System and method for optimizing the effectiveness of an educational institution
AssigneeAmerican Public University Systems, Inc.
InventorsPeter Gibbons, James Etter
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Abstract
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.
Claims5
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;
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- 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.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.