Faculty Activity Report (FAR)
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Submitting and Recalling a Completed Report in Watermark Faculty Success
This article details how a user can submit a completed Faculty Activity Report (FAR) and recall a completed FAR to make additional edits. Logging in to Watermark Faculty Success Watermark Faculty Success has been programmed with the university’s single sign-on system to automate the process of authentication using your myStevens username and password. You can access Watermark Faculty Success using the following URL: http://stevens.edu/far/dm.php or selecting the Watermark Faculty Activity Portal application on the myStevens dashboard. Submitting Your FAR in the Watermark Faculty Success Workflow If you have completed entering your activities, please follow the instructions provided below to complete your Academic Year FAR submission. Step 1: Click on the Workflow tab in the top menu bar and click on Tasks. Step 2: In your Workflow Inbox, click on your Annual Review to open it. Step 3: Once your Faculty Form is open, click and review the PDF titled Faculty Annual Report. This is a custom report generated from Watermark Faculty Success and populated with data from the Manage Activities tool. Step 4: If updates or edits are needed in your Annual Report, navigate to the Activities tab and correct or revise the data under the appropriate sections (i.e., Education, Research, Services, etc.). Step 5: Once updates are completed in your Activities screen, return to the Workflow Tasks where you must refresh your Faculty Annual Report PDF by clicking on the Refresh Report button for the report to display the new information. Step 6: A popup window will appear, asking to confirm that the user wants to update the attached report. Click Yes to proceed and update the PDF. Step 7: To sign and date your completed report, type your full name and enter the date in appropriate format (MM/DD/YYYY). Please note that both text fields are required to be completed before you can submit the report. Step 8: When you have completed all the required sections, click the Actions button in the upper right-hand corner of your screen. You can click on Save Draft to return to this at a later time, or Submit to Department Chair/Dean to submit your FAR. Step 9: After you select Submit to Department Chair/Dean, you will see a pop-up window asking you to confirm the action. Click Yes and your Annual Report will move to the next step in the process (either to your Department Chair or Dean). Recalling Your Submitted FAR in the Watermark Faculty Success Workflow If additional edits need to be made to a submitted Faculty Activity Report before the listed due date, follow these steps recall the completed document. Step 1: To recall your submitted FAR before the due date, go to your Workflow Inbox under Tasks. Under History, you will see your submitted FAR. In the Actions dropdown menu, select Recall. Step 2: A pop-up window will open, informing you that your submission will be moved back into your Inbox for revision and resubmission. To recall your FAR, select Recall. Step 3: Your FAR will be moved back to your Workflow Inbox where you can make the necessary changes and update your Faculty Annual Report PDF. Please note: You must refresh your Faculty Activity Report PDF by clicking on the Refresh Report button for your updated report to display the new information. When you are ready to submit your updated FAR, follow the steps in the previous section detailing how to submit your FAR. If you have any questions or issues related to using this site, please contact us by: Opening a support ticket.
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Review and Approve Notifications from the To-Do Section in Watermark Faculty Success
This guide will show users how to access the To-Do panel on the Watermark Faculty Success landing page to review and approve potential publication matches for their faculty profile and Faculty Activity Report. Log into Watermark Faculty Activity Portal at this url: http://stevens.edu/far/dm.php or select the Watermark Faculty Activity application on the myStevens landing page, https://my.stevens.edu. Select Faculty Success if applicable. If you do not have access to multiple Watermark platforms, the system will take you directly to the Faculty Success landing page. Watermark has partnered with ORCID, a digital platform that pulls records from various databases with potential matches to the user. To learn more about the ORCID platform, please visit orcid.org. When users log into the Faculty Success landing page, a new feature is shown on the left side of the screen. The Notifications menu is separated into two tabs: To Do and Complete. Because these items are potential matches, each one should be reviewed and confirmed before they will be added to your faculty profile and Faculty Activity Report. Step 1: Select an item in the To Do list to review it. Step 2: Review the item details to determine if you would like to add it to your profile. In the upper right corner are options to Reject this potential match or to Continue to Edit to fill in missing required information. Step 3: Continue to Edit changes the information fields to editable text fields. Enter additional information in any applicable field. Any field marked with an asterisk is a required field. Step 4: When all edits have been completed, select Save & Add to Profile to close the window. This will automatically add this entry to the Faculty Activity Report. Select Back to return to the previous screen. Step 5: Selecting Reject will remove this potential match from the To Do column. Both rejected and approved items from the To Do column will move to the Complete column once they have been reviewed. If you have any questions or issues related to using this site, please contact us by: Opening a support ticket.
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Adding, Editing, and Deleting Records in the Activity Screen in Watermark Faculty Success
This guide shows faculty how to add, edit, delete and duplicate their records in the sections of the Activities screen in Watermark Faculty Success. Log into Watermark Faculty Activity Portal at this URL: http://stevens.edu/far/dm.php or select the Watermark Faculty Activity application on the myStevens landing page, https://my.stevens.edu. Select Faculty Success if applicable. If you do not have access to multiple Watermark platforms, the system will take you directly to the Faculty Success landing page. Activities The Activities module allows faculty to capture and manage teaching, research/creative activities, and service accomplishments. The Activities page includes links to each of the data collection sections in the system. To access a section, click on the name which takes you to a "Summary Screen" showing your current records. You can take multiple actions, e.g., adding a new record, deleting a record or duplicating a record, depending on the screen you are on. Adding a New Record In each screen you will need to add each record separately. Select the Add New button to enter a new activity. Duplicating Records To copy a record, select the check box on the right side of the record, and then select the Duplicate button. (You cannot copy from one screen to another.) Saving Records Select the Save button to save the data you entered and return to the previous screen. Select the Save + Add New button to save the data you entered and open another page to create an additional record. The Cancel button will return you to the Activities screen without saving the entered data. Deleting Records To delete a record, select the check box on the right side of the record, and then select the Trash Can button at the top. You will be prompted with a pop-up window verifying you want to delete the selected record(s). If you have any questions or issues related to using this site, please contact us by: Opening a support ticket.
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Running Reports in Watermark Faculty Success
This guide will show faculty members how to run detailed and rapid reports in Watermark Faculty Success. Log into Watermark Faculty Activity Portal at this url: http://stevens.edu/far/dm.php or select the Watermark Faculty Activity application on the myStevens landing page, https://my.stevens.edu. Select Faculty Success if applicable. If you do not have access to multiple Watermark platforms, the system will take you directly to the Faculty Success landing page. Running Reports To run a report, select Reports from the Top Navigation Menu. Once on the Reports screen, select the report you wish to run from the list, e.g., “Annual Faculty Activity Report.” Select the Start Date and End Date range for the information included in the report. Select the File Format from the dropdown menu. Available File format options include Microsoft Word, PDF, and Web page (.html). Click on the Run Report button on the top right to download the report. Please note that Watermark will warn you if you attempt to create a report with an end date before the report’s start date. For example, to select the AY 2023-24 Annual faculty activity report, you will set start date to “July 01, 2023” and end date will be “June 30, 2024”. Rapid Reports While you are managing your activities, you may want to see how a change looks in a report. The Rapid Reports feature provides a way to run reports quickly and easily on the data in the system, including your Faculty Activity Report. Select the Activities tab at the top of the page, then click on the Rapid Reports button in top right corner of the screen. Use the Report dropdown menu to select the report you want to run. Add the start and end date for the report. Use the File Format dropdown menu to select the file type for the generated report. Click on the Run Report button. If you have any questions or issues related to using this site, please contact us by: Opening a support ticket.
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How to Enter Publications into Watermark Faculty Success
This article shows the user how to access and enter publications and books into their Faculty Activity Portal through Watermark Faculty Success. Log into Watermark Faculty Activity Portal at this url: http://stevens.edu/far/dm.php or select the Watermark Faculty Activity application on the myStevens landing page, https://my.stevens.edu. Select Faculty Success if applicable. If you do not have access to multiple Watermark platforms, the system will take you directly to the Faculty Success landing page. Manually Entering Publications To access the Publications screen, click on Publications and books from the Research, Scholarship, Innovation and Entrepreneurship section on the Activities page. The summary Publications and books screen displays records that are stored. Select ADD NEW to create a new entry. When creating or editing an entry, any field that will be displayed on the faculty profile or the Faculty Activity Report is marked as such. All required fields are marked with a red asterisk. If a publication has multiple authors, complete the entry with your information then select + Add Another Author/Editor/Translator to enter any additional authors and their information. If you are not the primary author of the publication, use the three-dot icon dropdown menu in the right corner of the entry box to add a row above or below to accurately display the authors’ order within the publication. Additionally, the entries can be moved into the desired order by clicking and dragging the left side of the entry box. Once all of the information has been entered, select the Save button to save the data you entered and return to the previous screen. Select the Save + Add New button to save the data you entered and open another page to create an additional record. The Cancel button will return you to the Activities screen without saving the entered data. If you have any questions or issues related to using this site, please contact us by: Opening a support ticket.
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Import Publications from a Third-Party Platform into Watermark Faculty Success
This article details how to access and import publications from third-party platforms such as Scopus, and how to create and import publications from a BibTex file. Log into Watermark Faculty Activity Portal at this url: http://stevens.edu/far/dm.php or select the Watermark Faculty Activity application on the myStevens landing page, https://my.stevens.edu. Select Faculty Success if applicable. If you do not have access to multiple Watermark platforms, the system will take you directly to the Faculty Success landing page. Create and Import a BibTex File To access the Publications screen, click on Publications and books from the Research, Scholarship, Innovation and Entrepreneurship section on the Activities page. On the Publications and books page, select Import in the upper right corner of the screen. BibTeX files can be generated for publication software and database platforms such as Google Scholar, EndNote, and RefWorks. For a complete list of platforms and instructions on how to generate a BibTeX file, follow the directions listed on Watermark’s BibTeX Imports guide here. Once the BibTex file is generated, upload the file to the Imports page by selecting the Choose File button, then follow the steps to select and import the desired publications outlined in the Watermark Publication Imports guide. Import records from PubMed, Crossref, or Scopus To access the Publications screen, click on Publications and books from the Research, Scholarship, Innovation and Entrepreneurship section on the Activities page. On the Publications and books page, select Import in the upper right corner of the screen. On the Import Publications screen, you will see Import from Third Party on the right side of the screen. You can then choose between Scopus, Crossref, or PubMed, enter search criteria, and select Search. Select Add search criteria to enter additional information. Delete search criteria by clicking on the trash can on the right side of the field. Note: Additional search criteria will be combined with "and" logic. For example, entering the criteria above will focus the results from Scopus Author Name of Duck, A "AND" a Publication year of 2020 to 2025. Follow the steps to select and import the desired publications outlined in the Watermark Publication Imports guide. Author Reordering The faculty member entering the citation is the 1st Author/Editor/Translator. To edit the order of authors, use the ‘move’ up and ‘move’ down arrows located at the right of each author entry section of the screen. Important Note: Only the owner of the record can reorder contributors on an entry. If the data has been imported from another system, you will not be able to adjust the order of contributors. Author Deletion To remove a contributor from an entry, select the garbage bin located at the far right by each author entry. Important Note: Only the owner of the record can delete contributors from an entry. If the data has been imported from another system, you will not be able to delete contributors. Additional Publications Resources SCOPUS Guide CROSSREF Guide PubMed Guide BibTeX Imports Guide HeinOnline Imports Guide If you have any questions or issues related to using this site, please contact us by: Opening a support ticket.
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Watermark Faculty Activity Report (FAR) User Guide
This PDF will assist faculty members in accessing, navigating, updating and submitting their annual Faculty Activity Report (FAR) in Watermark Faculty Success. If you have any questions or issues related to using this site, please contact us by: Opening a support ticket.