One course catalogue
Navigating the complexities of digital transformation in higher education can feel like a carefully coordinated effort, where each element must be aligned. In the context of building a unified course catalogue that spans multiple programs and/or institutions, providing a seamless and accessible learning experience is essential. We show you how to use the visual language for interoperability, which simplifies and breaks down complex systems into understandable components.This method can help ensure that all stakeholders—learners, educators, and technical teams—clearly understand their roles and interactions.
By leveraging such a framework, it becomes easier to develop cohesive course catalogues, enabling students to review and compare courses across multiple programs and institutions.
“Digitalization is key to success of European University Alliances. Technology can make it possible to connect our campuses across borders. We want to open our educational opportunities to students of all partner institutions. For this, students need to be able to discover those opportunities, to sign up for them, and to get the results of their efforts transferred back home. In other words, we need interoperability between our systems!”
Janina van Hees CHARM-EU | Utrecht University
1. A learner wants to review courses offered by multiple programs.
2. At the institution’s top level, agreements need to be made regarding necessary accreditation, fit in mutual curricula and costing.
3. Educational services liaise with partners to determine which information can be obtained, and what types of applications are in use.
4. Integration architects investigate how the different applications can work together and how information can be obtained through standardised APIs.
5. The system administrator indicates that the information is in the wrong format and therefore cannot be exchanged with other applications.
6. Together, they decide to implement a common data standard for the course information.
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