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Welcome to the ARGOS Assessment Company Participant User’s Guide.

You will now have the opportunity to learn how to use the ARGOS Multirater System from a number of different perspectives. With AAC either a Participant or an Administrator can have complete control over the assessment process. Either can launch a case, select raters, check status, change a close date, and send out reminder emails --- all from their desktop.

Typically, an Administrator would be responsible for a group of Participants or multiple groups. However, as a Participant, you can enter your own raters or you would fill out an electronic document with your rater information and send it to an Administrator to enter.

To begin your training, simply click on the one of the links below and you will see how to use or administer the process from that person’s perspective.

Participant (the person being rated)

Rater (the person doing the rating)

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Participant Sample email:

As part of the upcoming Leadership program, you have been asked to participate in a confidential 360-degree feedback survey. The survey will gather others’ perceptions of your behaviors in the workplace. You will also complete a self-survey. ABC Company has engaged ERC Dataplus, Inc. to administer the 360 survey via the Internet. Please go to the link below to select the raters that will provide feedback for you and begin the survey process. When selecting raters, choose people that have worked with you for at least 3 months. Choose a variety of people to get a full perspective, preferably 8 - 10 individuals. Once you have selected all of your raters, you can immediately invite them to complete the rating process.

Click here to begin the rater selection process.

It can be customized to your specific requirements.

You have probably already received an email similar to this inviting you to participate in the process.

Participant Rater

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Step 1: Participant begins process

chris.manager@ercdataplus.com

Chris

Manager

Login

You will enter the requested information and will then click Login to continue.

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Step 2: after Participant has entered their data

Create Case

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You would now enter your Employee ID, which is typically an alpha and/or numeric value. Once that information has been entered, you click on Create Case to continue.

Participant Rater

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As the Participant, you will now have the opportunity to do each of the following by simply clicking on that action.

Choose Rater Pool

Send email invitation

Alter Close Date

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Step 3: Participant selects their raters

Sara Smith sara.smith@ercdataplus.com Direct Reports

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Participant can select from a Rater List:

Participant Rater

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Step 3: after Participant has selected their raters

You would now click on “Update Rater Selection” to complete the process.

Update Rater Selection

Participant Rater

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From this screen you can now invite your raters to begin the process and, if given permission, can change your close date.

Step 4: after Participant has selected raters

Participant Rater

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Participant – Process for retrieving a Final Report for up to 2 years after initially preparing:

chris.manager@ercdataplus.com

Chris

Manager

Login

As before, you will enter the required information and then click Login to continue. If this is not your first time entering the process, the system will return another screen, prompting you to enter your unique case number.

Participant Rater

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Participant – Process for retrieving a Final Report:

From this screen you can print a copy of your Final Report by simply clicking on the hyperlink. The same is true for the Feedback Guide.

Participant Rater

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To continue, simply click on the one of the links below and you will see how the process will flow from that person’s perspective.

Participant (the person being rated)

Rater (the person doing the rating)

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Selection Screen

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Participant Rater

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Sample email sent by the system to Rater to begin rating process:

You are invited to participate in an Internet-based Demonstration of ERC's ARGOS 360 System.

Once you get to the Website, you will be able to enter your assessment ratings directly on-line.

The demonstration assessment "form" can be accessed by double clicking below:

          Chris Manager http://www.argos360.com/argos/showname.erc?99988|32761|80867|

Note: If you need assistance, please contact ARGOS@ercdataplus.com or call 1-203-750-5858.

Click here to be taken to begin the ratings process.

This is a sample email that is sent to each Rater at the start of the process.It can be customized to your specific requirements.

Participant Rater

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Rater Introduction Screen:

This is the Intro page for the Rater. It opens in a browser window. The screen shows you the status including the Due Date and provides the ability to begin entering their ratings by simply clicking on this link.

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360 Assessment Survey Screen:

This is the assessment that the Rater will complete. They simply have to click on one of the radio buttons for each question under the appropriate response column.

Upon finishing, the Rater will click on one of these Save/Submit buttons. Your implementation may not include all of these options.

Click this box if if you would like to clear all of your previous answers and start over.

Click this box if you will return at a later time to the survey to complete open ended questions.

Click this box if you’ve answered all of the questions you can and you’re ready to submit.

Click this box if you want to come back to the survey at a later time.

Click this box if all of the survey questions have been answered and you’re ready to submit.

Participant Rater

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This is the final screen presented to the Rater at the conclusion of the ratings process. It includes access information should any changes be required. An email is also sent to the Rater at the same time containing similar information. If the Rater has already Saved and Submitted their ratings, to make a change, the Rater needs to send an email with this access information to their Program Administrator or the ARGOS Assessment Company, if we are administering the 360 process.

Rater Thank You Screen:

Participant Rater

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Thank you for viewing the ARGOS Assessment Company Participant User’s Guide. We hope you have been able to see the functionality of the system along with its ease of use from both a Participant’s perspective, as well as from a Rater’s.

If you have any questions or concerns, please go to the Frequently Asked Questions section on the AAC website by clicking here. If you would like to speak directly with an ERC Dataplus Client Specialist, please call 1-888-ERC-CORP.

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