Why Wellesley College chose ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ Extend.
Wellesley College has a strong relationship between faculty and students with advising serving as an integral component to student success. It was decided to transition away from the technologies students used to declare majors and minors because these systems challenged the small IT team¡¯s ability to maintain them. Wellesley chose to take advantage of the core system ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ provided.
²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ Extend is a game changer for extending ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ functionalities. It is a low-code and versatile solution to build apps that use ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ¡¯s own UI, data, and security, helping to increase user adoption.
CIO and Associate Provost
App deployed: Major/Minor Programs and Plans.
The Major/Minor Programs and Plans app¡ªbuilt using ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ Extend¡ªallows students to declare or modify their major and/or minor, choose a faculty advisor, and submit their academic plan for approval. Available on desktop and mobile as an app and task, a custom security domain restricts app usage to students, faculty, and the registrar¡¯s office. Separate apps offer faculty advisors and department chairs relevant insights. Academic progress was also customized to suit their needs.
We streamlined the student major/minor program declaration and course planning experience for students, faculty advisors, and department chairs¡ªsharing a holistic view and the progress toward the student¡¯s plan.
Registrar
Benefits and results.
²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ Extend provides a rapid approach to build and deploy unique apps within ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ that retain the same look and feel while leveraging existing security and data. User feedback and adoption have been extremely positive, especially considering how complex the transition was from the previous approach using PHP and MySQL.
The initial version of the app was developed and tested within 30 days using ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ Extend developer resources, including app templates. With a goal to shift more processes into ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ, the team can now adopt a more agile approach, eliminating exporting data outside of ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ while retiring external systems.