Education Systems Programme
Update
Rebecca Warren, Programme & Change Manager,
Education Development and Student Support
12 March 2012
Programme Drivers
• Improved student experience
• Effective corporate systems supporting fit-forpurpose standard processes
• Support academic policies and quality
assurance
• Efficient administration and support for academic
staff
• Replace unsustainable local systems
• Flexibility where needed
• Statutory/sector-wide drivers
Recently completed projects
• UG Admissions selection database
• Events & Interviews
• Postgraduate Applications (Hobsons Apply
Yourself)
• SITS technical infrastructure improvements
Projects closing soon
• Common Timetabling Platform (Q1 2012)
• Integrated e-learning (Blackboard) (Q2 2012)
Ongoing projects
• Online unit registration
• Fees 2012
• Undergraduate and Postgraduate
Customer Relationship Management
• Online Prospectus (2014)
• Key Information Sets
Forthcoming projects
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Dynamic Lab Manuals rollout
Lecture capture
Further work on e-learning tools
Student Services support
SITS ongoing projects
• Automation of transfers, withdrawals and
suspensions
• Paperless admissions
• PG stipend management
• Review of access to SITS
• Student Accounting Module (Finance)
SITS in future
• Tribal invited to review our SITS implementation
in January 2012
• Made recommendations on basis of modern
SITS implementations in other institutions –
recognise we need to catch up
• Currently reviewing recommendations and
putting together plans and business case –
expecting to invest heavily in SITS
improvements
How do systems changes get
made?
• Sponsorship needed
• Established process for small and large
changes
• Small projects/discipline-specific needs
met through Small Simple Initiative
• University-wide projects approved via
business case route
Got a good idea?
• Requests for SITS: via SITS team (ssiosystems@bris.ac.uk) or your
representatives on the SITS User Group
• Speak to your line manager
• Speak to me or Claire Nuttall in Strategic
Projects Office
Any questions?