UAdvise: Academic Advisement System

First deployed at USC, UAdvise is a web-based tool for managing the information and processes involved in undergraduate student advisement at USC.

Core features:

  • Complete tracking of advisement history electronically;
  • Ad-hoc reporing and predictive student retention flagging;
  • Online advisement scheduling via my.usc.edu; and,
  • Group email tool.
My role:
  • Product manager
  • Project manager
  • Interface designer
  • Application architect
  • Database architect
  • Technical specification writer
  • Client manager
Key statistics:
  • Users: 175 advisors
  • Student records: 18,000 students
  • Course records: 450,000
  • Launch date: August, 2007
Core technologies:
  • Windows ASP.NET 2.0 (C#)
  • MS SQL 2005
  • GIOS PDF (reporting)
  • iTextSharp (reporting)