System and method for optimizing the effectiveness of an educational institution
A system and method for optimizing the effectiveness of an educational institution. Means are provided for establishing a relationship between educational institution and a student wherein the student's progress is monitored from registration through and beyond graduation. Monitoring means allow the student's progress to be measured and the student's need for support and attention to be determined. Additional means permit an administrator of an educational institution to measure the effectiveness of an educational institution's program and to determine prospectively the resources needed to meet student commitments.
1. A method for optimizing the effectiveness of a university environment comprising:
receiving at a server a selection of course offerings from a member of a student body from a student access device for a time period, wherein the student body comprises a plurality of students;
using the server to compile the selected course offerings of each member of the student body into a dynamic resource allocation plan at a point in time according to a first set of rules;
using the server to determine the resources required to execute the dynamic resource allocation plan over the time period at the point in time according to a second set of rules; and
using the server to recompile the dynamic resource allocation plan at a second point in time when the selected course offerings of any one member of the student body changes according to the first set of rules.
2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
establishing one or more triggering events relating a behavior of the student body member to a student need;
monitoring the behavior of the student body member for the occurrence of a triggering event;
initiating a response to address the student need when the triggering event occurs; and
using the server to recompile the dynamic resource allocation plan to reflect the response according to the first set of rules.
3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
using the server to capture data relating a behavior of a prospective student to one or more effectiveness metrics;
using the server to calculate one or more effectiveness metrics from the captured data;
using the server to compare one of the one or more calculated effectiveness metrics to a target for that effectiveness metric; and
initiating a response when the one of the one or more effectiveness metrics does not meet or exceed the target for that metric.
4. The method of claim 1 further comprising:
using the server to capture data relating a behavior of the student body member to one or more effectiveness metrics;
using the server to calculate one or more effectiveness metrics from the captured data;
using the server to compare one of the one or more calculated effectiveness metrics to a target for that effectiveness metric; and
initiating a response when the one of the one or more calculated effectiveness metrics does not meet or exceed the target for that metric.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the dynamic resource allocation plan comprises classes scheduled by the student body and classes projected to be scheduled at future points in time.