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Overview

The Embeddable Widget System enables institutions to showcase career opportunities data directly on their public websites, course catalogs, and marketing materials. These interactive widgets display real-time job market information for specific academic programs, helping prospective students understand career outcomes and employment prospects.
Widgets are designed for public display and automatically provide up-to-date career information without requiring users to access the main Mapademics platform.

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What Widgets Display

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Career Opportunities Data

Each widget presents comprehensive job market information for a selected academic program:
  • Job Titles: Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) careers aligned with the program
  • Median Wages: Current salary expectations for each career path
  • Employment Totals: Total number of people employed in each occupation
  • Employment Growth: Projected growth rates (2023-2033) for career fields
  • Annual Openings: Number of job openings expected each year
  • Education Requirements: Typical degree levels needed for entry
  • Work Experience: Required prior experience in related occupations

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Program Averages

Widgets can optionally display program-wide averages to give viewers a quick overview of:
  • Average median wage across all career paths
  • Average employment growth rate
  • Average annual openings percentage
  • Total employment across all related occupations

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Key Benefits

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For Prospective Students

  • Informed Decision Making: See real career outcomes before choosing a program
  • Financial Planning: Understand salary expectations for different career paths
  • Market Awareness: View current job market demand and growth trends
  • Career Exploration: Discover related occupations they might not have considered

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For Institutions

  • Transparency: Demonstrate commitment to student success with real data
  • Marketing Enhancement: Showcase program value with compelling career statistics
  • Competitive Advantage: Differentiate programs with concrete employment outcomes
  • Compliance Support: Meet requirements for career outcome disclosure
  • Website Integration: Seamlessly embed data without technical development

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For Faculty and Advisors

  • Student Counseling: Use current market data in advising conversations
  • Curriculum Planning: Align course content with market-demanded skills
  • Program Development: Make data-driven decisions about new program offerings
  • Stakeholder Reporting: Provide concrete outcomes data to administrators

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How Widgets Work

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Data Source

Widgets pull live data from your organization’s Mapademics account, including:
  • Program Information: Names, CIP codes, and related courses
  • Skills Analysis: Extracted from syllabi and mapped to occupations
  • Labor Market Data: Current employment statistics from national databases
  • SOC Mapping: Professional alignment between programs and career paths

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Real-Time Updates

  • Data refreshes automatically as your program information changes
  • No manual updates needed - widgets always show current information
  • Skills mapping updates flow through to career opportunity displays

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Authentication & Security

  • Widgets use your organization’s public API key for secure data access
  • API keys are tied to your specific organization’s data only
  • No sensitive information is exposed - only publicly appropriate career data
  • Cross-origin resource sharing (CORS) enabled for embedding on external sites

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Widget Customization Options

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Visual Branding

Widgets can be customized to match your institution’s brand:

Header Styling

  • Colors: Custom gradient colors for headers
  • Titles: Personalized header text
  • Branding: Professional appearance that complements your website

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Data Display Options

Control what information appears in your widgets:

Display Controls

  • Program Averages: Show or hide summary statistics
  • Career Selection: Display all related careers or specific subsets
  • Responsive Design: Automatically adapts to container width

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Use Cases

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Academic Websites

  • Program Pages: Embed widgets on individual program description pages
  • Course Catalogs: Add career outcome data to course listings
  • Admissions Materials: Enhance recruitment with employment statistics

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Marketing Materials

  • Digital Brochures: Include interactive career data in online materials
  • Social Media: Share widgets showing program outcomes
  • Presentation Tools: Use in recruitment presentations and open houses

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Student Services

  • Advising Portals: Provide career information during student meetings
  • Career Centers: Display relevant job market data for academic programs
  • Information Sessions: Show real-time employment outcomes to prospective students

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Getting Started

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Prerequisites

Before implementing widgets, ensure you have:
Required Access: You need administrative access to your organization’s Mapademics account to obtain API credentials and configure widget settings.
  • Administrative access to your Mapademics organization
  • Programs properly configured with SOC mappings
  • Skills processing completed for relevant courses
  • Public API key access (available in organization settings)

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Implementation Options

Choose the approach that best fits your technical capabilities:

Configuration Interface

Use Mapademics’ built-in widget configuration tool to customize appearance and generate embed codes

Direct Embedding

Create your own embed codes using the widget API for maximum customization flexibility

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What Happens Next

Once widgets are embedded on your website:
  1. Immediate Display: Career opportunity data appears instantly for site visitors
  2. Automatic Updates: Information stays current as your program data changes
  3. Student Engagement: Prospective students can explore career outcomes before enrollment
  4. Enhanced Recruitment: Marketing materials gain credibility with real employment data
  5. Improved Transparency: Demonstrate institutional commitment to student success
Start with a single program to test widget functionality, then expand to additional programs based on performance and user engagement.