EDUCAUSE | EDUCAUSE Quarterly Articles and Student Information Systems

The Visible Ops Handbook: Starting ITIL in 4 Practical Steps; Student Information Systems: A Guide to Implementation Success - Book Reviews

drupal — Thu, 22 Jun 2006 14:11:08 -0500

As both of the reviewers note, these two books are both geared toward providing suggestions and strategies to the IT manager. The first review on The Visible Ops Handbook: Starting ITIL in 4 Practical Steps, notes that this book is an invaluable guide to IT change management. The second review is on Student Information Systems: A Guide to Implementation Success, which discusses how to navigate the implentation process of a student information system (SIS).

Of Portals, Policies, and Poets

drupal — Mon, 17 Apr 2006 11:30:07 -0500

Implementing a portal provides an opportunity for collaboration, reflection, and change on campus.

The Johns Hopkins Address Registration System (JHARS): Anatomy of an Application

drupal — Tue, 29 Jul 2003 15:05:48 -0500

JHARS provides centralized administration of and self-signup for access to the Johns Hopkins network.

UniverSIS: Flexible System, Easy to Change

drupal — Tue, 30 Jul 2002 10:17:34 -0500

Designing flexible information systems saves time and money, now and in the future.

Technology-Enhanced Learning and Community with Market Appeal

drupal — Tue, 28 Nov 2000 17:18:41 -0600

This article discusses a new orientation program at the University of Dayton that utilizes technology. The Personalized Virtual Room is a program that allows first year students to connect with the university community prior to coming on campus.

An Admissions Process Transformed with Technology

drupal — Thu, 05 Oct 2000 15:24:50 -0500

This article describes Washington State University's new Web-based services for prospective students, including COUGAR TRACS (a transfer credit system that won a 1999 EDUCAUSE Best Practices Award). The various sub-applications are described along with the imaging and workflow processing and future enhancements.

Building a Personalized Education Portal

drupal — Thu, 05 Oct 2000 15:16:50 -0500

The article describes LSU's approach to building enterprise systems solutions that spanned the academic, research, and administrative requirements of the university. PAWS (Personal Access Web Services) offers enterprise, workgroup, and personal services. The article describes PAWS as a portal, its implementation issues, its growth and popularity since it was implemented, and LSU's return on investment. The PAWS application won a 2000 EDUCAUSE Exemplary Practices Award.

Student Elections Online

drupal — Thu, 05 Oct 2000 15:37:23 -0500

This Good Ideas article describes how Dickinson College put student elections online, including a discussion of pros and cons of online elections, planning for online elections, preparing the ballots, specific techniques, HTML forms and CGI programs, conducting the election, and post-election wrapup.

Transforming Student Services

drupal — Thu, 22 Jun 2000 08:14:52 -0500

By taking student services beyond records and financial aid, this office can play a key role in an institution's strategic academic and financial planning. Plus, with customer service online, both staff and students can be better served.