Academic task orchestration
FOCUS
FOCUS turns syllabi and manually entered assignments into a clear work queue: past-due items, upcoming deadlines, priority bands, workload clusters, and smaller first steps.
Evaluation dashboard
Example after syllabus parsing
Methods memo
IST 505
Deadline passed
Triage remaining requirements
Database lab
IST 601
High value, short delay
Run starter query, then verify output
Research outline
IST 700
Low confidence
Review rubric and choose one section
Walkthrough
From syllabus to first action
Syllabi and manual tasks become one academic workload across courses.
Expectancy, value, delay, and impulsiveness are translated into task attributes.
Parsed assignments are grouped by deadline state before the priority queue is shown.
Upcoming work is ordered with a TMT-informed score and plain-language priority bands.
Micro-tasks target likely initiation barriers instead of producing generic checklists.
What the product makes clear
Students see what is late, what is next, why something is surfaced, and what small action can get the assignment moving.
| Area | What FOCUS does | Where it appears |
|---|---|---|
| Task ordering | Ranks upcoming assignments by motivational urgency, not due date alone. | Priority queue with plain-language bands |
| Workload awareness | Surfaces deadline clusters across courses before they become invisible overload. | Upcoming and past-due sections with cluster alerts |
| Micro-task scaffolding | Breaks assignments into first steps that are easier to start. | Generated steps attached to each assignment |