This project will implement the CourseLeaf application that will store Program of Study and Course information for the online Catalog on each campus. Workflow and approval processes for the Course Content and Program of Study will integrate with the on-line catalog. The application will integrate fully with the Student Information System (Banner) for course data as well as maintain data that needs to be displayed in the online Catalog that is not stored in the SIS (possibility to attach syllabus material or other documents/media). The online Catalog will allow for a searchable Programs of Study as well as Course Catalog for current students as well as external audiences.
This project is critical in that the ability to attract and recruit the best students is tied into the University’s marketing efforts for degree programs and courses. The online Courses Catalog and Programs of Study form the two most heavily used marketing tools to our public audience ranging from international students to local high schools to transfer students.
The primary beneficiaries of this project are University of Illinois current and prospective students as well as University of Illinois academic departments. In addition, this project will reduce data entry and provide automated workflow for the production and maintenance of an online course catalog and programs of study.