program-visualization

An attempt to visualize an entire program (degree logic, requisite logic, catalog changes)

Hand drawn prototype

Alternative model (straight lines and new algorithm)

Models

Accounting

Art Education

Business Management

Computer Science

Construction Management

Data Science

English

Use Cases

All

• Will recognize the program
• Will understand the complexity
• Will better understand how the program is built
• Can work through a couple of cases to see student’s perspective

Advising

• Can quickly find/understand all of options a student has

Instructors

• Can know all of the possible paths students have taken to get to their course

Department Heads

• Can easily compare against other programs from other departments

Administration

• Find bottle necks, potential problems

Complexity to show

• Program Logic
  • ANDs
  • ORs
  • Credit counts
• Requisite Logic
  • ANDs
  • ORs
  • Test outs
  • Over so many credits (ex. must have taken at least 60 credits)
• Changes between Catalog Years
• Potential Double counting (not allowing a course in two program blocks)
• Repeatable courses
• Hidden requisites
• 120 credit limit
• Equivalent Courses?

Questions for Advising

• Do concurrent requisites ever have Or’s?
• Which course is in the most amount of programs? (to know how many we should be able to display)

Questions for Designers

• Should andsep be different than lanesep?
• Should I curve the edge corners?
• Should highlighting a partial AND edge light up it’s portion?