You are not able to submit a report within Activity Insight. You must save or print your reports via the Rapid Reports tab at the bottom of your screen, or from the Run Reports link in the left-hand menu. Run Reports gives you more options on your report, and depending on your access rights, you may be able to run the same report for multiple individuals. Rapid Reports will only run one report for the account you are actively managing.
On the University Dossier, when shouldn’t I include non-funded proposals?
Do NOT include non-funded proposals in sixth year, early tenure, and all promotion reviews beyond the assistant professor level or equivalent.
On the University Dossier, when shouldn’t I include Works In Progress?
Do NOT include Works In Progress in sixth year, early tenure, and all promotion reviews beyond the assistant professor level or equivalent.
Where can I find additional information about Promotion and Tenure?
All questions about the Promotion and Tenure process should be directed to The Office of the Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs. Questions regarding how to use the Activity Insight tool to create your dossier may be directed to AI-Support@psu.edu.
Office of the Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs
201 Old Main
University Park, PA 16802
814-863-7494
http://www.psu.edu/vpfa/promotion.htm
How can I attach supplementary documents? How can I report on them?
There are sections built into some screens that allow users to store supplementary documentation including:
- Lists of Courses Taught in Resident Instruction (Syllabus and Peer Reviews of Credit Instruction)
- SRTE and Teaching Evaluation (Supplementary Documentation)
- Publications (Supplemental Documentation)
- Papers, Presentations, Seminars, Workshops (Supplemental Documents)
- Outreach – Peer Review of Manuscripts, etc. (Supplemental Documentation)
If a document is stored within Activity Insight, it will not print on most reports. To access these documents again, return to the screen where it is stored and you can download the document to your local system. Another way to see all of your attachments that are stored in Activity Insight is to run the report titled “Attachments and Supplemental Materials”. This will produce a document with links to each attachment within the system. Only those with access to Activity Insight will be able to successfully access the attachments.
What is the difference between “Rapid Reports” and “Run Reports”?
When using the “Rapid Reports” button at the bottom of the page, the citation style that will be used is APA. If you would like to choose a different citation style, you will need to use “Run Reports“, here you will be able to choose from APA, MLA, and Chicago.
“Rapid Reports” only runs a report for the person who is logged into Activity Insight, or for whomever you are managing data for. “Run Reports” allows you to choose a single report for multiple individuals if you have access rights to manage other users.
If you need further assistance, contact AI-Support@psu.edu
Do I have to populate every field?
No. You should only enter information that you wish to see in the relevant report. However, dates are very important when running a report, you will want to make sure you at least fill out a month or a year.
Can I enter umlauts, accents, and other special characters into the system?
How can I apply formatting to the text entered in the system?
Activity Insight now includes a WYSIWYG editor for some textboxes (Bold, Italics, Underline, Superscript and Subscript). If that is not available in the box you are looking to use, you can apply formatting to your text through the use of html tags as follows:
Which browsers are currently supported by Activity Insight?
AI currently supports Microsoft Edge, Firefox, Safari, and Chrome fully.