4 research outputs found
Campus Management Systems as Administrative Software Systems
Spitta T, Grechenig T, Brune H, Carolla M, Strobl S. Campus-Management Systeme als Administrative Systeme. Working Papers in Economics & Management. Vol 06-2014. Bielefeld: Bielefeld University, Department of Business Administration and Economics; 2014.Ein von der Politik ausgelöster Bruch in den deutsprachigen Ländern – der sog. Bologna Prozess –
löste eine große Nachfrage nach neuen Informationssystemen aus, die die akademischen Prozesse
Lehre und Forschung unterstützen konnten. Die Software ist in der notwendigen Qualität am Markt
nicht verfügbar. Einige Systeme sind große Pilotprojekte in Universitäten, die die Rolle von Pionieren
spielen. Weil die Universitäten – im Gegensatz zu Wirtschaftsunternehmen – wenig Erfahrung
mit solchen Projekten und dem Systembetrieb haben, erscheint es hilfreich, die wesentlichen
Eigenschaften organisatorischer Informationssysteme grundsätzlich zu betrachten. Nach
Lehmanns Definition vor 35 Jahren ĂĽber Embedded Software haben wir es mit sehr komplexen und
großen Systemen zu tun, die in eine Organisation als Umwelt eingebettet sind. Die Komplexität
dieser Systeme liegt in der Datenbasis, die von den Benutzern erzeugt und gepflegt wird. Wir
diskutieren aus der Sicht dieser originären Daten, welche Funktionen zum Kern eines Campus-
Management Systems (CaMS) gehören und welche nicht. Z. B. gehören E-Learning und Bibliothek
nicht dazu, benötigen allerdings sichere und effiziente Schnittstellen. Weil CaMS groß und
teuer sind, sollten sie evolutionär in die Organisation implementiert werden.Caused by a politically initiated break in German speaking European countries – the so-called Bologna
Process – we observe a huge demand for new information systems supporting the academic
processes of teaching and research. The software qualitatively demanded is not available on the
market. Some systems are large projects of pilot-systems in pioneer universities. Because universities
– in contrast to enterprises – have little experience in implementing and operating such systems,
it seems to be worth while to examine the essentials of organizational information systems basically.
After Lehman's definition of embedded systems 35 years ago, we look at very complex systems,
embedded into large organizations. The complexity of such system's software stems from its
database, created and maintained by the the organization's users. We argue, from our basic view at
original data, which functions are part of the core of a campus management system (CaMS) and
which are not. E. g. E-learning or library do not belong to this core, but need secure and efficient
interfaces to it. Because CaMS are large and expensive they should be implemented into an organization
evolutionary
Methodological Aspects of a Data Reference Model for Campus Management Systems
Carolla M, Spitta T. Methodological Aspects of a Data Reference Model for Campus Management Systems. WI-MAW Rundbrief. Vol 38. Bonn: GI e.v.; 2014.It can be doubted, whether the student is a university's customer, but if he is regarded as such, a campus management system is a very important customer-induced service system. Our paper proposes an incremental ontology-based method for reference models, applied in the domain of German-speaking higher education institutions. The method is applied to gain a reference data model for campus management system systems being deployed since about three years as competing solutions for large universities. The model is developed validating it empirically using publicly available institutions' regulations. An important goal of our paper is, to give the readers of our community basic insights into the construction of an ontology, which is an important foundation of semantic modelling