Study programs & planning
Plan module delivery across terms, assign organizers, manage continuing education, and monitor teaching load in OrgHub — connecting academic structure to day-to-day operations.
Programs and planning is where FuxamCMS turns academic structure into an operational delivery plan. In OrgHub you define the study programs your institution offers, organize students into cohorts, decide which modules run in which terms, assign the staff responsible for each offering, and monitor whether teaching load meets institutional targets.
This area sits between the catalog in Academic structure — modules, curricula, chronology (terms), and rooms — and the courses that deliver teaching. Without planning, curricula stay blueprints and terms stay empty calendars; with planning, each intake knows what runs, when, and who owns it.
How this fits into Fuxam
Programs and planning live under OrgHub → Management. Study programs and cohorts provide the who and which path; module planning and organizers provide the when and who teaches; monitoring closes the loop on quota and teaching-load targets. Continuing education uses the same Programs area for flexible, often non-cohort offerings.
| Related area | Relationship |
|---|---|
| Modules | Catalog units of study that curricula and planning reference as module versions |
| Curricula | Blueprints that supply which modules belong to a cohort or program |
| Chronology / terms | Academic periods you select when placing modules in planning; see term effects on planning |
| Rooms | Bookable spaces used when planned modules become appointments and schedules |
| Courses management | Delivery courses that connect to planned modules and organizers |
| FuxamCMS overview | Broader OrgHub context for programs, courses, exams, and structure |
Key concepts
| Concept | Meaning in Fuxam |
|---|---|
| Study program | A degree or certificate offering (for example, Bachelor of Business Administration), versioned so requirements can change over time |
| Cohort | An intake group under a program version that shares curriculum, dates, and often a shared module plan |
| Module planning | Deciding which curriculum modules run in which academic term, and attaching organizers |
| Module organizer | Primary or secondary staff responsible for a planned module, with workload allocation |
| Continuing education | A separate program type for flexible offerings (for example, certificates), listed on its own tab when enabled |
| Planning monitoring | Quota-focused overview of teaching load across programs and cohorts |
In European higher education, modules are typically measured in ECTS credit points — a shared workload currency that helps institutions compare offerings across programs and years. Planning does not invent those credits; it places already-defined module versions into terms so capacity, staffing, and student study plans stay aligned.
Roles and responsibilities
| Role (typical) | Focus in this section |
|---|---|
| Program coordinator / academic planner | Creates programs and cohorts, maintains curricula assignment, runs module planning per term |
| Department lead / dean’s office | Assigns organizers, resolves workload conflicts, watches monitoring for below-target programs |
| Registrar / student administration | Enrolls users into cohorts or continuing-education programs |
| Institution administrator | Enables Planning and Continuing Education feature packages, configures scopes and quotas |
Exact capabilities depend on roles and permissions and which OrgHub features your institution has turned on.
Where to start
A practical order for a new intake or academic year:
- Ensure modules, curricula, and terms exist in Database.
- Set up or update study programs and cohorts (or continuing education for flexible offerings).
- Run module planning to place modules into terms.
- Assign module organizers and resolve workload conflicts.
- Use planning monitoring to check quotas and teaching load, then adjust planning as needed.
- Connect delivery through courses and, when scheduling sessions, rooms.
In this section
Study programs and cohorts
Create and manage study programs, versions, and the cohorts within them.
Continuing education
Set up and manage continuing-education programs when the feature is enabled.
Module planning
Plan which modules run in each term across your study programs.
Assign a module organizer
Assign the staff responsible for a module and resolve workload conflicts.
Planning monitoring
Track quota targets and spot below-target or critical programs.