Curricular Analytics Heading link

  • Curricular Analytics (CA) is an open-source data analysis and visualization
    toolkit of undergraduate degree maps that allows users to:
  • Quantify the complexity of curricula
    • Simulate student progress under various scenarios
    • Adjust degree plans to maximize the chances of students completing their degrees on
      time
  • UIC is one of 30 research universities participating in this project
  • Project is led by the Association for Undergraduate Education at Research Universities (UERU)
    • Supported by a $2M 3-year grant from the Ascendium Education Group

Curricular Analytics facilitates: Heading link

Identification of bottlenecks and key courses in curricula

  • Data-informed curriculum reform/revision efforts
  • Program review within institutions
  • Personalization of degree plans, optimized for individual students
  • Creation of 2-to-4 year articulation pathways
  • Comparing curricular structures within as well as between institutions
  • Relationship between curricular structure and equitable student outcomes

Curricular Analytics: An Example from UIC Heading link

Electrical Engineering, Fall ’21

Graduation Rates by Curriculum Complexity Score: Data from Utah State University Heading link

Data from Utah State University

Curricular Analytics Project (2021-2024) Heading link

  • All UIC undergraduate curricula (83) have been uploaded to Curricular
    Analytics (April 2022)
  • CAP was presented at CAAD (May 2022)
  • College CAAD members were given access to view the degree maps on the
    Curricular Analytics Website (May-July 2022)
  • Assistant and Associate Dean were invited to a Q&A session about CAP (August 2022)
  • Updates on CAP presented at CAAD (March 2024)
  • Next Steps:
  • Upload undergraduate curricula for catalog 2024-2025 (Summer 2024)
  • Provide demographics and academic performance data
    • Start using the tool at UIC for data-informed curriculum reforms
    • Compare curricular structures within as well as between institutions
    • Campus Lecture Series Event, Fall 2024 (TBA)

Curricular Analytics: Login Information Heading link

Access the curricular maps for UIC and other universities on the Curricular Analytics website