Overview

Campuswide Information Technology Policy and Planning

New Business Architecture
The implementation of the New Business Architecture at UC Davis is underway. Since the decision was made in September to expand MyUCDavis into an enterprise portal, a number of steps have been taken to lay the foundation for this complex project. These steps include the formation of a cross-campus, multi-disciplinary NBA Project Team, the implementation of new functionality in the MyUCDavis portal, and the development of a Web site.
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New Functionality Added to the MyUCDavis Campus Portal
As a part of the New Business Architecture initiative, new features (including Channel Builder, and a Gradebook) have been added to the portal; more features are under development or being tested.
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E-Recruitment Project Continues with Surveying and Feasibility Proposal
The E-Recruitment Project Team has conducted several focus group tests with high school audiences. The team is now developing a feasibility proposal for a full-scale implementation.
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Security

-	Electronic Security Advisory Group Information and Educational Technology (IET) recognized the need for an Electronic Security Advisory Group which was formed by the campus IT Security Coordinator. The group is made up of senior campus administrators who have been discussing a number of security topics. --> More on Electronic Security Advisory Group
-	Advanced Technology Project on Intrusion Detection Information and Educational Technology (IET) is sponsoring an Advanced Technology Project to develop a tactical plan for real-time detection and prevention of computing and network intrusions/infections. --> More on Intrusion Detection
-	Security Self Assessment Project Information and Educational Technology (IET) is developing a security vulnerability self-assessment program for use by campus units. --> More on Security Self Assessment Project

Web Content Guidelines Workgroup
Public Communications and IET are co-chairing a campus workgroup to develop campus/public safety guidelines that will help campus units make decisions on the accessibility of potentially sensitive Web content.
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Good First Quarter for Student Computer Ownership Expectation
This Fall, the campus completed the first quarter under the UC Davis Statement of Expectation regarding undergraduate students' ownership of computers.
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Human Resource Information Systems to be Selected
The Campus is embarking on a review of HRIS tools. So far, three vendors have presented demos to a group of HR and technical staff for comment.

Infrastructure Highlights

Communications
See the January 2002 UC Davis Report to the Communications Planning Group at http://iet.ucdavis.edu/pubs/CPG/CPG_01_02.html.
Advanced Technology Project on Video Services and Distribution
A team was formed to develop an inventory of the current state of the UC Davis video distribution infrastructure and services. The team will also assess the future need for video services and the corresponding infrastructure requirements in accordance with current and future technology trends in video services.
IET Guidelines for Managers Receiving Visits from Union Representatives
Human Resources is developing guidelines for IET management for responding effectively and addressing appropriately the unexpected visits from union representatives.
IET Publications, Web Sites Win Several National Awards
Several IET publications and Web sites recently won awards at SIGUCCS, a national competition among universities. UC Davis pulled in 5 first and second place plaques, the most any campus has won in a single year in the history of the competition.
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Academic Computing Highlights

New Program Trains Student Partners, Pairs them with Faculty Participants
A new Educational Technology Partners program was launched this Fall that pairs for one quarter a faculty member with a specially trained student. Each pair will work on a specific technology project identified at the beginning of the partnership.
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Educational Technology Grants Program
To encourage the use of educational technology in 2001/2002, the Teaching Resources Center (TRC) and IET-Mediaworks will award up to a total of $200,000 in educational technology grants for course enhancement projects.
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Online Interactive Labs Developed for Heavily Enrolled Course
IET-Mediaworks has created prototypes for online interactive pre-lab and post-lab sessions for Chemistry 2C, a heavy enrollment course. The pre-lab session will free up time in the labs by teaching students on their own home computers what they need to know about lab procedures and safety issues in advance of the lecture.
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Printing Drops by 51 Percent in campus computer labs
Last summer, IET-Computer Lab Management began charging students who print more than 200 sheets per quarter in the campus computer rooms. Students are charged 5 cents for every sheet used above the first 200 (which are free)
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Use of Campus Computers Jumps 11 Percent
This fall, close to 1,500 more students used the 15 IET-managed computing and media facilities compared to Spring 2001. Over 14,900 students used the 15 campus computer rooms between September 30 and Dec 17.
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Course Management Symposium Held at UC Davis
On October 3, 2001, the Academic Computing Coordinating Council and the Office of the Provost sponsored a one-day symposium on course management systems. This free event offered a unique opportunity for the 80 attending faculty, students, and staff to hear from national experts with experience in the development and deployment of course management systems.
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IET Collaborates with Campus for Grant Bid from the National Science Foundation
In a bid for a new Center for Biophotonics, Science and Technology, IET-Mediaworks recently assisted a cross-disciplinary team of UC Davis researchers in a "flawless" review by the National Science Foundation (NSF). Funded primarily through a grant from the NSF, this new center would facilitate collaboration across disciplines and provide equipment and lab space for scientists as they develop new biophotonics applications and techniques.
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Administrative Computing Highlights

UC Davis Financial Information System (DaFIS) Brings Services to the Web
[submitted by UC Davis Accounting and Financial Services]
A DaFIS channel has been implemented in the MyUCDavis portal and DaFIS sign-on and payment processes have been refined.
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PPS Decision Support Now Available via the Enterprise Portal
Due to the efforts of the FastTrack and Payroll Personnel Support Teams, access to the PPS Decision Support reports is now possible through the campus enterprise portal.
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Banner Student Information System Upgrades Successful, Future Enhancements Planned
The Banner Team successfully implemented Banner 5.2 and Oracle 8.1.7 on the Veteran's Day weekend. They are now preparing to replace the Sun servers for the database.
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Administrative Computing Reports
To provide a consistent context in which to review the campus' administrative computing reports, Information and Educational Technology (IET) has proposed a list of mission critical functions for which administrative computing systems are providing support. Additionally, IET is proposing a hardware standard for administrative computing, including support provided by our middleware and infrastructure.
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Microsoft Licensing Changes
In preparation for changes in Microsoft licensing, the Software License Coordination unit (SLC) of IET and Mark Ciabattari of Microsoft have held two meetings with campus staff.
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