Distance Education at Carnegie Mellon University Mel Rosso-Llopart Director of Distance Education (SE)

The Present Software Engineering Distance Education Institute for Software Research International

Current SE-DE Process Our Goal To offer the same high quality MSE courses currently available to resident students, to distance education students.

Internal Roles Content Developer: Person who develops the course materials. DE Instructor: Person who delivers a DE course using the course materials. A DE Instructor may also be a content developer. Courseware Specialist: Supports the Content Developers and DE Instructors by developing web products to support a DE course.

External Roles Corporate Student: Person who is sponsored by a company. The company provides a place for groups of students to watch videos, study, meet, work together. Individual Student: An Individual taking an SE-DE course on their own. They are typically not co-located with other SE-DE students.

Products and Services Our Product recorded lectures and course materials Our Service delivery of the product to clients  guidance of clients through the material by a qualified DE Instructor  provide timely feedback and assistance to clients

Development Product Evolution each course has a first generation and a second generation  the first generation product is the initial delivery of the course when it is taped  the second generation product is the digitization and packaging of the course for subsequent distance delivery

First Generation Development and Delivery Content Developer DE Instructor Initial Delivery in Classroom Courseware Specialist Homework Slides Readings Hand-carry and/or Hand-carry Course Materials via Traditional Mail Video Tape Delivery Video Tape First Generation Product Chat BBoards Mail Video telecon Assignments Questions Graded Assignments Assignments Questions Graded Assignments Communications Mechanisms On Campus Off Campus Course Materials

Second Generation Delivery DE Instructor Courseware Specialist Course Materials via Traditional Mail Chat BBoards Mail Video telecon Assignments Questions Graded Assignments Assignments Questions Graded Assignments Communications Mechanisms On Campus Off Campus Course Package

The Need Expansion of the current database system to include all modules needed to administer the Software Engineering Distance Education program.

Student Admissions Committee 1. Applies Accept Reject Database 3. Registers for a course B. Course Schedule 4. Student is Invoiced C. Course 5. Course Materials Sent DE Instructor 6. Interact via: Chat VTC Phone Developer and Courseware Specialist A. Course Developed D. Liaison Courses Offered Student Demographics Application Information and Status Registration Information Billing and Invoicing Information Database Course Content Information Developer Information DE Instructor Information Payment Schedules and Information Administration Database Transcripts Course Rosters Graduate Information 2. SE-DE Work Flow Current Database Coverage

Security issues Web page access to Student info Grades on-line through blackboard Work submission online Student Assignments Billing information “What problems can I encounter by my choices of technology to support DE?”

The Future The Office of Distance Education (ODE) Carnegie Mellon University

Implications for future develoment Expand coverage of database to the entire University Foster interface between the the University’s SIS System and the local database Facilitate interactivity among the database, Blackboard ®, and Tegrity ®