Bringing the syllabus into the 21st century
Introducing Concourse, the interactive online syllabus solution. Concourse reimagines the syllabus as the lens through which all other course information is organized, shared, and analyzed. As a syllabus-centered tool, Concourse sets a new standard in accessibility for academic courses.
Why does Concourse centralize everything around the syllabus? The syllabus has been at the heart of course administration for ages, but Concourse gives it a new reason for existence. By moving the syllabus online, instructors, students, and administrators can get involved in the process of creating a "living" roadmap for a particular course. The basic information - textbooks, office hours, assignments, and policies - is all here. But this data can be collaboratively created, updated, and shared like never before.
The possibilities here are immense. The time-tested organization provided by the syllabus, combined with web 2.0 technology, allows for a great deal of new value to be drawn from the syllabus. Students can preview course objectives and requirements before they register; instructors can instantly update assignment details and push these changes out to multiple communication platforms; and advisors and tutors can better promote and deliver their services.
Concourse also makes sense for the entire academic institution. When the time comes for reviewing courses and curricula, all course information is in one centralized database. Concourse makes life even easier by standardizing the format of syllabi and allowing users to extract and organize a subset of information available for courses sharing the same characteristics. Want to compile and compare the course objectives and outcomes for all courses involving bioinformatics? Concourse has you covered.