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IT at UNSW Projects

The following is a list of projects currently being undertaken by IT at UNSW.


Area Project Name Manager Status
OneUNSW - IT Change Program
Governance
  IT Governance Project
Launch a new governance model that ensures the strategic alignment of IT investments while balancing outcomes and risk, as well as performance and resource management
Mark Fisher Active
SMSUS - Solution Build and Support Program
  Program Manager Stephen Flynn  
  Product and Services Development Manager Les Randolph Active
  - Staff Email
Single shared staff email service, push mail service (inc Blackberry, Exchange)
Michael Kretch (technical lead) Active
  - Student Email/zMail
Single student email service (incl. Alumni)
Michael Rourke (technical lead) Active
  - Lab
Development and packaging of IT shared utility services products
Tim Phillips Active
  Deployment /Transition Stream
Transition and transformation, migration of services, communications, engagement/buy-in, roll out of desktop and SOE
Stephen Flynn Active
Service Management Program
  Program Manager Trevor McNamara  
  Managed Print
Outsourced managed print (RFT), integrated model for print services optimisation
Satish Patil Active
Consolidated Infrastructure - Enabling Infrastructure Program
  Program Manager Chris Langeberg  
  Migration Program
Migration of services, communication, engagement/buy-in, delivery
David Maiden
Bill Koumis
Willie Trinidad
Active
  File and File Archive
Single shared file service platform across UNSW
Jeff Kahn Active
  Back Up and Archiving
Implementation backup and archiving facilities to support the operation of the IT at UNSW hosting service
Jeff Kahn Active
Organisational Transition
  Organisational Projects Stuart Jones Active
Data Centre
  Program Manager Nick Stace Active
Table Last Updated 16/10/09
 
Enterprise Projects
Identity Management
  IDAM - Identity Management
TBA Active
Information Management
  Unlock Information Assets (Julia)
Expansion and development of UNSW data warehouse and business intelligence capability
James Dawson Active
Learning and Teaching
  LMS Upgrade and Faculty of Excellence Model Project Area
The LMS Upgrade and Faculty of Excellence Model (FoEM) Project will improve the student and staff learning and teaching experience offered by UNSW, improve the capabilities available for online learning and teaching, provide a mechanism for innovation and enhancement of online teaching practices and tools and reduce risk associated with e-learning technology
Daniel Gooch Active
Student Systems
  myUNSW Enhance Student Experience
Enhancements of the myUNSW portal to provide new services to students and streamline and improve administrative processes
Malika Ganesan Active
  Research Student Management Phase II
Support for higher degree research student management through full higher degree research student life cycle
Mallika Ganesan Active
  Higher Ed Reforms -  Phase III
Ongoing work to address HESA legislation. System changes in NSS required to support new teaching periods, student fee billing and DEST reporting
Mallika Ganesan Active
  Timetabling 4 (2007)
Final phase of University-wide timetabling. Replacement of CATS server by ITS hosting, Upgrade Syllabus+ software and integration of casual room booking
Mallika Ganesan Active
  PSHE Remediation
Addresses risks from not upgrading PeopleSoft Student/HR. Bring the PeopleSoft Higher Education module to the optimal level of hardware, operating system and DBMS
Enrique Montoya Active
Grants Management
  Research Grants Management (PD and PAM)
Implementing a solution for Proposal Development, which enables direct entry by Faculty based researchers. Implementing a complete suite of post award management functions to enable ongoing monitoring, invoicing and financial management of Research project
Hugh Cranswick Active
Finance
  Infrastructure Split
To ensure NS Finance can be maintained in the future, the systems need to be split from the infrastructure it shares with NS Human Resources.
Paul Carr Active
  OneStop Implementation
Rollout of the OneStop (receipting system) terminals to all cash receipting points. nvestigate use of Conference function. Setup remote cashiering points to handle all customers
Paul Carr Active
  Workflow for financial delegation
Implement a process to manage financial delegation requests and approvals. Implement a process to manage credit card requests and approvals.
Paul Carr Active
  Expense Management System 2008
Roll out NS Expenses. Implement NS Expenses for students; and develop and implement a travel request process
Paul Carr Active
 
Faculty Projects
Cross Faculty
  ArcGIS UNSW Site License
Software site license
TBA Requested
  AutoDesk site License
Software site license
TBA Requested
  Keysurvey License Renewal
Software site license with hosted web service
TBA Requested
  License for NetCommunity software - web interface for Razor's Edge alumni software
Software site license
TBA Requested
  Mathematica Licenses
Software site license
TBA Requested
  MiniTAB UNSW Site License
Software site license
TBA Requested
Arts and Social Sciences
  Educational Designer
Engage the services of an Educational Designer specialist to produce new content and techniques and train academic staff in the development of this content.
TBA Requested
  FASS Database Consolidation
Consolidate a range of different FileMaker databases onto one database server. Redevelop databases in line with contemporary database standards
TBA Requested
Australian School of Business
  ASB Integration Portfolio
Merger of AGSM and the Faculty of Commerce and Economics into the Australian School of Business, changes to business operations which impact IT infrastructure, applications and services
Bryan Luke Active
  SISTM Enterprise Systems Teaching and Research Laboratory
Provide state-of-the-art facilities for UNSW ASB staff and students for teaching, learning and research purposes
TBA Requested
Built Environment
  FBE Digital Studios Phase 2
Phase 2 is an expansion of the 2007 project to empower the FBE design studios with digital presentation, demonstration and collaboration equipment - concentrating on large formal digital screens.
Graham Hannah Active
  FBE Laptop Stations
Expand the facilities around FBE that cater for laptop usage, including the creation of special "laptop desks" in some corridor and open area and extension of power and network capabilities in other areas such as the labs and studios.
Graham Hannah Active
  FBE Print/Copy Overhaul
Upgrade the print/copy equipment to deliver a more reliable service and provide enhancements in several areas including colour AO scanning and large format colour.
Graham Hannah Active
College of Fine Arts
  Equipment Resource Online Booking and Recording
System to allow students to book loan equipment online across multiple faculties
TBA Requested
Engineering
  BioMed Eng Computer Server and Software
Provide a high performance computational server, networked to existing computers in the GSBmE teaching computer laboratories. The server will include a classkit licence for COMSOL multiphysics finite element software, allowing up to 30 students and 2 teachers to access
David Macdonald Active
Law
  eMoot Court
Implement the technologies now in use in courts globally to the UNSW moot court facility.
TBA Requested
Medicine
  eMed Project
Complete the main development of eMed by (a) finalising the development work required for Phase 3 (years 5-6) of the program; (b) improving the reporting elements of the system by improving the feeds and reports in the UNSW SAS Data Warehouse (Julia)
Luc Betbeder Active
  MED Pilot Grant Application Workflow
Create a pilot system that (a) allows academics to input details of grant proposals into a web-based system; (b) allows production of near complete RA1/RA2 forms; and (c) allows visibility of the research pipeline to admin staff and HOS
Luc Betbeder Active
  MED SITS Barcode Project
SITS (Specimen Inventory Tracking System), a barcode based tracking system has been built to manage specimens for the Anatomy Services Unit. This project aims to (a) carry out a full UAT and provide development support for any required fixes; (b) purchases
Luc Betbeder Active
Science
  Chemistry - Computational Chemistry Cluster
Purchase hardware to provide sufficient computational power for undergraduate students to undertake molecular modelling using up to date techniques.
TBA Requested
  Chemistry e-laboratory notebook
To provide an electronic alternative to the traditional paper notebook for researchers in laboratory based disciplines. This will allow for information to be much more easily retrieved by future researchers
TBA Requested
 
Infrastructure Projects
Hardware Upgrade
  Tech Refresh 2008
Replace end of life processing, storage and backup equipment (hardware).
Reanna Mouthaan Active
my eLearning Vista
  Vista Database Server Upgrade
Move the LMS to "capacity on demand" storage to manage system growth and align with the developing IT strategies of the University
Mark Dobson Active
IT Security
  Security
Implementation of a Information Security Management System in accordance with Australian Standards
TBA Active
Telephony
  Telephony Billing System
The current billing system is complex and unable to verify Optus bills etc. Provide an auditable, traceable and efficient billing system to ensure we are not overcharged for services and to ensure costs are metered out appropriately to various units.
Greg Sawyer Requested
Networks
  Network Maintenance
Active Upgrade Replacement of K Switch, Cache Upgrades and CSM
 Greg Sawyer Requested
  Network Cache Engine Upgrade
Replace end of life Cisco Content Engine Devices. This project will involve implementation of a series of Cisco Wide Area Application Engine (WAE), running Wide Area Application Services (WAAS)
 Greg Sawyer Requested
  Network Quota Adjustment
Network Admission Control, Implement IP Quota management at UNSW and QoE RM
 Greg Sawyer Requested
  Library Fitout Cabling - Student Laptop
Enable students to plug their personal laptop into the Library public VLAN. New server to provide DHCP & authentication/proxy services on a separate VLAN (local IP addressing) to enable laptop users to login to the network and also provide network connect
Phil Velio Active
  AGSM O'Connell Street WAN Project
Installation of dual 1Gbps AARNet fibre services to AGSM O'Connell St.
Chris Brown Active
  Old Main Building  to Tunnel Pipes
Install additional infrastructure pipes from OMB to the Tunne and from OMB down the southern side of the building to Science Road for future telephony and data cables because current runs are at full capacity
Chris Brown Requested
  Cabinet Earthing
New Satefy regulations require separate earth cables are run to equipment cabinets. This is a compliance and safety issue
Joe Repici Requested
LEGEND
Requested
: Pending allocation of project code and funding
Active: Funds and project code allocated
TBA: To be announced
Table Last Updated 27/11/08