1. My Academic Plan: Helping Students MAP Their Future www.socccd.edu/map
Jan 2009
My Academic Plan: Helping Students MAP Their Future
Jim Gaston, Associate IT Director
South Orange County Community College District
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2. My Academic Plan: Helping Students MAP Their Future
Overview
Jan 2009
Background
Project Goals and Process
Architecture
What’s Next?
Demonstration
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3. My Academic Plan: Helping Students MAP Their Future
Background
Jan 2009
About the SOCCCD
Two college district in southern California
Approximately 40,000 students
Two Colleges, Three Campuses
Saddleback College in Mission Viejo
Irvine Valley College in Irvine
Advanced Technology and Education Park (ATEP) in Tustin
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4. My Academic Plan: Helping Students MAP Their Future
MAP Project Goals
Jan 2009
Create a system that provides:
Self-service guide for students to develop academic plans
Tracking system for counselors and students to monitor progress toward those goals
Automated assistance for students to select classes that help achieve the goals
Use flexible architecture
Enable future integration with registration
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5. My Academic Plan: Helping Students MAP Their Future
Process
Jan 2009
Design Team Creation
Counselors
Students
Articulation Staff
Iterative prototypes
Timeline
Discussions began in late 2004
Serious development began in Fall 2005
MAP went online on April 27, 2007
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6. My Academic Plan: Helping Students MAP Their Future
A True Team Effort
Jan 2009
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7. My Academic Plan: Helping Students MAP Their Future
The Old Way…
Jan 2009
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8. Architecture Overview
My Academic Plan: Helping Students MAP Their Future
Architecture Overview
Jan 2009
MAP Application
Service Layer
Curriculum DB
Monthly ETL
Student DB
MAP DB
Project ASSIST
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9. Usage Statistics - Plans Created
My Academic Plan: Helping Students MAP Their Future
Usage Statistics - Plans Created
Jan 2009
Irvine Valley College
Associates
2,646
Certificate
1,066
Transfer
11,173
Saddleback College
6,457
2,861
17,534
Total:
41,737
From: 4/27/07 to 4/15/09
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10. My Academic Plan: Helping Students MAP Their Future
What’s Next?
Jan 2009
Ideas
Increased integration with registration
Expanded help for undecided students
Inclusion of private colleges/universities
Possible expansion for use by other colleges
State funded feasibility study
Seeking pilot institutions now
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11. My Academic Plan: Helping Students MAP Their Future
Enough Talking…
Jan 2009
MAP Demonstration
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12. My Academic Plan: Helping Students MAP Their Future
Questions?
Jan 2009
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