Transition from WISARD to EUCLID CCAM
The Course Creation, Approval and Maintenance (CCAM) process currently delivered online via WISARD enables the recording and maintenance of course data within the University’s corporate student record database (DACS – Database of Admissions, Curricula and Students).
In November 2009 Course Creation, Approval and Maintenance (CCAM) in EUCLID will go live, with course data migrated from DACS to EUCLID. For a transitional period until July 2010, both WISARD CCAM and EUCLID CCAM will have to run in parallel .
This document provides guidance on which system to use during this transitional period.
Course Details & Course Instances (Deliveries)
Both WISARD and EUCLID store course data at 2 levels - Course and Instance.
Basic details including Course Name, Credit Level and Learning Outcomes are held at Course level while details specific to an instance (delivery) of the course including Delivery Period and Compulsory and Elective Class details are held at the Instance level.
Changes made to the Course details are reflected across all instances of the course while changes to instance specific details will only affect that delivery.
Transitional Period between November 2009 and July 2010
Propose in WISARD CCAM |
Propose in EUCLID CCAM |
New Courses for first delivery in 2009/10. |
New Courses for first delivery in 2010/11 and beyond. |
Maintain in WISARD CCAM |
Maintain in EUCLID CCAM |
Course details for all courses held on DACS, including those for 09/10 delivery proposed in WISARD after EUCLID CCAM go live* |
Course details for courses proposed and approved in EUCLID |
Course instances for all deliveries in 2009/10* |
Course instances for all 2010/11 deliveries and beyond |
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| *Details amended in WISARD will be automatically updated in EUCLID on a nightly basis. EUCLID validation prevents changes being made to course details currently held on DACS or to course instance data for 2009/10 deliveries. | |
Creation of 2010/11 Course Instances for existing courses
There will be no roll forward of 2010/11 courses instances in DACS. All courses held on DACS as at the date of the roll forward will be rolled forward in EUCLID in January 2010 creating 2010/11 course instances.