LMS (Learning Management System)
The LMS (Learning
Management System) is a powerful Web-based
application that integrates all aspects of learning
management for a 'Traditional' as well as an 'On-line'
Campus. The Campus Management features and functions
are designed to streamline and support core
academic processes, including student financial
accounting, course planning, the development of
individual study plans and timetables, student
application processing, admissions, registration,
program and degree auditing, and related academic
services to support 'blended learning'. Some of the features are:
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Student Account Management; for
individual students and corporate accounts
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On-Line Student Registration;
includes Self-Registration, Assisted
Registration and Group Registration
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Student Progress Tracking; includes Roster Management, Course activity tracking, Attendance, Assignments, Exam Management and Grading
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Course Management; support for 'blended learning' - whether courses are provided On-line, via Webcast using streaming video, or traditional in-class mode
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On-Line Course Content Management; includes a 'Content Repository' where content for On-Line study is stored, maintained and served.
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On-Line Collaboration; includes Chat, Discussion Forums and optional Web-Cast with Audio support.
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Campus Resources Management;
includes Scheduling of Rooms,
Instructors/Faculty, Employees, Equipment and
other Institution Facilities
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Class/Event Management;
supports 'blended learning' - traditional
in-class, Webcast, or Online Self-Study
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Inventory Management; includes
Purchasing, Course Materials, and Asset Tracking
The LMS manages training schedules and 'Lesson Plans' for all types of training. Training may be offered in any of the following methods; In-Class, Web-Cast, Remote Auditorium and Self-Study.
The LMS is designed to support this kind of 'blended
learning' extremely efficiently and allows any
organization to leverage its 'Star' instructors and
maximize the use of classrooms and electronic
equipment.
CourseMate LMS Features:
The LMS Campus Management function enable
organizations, colleges and universities to increase efficiencies across administrative and service areas while leveraging and integrating pre-existing IT investments in On-line instructional tools like course management systems, and other third-party applications that are ADL/SCORM
compliant.
The intuitive interface employs easy-to-use drop-down menus, pick-lists and prompts for creating and editing system information. No programming or coding is necessary, making the system extremely user-friendly, even for first-time users. Some features are;
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100% Web-based user interface.
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Intuitive interface employs easy-to-use drop-down menus and pick-lists for creating and editing system information.
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Search for course sections or events by keyword(s), location, instructor or date range.
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Class/event scheduling and learner self-enrollment (with optional manager approval process).
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Bulk registration for groups.
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Automated notifications (Optional: Automatic
e-mail messaging and notification)
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Course Pre-requisite management.
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Class
scheduling wizard checks scheduling conflicts
for instructors, locations, equipment
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Locations and Training Facility Management
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Event/Course Waitlist Management.
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Automated Supervisor Approval Management
(Optional)
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Equipment and resource management
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Class
collateral materials preparation (Optional: Name
badges, Certificates, Invitation letters, etc.).
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Instructor/Faculty Management.
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Select
multiple instructors (Qualified and Not
Qualified).
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Seat Capacity Management.
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Dynamic Resource Conflict Prevention.
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Itemized Training Cost Tracking.
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Educational reimbursement tracking (Optional).
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Web-based reporting: class roster, attendance,
class completion, fees and other revenue.
Classroom & Event Management
An important module of the Learning Management System (LMS) is the online Class & Event Scheduler. This Web-based training scheduler and resource-tracking module enables students, faculty and administrative personnel to manage their classroom schedules online. The LMS application enables your organization to manage a fully blended learning environment consisting of online courses, instructor-led classroom training and other live learning events. It lets you;
- Manage and track instructors, classrooms and their locations, courses and classes, equipment and other physical training resources to maximize efficiency, convenience and resource allocation.
- Dynamic resource conflict prevention prevents schedule and resource conflicts while tracking resource availability.
- Unlimited flexibility in event scheduling. Schedule classes across multiple days or multiple sessions in a day, as well as recurring events and classes. Assign as many resources to as many sessions as required. Validate that scheduling conflicts do not exist for each resource, student, instructor, event or class session.
- Browse schedules for students, classes, instructors, equipment and rooms in easily understandable views.
- Powerful search features allow users to search for courses or classes by keywords, location, instructor, or in a given date range. Students can view course, class and instructor information at the click of a mouse, create a study plan and register just as easily!
- Web-based reporting features include the ability to generate class rosters, attendance records, class completions, fees and instructor schedules.
User Management
Training Enrollment & Management
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Online Class Registration.
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Track enrollments.
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Access control for courses and course sections.
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Manage online learning content (add/modify/delete content).
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Logins for manager, administrator, author, instructor and student areas.
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Bill presentment and payment.
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Self-service portal for billing inquiries, bill
payments, deposits, etc.
Content Tracking
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Course-level tracking.
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Learning objective tracking.
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Question, exam, pre- and post tracking.
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Track total test score, pre- and post-tests.
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Track answers to each question allowing students to review content and be shown their mistakes.
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Remedial learning - in pre/post-test review, students can hyperlink directly to the content section of the current question helping re-enforce the learning material.
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Optional Test grouping and randomization- each enabling objective can have questions of which random ones are presented to the user.
Reporting
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Student reporting (what courses students have taken and grades).
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Course reporting (how many students have taken a course, completions, how many have taken, pre/post-tests, average scores, and deviation between pre- and post-tests).
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Exam and Test reporting on a question-by-question basis.
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Time
reporting on how long a student took in a pre-
or pos- test (optional)
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Customized reports upon request
Reusable Learning Objects
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Import existing ADL/SCORM content (HTML, FLASH, PDF materials and other).
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Import any existing document convertible to HTML (MS-Word, MS-PowerPoint, etc.).
Exam & Testing Server
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Select
questions from Exam Banks
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Question randomization (random test questions
presented to students).
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Question types (true/false, multiple choice, multiple select).
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Group Question in Groups and tag Key-Questions.
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Create Pre- and Post-test reviews.
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Pre- and post-test hyperlink to external content.
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Authoring utility to allow Faculty to create
Exams and Tests
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Authoring utility for on-line assessments
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Test
performance statistics (Optional)
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Test
answers and results stored in database
On-Line Content Delivery
Communication & Notification
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E-mail support (POP/SMTP).
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Discussions and threaded messages built-in.
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Instructor/student interaction.
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Teaching assistant feature.
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AICC and SCORM 1.2 compliance.
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