Prototype Development of a Cross-Institutional Credit Transfer Information System for Community College Transfer Students
Autor: | Ka Ming Chow, Alice Leung, Janus Ka Yee Lui, Jeremy Ng, Wilson Yeung Yuk Kwok, Bin Li, Eunice So, Yee Na Li, Hilda Tsang, Kin Cheung, Dicky Nok Hang Leung, Peter Benz |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Rok vydání: | 2021 |
Předmět: |
Higher education
Computer science Process (engineering) Geography Planning and Development information system development TJ807-830 Context (language use) Management Monitoring Policy and Law TD194-195 Renewable energy sources Transfer (computing) Information system credit transfer information systems GE1-350 vertical transfer credit exchange Environmental effects of industries and plants Renewable Energy Sustainability and the Environment business.industry Building and Construction community college transfer students Environmental sciences Engineering management credit transfer practice Transparency (graphic) Needs assessment Sustainability business |
Zdroj: | Sustainability, Vol 13, Iss 9398, p 9398 (2021) Sustainability Volume 13 Issue 16 |
ISSN: | 2071-1050 |
Popis: | Credit transfer information systems in higher education are not well studied. This article demonstrates the prototype development of a cross-institutional credit transfer information system (CICIS) for community college transfer (i.e., vertical transfer) students in an Asian educational context. It exhibits credit transfer guidelines and past credit transfer records to enhance the transparency and sustainability of credit transfer information and to facilitate the transfer process of prospective community college transfer students. It also ensures the sustainability of credit transfer information and its application. The four-phase life cycle of the prototyping model was adopted to guide the study. In this paper, we report the first three phases of this development: (1) Users’ needs assessment and pre-prototyping groundwork, (2) prototype development, and (3) unforeseen circumstances and expert review. Challenges and difficulties throughout the whole process are documented and discussed. Based on this prototype development experience, a solid foundation of strategies for future engineering and enhancement of credit transfer information systems can be developed. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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