Kent State University
Network and Information Systems Study
Project Implementation Plan
March, 1993

	ACTION	PRIORITY CLASS	RESPONSIBILITY	YEAR 1	YEAR 2	YEAR 3	YEAR 4	YEAR 5
	MANAGEMENT/ ORGANIZATION/PLANNING:
1.	Present study to Executive Officers	1	AVP Bus/Network and Information Systems Study Committee	*
2.	Formal acceptance of study by President and Executive Officers	1	President	*
3.	Appoint Interim Technology Policy Advisory Committee(TPAC)	1	President	*
4.	Present study to Board of Trustees	1	President/Provost/VP Bus	*
5.	Presentation of report to University Community	1	AVP Bus	*
6.	Establish central on-going budget plan for maintenance	1	VP Bus	*
7.	Develop University-wide academic computing plan	1	Provost	*
8.	Appoint Technology Policy Advisory Committee (TPAC)	1	President	*
9.	Develop formal statement on the role of information technology in the achievement of the University's mission and strategic plan	1	President/VP's	*
10.	Establish TPAC subordinate committee structure	1	TPAC	*
11.	Establish data access and authorization standards	1	TPAC/AVP Bus	*
12.	Establish list of software and hardware that will be supported by Computer Services	2	TPAC/Dir CS	*
13.	Examine staff level, training and reallocation of staff	2	VP's	*	*	*	*	*
14.	Survey and identify peer group institutions	3	TPAC/AVP Bus	*
15.	Coordinate university-wide recovery plan development	3	TPAC/AVP Bus	*	*
	ACTION	PRIORITY CLASS	RESPONSIBILITY	YEAR 1	YEAR 2	YEAR 3	YEAR 4	YEAR 5
	COMMUNICATIONS AND NETWORKING:UNIVERSITY NETWORK:(BACKBONE)
16.	Update and disseminate network plan	1	Dir CS	*
17.	Establish network connectivity standards	1	TPAC	*
18.	Phase 1 - Extend network to Korb, Music and Speech, Nursing and Taylor Hall	1	Dir CS	*
19.	Phase 2 - Extend network to other buildings in need, incorporate required number of fibre strands into all network links, and complete initial stage of distance-learning infrastructure	1	Dir CS		*	*
20.	Phase 3 - complete implementation of network nodes in remaining buildings and complete final stage of distance-learning infrastructure	1	Dir CS				*	*
21.	Establish University-wide electronic mail standards and implementation plans	2	Dir CS	*
22.	Develop E-Mail directory	2	Dir CS	*
23.	Improve network account policy for students	2	TPAC	*
	LOCAL AREA NETWORK:
24.	Enhance and expand remote access to departmental LAN resources(via dial-up, future ISDN, etc)	1	Dir CS	*	*	*	*	*
25.	Extend connection from University network or backbone to Internet, existing departmental LANs and selected workstations	1	Dir CS	*	*	*	*	*
	VOICE:
26.	Establish plan for network-based University-wide voice communications system	1	AVP/TPAC		*
	ACTION	PRIORITY CLASS	RESPONSIBILITY	YEAR 1	YEAR 2	YEAR 3	YEAR 4	YEAR 5
	INFORMATION SYSTEM:
27.	Develop schedule for entering and updating databases	1	VP Bus	*
28.	Evaluate and acquire a database management system	1	VP Bus	*	*	*	*	*
29.	Evaluate, select and implement an Integrated Student Information System	1	Users & Dir CS	*	*	*	*	*
30.	Appoint Systems Coordinator for administrative departments	1	VP Bus	*
31.	Define and implement imaging technology applications	2	VP's		*	*	*	*
32.	Evaluate and re-engineer document handling and process flows	2	VP's	*	*	*	*	*
33.	Establish a University-wide approach to systems development and implementation	2	Dir CS/TPAC	*
34.	Evaluate and acquire additional database management software tools	2	VP Bus			*
	TRAINING AND SUPPORT:
35.	Establish system for identifying and sharing expertise through peer consults	2	Dir CS	*
36.	Develop orientation, training and support programs for faculty and staff	2	TPAC/VP's	*
37.	Review software standards and support policies	2	TPAC	*
38.	Establish user documentation standards and coordinate user documentation	3	Dir CS/ TPAC	*
39.	Establish site license review process	3	TPAC/Dir CS	*
40.	Establish performance standards for technology	3	AVP/TPAC	*
41.	Coordinate the process of reviewing the approach to maintaining demographic data for students, faculty, staff on a more centralized basis with less duplication of effort	3	VP's/TPAC	*
	ACTION	PRIORITY CLASS	RESPONSIBILITY	YEAR 1	YEAR 2	YEAR 3	YEAR 4	YEAR 5
42.	Implement distributed use and access (over network) to University ID digital images	3	VP's		*	*
43.	Convert all remaining applications systems to new database and operating system environment	3	Dir CS/VP's				*	*
	MAINFRAME HARDWARE:
44.	Finalize evaluation of mainframe hardware and software resource requirements	1	VP/Dir CS	*
45.	Obtain authorization to proceed and acquire mainframe hardware and software upgrade	1	VP Bus	*	*	*
46.	Upgrade mainframe on-line storage system	1	VP Bus		*	*	*	*
	OTHER HARDWARE SYSTEMS:
47.	Develop standards for minimum workstation requirements	3	VP/TPAC	*
48.	Acquire, upgrade and replace faculty and staff workstations where needed	1	VP's/TPAC	*	*	*	*	*
49.	Evaluate and replace obsolete DEC/VAX 7XX computer systems: A. Kent Campus - 2 systems B. Regional Campuses - 7 systems	1	Provost		*
50.	Implement University-wide ID card system using video imaging technology	2	VP's	*	*
51.	Implement user-friendly access system (e.g. Kiosks) A. Kent campus (10 stations) B. Regional campuses (# Stations TBD)	2	Dir CS	*	*	*	*	*

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