Yes, there will be additional presenters for this sessionCommittee: Group VI: Information Technology
First Learning Outcome: Understanding how complex organizations address degree audit needs
Second Learning Outcome: Expanding self-service access to student audits
Third Learning Outcome: Maximizing use of student audit data for insititutional analysis
Core Competency: Holistic and Systemic Thinking
Proficiency: Records & Academic Services Proficiencies
Intended Audience: Some Experience in the Profession
Digitizing the degree audit is known to bring big benefits to universities, boosting completion rates and fostering better collaboration between faculty and students. Studies show that universities that have digitized their degree audit have seen a 50 percent decrease in non-graduated students. While these are great strides and the premise of such software is to provide a checklist of degree requirements to help students complete their chosen credential in a timely manner, we should expect much, much more from our degree audit systems.
The key to a truly effective degree audit is a student-centric framework, rather than a basic backend system. Many degree audit systems are lacking in basic functionalities that could drastically improve student pathways, with no student facing interface, and no reporting or real-time analytics. Most degree audit systems fail to provide “one click” access to summary data on student populations such as, “How many juniors have not yet completed their required Math sequence?” Having answers to questions like this would allow better allocation of resources and more targeted communication to individual students about issues affecting their degree progression.
This session will cover how the University of Chicago overcame these same obstacles as early adopters of student-centric degree audit systems. By transforming their degree audit system, the University of Chicago has taken their graduation clearance process from months to a matter of days.
Presenter(s):
Zachary Swartz University of Chicago
Bryttnie Jones Carnegie Mellon University
Enhancing the Degree Audit: What the "New Normal" Should Look Like
Category
Breakout Sessions
Description
Many degree audit tools lack what should be considered basic functionality, such as a modern student-facing interface and on-demand course and student data for administrators. In this session, you will learn how the University of Chicago transformed its "back-end system" into a student-centric tool that empowers students, advisors, and administrators.
Submission ID: 18869
Room D133-134LP: 4/4/2022, 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM