Information System of the Institute of Informatics: IS for Students by the Students
Date Issued
2010
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Abstract
After the introduction of the curricula in accordance to the
ECTS recommendation in 2005, the Institute of Informatics
was confronted with the mismatch of speed, agility and effectiveness of the administration office required for the sudden
growth of the Institute and the change to the more dynamic
style of studying. The process of keeping student records was
still paper-based and static, while the new ECTS regulations
enabled the students to take a more dynamic approach to
studying, by choosing their own pace.
Pressed with the need for a solution for student records,
tracking the students' progress and eliminating some of their
complaints, the Institute of Informatics has turned towards
development of a department-level transactional information
system. This system was envisioned to have placement at the
department and to be an implementation of the requirements
of the department. These requirements, in fact, eventually
would lead to a system that is broader than the requirements
of a generic student administration office.
This paper presents the ideas and rationale behind this development and how the process of development of a new
system took place, from the inception of the system, to the
transition in a production environment.
ECTS recommendation in 2005, the Institute of Informatics
was confronted with the mismatch of speed, agility and effectiveness of the administration office required for the sudden
growth of the Institute and the change to the more dynamic
style of studying. The process of keeping student records was
still paper-based and static, while the new ECTS regulations
enabled the students to take a more dynamic approach to
studying, by choosing their own pace.
Pressed with the need for a solution for student records,
tracking the students' progress and eliminating some of their
complaints, the Institute of Informatics has turned towards
development of a department-level transactional information
system. This system was envisioned to have placement at the
department and to be an implementation of the requirements
of the department. These requirements, in fact, eventually
would lead to a system that is broader than the requirements
of a generic student administration office.
This paper presents the ideas and rationale behind this development and how the process of development of a new
system took place, from the inception of the system, to the
transition in a production environment.
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