ELEMENTS REPORTING TOOL
Elements is Purdue’s new faculty activity reporting system designed to simplify data entry and centralize information about your research, awards, publications, teaching, and service. This platform aims to reduce the time you spend on manual reporting, making it easier to track and showcase your accomplishments.
Faculty Guidance & On-Demand Training
Training Guides
Need help navigating Elements? Access comprehensive guides and training at Purdue's Elements training resources website.
- My Profile User Guide
- Optimizing Your Search Settings
- Automatic Claiming User Guide
- Claiming/Rejecting Scholarly & Creative Works and Grants
- Adding and Editing Records – Scholarly & Creative Works
- Adding and Editing Records – Grants, Service and Learning & Teaching
- Managing Delegates
- Exporting Your Records
- Joining or Splitting Records
- Prioritizing Records
- Importing Records in Standard Bibliographic Format
Polytechnic Faculty Specific Training
To help you prepare for annual reviews, the Polytechnic Institute will offer two training courses:
Course 1: Elements 101
Designed for faculty who are new to Elements or have minimal data in the system.
You will learn to:
- Connect to scholarly and creative works databases (like Scopus)
- Tidy up and import publication records
- Manually enter works and grants
- Review the Grants module
- Input service activities and teaching data
Course 2: Annual Review Process
Walkthrough of the annual review process within Elements.
You will learn to:
- Complete the review process from start to finish
| Date | Time |
|---|---|
| Tuesday, Jan 14, 2025 | 10:30 AM |
| Thursday, Jan 16, 2025 | 2:30 PM |
| Friday, Jan 17, 2025 | 2:00 PM |
| Wednesday, Jan 22, 2025 | 1:00 PM |
| Monday, Jan 27, 2025 | 2:00 PM |
| Tuesday, Jan 28, 2025 | 10:30 AM |
| Wednesday, Jan 29, 2025 | 1:00 PM |
| Thursday, Jan 30, 2025 | 11:30 AM |
| Monday, Feb 3, 2025 | 1:30 PM |
| Tuesday, Feb 4, 2025 | 3:00 PM |
| Wednesday, Feb 5, 2025 | 1:30 PM |
| Thursday, Feb 6, 2025 | 11:30 AM |
| Monday, Feb 10, 2025 | 2:00 PM |
| Tuesday, Feb 11, 2025 | 11:00 AM |
| Wednesday, Feb 12, 2025 | 2:30 PM |
| Thursday, Feb 13, 2025 | 1:30 PM |
| Friday, Feb 14, 2025 | 10:30 AM |
| Monday, Feb 17, 2025 | 2:00 PM |
| Wednesday, Feb 19, 2025 | 11:30 AM |
| Thursday, Feb 20, 2025 | 11:30 AM |
| Friday, Feb 21, 2025 | 11:30 AM |
| Monday, Feb 24, 2025 | 2:00 PM |
| Tuesday, Feb 25, 2025 | 11:00 AM |
| Wednesday, Feb 26, 2025 | 2:30 PM |
| Thursday, Feb 27, 2025 | 1:00 PM |
| Friday, Feb 28, 2025 | 10:30 AM |
| Monday, Mar 3, 2025 | 2:30 PM |
| Tuesday, Mar 4, 2025 | 11:00 AM |
| Wednesday, Mar 5, 2025 | 2:30 PM |
| Thursday, Mar 6, 2025 | 11:30 AM |
| Monday, Mar 10, 2025 | 3:00 PM |
| Tuesday, March 11, 2025 | 10:30 AM |
Polytechnic Department-Specific Training
Department-specific training dates to be announced.
If you have any questions or need further guidance, don’t hesitate to reach out. We look forward to supporting your success with Elements!