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  1. Should I Use a Blueprint?

    Blueprint for Canvas is useful when a course has multiple sections which run in approximately the same part of a single semester, and which have the same, or mostly the same, content but it's not for every course. Read on to determine whether a ...
  2. Email and Content Access Standard

    1. Introduction The Wharton School adopts this E-mail and Content Access Standard (this Standard) to protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of e-mail and document content stored in personal environments for systems managed...
  3. Slack at Wharton Overview

    Slack at Wharton allows people to leverage all of Slack’s great collaboration and communication features securely with: PennKey login Unlimited message history Shared Channels A shared User Directory across all Slack at Wharton workspaces ...
  4. Information Security Glossary

    Information Security Terms and Acronyms Information security terminology can often be highly technical and filled with acronyms that may be unfamiliar to faculty, staff, students, and third-party partners. This glossary is intended to provide cle...
  5. Data Flow Diagrams

    What is a Data Flow Diagram? A data flow diagram illustrates how data moves throughout an application, service, or business process. It provides a visual representation of how information enters, traverses, is stored within, and exits a system. A d...
  6. Setting Up aPlus+ Attendance in Canvas (Instructors)

    Get started with aPlus+ Attendance in Canvas for Wharton faculty. Learn how to configure attendance tools, authorize access, manage sessions, and sync with Gradebook—all while streamlining student check-ins and absence tracking.
  7. Getting Help for Simulations Used at Wharton

    If you are a Wharton student who is having trouble with a simulation in a program, course, or event, please email learninglab@wharton.upenn.edu and 'cc' your professor/instructor.  For More Information on Learning Lab simulations, visit our webs...
  8. Printing at Wharton: Options, Locations, and Cost

    Overview of how to print documents on the Wharton campus.
  9. Change Enablement Standard

    1. Introduction   The Wharton Change Enablement Standard outlines the activities, decisions, and outputs  required  for  submitting and approving changes to Information Technology (IT) systems and services within the Wharton...
  10. Data Retention and Disposal Standard

    1. Introduction   The Wharton Data Retention Standard  defines t he activities, responsibili ties , and r e quirements for  retaining , storing, and disposing of institutional data across Wharton-managed systems and servi...