ACADEMICS
CURRENT ACADEMIC AND POLICY INFORMATION
*2024-2025 WCBCS Student Catalog
*2021-2025 Student Handbook
*Course Descriptions - Bachelor - Masters - Doctoral
*Student Satisfaction Report
*Graduate Response Survey (most recent)
*Consumer Information Disclosure Form
*Proctor Request Form
WCBCS PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES, LEARNING OBJECTIVES, CORE COMPETENCIES AND MORE
Course Design Principles
User-Centered Design: WCBCS prioritizes the needs and preferences of the end users throughout the design process. Understand their goals, behaviors, and pain points to create a product tailored to our students’ needs.
Usability: WCBCS ensures that the LMS is easy to use and navigate, so students can accomplish tasks efficiently and with minimal errors.
Clarity and Simplicity: WCBCS keeps the design simple and straightforward, eliminating unnecessary elements, distractions, and complexities that can confuse users.
Consistency: WCBCS maintains a consistent design across the LMS, including layout, navigation, color schemes, and typography.
Feedback and Communication: WCBCS provides clear and timely feedback to users about their actions, using informative error messages, tooltips, and visual cues to guide users.
Efficiency: WCBCS optimizes workflows and interactions to help users achieve their goals quickly and with minimal effort. reducing clicks and steps whenever possible.
Visual Hierarchy: WCBCS organizes content and elements in a way that communicates importance and relationships., using a hierarchy to guide students' attention and focus.
Mobile Responsiveness: WCBCS ensures that our LMS is responsive and functional across different devices and screen sizes, including mobile phones and tablets.
Performance: WCBCS designs for fast loading times and smooth interactions, so students should not experience frustrating delays or lag.
Aesthetics: WCBCS creates visually appealing designs that align with the brand and resonate with users.
User Testing: WCBCS conducts usability testing with real users to gather feedback and identify issues early in the design process, making changes based on student feedback.
Emotional Design: WCBCS considers the emotional impact of the design on users, striving to create positive emotional responses and build a connection with our students.
Contextual Awareness: WCBCS understands the context in which users will interact with the LMS and tailors the design accordingly.
Learnability: WCBCS makes it easy for new users to understand and use the LMS, provide onboarding experiences for student success.
Navigation: WCBCS designs clear and intuitive navigation systems that help users move through the LMS seamlessly.
Scalability: WCBCS designs courses with scalability in mind to accommodate future growth and additional features without disrupting the user experience.
Security and Privacy: WCBCS prioritizes user data security and privacy, communicating transparently about data handling and protection.
Continuous Improvement: WCBCS’ UX design is an ongoing process, as we gather student feedback, track metrics, and make improvements to enhance the student experience over time.