CASPA overview
CASPA has been developed by CEDE (Centre for Engineering and Design Education) and is an online system that enables staff to schedule all types of degree programme and module assessments, to record student submissions/participation against assessments and to record the return of work/feedback to students. It is a large web based application with interfaces to the University’s Student Information System (LUSI). CASPA can be accessed on and off campus by staff and students. It is currently being trialled in several Schools / Departments.
CASP
A is a complete programme assessment scheduler and coursework submission/participation system with three main functions – assessment scheduling, recording coursework submission/participation and recording feedback/return of student work.
The assessment scheduling function enables staff to:
- Enter details for any type of module or programme assessment (for example presentations, reports, examinations, performances). Assessment details must include a title, hand-in date and the type of assessment, and can additionally include assessment credits, specific hand-in items expected and an expected return date for giving marked assessments back to students.
- View schedules of assessments by programme year, semester and week. This helps staff to co-ordinate assessment hand-in dates to ensure that assessments are spread evenly throughout each semester or academic year.
- View a schedule of assessments for a particular student to help minimise the risk of student overburdening of workload within the academic year.
- Print out/create a pdf of assessment schedules to provide to staff and students as necessary.
The coursework submission/participation functionality enables staff to:
- Record student submission/participation against assessments using student id, swipecard or QR (Quick Response) CASPA coversheet.
- Record individual, group or cohort student submissions/participation and issue an email receipt to each student.
- Record the time and date that work/feedback has been returned to students.
Email all submitted or non-submitted students with appropriate information (e.g. reminders or details of where and when to collect their work/feedback after marking). - Email module staff (staff associated with a module through LUSI) with a personalised message and a list of submitted and non-submitted students.
- View submission data for a specific student or assessment to check student engagement.
Students logging into CASPA are presented with their individualised assessment schedule and details of their submissions/participation to date. Students can submit their work/record their participation by printing CASPA QR (Quick Response) coversheets to accompany submissions.
Two guides accompany the CASPA System (downloadable from the CASPA website):