An overview of the Sherpa project at the South Orange County Community College District.

2.  About Us
 Importance of Recommendation Engines
 Sherpa Architecture
 Sherpa Demonstration
 User Experience Engineering

3.  About the SOCCCD
 Two college district in southern California
 Approximately 43,000 students
 History of In-House Development
 Student Information System (SIS)
 My Academic Plan (MAP)

4. Recommendation Engines

5.  So what is Sherpa?
Sherpa is a recommendation engine that will
guide students to make informed decisions
regarding courses, services and information.

6. Transcript
GPA
Ed Goal Student Profile
Reg Activity
Current Classes
Status

7. Transcript Courses
GPA
Ed Goal Student Profile Recommendations Services
Reg Activity
Current Classes Information
Status

8. Timing Event
Trigger
Transcript Courses
GPA
Ed Goal Student Profile Recommendations Services
Reg Activity
Current Classes Information
Status

9. Timing Event
Trigger
Transcript Courses
GPA
Ed Goal Student Profile Recommendations Services
Reg Activity
Current Classes Information
Status
Nudge

10. Timing Event
Trigger
Transcript Courses
GPA
Ed Goal Student Profile Recommendations Services
Reg Activity
Current Classes Information
Status
Nudge
Portal RSS Email Text Facebook Mobile

11. Timing Event
Trigger
Transcript Courses
GPA
Ed Goal Student Profile Recommendations Services
Reg Activity
Current Classes Information
Status
Feedback - Preferences Nudge Feedback - Ratings
Portal RSS Email Text Facebook Mobile

12. Student Profile Recommendation
New student, not matriculated Link to online orientation
GPA > 3.5 Link to honors program
GPA < 2.0 Link to tutoring program
Transfer student Courses that fulfill GE pattern
Does not have MAP plan Link to MAP
Low assessment scores Recommend basic skills classes
First time student Step-by-step instructions
Returning student Recommend classes based on goals,
success patterns and transcript details.
Only display classes with an empty seat
and that don’t conflict with student’s
schedule

14.  Phase One – Closed Class Assistance
 Since Fall 2010 has directly produced over 6,700 enrollments
 Phase Two – Profiles and Nudges
 Announcements, Email, SMS, Voice-To-Text
 Phase Three – Portal Refresh
 Calendar, To-Do List and News Feed
 Phase Four – Mobile
 Under active development – Summer 2012 beta release
 Phase Five – Predictive Analytics

15. Sherpa Demonstration

16.  Feel free to contact us:
 Bob Bramucci: rbramucci@socccd.edu
 Jim Gaston: jgaston@socccd.edu