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ePlanning. Enhancements to Advising, Enrollment and Institutional Planning Tools. Why ePlanning?. To Support Students & Make the Most of Limited Resources: Increase retention and rate of progress to graduation Help students become independent decision-makers and effective planners
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ePlanning Enhancements to Advising, Enrollment and Institutional Planning Tools
Why ePlanning? To Support Students & Make the Most of Limited Resources: • Increase retention and rate of progress to graduation • Help students become independent decision-makers and effective planners • Facilitate major selection • Encourage student engagement with learning opportunities • Support students with personalized advising when needed
ePlanning Vision • Enhanced student planning through web-based advising & enrollment services • Enhanced institutional planning through analytics • projected demand data to inform planning • student progression data to inform curriculum development • data to guide development of academic support programs • Targeted personalized advisement
ePlanning Strategy • Consolidation of targeted web services within an enriched “My NAU” portal environment, including modernization of portal look and feel • Behind the scenes: Integration of PS and other data components to create comprehensive web environment for students
Project Scoping Dynamic Degree Planning • Major and career exploration tools • Term by Term Plan w 3, 4 and 4+ year options (summer, winter term enabled) • Pre-populate plans with completed/transfer units, and critical track courses • Critical course sequences/requisites highlighted • Plan enrollment/change process; program admission • WUE status- communication to student, administrative reports, requirement compliance • What if functionality—majors, minors, study abroad, internship • Advising cues and orientation to internship, international study, research opportunities—incorporate as planning element for term by term plan • Department/program dynamic communication and web links (based on plan, sub plan) • University Honors Program planning
Project Scoping- cont’d Enrollment • Default one step regular term enrollment for students in plans (based on 4 year model) • One step enrollment linked to individual dynamic plan • Waitlist or some comparable function allowing students to signal an attempt/desire to enroll • Term enrollment feedback: number of units, critical track progression, electives threshold • Liberal studies essential skill and block learning designations/outcomes • Supplemental instruction information for supported courses (designation in SOC as SI course, link to program information, schedule for SI sessions, etc) • Academic standing
Project Scoping- cont’d Student Tracking • Milestones—foundation requirements, LS completion, plan specific, class standing • Communications linked to milestone attainment • Advising holds linked to failure to attain critical progression milestones, off-track indicators • Reports for first year, undeclared, and plan enrolled student—milestone attainment, on-track/off track indicators • Academic standing process and notification • Diagnostic markers reports (semester gpa below 2.0, drop below FT enrollment, plan specific, math DFW)
Project Scoping- cont’d Student Support • Self assessment tools • Student best practices page • Academic and other support resources • GPS communications • Advising notes to students • GPA calculator • “ichat” access to general advising • Learning portfolio
Project Scoping- cont’d Graduation • Application and fee payment • Online feedback –status, honors, University Honors Program completion • Graduating Senior Survey • Employment Services Links/Tools • Feed in to Alumni Association
Project Scoping- cont’d University Planning • Enrollment demand projections (data extracted from individual plans, or plan enrollment plus critical course sequence tracking) • Enrollment period monitoring (capacity analysis/tracking, waitlist reports) • Change of major reports • Milestone, progression reports • Data to inform development of academic support programs
Project Scoping- cont’d Curriculum Management • Curriculum process/change web-interface • Curriculum design audit • Curriculum performance indicators/reporting (exceptions/waivers, critical track progression rates, capacity indicators) Course Scheduling?? • Generic course schedule plans by program (based on projected total capacity/section parameters ) • Large section room scheduling • Centrally coordinated classroom scheduling • Classroom utilization reports
Project Governance • Steering Committee • Liz Grobsmith, Karen Pugliesi, Alfred Estrella, Fred Hurst, David Bousquet • Stakeholder Groups • STAAG • CARS • ADDR • Project Team • Lanita Collette (ITS Lead), Eileen Mahoney, Julia Spining, Andrea Stalker, Pam Anastassiou, Terri Hayes, others tbd
Project Timeline • Phase 1- Spring 2010 Rollout of Enhanced Portal • Phase 2- Fall 2010 Degree Planning/Enrollment/ Student Support/Graduation Enhancements • Phase 3 – Spring 2011 and beyond Reporting/Tracking/Planning/Course Scheduling/Curriculum Management Enhancements