Kuali Days – November 2010
Kuali Student Project Update
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Introductions
• Dan McDevitt – KS Program Director, Indiana University
• Rajiv Kaushik – KS Development Manager, University of Toronto
• Mike Zackrison – KS Product Manager, University of Southern California
• Ben Clark – KS Quality Manager, University of Washington
New
New
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Agenda
• Introduction to Kuali Student• Past Year Highlights• Examine Project Timeline– Release 1.1– Release 2.x
• Looking Ahead
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What is Kuali Student?
• Community• Software Project• Open Source Software Product(s)
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• Founders – University of California,
Berkeley– University of Maryland,
College Park– University of Washington– University of Southern
California– University of British Columbia– San Joaquin Delta College– Naval Post Graduate School
• Partners– Carnegie Mellon– University of Cambridge– Indiana University– Boston College – North-West University,
South Africa
Community
= New
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Software Project
• A multi-year effort to build software as a community
• Resources committed by partners• Professionally structured and managed
Phase N
Iteration 1
Iteration 2
Iteration 3
Iteration 4
Iteration 5
Iteration 6
Iteration 7
7 weeks 7 weeks 7 weeks 7 weeks 7 weeks 7 weeks 7 weeks
Design 2 weeks
Develop-ment
4 weeks
Integration Packaging,
Reviews1 weekQA
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Open Source Software Product(s)
A modular, open source, standards-based next generation student system. . . Being developed through a community source process. . . That will be delivered through a service-oriented architecture and rich user experience.
To learn more: www.kuali.org/ks
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2010 – A year of transition
• From “theory to practice”• Into delivery mode• Starting institutional implementations• Resources / leadership changes
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2010 – Project Highlights
• About to deliver first public release of KS Curriculum Management (CM) R1.1
• Requirements gathered for Release 2 / Enrollment• Maturing of processes• Iterative delivery – 5 on time milestone releases
since April• Improved productivity of highly distributed team• Demonstrated resilience through partner transitions
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2010 – Product Highlights
• KS Curriculum Management R1.1– R1.1 tip of the iceberg – foundation / tech stack
set for rest of KS development– Created a flexible learning unit – Created service contracts defined in a technology
independent manner– Demonstrated high degree of service and UI
configurability– First release of the user interaction model
Industry Innovation
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Project Timeline
R1
R2
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KS Curriculum Management R1.1
When:
Next Month - December 2010
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KS Curriculum Management R1.1
What:– The Curriculum Management module controls the creation and
management of Learning Units (LUs)--any learning-related activity that needs to be tracked by the institution or the learner.
– Learning units may range from very general (a degree program) to very specific (a class assignment).
– R1.1 addresses the creation, approval, and management of traditional
curriculum such as courses and degrees, including the development and approval of new Learning Units, simple and substantive changes to existing Learning Units, inquiry and deletion capabilities.
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What is Curriculum Management?
Curriculum Management
Courses Create
Programs
Modify
RetireLearning Unit
Proposal Process*
Administrative Screens*
Group
* Delivered in R1.1:1. Proposal processes for Courses 2. Administrative screens for Programs
FindCatalogIdeas
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What is Curriculum Management?
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KS Curriculum Management R1.1
See it in action:
Detailed Overview of the Kuali Student Curriculum Management with Demonstration
Tuesday, 11 AM – 12 PM (earlier today)Wednesday, 9:30 – 10:30 AM – Elizabeth G
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KS Curriculum Management R1.1
Who (implementing):
– University of California, Berkeley– University of Maryland, College Park
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What’s Next – Release 2 Enrollment
Manage Course
Offerings
Manage People
and Time
Registration Process
Grading, Record,
Transcript
Learning Plan
Degree Audit
Fees, Transfer Credit
Concierge
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Release 2 Development Strategy
Breadth
Dep
th
Manage Course
Offerings
Manage People and
Time
Course Registration
Grading, Record,
Transcript
Learning Plan
Degree Audit
Fees, Transfer Credit
PHASE 1 – Foundation (“thin slice”)Course offerings, students, registration, grading, academic record, other TBD
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Phase I – “Thin Slice”
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Release 2 – Objectives of Phase 1
• Phase 1: R2 Foundation – Lay service foundation: define and exercise most
alpha services – Provides technical/service platform that
regional/institutional-led teams can build upon – Provides an assemblence of a demonstrable
product across core R2 functions– Enables platform for transitioning to
contribution/development model
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R2 – Local / Regional Team Build Out
Breadth
Dep
th
Manage Course
Offerings
Manage People and
Time
Course Registration
Grading, Record,
Transcript
Learning Plan
Degree Audit
Fees, Transfer Credit
PHASE 2 – Expand Depth with Parallel Dev Teams
Team A
Team A
Team B
Team B Team C
Team D
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Release 2 – Objectives of Phase 2
• Phase 2: R2 Regional/Institutional Lead Teams – Provides opportunity for optimizing resources
through proximity, i.e., face to face, time zone, etc.– Provides an opportunity to align institutional
priorities with delivery of KS modules– Shift leadership and accountability to institutions
responsible for delivery– Provides opportunity/avenue to attract additional
Institutional investment/contributions
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Planning Timeline for Release 2
Nov Dec Jan 11 Feb Mar Apr May Jun July Aug
Prep for R2 setupIdentify scope
Complete requirements
R2 “Thin Slice” SetupR2 “Thin Slice” Development
(KS Core Dev Team)
R2 Planning and Analysis (full scope)
Begin R2 Module Development w/ co-
located teams
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2011 – A Look Ahead
• R2 Planning and Development• CM R1.1 Implementations• Additional CM R1.x functionality• Move from distributed to co-located
development teams• Introduce contribution model and governance• Identify 3rd party products for integration
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Other Areas of Exploration
• Support / Sustainability / Maintenance– Commercial partner program– New partner development
• Sharing code and best practices– More SIS “showcase” events– Student services app clearinghouse • Homegrown or 3rd party apps - not necessarily sharing
KS technology stack
Just and Idea!
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Join Us
In the grand scheme of things we’re just at the beginning of a long trek. . . one that will be well worth the effort.
Please join us, if you’re not already.
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Questions?
• For more information about KS Curriculum Management Release 1.1– Reminder: Demo Wednesday, 9:30– 10:30 AM– Web: www.kuali.org/ks/releases
• General Project or Product– Contact: [email protected]
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