1. Course & Unit of Study Portal (CUSP) An Overview

2. CUSP: What’s it for? Who’s it for? Student information 1. UoS outlines for current students (and future) 2. UoS extracts for handbook 3. Degree program outlines Program management 1. Outcomes mapping for accreditation 2. Outcomes led program management & quality control 3. Proposals for new units / new programs Integrated management of course & unit of study information at teaching & management levels across multiple program contexts Integrated management of course & unit of study information at teaching & management levels across multiple program contexts

3. CUSP: Where does it fit?  University information management systems – four key sectors

4. CUSP: Where does it fit?  University systems architecture – the fifth sector

5. CUSP: How it works

6. CUSP: What does it look like?

7. New reporting features BE (Temporal Mechanics): Generic attribute development by level and assessment weight

8. CUSP: What it requires...  Clarity & focus in generic attributes & performance levels  Clarity & focus in UoS learning outcomes and teaching methods  Clarity & focus in UoS information strategy (what goes where!)  Program leadership  Program support staff (admin & educational design)... and doesn’t require.  All UoS details months in advance  Long-wait in queue for update publishing  Expensive software licenses

9. CUSP: Where to find it Student/public view  Go to http:/cusp.usyd.edu.au/engineering  Browse via degree lists or Students menu For a closer look  Email Tim Lever tlever@usyd.edu.au

10. CUSP: Where it comes from. Acknowledgements due to:  Engineering/IT Intranet UoS Database  Version 1 (2003)  Version 2 (2008)  CUSP Project Team  Engineering & IT (Doug Auld, David Airey, Tim Lever, Richard Gluga)  Architecture, Design & Planning (Rob Saunders, Chris Smith, Victoria Jackson Wyatt)  Health Sciences (Jac Smit, Karen Ho)  Funded by TIES 2009 with matching contributions from Faculties of Health Sciences, Engineering & IT, Architecture, Design & Planning