Table of Contents
Overview
Why Coursedog
How Your Role Impacts What You See & Do
Introductory Materials for all New Users
Video Tutorials
Overview
Whether your institution is new to Coursedog’s Catalog & Handbook solution or they’ve been using Coursedog for years but you’re a new admin or end user, you’ve come to the right place.
Use this page to understand the net benefits of Coursedog, why your institution is using it – and how you can get better acquainted with the product.
Why Coursedog
Overview
Coursedog’s Catalog & Handbook solution allows you to engage students with:
A beautiful, branded course catalog that’s easy to publish, easier to navigate – and reflects your institution’s identity.
A powerful search that allows students to look for keywords, attributes, or topics that interest them.
An eye on accessibility and WCAG 2.1 compliance, including keyboard-based navigation and screen reader support.
Easy PDF-generation.
Custom pages that allow you to display important messages and policies.
Dynamic workflows that ensure all change requests are seen by the right people.
A requests dashboard that allows you to easily view and vote on those requests.
An automated data health check-up to ensure your public catalog is as clear and robust as possible.
An automated sync between Coursedog’s Catalog and Curriculum Management solutions ensures students see the most current requirements when they visit your catalog (for customers who have both products).
Case Studies
Customers using Coursedog’s Catalog & Handbook solution have reported:
Our integrated catalog reduced their time to publish by 75% (from two months to two weeks!).
Catalog search reduced the number of student questions received by the registrar’s office.
“There were a lot of compliments. People thought the catalog was actually part of the website.”
Testimonials
Check out this video to see what our customers have to say about Coursedog.
How Your Role Impacts What You See & Do
Admins/Super Admins are generally the ones setting up your User Interface (UI).
How they set up things and which roles they assign to which users – and how they assign permissions to those roles – impacts what all other users can see and do in the platform.
Anytime you can’t see or do something you need to, reach out to your institution’s admin.
Introductory Materials for all New Users
Check out the entire "Welcome to Coursedog" section of Freshdesk, particularly:
Not all institutions handle support tickets the same way, but anyone who can submit a support ticket via our Help Center should be familiar with the following (ask your admin if you aren’t sure this applies to you):
Additional Help Center articles and videos, including:
Our product walk-throughs, including:
Video Tutorials
The below videos are primarily for admin users but might apply to some end users, depending on how your institution is managing its catalog.