Maricopa Community Colleges

Maricopa County is one of the fastest growingpopulation areas in United States.

Phoenix continues to grow...

...in size and density.

and the rapidly expanding suburban communities continue to attract people.

The new influx of residents brings a demand for...

...community college services.

By 2012, MCCD could be serving...

...425,000 students annually.

What problems were we trying to solve?1. Disjointed database systems

2. Too much time “learning” the systems

3. Lack of communication and collaboration

4. Too many points of access

5. Concern of handling user growth and data integrity

6. Software and hardware too inflexible

7. Lack of integration for all MCC locations

8. Network was impersonal

Buy or Build the Portal?Buy or Build the Portal?

• Buy– Can it integrate all tools desired?– What’s the budget?

• Build– Built upon java– Stable of programmers– Production environment

CriticalSuccessFactor

Critical Success factorCritical Success factor

The magic happens behind the scenes

Partnering with industry leaders(Sun, Netscape, Oracle, WebCT, etc.)

Problem 1: Disjointed systems

Solution: Integrate our database systems

Student Information System

Human ResourcesOracle

CriticalSuccessFactor

Critical Success FactorCritical Success Factor• Database driven- SIS, Oracle, HR

Oracle

SIS HR

PopulationServer

Mail

Web Server

HomeDirs

LDAP

Samba

Account maint.

Account maint. Server Home Directory

User lookup

Access to dir

WebCTWebBoard

Problem 2: Too much time “learning” the systems

Solution: Shorten the learning curve with integrated applications

Comfort Level

Semester End

Problem 3: Lack of communication and collaboration

Solution: Create easy-to-use communication tools on the portal

For example…

Class rosters with email addresses

Problem 4:

Solution: Create single point of entry and easy-to-use interface

Too many points of access

Problem 5: Concern of handling user growth and data integrity

Solution: Build in scalability, reliability, and security

Problem 6: Software and hardware too inflexible

Solution: Use industry standards

Problem 7: Inconsistent application of instructional tools

Solution:

Faculty selection of tools by section

Student receives instant authorization to tools by enrolling in section

Upon login to MyMCC Portal, students gain access to course tools regardless of their location

• Desktop follows person, not machine– Course information– Email, bookmarks, & cookies– Web (drive) space

Problem 8: Network is impersonal

Solution: Provide individualized (personalized) access

• Role in college– Student (grouped by section number)– Employee

• Group Membership (ability to see certain applications in portal, e.g. student lookup) –public safety example

Example

HISHIS 105 Arizona History

Meeting Time: 10:30am to 11:45amDays TR Location AS192

CHM 130 Intro ChemistryMeeting Time: 2:00pm to 2:50pm

Days MWF Location PS-3S

• Role in college– Student (grouped by section number)– Employee

• Serves instruction AND administration AND student services

Problem 8: Network is impersonal

Solution: Provide individualized (personalized) access

Problems solved with the portal

1. Disjointed database systems

2. Too much time “learning” the systems

3. Lack of communication and collaboration

4. Too many points of access

5. Concern of handling user growth and data integrity

6. Software and hardware too inflexible

7. Lack of integration for all MCC locations

8. Network was impersonal

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MYTOOLS

Welcome! Check out our course home page at http://mc.maricopa.edu/~aandelora/

Paul HietterHistory

Ken

Course(s) Currently Enrolled

Rod ChristianBusiness

Portal allows posting of scores

Students can access any time

Less mistakes and controversy

Preliminary Steps Benefits

Input of adjunct faculty into SIS.

Faculty can access their rosters and get info for planning.

Students get MCC email account and instructors upload course materials.

Students have access course info prior to semester beginning.

Greg PrattEconomics

The portal can facilitate communication prior to beginning of class.

Amy AndeloraEnglish