Montgomery College PROJECT ACCESS Introduction / Background

Montgomery CollegeMontgomery College

PROJECT ACCESSPROJECT ACCESSIntroduction / BackgroundIntroduction / Background

AchievingCollege CompletionEmploymentStudent Success

Web-based Web-based

student advising systemstudent advising system

Campus Star Web SiteCampus Star Web Site

Calendar of events and important datesCalendar of events and important datesLink to student services across the campus Link to student services across the campus E-mail function to contact faculty, staff and E-mail function to contact faculty, staff and

other studentsother studentsDirect link to college web-siteDirect link to college web-siteAccess personal academic information Access personal academic information Personalized messages addressing student’s Personalized messages addressing student’s

particular needs and interestsparticular needs and interestsIndividualized Learning PlanIndividualized Learning Plan

Individual Learning PlanIndividual Learning Plan

A roadmap for the student laying out an A roadmap for the student laying out an academic planacademic plan

A tool students can use to make A tool students can use to make decisions regarding their academic and decisions regarding their academic and career goalscareer goals

A student friendly report assessing A student friendly report assessing academic progressacademic progress

Benefits of ILPBenefits of ILP

Students can independently monitor their Students can independently monitor their own academic progressown academic progress

Students will be able to view their roadmap Students will be able to view their roadmap and see that their goals are within reachand see that their goals are within reach

Students will gain a sense of ownership and Students will gain a sense of ownership and control over their academic progresscontrol over their academic progress

ConclusionConclusion

The web-site will keep students The web-site will keep students connected to the campusconnected to the campus

The Individual Learning Plan will help The Individual Learning Plan will help keep a student focused and motivatedkeep a student focused and motivated

Montgomery CollegeMontgomery College

PROJECT ACCESSPROJECT ACCESSTechnical InformationTechnical Information

Objectives of ProjectObjectives of Project

Provide a diversity of new services to Provide a diversity of new services to students of Montgomery College through the students of Montgomery College through the website of Campus Star.website of Campus Star.

Offer new communication channels between Offer new communication channels between students and administrators, and/or faculty students and administrators, and/or faculty membersmembers

Enhance the capacity of adopting the state-Enhance the capacity of adopting the state-of-the art technology in the campus of-the art technology in the campus environment.environment.

Implementation PlanImplementation Plan

The implementation plan consists of The implementation plan consists of seven phases. seven phases.

In addition to substantial support from In addition to substantial support from personnel of several divisions, every personnel of several divisions, every phase except phase I , requires phase except phase I , requires programming by Montgomery College programming by Montgomery College IT Staff.IT Staff.

Phases of PlanPhases of Plan

Phase I: Establish ArchitecturePhase I: Establish Architecture Phase II: Creation of ApplicationPhase II: Creation of Application Phase III: Complete Function TreePhase III: Complete Function Tree

Phases of Plan (cont.)Phases of Plan (cont.)

Phase IV: Create DatabasesPhase IV: Create Databases Phase V: Import & Formalize DataPhase V: Import & Formalize Data Phase VI: DebuggingPhase VI: Debugging Phase VII: Refinement from FeedbackPhase VII: Refinement from Feedback

Technical ChartTechnical Chart Campus Star

Website

Tango Code,HTML Code,

Javascript Code

FileMaker ProDatabase

Data

ColleagueDatabase

Import Data

Program forLong ASCII File

VB or C++Program to

Reformat LongASCII File

Import Data for ILP

Application ProgramsApplication Programs

Colleague - Generate text fileColleague - Generate text file Visual Basic / C++ - Format text fileVisual Basic / C++ - Format text file Tango 2000 - All forms for web pagesTango 2000 - All forms for web pages Dreamweaver - IndexingDreamweaver - Indexing Filemaker Pro - DatabasesFilemaker Pro - Databases Webten - Server ApplicationWebten - Server Application

HardwareHardware

QuickTime™ and aGIF decompressor

are needed to see this picture.

QuickTime™ and aGIF decompressor

are needed to see this picture.

Database Server Web Server

(2) Power Mac G4 Servers

FundingFunding

Texas Higher Education Coordinating Texas Higher Education Coordinating BoardBoard

Carl D. Perkins GrantCarl D. Perkins Grant

Montgomery CollegeMontgomery College

Project Access TeamProject Access Team

Dr. Earl Campa (Dean of Student Development & Services)Dr. Earl Campa (Dean of Student Development & Services) Mr. George Crossland (Dean of Planning and Technology)Mr. George Crossland (Dean of Planning and Technology) Mr. Steve Scheffler (Director of College Relations)Mr. Steve Scheffler (Director of College Relations) Mr. Butch Juelg (Senior Systems Analyst)Mr. Butch Juelg (Senior Systems Analyst) Mr. Matthew Heck (Programmer - Database)Mr. Matthew Heck (Programmer - Database) Ms. Julie Ning (Programmer - Web)Ms. Julie Ning (Programmer - Web) Ms. Kara Zimmerman (Student Advisor)Ms. Kara Zimmerman (Student Advisor) Ms. Veronica Hernandez-Mena (Data Entry Specialist)Ms. Veronica Hernandez-Mena (Data Entry Specialist) Ms. Judy Ronnander (Student Advisor)Ms. Judy Ronnander (Student Advisor)

URL & Login InfoURL & Login Info

http://campusstar.woodstock.eduhttp://campusstar.woodstock.edu

Login: jstudent

Password: jstudent