Luther Course Proposal

Authors

• Jonathan Opdahl
• Aidan Schmitt
• Kyle McNeese

Abstract

Hidden from the general student population is the process by which courses are modified, added, and removed from the course catalog. However, the process is a well known yet tedious endeavor for the faculty involved, involving the use of an antiquated web tool with the look and feel of something from the 90s, but with none of the nostalgia. The Luther Course Proposal project is aimed at alleviating this pain by developing a new application for faculty to use during this process. Using modern software technologies – namely Angular JS, Mongo DB, CSS3, and Java – Luther Course proposal implements many of the missing features in the current application: automatically loading data, tracking approval progress, and upgrading look and feel, to name a few. dThis web based application will allow Luther faculty to easily add, modify, and drop courses while monitoring their progress through the course approval process in a central application, thus facilitating the improvement of educational programs here at Luther.

Current developers

• Aaron Herman

Future Improvements

• The icon should be changed to something other than the Luther Norsehead. Same as our conversation related to KATIE.

• "Norse Key" is actually two words though it appears as one word within the application.

• Feature request from Jon Lund to be able to enter the study away information within this new application.

• Feature request from Alexandra White to be able to upload attachments, for example for Paideia 450.

• Feature request from Ruth Berger to email notifications related to the process. Unclear as to exactly when she would want to be notified.