Curriculum Institute Presentation July 11, 2009 CCC CurricUNET A STATEWIDE CURRICULUM NETWORK MODEL

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

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