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Assistance with creating, integrating, and optimizing technology enhanced experiences within courses offered by Framingham State University based on pedagogically sound generally accepted best practices.
Install and configure Commonwealth VPN for limited University Staff.
This service provides technical support for the University’s official two-way conversational text messaging communications platform (a.k.a. “Signal Vine”). This product is used to engage individual students, select groups of students or the entire student body, dependent upon the required circumstances. Approved individuals, departments or groups are granted the ability to send text messages to student(s) and students have the ability to respond to these text messages directly from their cellphone. All of the associated communications are captured and centrally managed within the text messaging application.
This service helps to prepare for and provide a response to known or possible instances of compromised systems or breached security in order to mitigate damage, ensure legal compliance, and expedite remediation.
The Information Technology Services (ITS) organization at the University provides different levels of support for the portfolio of Human Capital Management systems used at Framingham State based on whether or not the software is part of University’s primary administrative information (Banner), the Commonwealth of Massachusetts’ Human Resource and Compensation Management System of record (HRCMS), or a decentralized human resource system (a.k.a. “departmental systems”). Comprehensive support for the management and day-to-day administration of these departmental systems remain the responsibility the designated administrative office.
This service provides administrative, management, and technical support for the University’s enterprise-wide intranet platform (a.k.a. Microsoft SharePoint) which enables academic departments, colleges, administrative offices, and divisions to create and maintain private websites that only allow Framingham State students, faculty, and staff access to documents, forms, and other information resources through a secure login.
This service provides administrative, management, and technical support for Ellucian’s Banner financial and procurement information system that is used by the University as the authoritative source of data that includes (but is not limited to); general ledger accounting, budget management, procurement, and inventory management. It is also used for transaction processing including (but not limited to); purchase order requisitions, receivables, and payment processing.
Security reviews, education, and awareness of campus security requirements, policies, and guidelines. Includes contract reviews and risk assessments.
Administrative and technical support for the provisioning of software applications that are locally installed on a computer or mobile device, accessed from a Software as a Service (SaaS) provider via the cloud, or accessed from a virtual application or virtual desktop.
Individuals interested in enrolling in a course or courses through the Day School, who have not been admitted to Framingham State University (through the Office of Undergraduate Admissions) as a matriculated Day School student. Applicants must be a high school graduate or have completed a G.E.D.
Offerings that help provide a secure computing environment for end users, and seek to prevent or at least mitigate breaches of information security by reducing vulnerabilities and mitigating potential threats.
This service incorporates the design and maintenance of the capabilities, tools, and service points needed to deliver IT services and provide end-user support including service desks, call centers, online support and in person delivery as may be required. We ensure that all necessary resources are in place to handle service requests, resolve incidents, and address any technical issues promptly and efficiently. With a focus on user satisfaction, we strive to deliver seamless IT support and maintain a robust IT infrastructure to meet the evolving needs of our university community.
This service provides purchasing consultation, hardware procurement, configuration, distribution, loaning, asset tracking, refreshing (upgrades and replacements), and technology recycling for university owned computers that are supported by the Information Technology Services organization before, during, and after their use until the time they are no longer the property of Framingham State.
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Support for end-point devices, including laptops, desktops, mobile devices, and related peripherals that are not in the printing service. These devices might be personally or institutionally owned (including loaner equipment) and might be part of a shared pool or a computer lab. Includes support for the associated operating system, hardware, and systems that provide enterprise management of computing devices.
The Network and Connectivity Management service offered by the University's central IT organization encompasses the architecture, installation, and operation of essential infrastructure components required for network connectivity. This includes network cabling, switches, wireless access points, routers, and firewalls. The service also covers the connection of devices (including Internet of Things devices) to the network, the implementation of secure access measures, and appropriate authentication procedures such as network registration systems.
This service aggregates data from “authoritative sources”, such as the University’s primary administrative and student information system (a.k.a. Banner), in order to create and maintain online identities for individuals that can be verified before adding someone to a domain (e.g. “campus” or “student”), including them as a member of a group (e.g. an Academic Department or Administrative Office), or granting authorized access to resources (e.g. a networked printer or the wireless network on campus).
Administrative, technical, and instructional design support for producing, storing, editing, sharing, and accessing recorded presentations, lectures and class proceedings that are created for the purposes of learning and instruction.
Design, provisioning, administration, and technical support for the development and use of the University’s eLearning software platform (a.k.a. “Canvas”) and other integrated technologies, which together enable the creation and management of courses, training modules, educational materials, learning activities, and assessments for fully online, on campus, hybrid, or remote methods of delivering content and facilitating interactions among participants.
This service provides the administrative and technical support for creating and maintaining shared accounts that two or more individuals have access to for a department, position, project, or function.
Support for academic assessment efforts at the course, department, and program level using analytics.
This service provides faculty and staff with the tools, knowledge, and assistance they need to ensure adequate data stewardship (quality standards, agreed upon definitions, and authorized access), and the ability to design, develop and/or run reports using data extracted from centrally managed information systems supported by the University’s Information Technology Services organization. This includes the administration of and technical support for the University’s data management and reporting infrastructure.
This service provides the planning, coordination, and facilitation of activities related to compliance obligations and adherence to standards for risk management, information security, and cybersecurity including; information gathering, generating reports, providing analysis, and follow-up on recommendations or findings.