ROI and Student Information Systems
The Value of ConnectND: Return on Investment and Benefits Analysis Update
| Title: | The Value of ConnectND: Return on Investment and Benefits Analysis Update (ID: CSD4079) | | Origin: | Contributed by Organizations or Campuses (2004) | | Type: | Articles, Papers, and Reports | | Abstract: | Between November 2002 and January 2003, the State of North Dakota and the North Dakota Higher Education system conducted a detailed analysis of the estimated costs and benefits of the ConnectND project. That analysis gathered information and developed 10-year projections on total implementation and operating costs for the project. Information was also collected on the costs to operate existing systems (legacy systems) and that too was projected out 10 years. The project team interviewed members of the ConnectND team, departmental and higher education staff to determine the types of benefits that were expected from the project and how those benefits would return value to the state and the higher education system. At the conclusion of that analysis, a report was published titled "The Value of ConnectND. A key element of that report was a Return on Investment or ROI. This is an update of that earlier report. | | View this resource: | |
Optimizing Business Processes at Brooklyn College and the City University of New York
| Title: | Optimizing Business Processes at Brooklyn College and the City University of New York (ID: ECS0504) | | Author(s): | Judith A. Pirani (EDUCAUSE) | | Origin: | Documents Contributed by ECAR, Case Studies (06/15/2005) | | Type: | Articles, Papers, and Reports | | Abstract: | As a complement to the ECAR research study called Good Enough! IT Investment and Business Process Performance in Higher Education, this case study explores how Brooklyn College and The City University of New York optimized their student advising process to support a strategic goal to enhance student enrollment and retention. The first part of the case study looks at Brooklyn College efforts to create a more customer-friendly administrative environment. The second part of the case study focuses on CUNY's Office of Computing and Information Services (CIS) Project Management Office and discusses its deployment of an enterprise-wide online advising and degree audit system. | | View this resource: | |
Building a Personalized Education Portal
| Title: | Building a Personalized Education Portal (ID: EQM0031) | | Author(s): | Robin R. Ethridge (Louisiana State University), Cynthia M. Hadden (Louisiana State University), and Michael P. Smith (Louisiana State University) | | Origin: | EDUCAUSE Quarterly Articles (2000) | | Type: | Articles, Papers, and Reports | | Abstract: | 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. | | View this resource: | |
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