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Course & Unit of Study Portal (CUSP). An Overview. CUSP: What’s it for? Who’s it for?. Student information UoS outlines for current students (and future) UoS extracts for handbook Degree program outlines. Program management Outcomes mapping for accreditation
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Course & Unit of Study Portal (CUSP) An Overview
CUSP: What’s it for? Who’s it for? Student information • UoS outlines for current students (and future) • UoS extracts for handbook • Degree program outlines Program management • Outcomes mapping for accreditation • Outcomes led program management & quality control • Proposals for new units / new programs Integrated management of course & unit of study information at teaching & management levels across multiple program contexts
CUSP: Where does it fit? • University information management systems – four key sectors
CUSP: Where does it fit? • University systems architecture – the fifth sector
New reporting features BE (Temporal Mechanics): Generic attribute development by level and assessment weight
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
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
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