WEEK V: 28th March - 1st April, 2016

DAY 20

Monday 28^th march 2016

Easter holiday

DAY 21

Tuesday 29^th march 2016, East Building room Eb1.84 @10.30pm

Topic: CORPORATE INFORMATION SYSTEMS (CIS) OVERVIEW

BY Mike Patten (learning system team manager)

Mr. Mike Patten started by introducing to us the following concept of Corporate Information Systems with detail explanation.

CIS ---What they do

1.    Website

2.    SITS

3.    Finance

4.    Time Tabling

5.    Learning Tools

6.    VLE

7.    Security

8.    Intranet

9.    Human Resources

10.                       Facilities
11.                       Library

CIS Vision: Is to be a customer focused department in 2016.

CIS Core Value: Is believe that together we can achieve anything.

1_Innovation & Creativity: having new ways of thinking, new ways of Working

2_Pragmatism: Getting Results. If we don’t have it and really can’t get it, we improvise.

3_Focusing on Value: they focus on work that offers values.

4_Commitment to Relationship: with our team, suppliers and customers

CIS MINDSET:

Firm Belief that anything is possible

Business Awareness

Responsibility- Task Ownership

Autonomy- Self Reliance

Methodical- Have a plan

Flexibility- Adaptive to change

Development- You are responsible for your own development

CIS ROAD MAP MAJOR THEMES:

1)    Service Enhancement --System, Service, Utilisation

2)    Security---Security framework, Security Development

3)    Staff Development--- training, Productivity, Maximising Potential.

4)    Service Support---- Improve delivery of service

5)    Process Management-- Disaster Recovery, Process Mapping, Process Improvement.

6)    Suppliers Management—Building Strategic Relationships, Supplier management framework.

Mike Pattern (2^nd left) with fellows

DAY 22

Wednesday 30^th march 2016 @9am, I was in the training room in the library were I was reversing on the Ms Access and Project Management in preparation for my ECDL test.

And in the afternoon @2pm I was updating my report on my blog.

DAY 23

Thursday 31^st march 2016 @9am ITCO3 Library floor rooms

Attended informative session on ‘Creative Surveys with EvaSys’ by Neil Martin and Kulvinder Kalsey on March 31, 2016. EvaSys software is easy to use, scalable and robust automation software for surveys and research projects, course and training evaluation, exams and assessments. EvaSys is a complete evaluation and assessment solution means that you can manage all aspects of your evaluation and assessment projects with one software package.

With fully customizable and responsive templates you can access EvaSys Automation Suites via the web for use on PC’s, mobile devices, paper-based and also for combined online and paper surveys. And because software uses advanced automation technology, you can access reports instantly helping you to make more informed and timely decisions.

Next day, all fellows worked on their blog and updated the contents with activities followed by very informative session on ‘Creative Surveys with EvaSys’ by Neil Martin and Kulvinder Kalsey on March 31, 2016.

EvaSys software is easy to use, scalable and robust automation software for surveys and research projects, course and training evaluation, exams and assessments.

EvaSys is a complete evaluation and assessment solution means that you can manage all aspects of your evaluation and assessment projects with one software package.

With fully customizable and responsive templates you can access EvaSys Automation Suites via the web for use on PC’s, mobile devices, paper-based and also for combined online and paper surveys. And because software uses advanced automation technology, you can access reports instantly helping you to make more informed and timely decisions.

                                                                  NEIL MARTINS

Day 24

FRIDAY, 1^st April 2016 @9am training room library all fellows worked on ECDL modules completion and everyone passed ECDL course successfully.