Akari

We want staff to have a more collaborative, streamlined, straightforward and effective experience. Timely sharing of better data will also contribute to more informed decision making when it comes to curriculum planning. 

We want our students to benefit from a more coordinated experience, giving them a better foundation on which to organise themselves more effectively and be engaged with their studies. 

Technical reasons for moving to Akari:  

• The legacy systems (CAPIS and REG) were becoming obsolete, providing an opportunity to transition to a more advanced platform.
• Akari allows for the integration of multiple processes within a single system, reducing reliance on email communication.
• It offers enhanced reporting capabilities.
• It serves as a central, authoritative source for all course and programme information.
• Akari can store more complex data than CAPIS while maintaining a user-friendly interface.

• The Akari support site provides guidance on all currently available features of the system.
• Dedicated support is available for departments completing the Annual Course Guide Review.
• View which fields from Akari will be published in course guides.
• View a list of major and minor changes that can be made in Akari.
• Training sessions for the Annual Course Guide Review will be held from 24 February to 4 April 2025. In-person and online sessions are available to book.
• You can view frequently asked questions about the project in general. 

You can view a visual of the project timeline. 

Phase two (current): Annual Course Guide Review and Programme Updates 

The project is in phase two of delivery, which will enable departments to perform their annual course guide review and programme updates using Akari.  

The changes to Akari went live on 10 February 2025. 

Key actions for departmental staff to complete include: 

• Annual course guide review (deadline: 6 May 2025) 
• Add Programme Learning Outcomes (PLOs) (deadline: end of 25/26 academic year) 

On the Akari support site, you can find guidance for the following processes: 

• Making changes to courses
• Making changes to programmes

You can also contact TQARO if you have any questions at all or would like to reach out to the Curriculum Management Project team. 

Phase one (complete): new course and programme proposals 

Departments were able to submit new course and programme proposals on Akari from 26 September 2024.  

Guidance materials and training were made available to all Departments and Centres, along with drop-in sessions hosted by the TQARO/Project team for additional support.

Akari Departmental Approver specific guidance can be found within each programme and course proposal section.

For further assistance with new proposals, please contact TQARO.

Until February 2025, the Curriculum Management project was part of the Course Selection and Timetabling Change Programme (CSTCP). However, following SMC’s decision to close CSTCP to focus more closely on the complexities of course selection, Curriculum Management now falls under EGI’s Programme and Course Design and Enhancement (PCDE) Programme. Despite this transition, the project continues as planned, with no changes to its original scope or timeline.

The project has formed an Experts Community, bringing together staff from across the School who represent the end-to-end curriculum management process.

This group plays a key role in supporting the people-focused changes associated with the project and will continue its work beyond the project's completion.

Members receive training and development opportunities to enhance their skills and expertise.

If you're interested in joining the Experts Community, please review our Experts Community Role Profile for full details and contact TQARO to get involved.

• Curriculum Management Business Case 
• Curriculum Management Education Committee Paper 
• Assessment Terminology Education Committee Paper