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Campuswide Information Technology Policy and Planning

• IT Strategic Planning for UC Davis. The IT Strategic Plan will provide a frame of reference to guide campus decisions regarding information technology policy, planning, prioritization, development, deployment, and funding (see the first draft at http://adc3.ucdavis.edu/, under Current Topics).
  
  
• New Business Architecture Update
  • The recruitment for the NBA Project Manager is nearing completion.
  • Funding for the project management office has been secured for the next three fiscal years.
  • The core UC Davis NBA team is established. The Change Management and Business Process Teams will hold their first meetings in the coming weeks.
  
  
• MyUCDavis Portal
  • New portal features and functionality: Materiel management services have been added. Fall 2002 will bring new browser requirements (Netscape 6.x series, Internet Explorer 5.5 or above, or Mozilla 1.0 or above), the ability to set up proxies, and a Quiz Builder module.
    

Infrastructure Highlights

• Network, Voice, and Data Highlights: See CPG report at http://iet.ucdavis.edu/pubs/CPG/09_02.html.
  
  
• Enterprise Directory Services. The current phase of the implementation focuses on building the Registry. The team expects to model it on the UCLA system. A prototype of a converted Student Information System should be completed by end of fiscal year.
  
  
• Document Management Project. Student Affairs launched a DM project this spring, with the goal of identifying a system that will support the core business processes for the Office of the Registrar, Undergraduate Admissions, and the Financial Aid Office. An RFP was released in late August. Potential DM applications: verification of need for financial aid applicants, handling of applications for admission for Undergraduate Admissions, and management of transcripts and grades for the Office of the Registrar. IET provides co-management and technical support.
  
  
• Workflow Engine. A project focusing on investigating the possible implementation of a workflow infrastructure (engine) for campus systems (such as the MyUCDavis portal, DaFIS, and Banner) has been completed. The workgroup concluded that current UC Davis technologies lend themselves to the implementation of a workflow strategy. A test implementation will be developed using the vacation leave reporting process (see http://vpiet.ucdavis.edu/advancedprojects/projects.html#wkfl/).
  
  
• Security.
  • Anti-virus Email Filtering. In July, the campus implemented anti-virus filtering for all email processed by the campus central email servers. About 20 million monthly email messages are inspected and those with virus attachments are identified and deleted. A deletion notification is returned to the apparent email originator. Initial virus statistics: 50,000 virus infected emails identified in July and over 130,000 in August. Starting in late August, the campus extended email anti-virus services and software to campus units that operate independent email servers.
    
    
  • UC Davis Security Symposium. The IT Security Coordinator is exploring the possibility of sponsoring a security symposium for system administrators. Symposium enrollment will be extended to attendees from other UC campuses.
    
    
  • Intrusion Detection. The IDS project team recently published its draft report. The report outlines a recommended campus IDS strategy that includes the limited use of network IDS and more aggressive use of centrally managed host-based IDS (http://vpiet/advancedprojects/IDS_ATP_Report.pdf).
    
    
  • One-Card System. The one-card system feasibility assessment report was submitted to the Provost's Office. An implementation decision is expected by late September.
    
    
• UC Davis Internet Software Toolkit. The new software CD (v 7.0) provides a Web browser (Mozilla), an email client (Eudora), SSH/Telnet applications, an FTP program for Windows, Norton anti-virus software, as well as an easy way to configure a UC Davis connection to the Internet and to set up a computing account.
  
  
• Search Engine RFP. The campus is developing an RFP to search engine vendors who can comply with campus requirements. In the interim, the campus is using Google's free search engine.

Academic Computing Highlights

• Video Services In Support of Teaching and Research. The Video Services Project Team has submitted their report. The team investigated the UC Davis video services and infrastructure, compiled an inventory, assessed the campus' future needs, and identified options to ensure the reliable distribution of video services (see http://vpiet.ucdavis.edu/advancedprojects/projects.html#vsd).
  
  
• Developing Online Course Components. Mediaworks continues to produce a number of technology components for undergraduate courses.
  • Chemistry 2C Program. Will support pre-laboratory requirements and post-laboratory data entry for students. Includes online presentations and quizzes on safety precautions and lab requirements, as well as post-laboratory interactive sections.
  • ARE 100A. Was launched as an online course this summer to increase course availability and student attendance (course offerings usually limited by room availability).
  
  
• Faculty Support Events
  • IET staff provided support for the ninth annual Summer Institute on Technology in Teaching sponsored by the Teaching Resources Center. The institute was a success.
  • This Fall, Mediaworks will offer educational technology events for faculty, including 7 Meet The Experts presentations, and 5 sessions on Teaching, Learning, and Technology.
  
  
• Educational Technology Partners Program. Considered a success in its first year, the program designed to pair faculty with specially trained students is being evaluated for expansion and long-term implementation. ET Faculty Partners have been selected for this fall.
  
  

Administrative Computing Highlights

• Student Information System Upgrade. The upgrade to Banner 5.4 and Oracle 9iR2 was performed over the weekend of September 7-8. The implementation was smooth and uneventful. It included some new database tuning strategies that should significantly improve system performance during peak load demand periods.
  
  
• UC Davis Financial Information System (DaFIS) Update
  [submitted by UC Davis Accounting and Financial Services]
  
  
  • The standardized service unit feeds into DaFIS were implemented successfully, thereby providing a single source from which departments can view the details of their service unit charges.
    
    
  • The new Storehouse inventory and online ordering system was successfully implemented in July.
    
    
  • From a systems operation standpoint, this summer saw the most efficient Fiscal Close since DaFIS was implemented.
    
    
  • The databases were successfully upgraded from Oracle 8.7.1.2 to Oracle 8.7.1.4.
  
  For more information on these highlights, see http://dafis.ucdavis.edu/news/.
• Investigating Electronic Research Administration Systems. In partnership with IET and the Office of Administration, the Office of Research recently announced a project to identify and implement an Electronic Research Administration (ERA) system. The system will provide researchers and campus departments with an online "cradle to grave" research proposal mechanism. To assist with this effort, IET is providing project management support and developing a set of infrastructural and functional criteria that will be used to evaluate major ERA systems currently on the market. The option of building a local version of an ERA software program is also under consideration.