Cornell Course Management System X
CMSX was developed by the Department of Computer Science to simplify the management of large courses. It is in use by more than 8000 students in over 100 courses in Computer Science, Computing and Information Science, Engineering, and Economics. Design and development were done by undergraduate and masters students working under faculty supervision. We are always interested in user feedback that can make the system better.
See for yourself!Timeline
CMSX has changed throughout the years, now being radically different from when it was first created.
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| Fall 2024 | CMSX version 6.0 marks a new era for the project, reaching a more stable and well architected system marked by a more mature New UI, Classic UI, and transaction framework. |
| Spring 2024 | CMSX version 5.4 bolsters security and core infrastructure. Re-architecture of API framework and React state management begins. |
| Fall 2023 | CMSX version 5.2 adds greater CSV functionality. Numerous bugs are squashed! |
| Spring 2023 | CMSX version 5.0 debuts built on Jakarta EE with Java 11. |
| Spring 2022 | CMSX version 4.4 brings more features to the Beta New UI. |
| Fall 2020 | CMSX version 4.3 releases a new New UI built in React an open beta. |
| Fall 2017 | CMS renamed to CMSX, and version 4.0 is in wide-spread use. |
| Spring 2017 | CMS version 4.0 (JPA version) first released for use by 21 courses. |
| Fall 2015 | Development of a new version of CMS based on JPA and the Fabric implementation begins. |
| Fall 2009 | Core functionality of CMS is ported to the Fabric distributed object system with notable results. |
| Spring 2008 | A pilot project based on CMS 3.3 is being run by CIT. Courses outside the CS department will be using CMS. |
| Fall 2007 | CMS version 3.3 adds support for quizzes and surveys. |
| Spring 2007 | CMS version 3.2 based on J2EE is now the standard version of CMS in use, and the PHP system is being phased out. |
| Fall 2006 | CMS version 3.2 adds support for scheduling student meetings. |
| Spring 2006 | CMS version 3.1 is in use by more courses. The PHP system continues to be used as 3.1 matures. |
| Fall 2005 | CMS version 3.0 (J2EE version) first released for use by a few courses. |
| Spring 2004 - Spring 2005 | CMS Version 2.2 (PHP version). |
| Fall 2003 | CMS Version 2.1 (PHP version) developed by CS; 23 CS/CIS Courses, 5 ECE/ORIE/MAE Courses. Development of J2EE CMS begins. |
| Spring 2003 | CMS Version 2.0 (PHP version) developed by CS; 11 CS/CIS courses. |
| Fall 2002 | CMS Version 1 (Perl version) developed by CS; 6 CS/CIS Courses. |
| Before Fall 2002 | Various systems were in use for CS211, CS312, CS417, and other CS courses. A group of students and faculty then identified requirements for an improved CMS. |
Current Members
The current members of the CMSX development team.
Past Members
Many students have worked on CMSX and earlier versions of the system. Here are some of them.
Want to get involved?
Last year, CMSX was used by just under 23000 students enrolled across over 140 courses at Cornell. This number includes more than 8000 unique users, over a third of Cornell's student population. CMSX is currently used by CIS and other engineering courses, but we would like to expand it to include all of Cornell. This includes improving the user interface and experience for a wider Cornell audience. With such ambitious plans and high expectations, we are seeking to expand our team.