Student Systems and Educational Technologies
Irene Zvagelsky, Director of Administrative Applications
Student Systems and Educational Technologies
Student Systems and Educational Technologies
• University-wide student information system (SIS)
• Principally serves JHU
Who We Are
Student Systems and Educational Technologies supports
the academic mission of the university through the
innovative delivery of solutions for students, faculty, and
administration. We take pride in delivering highly-usable
and interoperable solutions that empower our users to
efficiently and effectively do their work and reduce their
administrative burdens. We support faculty in their
discovery and sharing of knowledge, enable students to
utilize institutional resources no matter their location, and
assist administrative units which deliver services to
students and faculty.
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An applications group within IT@JH
30 talented and dedicated professionals located at
MtW
– Business Analysts
– Developers
Who We Support
Students, faculty, and staff of:
• Krieger School of Arts & Sciences
– Advanced Academic Programs (AAP)
• Whiting School of Engineering
– Engineering Programs for Professionals (EP)
• School of Medicine
• School of Nursing
• Bloomberg School of Public Health
– Public Health non-credit
• Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS)
– DC, Bologna and Nanjing centers
• Carey Business School
• School of Education
• Peabody Conservatory
– Peabody Preparatory
• Academic Centers at JHU
Our Portfolio
Administrative Applications
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Integrated Student Information System (ISIS)
– Financial Aid
– Billing
– Records and Registration
– Admission
Room Scheduling (Astra Schedule)
International Students & Scholars (“iHopkins”)
Service Portfolio
• Consultation
• Project Management
• System Integration
Our People and Structure
Integrated Student Information System (ISIS)
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University-wide implementation of the Matrix Student
Suite from SunGard Higher Education
– JHU was a development partner with SGHE and
one of the first institutions to implement the
product
– In 2006, SunGard announced they would no longer
sell or market the Matrix product and would only
provide support through 2014.
Largest capital IT systems implementation project in
the University’s history and the largest application in
the IT@JH enterprise... until SAP came along
Supports four principal student services:
– Admissions
– Financial Aid
– Student Billing
– Records & Registration
ISIS Modules and Applications
ISIS is composed of five modules:
• Common [Biographical] Data (CMN)
• Financial Aid (SAS)
• Student Billing (SBS)
• Admissions (SMS)
• Records & Registration (SSS)
... and is entirely web-based, comprised
of two applications:
• Administrative application used by
student service offices and divisional
and university administration
• Self-Service application used by
students, faculty, advisors, and
“authorized users”
ISIS Platform and Technologies
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Administrative application is Microsoft DNA based and
self-service application is Microsoft .NET based
– Middle-tier is a combination of both
A-P clustered SQL Server 2005 database
– Currently ~2000 tables occupying nearly 400 GB
Integrates with or leverages other Microsoft products
and technologies
– AD, IIS, MOM, MSMQ, MTS, COM+/DCOM, Visual
Studio
Reporting via SQL Reporting Services (SQL Server 2008)
– Utilizes transactional (real-time) replication for
reporting
ISIS Interfaces
• Astra Schedule
• SAP
– General Ledger, Accounts Payable, and Payroll
• Enterprise Services
– Directory Services: JHED, Active Directory
– SiteMinder
• ... and a number of systems that are:
– In the divisions (e.g. SOM Admissions &
Registration)
– External to JHU (e.g. Dept. of Education,
financial institutions, online admissions
applications, etc.)
Coming in 2010: Astra Schedule VII
Room Scheduling
Astra Schedule is a class, room, event, and equipment
scheduling tool serving nearly all campuses of the
university
• Tightly integrated with ISIS for class scheduling
• Upgraded to the latest version (“Astra Schedule VII”) in
Spring 2010
– Introduced many new features
– Moved to a completely web-based application
Want to learn more?
versionvii.com
International Students & Scholars
iHopkins is JHU’s implementation of iOffice– a product of
Indiana University which is our single system-of-record for
data pertaining to international students and exchange
visitors
• Enables compliance with immigration rules and
regulations
• Interfaces with student systems, SEVIS and, soon, SAP
iHopkins is used by all JHU divisions and supports JHHS
• East Baltimore (School of Medicine, Nursing & School
of Public Health)
• Homewood (ASEN, Carey, School of Education)
• Peabody
• SAIS
Want to learn more?
www.indiana.edu/~ioffice/index.php
Live in
Jan
2010!
Contact Information
Irene Zvagelsky
Director, Administrative Applications
IT @ JH - Enterprise Applications
Davis A-121, Mt. Washington Campus
irenez@jhu.edu | 410-735-4239