Method and system for generating an assignment binder within an assessment management system

• US 20060241988A1
• Filed: 04/12/2006
• Published: 10/26/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 04/12/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Blackboard Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Blackboard Incorporated
• Inventors: Yaskin, David, Ritter, Greg
• Application Number:
  US11/405,030
• Publication Number:
  US 20060241988A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/7
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/0637 Strategic management or analysis, e.g. setting a goal or target of an organisation; Planning actions based on goals; Analysis or evaluation of effectiveness of goals
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/0639 Performance analysis of employees; Performance analysis of enterprise or organisation operations
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06395 Quality analysis or management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0203 Market surveys; Market polls
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0204 Market segmentation

Abstract

A system of hardware and software provides a systematic and systemic method for performing assessment of the effectiveness of different levels within an institution. The system includes template driven definitions that span multiple tiers of hierarchically arranged operating units within the institution thereby providing flexibility and customization to handle a user-definable model of the institution'"'"'s organization. In particular, an assignment binder may be created based on selective filtering of artifacts. Filtering criteria may be used to select, for inclusion within the assignment binder, only those artifacts from authors having certain attributes.

Claims

1. A method for selectively assembling an assignment binder including a selected subset of a plurality of artifacts, the method comprising the steps of:

receiving first input defining a criteria, the criteria related to a plurality of identifying attributes associated, respectively, with each of the plurality of artifacts;

identifying the selected subset based on those of the plurality of artifacts having associated identifying attributes matching the criteria, wherein the criteria relates to at least two criterion related to one or more of demographic attributes, course-related attributes, operating unit-related attributes, section-related attributes, goal-related attributes, and educational experience-related attributes; and

collecting the selected subset of artifacts within the assignment binder.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the criteria relates to demographic attributes about an owner of each of the plurality of artifacts.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the criteria relates to course-related attributes associated with courses associated with the plurality of artifacts.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the criteria relates to operating unit-related attributes associated with one or more units with which the plurality of artifacts may be associated.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein an operating unit comprises one of an institution, an educational experience, a section, a college, a department, a program, and a course.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the criteria relates to one or more respective goal-related attributes related to each of the plurality of artifacts.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the one or more goal-related attributes include at least one of a course goal, a course objective, a program goal, a program objective, a department goal, a department objective, an operating unit goal, an operating unit objective, an external standard;

and a third-party accreditation requirement.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of:

sampling the selected subset substantially randomly as part of a determination of which artifacts in the selected subset to collect.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of artifacts is a response to a respective instrument deployed to a plurality of users.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising the steps of:

forwarding the respective instruments to a separate computer-based system configured to disseminate information to the plurality of users; and

receiving the plurality of artifacts from the separate computer-based system.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the separate computer-based system comprises a campus academic system.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the campus academic system is configured to provide an environment to disseminate course-related information to a plurality of students of an educational institution.

13. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of:

collecting evaluation data associated with each artifact within the selected subset.

14. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of:

storing the criteria as a named search, wherein another assignment binder can be subsequently assembled using the named search without the criteria being input again.

15. A method for selectively assembling an assignment binder, for a multi-level institution, including a selected subset of a plurality of artifacts, the method comprising the steps of:

receiving first input defining a criteria, the criteria related to a plurality of identifying attributes associated, respectively, with each of the plurality of artifacts;

forwarding the criteria to a separate computer-based system of the institution, wherein the separate computer-based system is configured to store the plurality of artifacts; and

receiving from the separate computer-based system the selected subset of those of the plurality of artifacts having associated identifying attributes matching the criteria.

16. The method of claim 15, further comprising the step of:

collecting the selected subset of artifacts within the assignment binder.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the separate computer-based system comprises a campus academic system.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the campus academic system is configured to provide an environment to disseminate course-related information to a plurality of students of an educational institution.

19. The method of claim 15, further comprising the step of:

storing the criteria as a named search, wherein another assignment binder can be subsequently assembled using the named search without the criteria being input again.

20. The method of claim 15, further comprising the step of:

collecting a substantially random sample of the selected subset within the assignment binder.

21. A system for selectively assembling an assignment binder including a selected subset of a plurality of artifacts, comprising:

a programmable computer configured to;

receive first input defining a criteria, the criteria related to a plurality of identifying attributes associated, respectively, with each of the plurality of artifacts;

identify the selected subset based on those of the plurality of artifacts having associated identifying attributes matching the criteria, wherein the criteria relates to at least two criterion related to one or more of demographic attributes, course-related attributes, operating unit-related attributes, section-related attributes, goal-related attributes, and educational experience-related attributes; and

collect the selected subset of artifacts within the assignment binder.

22. The system of claim 21, wherein the criteria relates to demographic attributes about an owner of each of the plurality of artifacts.

23. The system of claim 21, wherein the criteria relates to course-related attributes associated with courses associated with the plurality of artifacts.

24. The system of claim 21, wherein the criteria relates to operating unit-related attributes associated with one or more units with which the plurality of artifacts may be associated.

25. The system of claim 24, wherein an operating unit comprises one of an institution, an educational experience, a section, a college, a department, a program, and a course.

26. The system of claim 21, wherein the criteria relates to one or more respective goal-related attributes related to each of the plurality of artifacts.

27. The system of claim 26, wherein the one or more goal-related attributes include at least one of a course goal, a course objective, a program goal, a program objective, a department goal, a department objective, an operating unit goal, an operating unit objective, an external standard;

and a third-party accreditation requirement.

28. The system of claim 21, wherein the programmable computer is further configured to:

sample the selected subset substantially randomly as part of a determination of which artifacts in the selected subset to collect.

29. The system of claim 21, wherein each of the plurality of artifacts is a response to a respective instrument deployed to a plurality of users.

30. The system of claim 29, the programmable computer further configured to:

forward the respective instruments to a separate computer-based system configured to disseminate information to the plurality of users; and

receive the plurality of artifacts from the separate computer-based system.

31. The system of claim 30, wherein the separate computer-based system comprises a campus academic system.

32. The system of claim 31, wherein the campus academic system is configured to provide an environment to disseminate course-related information to a plurality of students of an educational institution.

33. The system of claim 21, wherein the programmable computer is further configured to:

collect evaluation data associated with each artifact within the selected subset.

34. The system of claim 21, wherein the programmable computer is further configured to:

store the criteria as a named search, wherein another assignment binder can be subsequently assembled using the named search without the criteria being input again.

35. A system for selectively assembling an assignment binder, for a multi-level institution, including a selected subset of a plurality of artifacts, comprising:

a programmable computer configured to;

receive first input defining a criteria, the criteria related to a plurality of identifying attributes associated, respectively, with each of the plurality of artifacts;

forward the criteria to a separate computer-based system of the institution, wherein the separate computer-based system is configured to store the plurality of artifacts; and

receive from the separate computer-based system the selected subset of those of the plurality of artifacts having associated identifying attributes matching the criteria.

36. The system of claim 35, wherein the programmable computer is further configured to:

collect the selected subset of artifacts within the assignment binder.

37. The system of claim 36, wherein the separate computer-based system comprises a campus academic system.

38. The system of claim 37, wherein the campus academic system is configured to provide an environment to disseminate course-related information to a plurality of students of an educational institution.

39. The system claim 35, wherein the programmable computer is further configured to:

store the criteria as a named search, wherein another assignment binder can be subsequently assembled using the named search without the criteria being input again.

40. The system of claim 35, wherein the programmable computer is further configured to:

collect a substantially random sample of the selected subset within the assignment binder.

41. Computer readable media containing programming instructions for selectively assembling an assignment binder including a selected subset of a plurality of artifacts, that upon execution thereof, causes one or more processors to perform the steps of:

receiving first input defining a criteria, the criteria related to a plurality of identifying attributes associated, respectively, with each of the plurality of artifacts;

identifying the selected subset based on those of the plurality of artifacts having associated identifying attributes matching the criteria, wherein the criteria relates to at least two criterion related to one or more of demographic attributes, course-related attributes, operating unit-related attributes, section-related attributes, goal-related attributes, and educational experience-related attributes; and

collecting the selected subset of artifacts within the assignment binder.

42. Computer readable media containing programming instructions for selectively assembling an assignment binder including a selected subset of a plurality of artifacts, that upon execution thereof, causes one or more processors to perform the steps of:

receiving first input defining a criteria, the criteria related to a plurality of identifying attributes associated, respectively, with each of the plurality of artifacts;

forwarding the criteria to a separate computer-based system of the institution, wherein the separate computer-based system is configured to store the plurality of artifacts; and

receiving from the separate computer-based system the selected subset of those of the plurality of artifacts having associated identifying attributes matching the criteria.