I would very much appreciate input of other institutions making novel use of technology. A requirements analysis will be conducted combining information from the current features of tools in use and ideas from the focus groups. An analysis of expectations for the future of course support software and future needs will be considered. A full faculty survey will be conducted to test and quantify hypothesis developed in the previous steps. A final report will update the previous analyses from the survey and open discussion findings.
Findings Note that the findings section is a work in progress and all findings are tentative.
Unlike paper based reporting processes which tend withhold publication until a relatively complete status, this project is being published as it is developed. The advantage is that interested parties can contribute to the process as it unfolds. The disadvantage is that incomplete or inaccurate information may not be completely scrubbed from the site. The following are some of the basic reports expected to be generated. Note the number of features in modern software is quite extensive and so the feature reports will be used to highlight important features rather than being comprehensive.