1. Macau Polytechnic Institute Campus IT Application & Development Forum SIGA Development & Related Projects 26 July 2000 Presented by : Joe Poon

2. SIGA - Overview A campus-wide Student Information and Management SystemA campus-wide Student Information and Management System Major Service Clients:Major Service Clients: –Academic Services Department –Higher Schools –Accounting Department

3. SIGA - Roadmap 1996 > Released version 1, jointly developed by MPI Computer Center and INESC, Macau1996 > Released version 1, jointly developed by MPI Computer Center and INESC, Macau 1998 > Released version 2, with more completed administrative functional enrichments1998 > Released version 2, with more completed administrative functional enrichments 2000 > Act as a central point, incorporate and interfaces with several campus application projects2000 > Act as a central point, incorporate and interfaces with several campus application projects

4. SIGA - Functionality Application / Candidate SelectionApplication / Candidate Selection Student Registration, course enrollmentStudent Registration, course enrollment Student AccountingStudent Accounting Classes / Facilities scheduling, incoperated with Resource Management systemClasses / Facilities scheduling, incoperated with Resource Management system ReportingReporting Interfaces with other application systemsInterfaces with other application systems

5. Related Application Projects Class Response Survey SystemClass Response Survey System Library Management SystemLibrary Management System Access Control System ( SmartCard )Access Control System ( SmartCard ) Web-based Learning System ( WebCT )Web-based Learning System ( WebCT ) Enhancement on core systemEnhancement on core system –Reporting –Data conversion ( UNICODE ) –System performance tuning

6. Class Response Survey System Objective  Collect feedback on subject class from student  Learning more about student requirements  Measuring student satisfaction on subject class  Evaluating and Enhance education quality

7. Class Response Survey System Deliveries - a series of statistical reports  Program evaluation Summary  Subject evaluation Summary  Class evaluation Summary

8. Interface with Library Management System Embed library card number ( bar code ] into the existing student ID cardEmbed library card number ( bar code ] into the existing student ID card Replicate the registration student data from SIGA to the Library Management SystemReplicate the registration student data from SIGA to the Library Management System Automate the registration processAutomate the registration process Eliminate the need of double data entryEliminate the need of double data entry

9. Interface with Library Management System Library Card Number (2393036540) Student Card Front Student Card Back 2393036540 New Student ID Card Layout

10. Interface with Library Management System New register Student data will be transferred to the Library System automatically SIGA Database SAALibrary Patron Database Student Information Transfer periodically Interface module

11. Interface with Library Management System Checkout, Check-in and Reserve with one student card

12. Access Control System Interface with Access Control System - SmartCard SIGADatabase Student Data replication Interface module

13. Interface with Web-based Learning System Enroll into the available web-based courses automatically after registration or course enrollmentEnroll into the available web-based courses automatically after registration or course enrollment Reduce the effort on user account creation and maintenance in WebCT environmentReduce the effort on user account creation and maintenance in WebCT environment SIGADatabaseWebCTdatabase Automate the web-based course registration process Interface module

14. Core System - Tuning & Enhancement Feasibility Study - UNICODE conversionFeasibility Study - UNICODE conversion Survey on slow TransactionsSurvey on slow Transactions Performance tuning and evaluationPerformance tuning and evaluation System enrichment to adapt the administrative policies and workflowSystem enrichment to adapt the administrative policies and workflow

15. Upcoming New Applications Short-Course Management SystemShort-Course Management System SIGA Web-based services for studentSIGA Web-based services for student –online information query –enrollment confirmation –update personal information

16. Thank You! Comments and suggestions are Welcome