A stand-alone PC-based advising aid for students

Author

Hagler, Marion

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., Texas Tech. Univ., Lubbock, TX, USA

Volume

1

fYear

1995

fDate

1-4 Nov 1995

Abstract

Next to grading, student advising involves some of the most tedious and onerous tasks that faculty encounter. This paper describes a modest approach to utilizing computers to make the advising process more productive, and pleasant for both faculty and students. The advising software, which features a graphical user interface, allows students to request only courses for which they have appropriate prerequisites, corequisites and standing. The program also offers rule-based advice to students regarding special circumstances that it spots. The software is designed for straightforward modification, without programming, to accommodate addition or deletion of courses, prerequisites, corequisites and rules

Keywords

educational administrative data processing; educational computing; graphical user interfaces; intelligent tutoring systems; microcomputer applications; advisory software; educational courses; expert system; graphical user interface; rule-based advice; stand-alone personal computer; student advising aid; system modification; Artificial intelligence; Databases; Electrical engineering; Expert systems; Microcomputers; Personal communication networks; Physics; Processor scheduling; Software design; User interfaces;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Frontiers in Education Conference, 1995. Proceedings., 1995

Conference_Location

Atlanta, GA

ISSN

0190-5848

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3022-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/FIE.1995.483101

Filename

483101