Astrid Jenssen
XML-group, USIT, UiO
astrid.jenssen@usit.uio.no
2003
KOST and StudInfo
at UiO
Goal
Present the KOST- and StudInfo project at the
University of Oslo
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The Competence Reform in Norway
(kvalitetsreformen)
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Introducing a new three year bachelor and two
year master degree structure
New study programmes established within the
framework of the new degree structure
Extensive use of IT is important for both
students and staff
USIT takes part in several projects and
development activities IT-solutions
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uPortal, KOST/StudInfo, Time Scheduling System,
Digital Learning Enviroment….
2003
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KOST-project
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Reorganise and coordinate written study information
(Prosjekt for omstrukturering og KOordinering av UiOs
skriftlige Studieinformasjon)
Reorganise all printed and web-based study information
Develop a more comprehensive solution tailored to
different target groups
Avoid duplicating the information
”All” the units at UiO take part in the project
www.admin.uio.no/prosjekter/kost/
Project period: spring 2002 – 2003
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KOST
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Develop new IT publishing systems
Establish organisational routines
Coordinate work at all units
Update information one place, reuse in different
contexts
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Before KOST
Even though the IT systems and organisational
routines should be changed, the project gains
benefit from already existing solutions:
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1993 -> SGML-based publishing system (StudInfo)
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Print-on-demand, dynamic web-publishing of course catalog,
ECTS-catalog etc
Distributed responsibility for updating the
information
Common solutions for the whole University
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Some Aspects
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Standardize ”templates”
Integrate different systems (FS, StudInfo etc)
Easy to use for information providers
Easy to search, navigate and find information
for end-users (students, staff etc)
New printed catalog complemented by web
Establish new administrative routines
Support and training for information providers
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StudInfo 2002 ->
USIT-project for developing the IT publishing
system
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http://www.usit.uio.no/prosjekter/nystudinfo/
Main tasks
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Solutions for information providers (XMetaL, edit
through web-browser)
User administration, access control
Work flow
Write programs processing XML-files, information
from other sources and presentation in Web (XSLT,
cgi-scripts, shell-scripts, perl...)
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Info providers
Structured
information in
Web
StudInfo
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Printed
documents
(approx 200 persons)
FS
XML
uPortal
StudInfo after The Competence Reform
Presentation in
Web
www.uio.no/studier/tilbud
2003
Programme Presentation
2003
Course Presentation
2003
Develop Gradually
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Phase 1
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Phase 2
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Presentation og master programmes and courses etc
Published March 15th 2003
Phase 3
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Semester specific information
To be published from June 15th 2003
Lectures (what, when, where, who), syllabus, litterature,
examination, messages etc
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Presentation of bachelor programmes and courses etc for
potential students
Published Jan 6th 2003
Some Challenges
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dynamically (”instant”) publishing
publishing after approval
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Comprehensive content
Information providers: adm staff, teachers,
”other systems”
Different needs; user interface and functionality
Access control
Publishing routines;
Further Challenges
Integration with FS
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Depending on time scheduling system
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What information to be presented on the public web
Import/export information
Integrated with FS
Data quality
Depending on technical web-infratructure from Vortex
(”writeable web”)
Deliver information to uPortal
Integration with DUO (Digital publications from UiO)
Summer holiday… ?
2003
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After KOST…?
Further work with
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Maintaining and development of StudInfo
Establishing organisational routines
Training
etc
New project?
Holiday … 
2003
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