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Prototype Development of a Cross-Institutional Credit Transfer Information System for Community College Transfer Students

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  • Kin Cheung

    (School of Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China)

  • Bin Li

    (Department of Linguistics and Translation, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China)

  • Peter Benz

    (Academy of Visual Arts, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, China)

  • Ka Ming Chow

    (The Nethersole School of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China)

  • Jeremy Tzi Dong Ng

    (School of Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China)

  • Wilson Yeung Yuk Kwok

    (School of Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China)

  • Hilda Tsang

    (School of Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China)

  • Dicky Nok Hang Leung

    (School of Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China)

  • Janus Ka Yee Lui

    (School of Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China)

  • Yee Na Li

    (Department of Linguistics and Translation, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China)

  • Eunice So

    (Academy of Visual Arts, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, China)

  • Alice Leung

    (The Nethersole School of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China)

Abstract

Credit transfer information systems in higher education are not well studied. This article demonstrates the prototype development of a cross-institutional credit transfer information system (CICIS) for community college transfer (i.e., vertical transfer) students in an Asian educational context. It exhibits credit transfer guidelines and past credit transfer records to enhance the transparency and sustainability of credit transfer information and to facilitate the transfer process of prospective community college transfer students. It also ensures the sustainability of credit transfer information and its application. The four-phase life cycle of the prototyping model was adopted to guide the study. In this paper, we report the first three phases of this development: (1) Users’ needs assessment and pre-prototyping groundwork, (2) prototype development, and (3) unforeseen circumstances and expert review. Challenges and difficulties throughout the whole process are documented and discussed. Based on this prototype development experience, a solid foundation of strategies for future engineering and enhancement of credit transfer information systems can be developed.

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  • Kin Cheung & Bin Li & Peter Benz & Ka Ming Chow & Jeremy Tzi Dong Ng & Wilson Yeung Yuk Kwok & Hilda Tsang & Dicky Nok Hang Leung & Janus Ka Yee Lui & Yee Na Li & Eunice So & Alice Leung, 2021. "Prototype Development of a Cross-Institutional Credit Transfer Information System for Community College Transfer Students," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(16), pages 1-16, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:13:y:2021:i:16:p:9398-:d:619122
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    1. Kin Cheung & Tsz Leung Yip & C L Johnny Wan & Hilda Tsang & Lillian Weiwei Zhang & Anna Parpala, 2020. "Differences in study workload stress and its associated factors between transfer students and freshmen entrants in an Asian higher education context," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 15(5), pages 1-23, May.
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