icon, to edit the requirement.
- In the Action column, click the trash icon to delete the requirement.
- In the Action column, click edit icon, to edit the requirement.
- In the Program Requirement drawer,
- Select the Type of Requirement
- Enter a Name for the Program Requirement
- Provide an Description
- select if you want to Share the requirement with other cohorts.
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Click Save.
The program requirement is added successfully.
Setting up Student's Areas of Professional Interest
You can set up Student Areas of Professional Interest, providing your students with the opportunity to select their professional interests throughout their program. They can also share their Professional Interest with their CIs through their profile link.
Login to Exxat Prism using your university credentials.
Go to Students section from the Exxat Prism dashboard or the hamburger menu.
- Click on the Setup Tab
- Select Areas of professional interest from the left-menu
- Select the pencil icon, you'll have the chance to choose the names for settings and assign color codes
These settings are meant for your students to select when specifying their Areas of Professional Interest, which can be shared with their CI's via their profile link - You would also have the flexibility to delete any selected settings at your convenience
However, please be aware that the system restricts you from deleting any settings to those ones already included in your Program Details. This is because your program settings may be tied to other data i.e. Placements in Exxat Prism system
Setting Up Additional Profile Details
You may have specific questions you’d like your students to answer. Whether it is related to placement or not, the Additional Profile Details section can assist via the Questionnaire. Once available, students will access the questionnaire via their profile.
Login to Exxat Prism using your university credentials.
Go to Students section from the Exxat Prism dashboard or the hamburger menu.
- Select Setup from the ribbon at the top of the page.
- Select Additional Profile Details from the left panel.
- In this section, you will find the Questionnaire section. Any questions you’ve previously added will be listed. Click on + Add Question.
a. To view questions added for specific cohorts, use the filter option. - A drawer will open. Enter your question, decide if it is mandatory, and whether it should be shared with all cohorts. Once done, click Add.
a. If the question is cohort specific, uncheck the box and select the desired cohort. - Once, you’ve added all necessary questions, click Save.
- The drawer will close, and your questions will be listed.
- If you’d like to rearrange your questions, click Re-order.
- A drawer will open; drag and drop each question to the desired order, and click Save once done.
- You can also update or edit existing questions. Click on Pencil available under the Actions section.
- A drawer will open to update existing questions, make changes, and click on Save + Proceed.
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