McGraw-Hill Connect

Document Last Update: August 5, 2021

Product: McGraw-Hill Connect

Name
Product Name

McGraw-Hill Connect
Description
Vendors description of the product
McGraw-Hill Connect is a digital teaching and learning solution that helps students achieve better outcomes and allows instructors to improve with course management. Students get a personalized and mobile learning system, along with an eBook.
Purpose
Requester intended use of the product. What will the tool accomplish? What benefits to the university, students, others?
Provides access to McGraw Hill’s interactive resources and tools. This platform uses adaptive digital technology to deliver an effective learning experience to students and educators.
ASE Product Report Card
Product Report Card URL
 
Installation Type
Only one will apply
  • Approved - Campus
  • Approved - Online
  • Approved - Campus & Online
  • Semi Approved - Individual only 
Approved- campus

Tool Information

Communication Path
Communication paths for product changes and emergencies,…
  • When do the owner, stakeholders, employees and students need to be notified?
  • Path for back end issue - upgrades, bugs, ...
  • Path for Interface issue - upgrades, bugs, ...
  • Emergencies (major, minor)

Involved in determining this - Corey Moore, Ben Wilson, Dane Bohman, Dean Allen

 

The process for incident/maintenance communication for I-Learn products and the roles of portfolio managers and system owners is highlighted in the IT Incident Management and IT Change Management documents which are linked here.  

Product Owner
The person who can make the ultimate decisions for the product - funding, road map, vision, governance and retirement.
  • Please include name, email, phone, job title.

David Barrus 

barrusd@byui.edu 

208-496-3813 

Economics Department Chair
Stakeholders
A person or group of people who have an interest in the product and its success. Can influence product decisions. Are impacted (directly or indirectly) by the product. e.g. requester, department, developer, ASE, portfolio manager, product manager
  • Please include name, email, phone, job title.

Stakeholders: 

  • Accounting Department Chair  

    Don Campbell

    campbelld@byui.edu

    208-496-3848

  • Front Office Contact  

    Denise Rydalch 

    rydalchd@byui.edu 

    208-496-3840 

  • Economics Department Chair  

    David Barrus 

    barrusd@byui.edu 

    208-496-3813 

  • Front Office Contact  

    Denise Rydalch 

    rydalch@byui.edu 

    208-496-3840

 

Platform Services Director   

ASE List:  

  • Dane Bohman - bohmand@byui.edu / 208-496-7217  
  • Ben Wilson - wilsonbe@byui.edu / 208-496-1550  
  • Amber Gneiting - gneitinga@byui.edu / 208-496-7015  

Director, Software Engineering  

Portfolio Management   

Academics Product Manager  

  • Dean Allen - allende@byui.edu/(208) 496-7211

Audience
Who will use the product? (campus, online, pathway, Ensign, employees - more specific like - nursing students, specific department or course(s))
 
Online and Campus

Purchasing

  • Purchaser and requester information - name, email, phone
  • Licensing (description of the license agreement - site license, per user, per computer, ...)
  • How is the license renewed?
  • Next renewal date?
  • When should this product be reviewed again for purpose and outcome? Usually, this happens every 3-5 years.
  • BYUI Purchasing Agent  - name, email, phone

Licensing Contract (How many licenses were purchased for the product?) 

Pricing agreement. No licenses. 

Who is the contract contact? (Purchasing Department) 

Name: Becki Lyn Skidmore  

Email: skidmorebe@byui.edu 

Phone extension: (208) 496-2350 

What is the technology use cap of this product? 

N/A

Other
  • Product documentation (URL)
  • Support and/or training documentation (URL)
  • ASE - maintenance needs and yearly maintenance estimate
  • Any custom code developed? (where can it be found)
  • Is this ADA compliant (URL to their official vendor statement)
  • Other
 
Data
  • Give description of all data and how it interacts with the university systems.
  • List all university systems used.
  • Installation instructions - URL or direction how to find the instructions.
  • Who is responsible for installation - please include email, phone, job title.

What system is this coming from (push/pull)? 

 

Push Destination 

  • Canvas 

Pull Source 

  • Canvas 

 

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tool_id=connect 

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Full name 

Roles 

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Vendor Information

Product Name McGraw-Hill Connect
Product URL https://connect.mheducation.com/connect/login/index.htm?&BRANDING_VARIANT_KEY=en_us_default_default&node=us-east-1a-connecto-app-prod-8-80.mhecloud.com
Company Name McGraw Hill

Vendor Account/Sales Rep
Please include Name, email, phone, job title.

David McNulty 

david.mcnulty@mheducation.com

Vendor Support Rep
Please include Name, email, phone, job title.