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JAVA in Administration JAVA in Administration Special Interest GroupSpecial Interest Group
Ric Dugger, Assistant DirectorRic Dugger, Assistant Director
Administrative Information SystemsAdministrative Information Systems
The Florida State UniversityThe Florida State University
[email protected]@admin.fsu.edu
Technology for Building up Higher EducationTechnology for Building up Higher Education
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Why are we here today?Why are we here today?
• discuss JAVA a little
• discuss how some higher education folks believe we can obtain critical mass in the effective use of JAVA technologies for our mutual gain
• discuss what can be gained by you
• discuss how to become a part
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What is JAVA anyway?What is JAVA anyway?
• platform-independent programming language
• based on object-oriented applications design
• reusable and invokeable module (objects) architecture
• each object knows the process it performs, the data required and where to get it, and what to pass back when done
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What is JAVA good for? What is JAVA good for? -continued-continued
• building web services that extend current applications at FSU
• building new web services for:• students,• student support services,• academic administration and,• business administration
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What is the JA-SIG?What is the JA-SIG?• JAVA in Administration - Special
Interest Group
• comprises over 50 educational institutions and companies
• mission - to increase the flow of information between educational institutions and companies involved in the development of administrative applications using Java technology
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What are JA-SIG’s Goals?What are JA-SIG’s Goals?
• Nurture communication of best practices, new technologies, and innovative methodologies and projects related to Java
• Increase peer review, collaboration, and group discussion related to institution-developed Java administrative applications
• Broaden Java technology cross-fertilization between firms and schools on both a functional and geographic basis
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What does it take to start using What does it take to start using JAVA?JAVA?
• R and D (play) with it for a while
• some folks willing to explore and risk change
• leaders willing to push for technology change in the face of other demands
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What does it take to start using What does it take to start using JAVA?JAVA? -continued -continued
• investment in processing power plus a willingness to experiment with tools and technique or buy talent or buy guidance
• a non-time critical, low visibility application to build for a progressive “Executive of Interest”
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What phases we encounteredWhat phases we encountered in starting to use JAVA? in starting to use JAVA?
• R and D - tools, techniques, “read and do!”
• Experiment with server and communication approaches
• demo and redo, + introductory level training
• show off results, sell staff, expand training
• demand for products begins to rise
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What phases we encounteredWhat phases we encountered to start using JAVA? to start using JAVA? -continued -continued
• institutionalization of process, technique, standards, training (continuing effort)
• establish Production Environment and sound business control processes (effort in process)
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What can be gained by sharing What can be gained by sharing and what does JA-SIG provide?and what does JA-SIG provide?
• Faster start up because you do not have to start with a BLANK sheet of paper
• friends in the business
• examples and structure to your process
• REAL “functional” modules and systems that fit Higher Education needs
• STUFF LIKE -------
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TOOLSTOOLS• information on who uses what and why
• advise on what to avoid
• pointers to demo and trial locations
• white papers
• shared experiences for problem issues
• code and documentation
• systems
• free software tools - including a PORTAL
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TechniquesTechniques
• how to approach issues
• what to do with the HARD points
• design and model - Architect
• code examples
• code, code, code
• quality assessment and control processes
• business issues
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Organize for successOrganize for success
• building staff
• policy
• procedure
• documentation
• work management
• project stages
• roles
• functions
• services
• leverage others (peers and vendors)
• development environment
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Train and MentorTrain and Mentor
• friends in the business• self-help from web based information center• networking with other organizations and
vendors• shared training• special conference
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How do we maintain the current, How do we maintain the current, and move to the new?and move to the new?
• create a shared vision with your customer
• build teams of:– business matter experts
– data and process experts
– technology experts
– database experts
• work to avoid the “old vs. new’ or “us vs. them” attitude - it only builds walls
• define what is needed to avoid failure
• plan projects in 60-90 day deliverables
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How can JA-SIG Help You?How can JA-SIG Help You?
• encouragement
• advise
• examples
• code
• policy
• procedure
• tools
• support
What more can we sayJA-SIG
is based on a win win approach - believing that if more institutions are doing
better with what we have in commonthen we will all do better
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What does JA-SIG cost and What does JA-SIG cost and who makes moneywho makes money
• Not much money to be made off you unless you need specific services or training that fit your desires and you choose to move faster than slower - then buy that expertise and guidance as spoken about earlier
• Specific tools will be required but here you may “experience” before you buy
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So you give,So you give, you take, you trade, you sell! you take, you trade, you sell!
• Member institutions provide project results, papers, policy and procedure, etc.
• many do so freely
• some must trade for items of “equal” value
• some must sell, based on institutional or state governing rules, you set the value
• YOU decide how your contributions are shared
• no one is required to provide - to be able to participation
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Where do I learn more?Where do I learn more?• only if you want to make progress with
JAVA technology - otherwise do not waste any time
• JA-SIG web page - http://www.ja-sig.org/
• JA-SIG summer conference - – http://www.ja-sig.org/events/jul00/
• Chronicle of Higher Education– http://www.chronicle.com/free/
2000/05/2000050501t.htm
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How do I join?How do I join?
http://www.ja-sig.org/
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Questions ?Questions ?
This presentation will be placed on http://www.ais.fsu.edu/ next week.
Ric Dugger, Assistant Director
Administrative Information SystemsThe Florida State University