When lab classes are created in Platinum Planner, there is a setting that Administrators can utilize to allow students to build their lab sessions. This article will walk students who are in an active Lab class where the setting is utilized through the process of creating and documenting a lab:
A. Creating a Lab:
1. Log into your student role in Platinum Planner.
2. In the red toolbar find the Labs option and click on My Labs in the drop-down that appears.
3. Click the grey button in the top right, +Create New Lab.
Note: If you do not have the "+Create New Lab Button" your best action would be to contact your instructor. If you do not see this button, it is most likely that the feature is not active for you.
4. Fill out the required information for the lab. These fields will be denoted with an asterisk.
- Class: In the class drop-down, you will choose the class to which the lab session is tied. If you are only in one current lab class that allows you to create your labs, it will default to that class. If you are in multiple lab classes, selecting the correct lab class is important, as it may impact the skills that will be available for you to document.
- Lab Name: You may want to confirm with your instructor to see if they have a preferred naming method, if they don't, you may want to devise a naming system of your own. Creating unique names can make it easier to locate specific events if necessary later.
- Lab Start Date/Time and Lab End Date/Time: This should denote the time you anticipate being in the lab session. If your lab class has an hour requirement, this will determine how long you will receive credit once your documentation is approved. If you need to adjust this time, you can make changes before you submit the documentation for review.
5. Click the big grey button at the bottom once all needed info is filled out, Create New Lab.
B. Documenting the Lab:
1. Add the skills you performed/are going to perform. Make sure you are on the Skills Performed tab.
- Click the green button, Add/Remove Skills.
- Find the skills you want to add. You can search for the skill by name, filter by classification (if applicable, not all professions and provider levels will see the Filter By Skill Classification option), or filter by skill grouping.
- Click the checkbox for the skill(s) and close it when finished. This will add the skills to your documentation.
2. Add Skill Attempts for each skill performed. Add a new attempt for every time you perform the skill. If you do not add a skill attempt for each skill performed, you will not get credit for having completed the skill.
- Select the drop-down for the appropriate skill.
- Click the button, +Add New Attempt.
- Fill out the skill sheet and save it at the bottom.
- Note: Clicking on the red "?" next to the skill name will pull up the skill details for that skill if available.
3. Once you have finished all the skills for the lab, attach any skill documents required to the Lab Documents tab.
4. Submit your lab.