Transcript CurricUNET

CCC CurricUNET
A STATEWIDE
CURRICULUM NETWORK MODEL
Curriculum Institute Presentation
July 11, 2009
CCC CurricUNET Objectives
 Build a statewide curriculum network that:
 Automates curriculum reporting to the System Office
 Non-credit courses
 Stand-alone courses
 Programs
 Provides a simple Web interface for all colleges,
including:
 Curricunet colleges (58 currently)
 Non-Curricunet colleges that are automated
 Non-Curricunet colleges that are not automated
 Provides for standardized electronic forms, reports,
workflows, and notifications to/from all colleges
 Results in a statewide, searchable database of all
approved course outlines and programs
Project Background
 Evolved from the long-standing (10 years)
CCC Clearinghouse project
 Modeled after the already implemented Illinois
project (ICCB and 48 CCs)
 Specifications being developed by a System
Office/MIS work group
 Will automate:
 Non-credit course submissions
 Stand-alone course submissions
 Program submissions
 Estimated schedule targets a September,
2009 implementation
MIS Coordination
 System Office MIS involved in work group and
resulting project design
 Focus will be on single point of capture of
needed MIS data where practical, and
streamlined process
 Will result in automated updates of MIS
database
 Will allow simplified search and reporting
capability, for both standard production reports
and ad hoc reports
ILLINOIS STATEWIDE CURRICULUM NETWORK
MODEL (PROPOSED)
LOCAL CURRICULUM
APPROVAL
College X
(CurricUNET)
College Y
(CurricUNET)
Instructor
Instructor
College Z
(Non-CurricUNET)
Application Form
Input
Automated Workflow
Department
Chair
Department
Chair
Dean
Curriculum
Committee
VP
Curriculum
Committee
Local Curriculum
Database
DISTRICT/REGIONAL
DATABASE
STATEWIDE SUBMISSION
WORKFLOW
VP
Board of
Trustees
Local C DB
Local C DB
Regional C
DB
State
Curriculum
Review
Committee
ICCB
STATEWIDE SHARED
DATABASE
Statewide
Curriculum
Database
Sample Web Input
Sample Web Input
Sample Report Output
Sample Bulk Upload
Sample Automated Workflow
Statewide Curriculum Searches
Benefits to the College
 Efficiency
 Streamlines curriculum reporting to the System
Office
 One point of data entry for all information
 Reduces labor/paper processing
 Accuracy
 Entry validation of coding
 Online tables and Help
 Timeliness
 Automated workflow
 Electronic notifications
Benefits to the System Office
Streamlined course submission
and approval process
Savings
 Paper
 Labor
 Processing Time
Standardized forms and processes
Searchable database for sharing of
program and course information
Status/Next Steps
 Prototype has been developed and is
being tested by System Office
 Version 1.0 is nearing completion for
Beta testing by identified colleges
 Non-automated
 Automated, but not Curricunet
 Automated, Curricunet
 Beta testing June-August, with training
and test script provided
 Presentation at Curriculum Institute in
July, with system rollout in September