Project management system for education

• US 20050014122A1
• Filed: 06/24/2004
• Published: 01/20/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 06/25/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Ilene G. Ruvinsky, Katherine Majus, Lindsay Bath
• Original Assignee: Ilene G. Ruvinsky, Katherine Majus, Lindsay Bath
• Inventors: Bath, Lindsay, Ruvinsky, Ilene G., Majus, Katherine
• Application Number:
  US10/875,565
• Publication Number:
  US 20050014122A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 434/350
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 7/02 of the type wherein the student is expected to construct an answer to the question which is presented or wherein the machine gives an answer to the question presented by a student

Abstract

An Internet based system for tracking and managing educational projects is provided wherein participating students in an educational institution are assigned one or more projects, the projects are to be planned and information delivered by the students for review and/or approval by participating faculty or others. A central computer memory for storage is provided, access for participating students to the memory is provided, access in the central storage is provided for participating students and faculty and other authorized persons to submit, view, edit, or delete deliverable information, deadlines are automatically tracked and notices are automatically sent out to participating faculty when project deliverable information has been submitted for approval and the system automatically records, stores and notifies participating students of faculty approval or disapproval.

Claims

1. An Internet based method for tracking and managing student project work in a three-level environment including an institutional level, a supervisory level and a student level wherein students select projects and prepare deliverable information for review and/or approval by persons at the supervisory level, and wherein requirements are imposed on said projects by the institutional level such as project guidelines and assessment criteria, comprising the steps:

providing a central computer memory for storage of information related to said projects,

providing means to allow said participating students and supervisors access to said information stored in said central computer memory,

providing means to authenticate the identity of participating students and supervisors,

providing, in said central storage, means for participating students and supervisors to submit, view, edit or delete deliverable information,

storing in said central storage the institutional criteria for said projects, including guidelines and projected deadlines for submission of deliverable information for each of said participating students,

storing in said central storage the actual, deliverable information submitted by participating students for each deadline, and date of submission,

providing means for automatically notifying participating supervisors when deliverable information has been submitted for approval, and

recording, storing and automatically notifying participating students of supervisory approval or disapproval.

2. The method of claim 1 comprising the further steps by each participating student:

delivering a topic submission report for approval,

delivering a project plan for approval,

delivering status reports for approval, and

delivering the final project for approval.

3. An Internet based method for tracking, managing and controlling educational projects wherein a plurality of participating students in an educational institution program are assigned one or more projects, said projects are to be planned and information delivered by said participating students for review and/or approval by participating faculty, parents and outside advisors, and wherein various institutional criteria must be met, namely, deadlines, budgets, and guidelines, comprising the steps:

providing a central computer memory for storage of information related to said projects,

providing means to allow said participating students, faculty, parents and outside advisors access to said information stored in said central computer memory,

providing means to authenticate the identity of participating students, faculty and outside advisors,

providing, in said central storage, means for participating students, faculty,

parents and outside advisors to submit, view, edit or delete deliverable information,

storing in said central storage the institutional criteria for said projects, including projected deadlines for submission of deliverable information for each of said participating students,

storing in said central storage the actual, deliverable information submitted by participating students for each deadline, and date of submission,

providing means for automatically notifying participating faculty, parents and outside advisors when deliverable information has been submitted for approval, and

recording, storing and automatically notifying participating students of faculty approval or disapproval and feedback comments from parents and outside advisors.