rGrade has been designed to facilitate performance-based assessment integral with the institution's workflow. rGrade is not an after-the-fact reporting tool; it is a system for designing and managing assessment models and instruments WITHIN the everyday course and academic activities of faculty, students, and administrators.

Educational Informatics offers software and consulting to help institutions realize system-wide performance assessment. We examine the entire picture, from the existing systems to the current workflow of assessment data to the professional development of faculty. Our methodology goes beyond our software to include the ways in which data-driven assessment will be realized change in context.

Onsite deployment is the Key rGrade Difference:
  1. rGrade can be deployed onsite using industry-standard technologies
  2. Data stays on campus for ongoing access and aggregation
  3. Integration with existing and legacy data systems promotes a comprehensive solution
  4. Leverage rGrade to existing web publishing and courseware systems
  5. Utilize IT personnel on campus to reduce TCO for Unit Assessment
  6. Customization and remote administration services available

Integration and Security:
  1. Protect your data behind campus firewall and existing institutional security methods
  2. Stored procedures protect core business logic from web access
  3. Active Directory or LDAP authentication permits integration with existing user accounts

Technologies:
  1. Web Server: Microsoft IIS
  2. Database Server: Microsoft SQL

Deployment Methodology
  1. Assess institutional infrastructure
  2. Establish local IT and integration teams on campus
  3. Set up onsite environments for test and production
  4. Determine legacy requirements
  5. Model assessment requirements for academic program
  6. Establish remote administration and remote HelpDesk (optional services)
  7. Build custom stored procedures to interface with institutional data