CourseWorks

CourseWorks is a software platform that serves as the digital backbone of Columbia. It allows you to view course information, check your grades, and submit assignments, among other things.

History

Courseworks was based on the Prometheus open source platform, and launched in 2001-2002. In 2002, Prometheus was bought by Blackboard, the vendor whose eponymous software serves the same role as courseworks at many of Columbia's peer institutions.

Eventually, Columbia's needs outgrew the capabilities of the Prometheus platform. In 2008, CourseWorks was relaunched on a Sakai-based platform.

In 2015, Sakai too, would be replaced by the Canvas Learning Management platform, a platform already in use at several other ivies.

Features

Professors can enable various features for their classes:

• Discussion
• Gradebook
• Syllabus
• Class files
• Course evaluations

Courseworks also gives you access to an extensive multilingual online dictionary.

Formatting tips

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See also

• Agora Project

External links

• Courseworks website
• Sakai Launch
• Canvas Launch