infrastructure

=EuroMPM Infrastructure=

There is a complex network of systems and processes involved running the EuroMPM in Dortmund.

University wide systems

 * 1) A university wide cluster of systems is used for the registration and administration of students (DIAS, ODS, ... ). These systems are still under development - the student card was the core issue in 2010. These systems are used for example for
 * Registration of students for a study course
 * Control of access rights to IT-systems
 * Registration of students for exams
 * Information of examiners on registered students
 * Submission of check lists for exams to examiners to control the students sitting in exams (name, student no., admission to exam, ... )
 * Submission of tables to examiners to enter marks
 * Intake of marks by examiners - mainly student by student and course by course manually
 * Communication facilities for examiners and student office
 * Transmission of marks to the students office - transaction started by examiners
 * Transmission of results to students by mail - by system
 * Update of student data base on results of exams
 * 1) ILIAS e-learning patform - since 2009 used in EuroMPM step by step
 * Open for EuroMPM students and EuroMPM lecturers: course materials, case studies, ... - students submit their results in individual directories - lecturers take documents students submitted for evaluation and feedback
 * Open only for lecturers: Files of exams, results of exam, evaluation procedures, ...
 * ILIAS so far is only open for registered and enrolled students - access for applicants is not developed so far - not so easy to manage with respect to access rights and current rules at the university
 * 1) Web portal of the university
 * General information on university, organization, study courses, application, ....
 * Interested people can use this portal to submit mails to anyone at the university
 * Support of faculty issues very poor

Interfaculty systems

 * 1) The faculties of business administration and computer sciences jointly operate SAP systems mainly based upon the resources of SAP University Competence Centers - SAP systems are used within EuroMPM

Faculty wide systems

 * 1) Web portal of the faculty
 * Information on organization of the faculty, time tables (lectures,exams,... ), special events, cancellation of lectures, lecturers, ...
 * Registration of students for selected courses (not used in EuroMPM)
 * 1) Novell network for staff and students (very important in the past - now often replaced by ILIAS)
 * Course materials
 * Transfer directories for students

EuroMPM systems

 * 1) Main Web portal of EuroMPM Dortmund - most important for applicants, main portal for foreigners - mentioned at DAAD - core information on course structure, course schedule, ... - students cannot contribute to this portal - the course director manages this portal - and the links to corresponding portals of the partner universities of the EuroMPM
 * 2) Wikispaces
 * EuroMPM.Wikispaces.com - mainly for news, special events, exam schedule, ... - with contributions of registered EuroMPM students - important also for joint courses with partners from foreign universities - managed by the course director
 * InternationalResearchConference.Wikispaces.com - Web portal for selected EuroMPM conferences - managed by the course director
 * further Wikispaces specially to develop EuroMPM in a protected environment - managed by the course director
 * 1) EuroMPM in ILIAS - some standards for EuroMPM
 * 2) EuroMPM in DIAS, ODS, ...
 * 3) EuroMPM in Novell directories - on the way to move to ILIAS until 2012

Further systems

 * 1) Since 2010 EuroMPM students use Facebook to communicate among each other - all students are involved - also important for students from foreign partner universites of the EuroMPM to prepare their studies in Dortmund
 * 2) Microsoft Project Servers are available
 * 3) Special servers are used to support simulation, ...
 * 4) Moodle running in Bilbao and Trondheim in place of ILIAS in Dortmund - transfer of course materials difficult - Wikispaces often prefered