Scope and priorities
FASS has opted to address the processes that were modelled by the Student Process Improvement Programme (SPIP).
Processes in the scope of FASS
- Admit Student
- Enrol Student
- Register Student on Module
- Process Student's Financial Status
- Process Student's Change of Circumstance
- Set Up Programme / Module
- Schedule Academic Timetable
- Support Student Engagement
- Support Student on Placement
- Record Academic Assessment
- Schedule Exam
- Record Academic Result
- Graduate Student
- Report Statutory Returns
Processes out of scope
- Teaching
- Library administration
- Student pastoral support
- Residence management
- Research Admin
- Alumni Relations
- Enquiry management
Systems impacted by FASS initiatives
The systems within the scope of FASS include both centrally-managed and locally-managed systems. FASS has dubbed the below systems the Student Systems Ecosystem – i.e. the collection of systems that link together to underpin the processes outlined above.
- Central Student Admin Systems
- SITS
- MySIS
- SID
- Springboard
- Scientia
- CoTutor
- Central Integration with Local Student Admin Systems
- SEMS intranet
- eClio
- Local SMD systems – e.g. placement mgmt., MAST, BOS
- Ad hoc – local Access and Excel “systems”
Systems that are out of scope include:
- Teaching & Learning Systems, such as QMPlus
- Library Systems
- QEngage and other PowerBI dashboards
- Salesforce CRM
- Student Mobile App
- Worktribe
Current priorities
Since summer 2021, FASS has identified a wide range of possible initiatives, and has prioritised the following items which have moved into development:
- Admissions process improvements
- Extenuating circumstances process improvements
- Upgrade of SID to v9.2
Other initiatives that have been prioritised for development next are:
- Change of Circumstances
- PGR Stipend Payments
Some of these items are essential maintenance work required to keep our systems running smoothly.