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XCRI-CAP. e X changing C ourse R elated I nformation C ourse A dvertising P rotocol. Mike Trebilcock IS Manager Cornwall College. Agenda. Overview of XCRI-CAP The JISC Projects Implementation Plans Cornwall College Myerscough College
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XCRI-CAP eXchanging Course Related Information Course Advertising Protocol Mike Trebilcock IS Manager Cornwall College
Agenda • Overview of XCRI-CAP • The JISC Projects • Implementation Plans • Cornwall College • Myerscough College • Grimsby Institute of Further and Higher Education • Q&A
The Problem Marketing Courses National Careers Service Course Directory Area Wide Prospectus UCAS Hotcourses/Floodlight Institution Website Prospectus
XCRI is … about eXchanging Course Related Information … a way of describing information about learning opportunities . … the UK standard for describing course marketing information
XCRI-CAP 1.2 Defined Standard - British Standard Certification in Progress - Implements European Standard Delivered through “Live” Data feeds Advantages Key Once – Use Many times Enable development of new Sector Tools - Mobile Apps - Websites - Aggregators Offers interoperability
Business Case Summary • Learning Providers • internal efficiency gains through process improvements • cost savings on data input • strategic capability through better understanding of its offerings • quality assurance, standardisation, and consolidation of duplicate offerings • Course Collecting Organisations • availability of more providers • better quality – more frequent update, better coverage, greater accuracy, better integrated ‘supply chain’ • new value-added services
JISC Projects Course data: making the most of course information 63 Institutions Also Suppliers and Aggregators Funding Provided to support the projects Jan 2012 – Mar 2013
Further Reading http://www.xcri.co.uk
Implementing XCRI-CAP Cornwall College Improving Course Information projects.cornwall.ac.uk/ICI
Our Objectives • Allow learners to make better choices by providing accurate and timely information about our courses enabling searching based on intended career or outcome. • Produce an XCRI-CAP data feed to enable external agencies to maintain accurate information about Cornwall College courses. • Identify ownership and facilitate the production of quality course information. • Deliver a college web-based course finder that fully utilises the course information.
Implementation • Implement new Course Search utilising • XCRI-CAP Data Feed • Online Services • Replace Columbus Course Catalogue with Online Services • Migrate Enquires from Microsoft CRM to UNITe
Data Structures Subject Sector Template Career Career Progression Template Progression Course Master Progression Template Course Offering (Presentation) Marketing Info Marketing Info Marketing Info Marketing Info Marketing Info Marketing Info Marketing Info Marketing Info Marketing Info Prospectus Career Info Marketing Info Marketing Info Site Brochure Module Attached Document
Implementing XCRI-CAP Myerscough College
Implementing XCRI-CAP Grimsby Institute of Further and Higher Education