De La Salle University - Manila

Project Updates (SY 2008-2009)

Office of the Director

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Computer Facilities Office

• PC/Net Engineers Group
  • Replacement of all hubs with network switches for faster network infrastructure is currently ongoing and is expected to be completed this term.
  • In addition to the 100 units of Wireless Access Points recently deployed all throughout the campus, 25 additional units will be deployed this term.
  • 802.1x authentication is currently being implemented on all Wireless Access Points for a more secured wireless network. This is also expected to be completed this term.
• Help Desk Group
  • Help Desk is currently evaluating feedback gathered from the recently conducted series of trainings in Microsoft Office. It has been found that more users utilize MS Excel in their regular work activities. Due to this, Help Desk is currently designing a new flow for their MS Excel training for the 2nd term. Modules will be divided into three: basic, intermediate and advance, to cater the users' different levels of expertise in using MS Excel.
  • Help Desk has started encouraging users to begin utilizing their services that have been made available online through the Help Desk web site, such as the Online Problem Report and Online Computer Laboratory Reservation.
• Computer Laboratory Group
  • Computer Laboratory facilities are currently being upgraded. Upgrades include brand new ACER Intel Core Duo with 1GHZ memory and 80Gb hard disk (for G301, G302, G306, G404, STRC314, M306, LS229, LS320 & LS212), while the following Computer Laboratories are scheduled for upgrade this term with a 17” LCD monitor: V107, V301, V311, V505, and J212.

Data Administration Office

• Information Dissemination, Exploration and Analysis System (Project IDEAS)
  A report portfolio was partially deployed to provide users a real-time access to various adhoc and common reports. Some users can now download the data/reports in an excel file directly to their PC.
• The transfer of GSB data from their legacy system, including the data cleaning, data mapping and loading to the Manila student system is nearly completed. A data entry facility was developed to accommodate manual data entry of GSB student grades and a data loading program was created to hasten the migration.
• The program to generate honors was revised to provide a more thorough evaluation of students running for honors.
• Report Generation and Data Administration
  • Statistics for the THES-QS (WUR) survey
    A list of reports was generated for Times Higher Education Supplement (THES-QS).
  • AUN-QA reports
    A list of key reports was provided to COE and CBE, a requirement needed for AUN-QA accreditation.
  • DAO policies and guidelines
    A documentation of guidelines and policies for DAO process and work flows
• The extraction of payments for Online Request for Documents was partially automated.
• Database Management
  • Acceptance of dual citizenship was introduced.
  • Data cleaning of course requisites for enrollment

Documentation Office

• The International Student Guide web site has been redesigned and will be completed this term. Most of the content are now updated including the downloadable primers and forms required by SLIFE for foreign students' application. The redesigned web site can now be viewed at http://www.dlsu.edu.ph/students/international/. Google custom search engine is currently being incorporated to the site. Accessibility is being developed and XHTML/CSS codes are being validated through W3C.
  
• The Green Archer theme site was recently added to the Micro Soft Sharepoint Portal 2003. The site uses Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) for design uniformity.
  
• The Help Desk Bulletin board was redesigned to fit customer's needs primarily to our undergraduate students. Information composed mostly of Wi-Fi Configuration, On-Line Enrollment Schedules, My.La Salle Accounts and Help Desk Training Schedules.
• The first issue of The AS Chronicles, the official newsletter of the AVCAS, was edited, designed, and published both in print and online by ITC-DOCU.

Quality Assurance Office

• QAO has conducted a series of quality training seminars to introduce the concept of AUN-QA to the community. The training seminars conducted include: AUN-QA Awareness and Orientation, Document Management System, and Understanding the AUN-QA Criteria.
• The MS SharePoint team sites were created and set-up for various offices. The team sites have features that allow member users to facilitate end-to-end collaboration across organizations. To view the offices team sites, visit https://myportal.dlsu.edu.ph/Offices/default.aspx.
  
• The Actual Quality Assessment for the Economics program of the CBE and for the Chemical Engineering of COE was successfully carried out last August 11-13, 2008. The purpose of the Actual Quality Assessment is to rate the programs standard of quality based on the AUN-QA Criteria and Standards.
  
• The response to THES - QS World University Rankings was completed in July 2008.

Systems Administration Office

• The growth of Inter- and intranets and the sharing of software have led to a rise in the transmission of viruses. However, maintaining virus protection software and pattern updates for any large organization is a monumental problem. And so the ITC-SAO group led an effort to search for a comprehensive solution. The team came up with a study, analysis, evaluation and recommendations concerning anti-virus software solutions and products. One of the key issues was finding a single-source anti-virus software solution. Selection and deployment of the Kasperksy anti-virus software were considerably successful.
• Unified Threat Management (UTM) appliance was evaluated by ITC-SAO. Selecting UTM firewalls in an enterprise environment is more work than just picking a standard firewall, because the "UTM" moniker doesn't offer much information about what the firewall actually does. When evaluating enterprise UTM firewalls, there are four key issues to consider: performance, UTM feature set, network integration and management. Many of these overlap traditional firewall requirements but must be considered in the light of specific needs for very high-reliability, high-performance, enterprise-class products.
  

Systems Management Office

• The Tuition Fee Calculator facility was launched to enable the students to forecast their tuition and fees for the current or future trimesters. The students need only enter the courses they will be taking and the Tuition Fee Calculator displays the total tuition and fees for all the courses.
• An online voting system was developed for the Student Council Plebiscite for the ratification of the proposed University Student Government.
• The Pahiram Libro system was implemented for the Student Council. The system allows students to reserve the Pahiram Libro books online and provides the Student Council a facility to track borrower information and status of borrowed items.
• The Hip To Be Here (H2BH) system was implemented for the Marketing Coordination Office. The H2BH database will store the survey data gathered by MCO from High School students / prospective DLSU students from the feeder schools.
• A web form was created for ASIST (formerly CREM) to facilitate online registration of participants for ASIST training modules.
• The Events Ticketing System was launched in time for the UAAP opening game of DLSU against Ateneo. The Events Ticketing System allows for the online reservation of tickets (allocated by the office-in-charge) for UAAP games and other University activities.
• The enrollment program was revised to handle records/cases for GSB Students and handle their enrollment due to GSB’s reintegration to DLSU-Manila.
• The Community Service Module for RELSTRI/TREDTWO was implemented to allow students to register online for the Community Service Deployment Center of their choice.
• The new design for student and employee IDs were already implemented.
• The CEAP report was revised to conform to the new requirements of CEAP.