Academic operations are the essential processes that enable students to access education and faculty to deliver their courses. This includes curriculum management, the catalog, syllabi, course scheduling, demand analytics, and more.
Higher education is often associated with many of the student-facing aspects such as teaching, advising, athletics, and more. These are just a few of the critical components that go into running an institution though. For too long, the back end processes that support education delivery have been ignored. However, as education institutions face increased pressure to enroll, retain, and graduate more students, these foundational processes can no longer be ignored.
Academic operations encompass all of the essential processes that enable students to access their education and faculty to deliver their courses. This includes:
The catalog serves as a central repository for all curriculum information, as well as other institutional policies. Any approved curriculum changes should be accurately reflected in the catalog to ensure students have access to the right information. Connecting your curriculum approval system to the catalog helps ensure that the information presented is always accurate. Additionally, integrating the two processes ensures administrators don’t have to manually enter data from one system into the other, which is prone to error.
Students should also be able to easily navigate the catalog to find the information they need. For example, students shouldn’t have to go through a PDF that runs hundreds of pages long to find program requirements. A survey of college students found that 1 in 4 students says it is difficult to navigate the catalog, indicating an opportunity for improvement at many institutions.
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