{"id":6046,"date":"2011-04-20T10:50:43","date_gmt":"2011-04-20T15:50:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/?p=6046"},"modified":"2011-04-20T10:50:43","modified_gmt":"2011-04-20T15:50:43","slug":"apsus-new-course-suggestion-tool-gains-national-spotlight-in-higher-education","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/2011\/04\/20\/apsus-new-course-suggestion-tool-gains-national-spotlight-in-higher-education\/","title":{"rendered":"APSU’s new course suggestion tool gains national spotlight in higher education"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"AustinClarksville, TN<\/strong> – Austin Peay State University has gained national attention in the higher education circle with the launch of its new Course Recommendation System, which helps to pair a student with courses that best fit his\/her talents and program of study.<\/p>\n

The Chronicle of Higher Education, a Washington, D.C.-based weekly publication of news and information for college and university faculty members and administrators, featured APSU\u2019s new tool in its April 10th, 2011 issue. The article is titled \u201cThe Netflix Effect: When Software Suggests Students\u2019 Courses<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n

APSU\u2019s Course Recommendation System operates in the same fashion as Amazon or Netflix. Companies such as these suggest movies or books based on previous customer choices, reviews and\/or purchase history.<\/p>\n

The new system at APSU is part of the University\u2019s commitment to student success.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe system combines hundreds of thousands of past students\u2019 grades with a particular student\u2019s transcript to make individualized course recommendations,\u201d said Dr. Tristan Denley, provost and vice president of academic affairs. \u201cThese are recommendations that apply directly to the student\u2019s program of study. The strongest recommendations are those courses which are necessary for a student to graduate, and which the system predicts the student will be most successful in academically.\u201d<\/p>\n

The system also provides information to faculty. This information is designed for use as a tool in academic advising, meant to supplement the advice faculty members provide to their advisees as they progress through their degree.
\nThe idea for the project was sparked, in part, by the goals set by APSU President Tim Hall, focusing on student retention and success.<\/p>\n

Denley, who has a Ph.D. in mathematics, coined the concept last summer and created the underlying mathematics and algorithms. Having created a preliminary model, he began working with Robb Betts, Mark Jarrell, John Lander and Anna Murray \u2013 all from the University\u2019s Office of Information Technology \u2013 last fall to code and implement the tool, turning it into a functional Web system.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are very excited to be able to make this unique feature available to our students,\u201d Denley said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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