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

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 and Alice Leung
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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

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 16, 1-16

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.

Keywords: credit transfer information systems; credit transfer practice; credit exchange; information system development; community college transfer students; vertical transfer (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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