Postgraduate research administration module (PRAM)
Overview
This project aims to disaggregate the Unit4’s Agresso Student Management product to provide a free standing module(s) for the administration of postgraduate research students. This is an area of student administration that is not well provisioned for across the sector and would benefit from a modular commercial solution that could be integrated using open standards, web services and/or an enterprise service bus.
A consortium of the University of Nottingham and Oxford will work in partnership with Unit4 to disaggregate and enhance the postgraduate research student functionality. The resulting module will integrate with existing systems in each of the Universities through a suite of web services and enterprise service bus interfaces. The project will also create an open XML standard for the exchange of postgraduate student information to ease interoperability and avoid supplier lock-in.
Anticipated outputs and outcomes
Outputs
- Documented core set of common processes and data required across HE to manage post graduate research students
- Mapping of common processes and data onto existing Unit4 offering
- Documented core set of common services required across HE which allow integration with other administrative and research systems
- Documented outline and working group for an open XML standard for the exchange for postgraduate research student information
- Documented baseline costing for the administration of PGR and environment impact assessment
- Open XML standard for the exchange for PGR information
Outcomes
Efficiency - cost and time saving
Effectiveness - business process and service quality improvement / enhancing the student and staff experience of administration
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The APRM module will provide functionality that supports the administration of PGR students. This area is presently not adequately supported in any of the partner Universities
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The partner Universities will benefit from improved administration systems through exchanging best practice in each other’s approach to the administration of PGR students
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Case studies and guidelines on how to implement a PGR administration system
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Baseline costing and environmental impact study for the administration of PGR students
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Core set of common processes and data required across
HE to manage PGR students
Enablement - improved agility, flexibility and ability to respond to new opportunities
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The APRM module will enhance Unit4’s commercial offering
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The APRM module will provide an open and flexible solution based on open standards and web services
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Availability of an open modular commercial solution APRM for the management of PGR students
An open XML standard for the exchange for PGR student information
Technology / Standards used
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