Course Outline Mapping and Management System (COMMS)

COMMS (Course Outline Mapping and Management System) is a web-based application that allows faculty and staff at Northern College to create, edit, approve, and store course outlines on a College-wide basis. The application also enables users to map course curriculum to program outcomes and provides reports in the form of curriculum maps. The course outline is a contract between the college and the student that provides information on the curriculum and learning students will experience in a particular course. It articulates the specific outcomes students will achieve in the course, identifies how those outcomes will be measured and assessed, and includes information about course-specific resources and policies. Course Outlines at Northern College are written in our Course Outline Mapping and Management System, or COMMS. The following reports are available in COMMS:

• VLO Program Summary and EES Program Summary
• Course VLOs by Level for Given Program
• Course EES by Level for a Given Program