Projects Highlights
Upgrade Blue Survey Application
& Integrate with Blackboard
The Blue Explorance Survey system is the UAEU’s main tool for conducting surveys across the University as well as for external audiences. In collaboration with Division of Information Technology (DoIT) and Office of Institutional Effectiveness (OIE), a project was planned and delivered to upgrade the tool to keep the system up to date and performed integration with other UAEU systems. The project was implemented and achieved the following deliverables: • Upgraded the tool with latest version allowing OIE to have the latest features available and keeping the system up to date to ensure the system performance and security. • Integration with some ODS Views Data as a directly available data source(s) to create and publish the surveys. Direct Integration with data speed up the process instead of performing some data tasks manually. • Integration with Blackboard for the deployment of the Student Evaluation of Teaching (SET) course and instructor evaluation survey. Thus, allowing students to directly access the surveys from Backboard which eventually helps to increase the response rates for surveys. As per OIE reporting, the response of "course evaluation survey" has been enhanced for Fall 2021 SET survey with a response rate of 46% (vs 18% for Spring 2021).
2021 response rate
Online official student schedule
Student services enhancement is one of the main goals of DoIT to ensure that UAEU students experience and accessibility to services online is achieved, and to ensure high quality, efficient and transparent administrative services, DoIT worked in joint project with Admission and Registration Department to automate the service of requesting letter of Official Student’s Courses Schedule that allows students to easily request and receipt download it as PDF with few clicks.
Number of letter requested and automatically issued
UC Admission Tests Management System
In cooperation between Division of Information Technology (DoIT) and University College (UC), UC Admission Test Management application has been built in-house to fulfill UC requirements for Student Registration and Payment for Admission Exams. The project was implemented and achieved with building in-house application for UC Admission Exams that allows UC to: • Manage the process more efficiently, and meet the deadlines of performing the exams for students, • Allow access for registration for UAEU students and none UAEU students which helps to increase the admission rate to the university • Provide students with different approach of registration (with payment, first free attempt) and ease the payment process with online payment.
UAEU students registered through this service
None UAEU registered through this service
Classroom upgrade phase 5
As a part of Entrench a culture of innovation in institutional work environment and continuous quality improvement in UAEU Classrooms, existing AV systems around the campus are end of life and support. Therefore, the AV system has been enhanced with 4k Technology in classrooms and Labs. In 2021 AV team has enhanced:
Classrooms and Laboratories.
Classrooms are equipped with latest 4K technology interactive flat Panels
Laboratories are equipped with latest interactive white board and Projector with digital sound system
CMHS Auditorium and Lecture Theater upgrade Project
AV systems at CMHS Auditorium and Lecture Theater which were a simple screen, projection, and audio/mic, DoIT enhanced it as an entire end-to-end AV integrated solution with the latest technology components in all these venues. A 15000 lumens laser projector surrounded sound/speaker system; Cisco video conference integration is the major highlight in CMHS Auditorium. While the Lecture Theater upgrade mainly focusing one display system and upgrade Video conference solution and enable hybrid mode to support the virtual classroom solution. The project was well-received by CMHS management as well as Faculty & Students were satisfied with the new system and fulfill their demands.