COMPLIANCE ASSIST INSTRUCTIONS, STEP BY STEPJanuary 8, 2018

Dr. Cathy Barrette, Director of Assessment, Wayne State University

What is Compliance Assist?

WSU’s online system for storing all program assessment documentation. See assessment.wayne.edu for information about what information or content to include in each section of Compliance Assist.

How do I get to Compliance Assist?

The Compliance Assist website is:

How do I log on to Compliance Assist?

Access if restricted. Email the Director of Assessment to request access to your program(s).

Your username is your AccessID.
Your password is whatever password you currently use with your AccessID.

How do I use Compliance Assist?

You can follow the step-by-step instructions provided below.

Alternately, you can view the video tutorial at:

Step-by-step instructions for using Compliance Assist

  1. Go to the Compliance Assist website:

  1. Log in using your AccessID and corresponding password.
  1. Click on the “Planning” link:
  • If you can’t see the Planning link, contact the Director of Assessment.
  1. You should now be on the Planning Home page.Click on the “My Dashboard” link:
  1. To view the list of programs to which you have access, on the “My Dashboard” page, click on the “Assessment Plans” link:

  1. To work on a program, click on the name of the program in the list. The new window will show you the list of items that already exist for that program, and allow you to add a new itemor edit any existing item.

6a. To add a new item (Mission statement, Learning Outcome, Assessment, Curriculum Map), click on “New Item” and choose the type of item you will add from the pull-down menu.

  • For each item type, a form will open in a new window where you can type or paste your program’s information.
  • You must enter a number and title to save the item.
  • NB: Attachments will not be recognized in University-level progress reports; please be sure to type or copy and paste all information in the appropriate text box.
  • Optional: Select your “Progress” for the item: Not started, In progress, Complete

When you’re done entering information in each form, click on “Save & Close” to return to the Assessment Plans screen. (“Save” lets you continue working in the same window.)

6b. To edit an existing item, click on any blue item title. The corresponding form for that item will open in a new window.

NB: The item opens up for viewing only; you must click on the “Edit” tab to make changes.

6c.To edit the Assessments in particular, you must also click on the “Edit” button within each section. You must click on the “Save” button at the bottom of the page when you’re done.

Note: On the Assessment form, the phrase “Results from Surveys Delivered throughBaseline” refers specifically to a survey software called “Baseline”, similar to Qualtrics or Survey Monkey, not to the more general meaning ofbaseline as a starting or reference point.

  • If you’re interested in creating a good survey to use with your students, there is support available. Contact the WSU Director of Assessment ( for more information.
  • Please ignore this section if you haven’t used Baseline to administer a survey.
  1. To link your outcomes to the corresponding assessments, open an outcome and click on the “Related” tab. Then click on the “Add” button under “Items Supporting This Learning Outcome”. A new window (“Related item chooser”, see 7a below) will open.

7a.To choose the item(s) to relate, click on the check box of the item(s) you want to link to the primary item. For example, by clicking either box here, the assessment(s) will be linked to MALL Learning Outcome 1_Analysis, which was chosen in the previous step.

Click the “Add” button at the bottom of the screen after making your selection. This will close the window and take you back to the previous “Outcome” window.

7b.To complete the process of relating files, click on the “Close” button at the bottom of the Outcome window.

  1. To add supporting documentation to your Assessments, such as (identifier-free) data files or rubrics, open an assessment and go to the “Edit” tab (see step 6b above). Scroll down to the relevant section (e.g., Assessment Method, Results, Action) and click on the “Upload file(s)” link
  • You can’t add files until you have initially saved the item. If you don’t see the File Library or “Upload Files” link, scroll up to enter a number and title for the item, and then click “Save”.

8a. Click on the “Select” button to browse your computer for the file you want to attach, add a short label for the file in the “Name” box, then click “Upload file”. Click “Close” when you’re done selecting files to upload.

  1. To create a pdf, Word, or Excel file of your program assessment plan, click on the “Reports” tab, choose your program from the list, and click “Generate”.
  • A separate window will open where you can select your preferred file type for your report (pdf, Word, Excel) and the dates to include.
  • Click the “Generate Report” button to create the report it to save it to your computer.
  • If the report does not contain your current information, recheck the start and end dates for the report to be sure they’re set to the relevant academic years.

10. To logout, click on your name at the top right of the screen to see a pull-down menu with the log out option.

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