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DegreeWorks Overview and RoadmapPresented by:y Tom Wagnergand Mark NicholsSunGard Higher EducationSeptember 28, 2011
Today’s Agenda DegreeWorks overview Roadmap— Process of creating the roadmap— ImportantpElements of our Direction— Planned releases— Contributing to the Roadmap: The Role of RPE’s in thePlanning Process2
Process of creating the roadmap Product owner’s inputs— RPEs— ConsultsClt withith CustomersC t— Consults with Product Owners/Product Managers— Consults with Sales— Attends Conferences/Monitors Industry Adjustments Made Periodically— Features Mapped to Projected Product Calendar— Integrates Approved RPE’s3
The DegreeWorks Family The DegreeWorks family is an academic advising, credentialsevaluation, and degree audit system that may be integratedwith any student system. It includes the following twoproducts:— DegreeWorksDegree Advising, Planning, andAuditing— TreQTransfer Equivalencies and ArticulationNACADA October 2010 www.sungardhe.com4
DegreeWorks Basic Feature Set DegreeWorks — audits include easy to understand advice— a “whatwhat if”if feature for easy change of major— a “look ahead” for anticipated academic results— includes a student educational planner (SEP)— provides exception,exception substitutionsubstitution, and waivers— unlimited free-form advising notes— multiple GPA calculators— a history of advising contacts— incorporates transfer credits and articulation— curriculum planning and research activities (CPA)NACADA October 2010 www.sungardhe.com5
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Athletic Eligibility Audits Capable of tracking on-going eligibility Capable of tracking Progress To Degree (PTD) Structured to check rules at multiple levels:— Association— Conference— Local Institutional Capable of reviewing plans as well as progressNACADA October 2010 www.sungardhe.com10
The Student Educational Planner (SEP) Templates— Batch load of plans using Transit— Single load of plan Planner— Create— Audit— What if / Look Ahead Management (Approval process)— NativeN ti ( manuall locking)l ki )— Native (single level approval)— Work Flow (multi-level approval)NACADA October 2010 www.sungardhe.com11
A Typical View – Note That Plans are Multi-TermNACADA October 2010 www.sungardhe.com12
SEP Advising Features Creating Individualized requirement blocks— Graduate Studies Course Information Available during Planning— CourseLink CourseFinder Provides Off-Campus Alternatives Multiple Degrees Multiple Plans (active, inactive)NACADA October 2010 www.sungardhe.com13
CourseLinkNACADA October 2010 www.sungardhe.com14
CourseFinderNACADA October 2010 www.sungardhe.com15
WebTreQer Self-Articulation WebTreQer is web-based self-articulation for students A DegreeWorks audit shows the academic standing if theywere tot transfer,tfincludingi l diany majorj andd minorirequirements WebTreQer provides unofficial advice that can be used fordecision making by the applicant WebTreQer relies upon institutionally approvedarticulation agreements, not ad hoc entry from a student,for mapping course equivalencies WebTreQer may also be used by current students to planclasses to be taken at other schoolsNACADA October 2010 www.sungardhe.com16
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Product roadmap discussion18
Important Elements of our DirectionTechnology stack Adopt New Technology Stack (JAVA, Hibernate ,Spring) Application ServerServer-basedbased (Tomcat,(Tomcat et.et al.)al ) Replace old technology tools (Steno, Transport, etc.) Adopt ZK Framework User Interface technologyUpdating core functionality Replace or refurbish the core Auditor EngineStudent Planner Overhaul SEP with new technology and features— New UI— Enhanced templates— Tracking19
Important Elements of our DirectionData import Finish data import features of TreQadmin web app— XML using PESC standardsERP integration Better alignment with Banner— Define DW fields to export to Banner— Show Banner Study paths in SEP UIDatabase integration Native use of other RDBMS (mySQL, SQL/Server)20
Important Elements of our DirectionImprove new worksheet functionality Financial Aid audit Athletic eligibility auditEnhance advising features Enhanced CourseFinder— Tab in dashboard to plan future Transfer work Enhanced notes features, including threaded notes21
Important Elements of our DirectionCool new features Introduce GoalChaser Automated metrics gathering tools (batch audits) Integration with social media tools, mobile applications Support for Outcome-based evaluations Appointment scheduling22
Planned Releases Ψ PSI (4.1.0) Ζ ZETA Ω OMEGA HUEYDEWEY LOUIEDecember 9, 2011August 31, 2012March 29, 2013August 30, 2013February 2121, 2014December 12, 201423
Contributing to the Roadmap:The Role of RPE’s
The Role of the RPE Critical -1- This is a fundamental feature expected ofa modern, global system and addressing this featureis a top priority.priority Essential -2- This is a fundamental feature, but thereare other means (potentially less straight forward orefficient)ffi i t) thatth t can achievehitheth same goal.l If therethwere no resource or time constraints, “Essential”features would be considered “Critical”. Important -3- A feature that would enhance theproduct and is an important capability, but one thatcan be left out of a release without significantgnegative impact to customer business processes.25
The Role of the RPE Conditional -4- A feature that would enhance theproduct but is not in the immediate planning horizon. OptionalO til -55 A ffeaturetththatt may or may nott bbeworthwhile to the overall value of the product tomost customers. This enhancement may not beaddressedddd exceptt throughthh an overhaulh l off thethproduct. That’s the published definitions – now what doesthat translate to in reality ?26
The Role of the RPE1. Will get attention as soon as practical.2. Some number of them will get a focus on the nextrelease,lor sooner.3. Likely to be tackled after the 2’s if any time left onthe next release; or, if tied to a Roadmap item, donewith that feature whenever it is scheduled.4. Kept in mind when the Roadmap is being evaluated.5 Likely to be brought up when features being rebuilt5.rebuilt.27
A Summary So Far W4.0.388DW4.0.41451DW4.0.5459DW4.0.61058DW4 0 7DW4.0.72169DW4.0.81293DW 4.0.9409157028
Questions & Answers29
Thank You!Tom Wagnertom.wagner@sungardhe.comg@gSunGard or its subsidiaries in the U.S. and other countries is the owner of numerous marks, includingg “SunGard,” the SunGard logo,g “Banner,” “PowerCAMPUS,”“Advance,” “Luminis,” "DegreeWorks," "fsaATLAS," “Course Signals,” and “Open Digital Campus.” Other names and marks used in this material are owned by third parties. 2010 SunGard. All rights reserved.Session ID 392030
DegreeWorks Basic Feature Set DegreeWorks — audits include easy to understand advice — a "what ifwhat if" feature for easy change of majorfeature for easy change of major — a "look ahead" for anticipated academic results — includes a student educational planner (SEP) — provides exception substitution and waiversprovides exception, substitution, and waivers
