TopHat

Document Last Update: August 11, 2021

Product: TopHat

Name
Product Name

TopHat
Description
Vendors description of the product

Top Hat is a student engagement platform that professors use inside and outside of the classroom. It takes attendance, present slides, host discussions, give homework, assigns interactive readings and runs tests. 

Purpose
Requester intended use of the product. What will the tool accomplish? What benefits to the university, students, others?

To have flexibility to engage students anytime and anywhere. 

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.

Arlen Wilcock 

wilcocka@byui.edu  

208-496-7216

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: 

 

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  

Portfolio Management   

Academics Product Manager  

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

Director, Software Engineering  

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?) 

Site license purchased. 

Who is the contract contact? (Purchasing Department) 

Name: Keith Mcleman 

Email: mclemank@byui.edu 

Phone extension: (208) 496- 2309 

What is the technology use cap of this product? 

Site License

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 attendance, Canvas course 

Pull Source 

  • Canvas course. 

 

Canvas course id 

Canvas user id 

Canvas user login id 

Primary email 

Full name 

roles 

Vendor Information

Product Name TopHat
Product URL https://tophat.com/
Company Name TopHat

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

TopHat Customer Support, support@tophat.com, 1-888-663-5491

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