UVU’s IT Department strives to support student success.
By supporting student projects, IT hopes to provide assistance that enhances learning and development.
GOOD REASONS for teaming up with IT
 Access to IT resources, personnel, standards, and systems
 Assistance with scope and project management
 Increased chance of success
 Your project can b e sustainable even after you’re gone — Leave a legacy!
COMMON ISSUES that prevent project completion
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IT finds out about the project too late, or there just isn’t enough time to provide the needed assistance.
 The project doesn’t have a well-developed scope and becomes undoable.
 The project isn’t compatible with IT’s current systems, policies, or standards, making it unsustainable for the university.
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Students sometimes take on more than they can handle due to an insufficient understanding of the university environment.
HOW TO WORK SUCCESSFULLY with IT
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Make sure there is enough time to finish your project (IT can help you determine the length of time your project is likely to take).
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Develop a good project scope that is doable within your constraints.
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Make sure your project is compatible with IT standards.
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Know what dependencies exist on IT systems and university practices.
REMEMBER IT can only support projects that are aimed at providing some benefit to UVU or its departments.
IT STANDARDS
Proper documentation of code and proper security for data storage are critical factors that will need to be reviewed by IT Security.
WEB STANDARDS
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Mobile adaptive/responsive framework in Omni-update (content management system) with html, CSS, PHP, and JavaScript on Linux Servers with MySQL or MSSQL databases on Microsoft servers.
ADMINISTRATIVE SYSTEMS STANDARDS
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JQuery, Groovy/Grails, PSQL Oracle database, in addition to the web standards listed above.
MOBILE PLATFORM STANDARDS
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Available upon request.
TECHNOLOGIES NOT GENERALLY SUPPORTED (avoid if possible)
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MicrosoftASP/.net, Flash,
Adobe Flex, Cold Fusion, Symphony, Postgress, Microsoft Access, and FileMaker Pro databases.
The standards above are provided as guidelines for planning. It is critical to coordinate directly with IT to ensure that the needs of your project are compatible with current systems and standards so that the completed product can be used on campus and maintained by IT staff.