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{"title":"How the FEUP Removal to the New Premises Was Facilitated by the Internal Information System","authors":"L. M. Ribeiro, M. A. Carravilla, G. David","doi":"10.18452/1090","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18452/1090","url":null,"abstract":"Since 1996 that FEUP possesses an information system (SiFEUP) that was developed mainly to record the information on the school’s activity concerning teaching and learning, research and development as well as for school management. The system has been built in-house and has nowadays more than 30 integrated modules that are enabling the modernization of many processes and services providing simultaneously decision support facilities. In this work we will show how this system was a key tool to organise the logistics of the Faculty removal to new premises, namely its importance for minimizing the impact on the users resulting from the change to completely new infrastructures. 1 Presentation of the Engineering Faculty and its environment Descending from the Polytechnic Academy, created in 1837, the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto (FEUP) is presently a prestigious public institution concerning the teaching and research of Engineering. The Engineering Faculty is the biggest of all the faculties that belong to the Porto University. It has almost six thousand students, four hundred professors, more than a half with a PhD, and two hundred staff. The University of Porto, is itself the biggest in Portugal, with approximately 25 000 students. FEUP presents a departmental structure, composed of six areas, Civil Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Computers, Mechanical Engineering and Industrial Management, Mining Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering and Materials. To support the activities of these departments and of the Faculty as a whole there are several central services, including the Computer Centre, the Library, the Academic and Staff, the Economic and Financial, the Continuous Education and Development, the Public Relations and Image and the Technical and Maintenance Support services. FEUP offers eight undergraduate courses, 23 MSc degree courses and 8 areas for PhD studies, as well as other specialized post-graduate courses. Besides teaching the FEUP is currently involved in more than a hundred research projects, many of these on an international basis and in co-operation with industry. Since the year 1937 until September 2000, the Engineering Faculty occupied a location in the centre of the Porto city, with around 30 000 m, where several adapted buildings housed the departments, services and R&D institutes. Figure 1. SiFEUP: information about the Faculty map On September 2000, the Faculty moved to a new location, in the city periphery. This new location almost triplicates the available area. The different departments and services occupy 12 main buildings, as shown in Figure 1. The covered area is now about 90.000 m, where lecture rooms and offices occupy each 17.000 m and laboratories 41.300 m. This was probably the biggest and most complex move that occurred in town for many years. One of the many aspects of the move that has been particularly demanding was the maintenance of the users connectivity to th","PeriodicalId":169895,"journal":{"name":"European University Information Systems","volume":"32 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-03-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131912817","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Paris Academic Network Project / High speed metropolitan area network for research and educational","authors":"Stoned Elipot, J. Gautier, J. Girard, Jacky Thibault, B. Mabboux","doi":"10.18452/1036","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18452/1036","url":null,"abstract":"– a network made ‘’for and with the concerned community”, able to come up to the expectations and to fit the new plans. A total mastery in transparency (for its management, the control of development, . . . ) is the garanty for a network serving the community it was made for. – an optic structure in ‘’optical fibre” and DWDM (Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing), ATM and gigabit protocols, services with added value and an administration forming a coherent whole open to a large scale of possibilities for output as much as for protocols and offered services. – a financial cost which is competitive in investment and fair in functioning, considering the given prospects.","PeriodicalId":169895,"journal":{"name":"European University Information Systems","volume":"44 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-03-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129140519","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Collaboratives tools for the main actors of a university the first step to a \"shared and broadcast information\" culture","authors":"Thierry Aguéda","doi":"10.18452/998","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18452/998","url":null,"abstract":"An antenna for transmitting or receiving, for limited fine scan or wide angle scan, or for producing multiple beams has a plurality antenna radiators or receivers (apertures) in a linear array, coupled to a smaller plurality of antenna networks so that many of the antenna apertures are coupled to two of the networks and the networks are all coupled to a common transmission line. For a spatial scanning system, each network is coupled to the common transmission line through a variable phase shifter so that the radiation patterns of the apertures combine to define a beacon of predetermined fine pointing direction that can be used to spatially sweep a sector by varying the phase shifters according to a predetermined schedule. Furthermore, by shifting the point of feed to the networks, the pointing direction is caused to switch in relatively large steps, from one sector to another sector.","PeriodicalId":169895,"journal":{"name":"European University Information Systems","volume":"35 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-03-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123720901","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Oracle Student System (OSS) Implementation Project / A Learner-Centred Approach","authors":"J. Townsend","doi":"10.18452/1094","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18452/1094","url":null,"abstract":"In a global marketplace differentiation by product is becoming increasingly difficult and organisational success increasingly dependent on the quality of customer service. In HE, this mandates the development of a learner-centred approach. At JMU we are trying to adopt such an approach in our implementation of the Oracle Student System, as an essential component of Learner Relationship Management a systems approach enabling both the learner and the University to more effectively and directly manage the learning experience. Implementation of such an approach raises issues around process management, cultural change and learner engagement; JMU is struggling to find the solutions essential for delivery of learner-focussed higher education in the twenty-first century.","PeriodicalId":169895,"journal":{"name":"European University Information Systems","volume":"86 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-03-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126325537","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Building a web-based course for Cambridge medics: deconstruction, reconstruction, integration","authors":"D. Leeder","doi":"10.18452/1070","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18452/1070","url":null,"abstract":"In the spring of 1998, the Board of the Faculty of Biology of the University of Cambridge sanctioned a project to transform a long-standing traditional course in Medical Sociology, delivered to the first-year undergraduate medics, into a stand-alone computer-aided learning (CAL) package. The course consisted of 10 hour-long lectures, a number of tutorials (known in Cambridge as ‘supervisions’) and, at the end of the course, a formal written examination. The same course was also being delivered as part of the Cambridge Diploma of Public Health, which involved many small groups being taught the same material. It was this factor which made distance delivery and self-directed study desirable and increased the project’s cost-effectiveness.","PeriodicalId":169895,"journal":{"name":"European University Information Systems","volume":"44 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-03-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121965329","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The roles of organisational structure and continuing professional development in supporting changes in teaching and learning / An Information Services' Perspective","authors":"N. Wilson, R. Chisnall","doi":"10.18452/1018","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18452/1018","url":null,"abstract":"Today the majority of those associated with higher education would not question the potential for information technology to signicantly reshape the academic, as well as the administrative activities, of an institution. Most acknowledge the desirability for information technology to radically transform their institutions however it also remains threatening too many. The drive to address the expectations of the contemporary student may create institutional tensions. For example, the need to achieve efciencies yet conserve nances, the disruption associated with rapid technological change yet a desire to plan and do so strategically are typical of the strategic issues faced. Recent literature frequently addresses technology-centric or pedagogy centric issues, however this paper examines the perspective of providing and supporting the underlying technological infrastructure.","PeriodicalId":169895,"journal":{"name":"European University Information Systems","volume":"154 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-03-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115169858","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Distance Learning Technology based on NetOp Virtual Classrooms","authors":"V. Sidorenco","doi":"10.18452/1093","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18452/1093","url":null,"abstract":"Preface Public Association RENAM is a non-governmental, non-commercial and non-prot organization, established in the form of the public institution, carrying out its activities in conformity with the Constitution of the Republic of Moldova, with legislation of the Republic of Moldova, with international norms and conventions and with the its Statute. Principal purpose of RENAM is a contiguous development of communication and information infrastructure of the scientic and educational community of the Republic of Moldova, creation of appropriate conditions for permanent network development for science and education by means of collaborated efforts of scientic and educational institutions; providing access to the national and foreign databases and distance learning facilities. Networking infrastructure for science and education in Moldova development passed several stages. Initially many scientic and educational organizations in Moldova developed their internal networking segments separately, as independent sub-networks, but soon the real needs of scientic-educati onal society have required uniting these efforts. An organization of collaborated activity can be subdivided in some stages and the rst practical results were obtained in 1996, when the Moldovan Department of Soros Foundation together with the Academy of Sciences of Moldova and the leading Universities proposed an initiative of creation of scientic-educati onal network \"Moldnet\". RENAM directly follows goals and structures built during previous project of creation and development of AMNET (Academic Moldavian Network) infrastructure . AMNET had the aim to join more than 25 research institutes of the Academy of Sciences of Moldova (ASM), Universities and other non-governmental organizations of Moldova in 3 main stages:","PeriodicalId":169895,"journal":{"name":"European University Information Systems","volume":"8 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-03-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114951132","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"FEIDHE (a project) / Electronic Identification in Finnish Higher Education","authors":"Mikael Linden, Janne Kanner, Mika Kivilompolo","doi":"10.18452/1062","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18452/1062","url":null,"abstract":"In Finnish universities and polytechnics students and staff members have access to several information systems and services requiring user authentication. Traditionally authentication is based on username-passwords pairs. In the information systems the passwords or alternatively, some one-way hash values deriving from them are stored in a user database. When the user is to be authenticated to the system, one is prompted to enter one’s username and password, which are then compared to the data stored in the database. If the username-password pair correspond to ones in the user database, access is granted to the resources that are available for the user.","PeriodicalId":169895,"journal":{"name":"European University Information Systems","volume":"48 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-03-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"117060744","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Enhancing information systems security in an academic organization","authors":"F. Morris","doi":"10.18452/1080","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18452/1080","url":null,"abstract":"The Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) is the biggest public research institute in France. The activity fields cover a large spectrum from social science to mathematics including physic and biology. Some laboratories are directly managed by the CNRS but many others are joint structures with a university or even a private company. With 1300 laboratories the CNRS is a split organization.","PeriodicalId":169895,"journal":{"name":"European University Information Systems","volume":"27 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-03-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127177039","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"New technologies for a multimedia project: the virtual reconstruction of the Ancient Rome in the fourth century A.C","authors":"Gérard Jean-François","doi":"10.18452/1035","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18452/1035","url":null,"abstract":"When computer centers were created, they were dedicated to program and make calculation only. On another hand, other services were in charge of the audiovisual areas, printing works, networks and so on. . . In the mid eighties, with the emergence of office automation and networks, the French Universities had to recognize the importance of the « Centre of Computer Resources », and the border between data procession and other technologies was not as clear as it used to be. The same kind of evolution happened in other fields. Nowadays, the PABX (Private Automatic Branch eXchange) use computers and the printing industry does the same with many different software packages.","PeriodicalId":169895,"journal":{"name":"European University Information Systems","volume":"47 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-03-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125203531","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}