course & unit of study portal (cusp) an overview
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CUSP: What’s it for? Who’s it for?
Student information
1. UoS outlines for current students (and future)
2. UoS extracts for handbook
3. Degree program outlines
Program management
1. Outcomes mapping for accreditation
2. Outcomes led program management & quality control
3. Proposals for new units / new programs
Integrated management of course & unit of study
information at teaching & management levels
across multiple program contexts
Integrated management of course & unit of study
information at teaching & management levels
across multiple program contexts
New reporting features
BE (Temporal Mechanics): Generic attribute development by level and assessment weight
CUSP: What it requires . . . Clarity & focus in generic attributes & performance levels Clarity & focus in UoS learning outcomes and teaching methods
Clarity & focus in UoS information strategy (what goes where!)
Program leadership Program support staff (admin & educational design)
. . . and doesn’t require.
All UoS details months in advance Long-wait in queue for update publishing
Expensive software licenses
CUSP: Where to find itStudent/public view Go to http:/cusp.usyd.edu.au/engineering Browse via degree lists or Students menu
For a closer look Email Tim Lever [email protected]
CUSP: Where it comes from.Acknowledgements due to: Engineering/IT Intranet UoS Database
Version 1 (2003) Version 2 (2008)
CUSP Project Team Engineering & IT (Doug Auld, David Airey, Tim Lever, Richard Gluga)
Architecture, Design & Planning (Rob Saunders, Chris Smith, Victoria Jackson Wyatt)
Health Sciences (Jac Smit, Karen Ho) Funded by TIES 2009 with matching contributions from Faculties of Health Sciences, Engineering & IT, Architecture, Design & Planning