The Clemson University is seeking bids to implement a digital platform that enables the university to effectively track, assess, and report on student co-curricular activities, supporting experiential learning, engagement analytics, and transcript generation. The selected vendor will be responsible for delivering a comprehensive student organization, event management, and student engagement system deployed as an externally hosted Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solution. The system must be capable of ingesting all or selected parts of the dataset, including student organization list, organization executive rosters, organization membership rosters, students' past involvement history, and student's past event attendance. The system must also be able to be implemented with minimal IT support and require minimal or no IT support from the institution. Key features of the system include activity tracking, reflection and learning outcomes, transcript and portfolio integration, feedback and survey tools, reporting and analytics, configuration, and security specific requirements.
Some of the key features and requirements of the system include:
• Comprehensive Student Organization, Event Management, and Student Engagement system
• Ability to ingest all or selected parts of the dataset
• Minimal IT support required for implementation and ongoing operations
• Activity tracking features, including log activity details, record student participation, and support optional integrations
• Reflection and learning outcomes features, including enable student reflections and self-assessments, capture learning outcomes, and allow faculty/staff to provide feedback and evaluations
• Transcript and portfolio integration features, including generate co-curricular transcripts, credentialing, and portfolio inclusion status
• Feedback and survey tools, including collect student feedback on events, and include satisfaction scores, open comments, and follow-up interest
• Reporting and analytics features, including dashboard and exportable reports, track engagement trends, and identify top activities
• Configuration features, including customizable dashboards and data exports, and 24/7 customer support
• Security specific requirements, including single sign-on using Clemson-issued credentials, two-factor authentication, role-based access and permission control, and system capability for auditing/audit logs.