Enterprise Information Systems

EDUCAUSE Library Items for Enterprise Information Systems

Is Our Software Designed for Change? Successes and Challenges in Using Service Oriented Architecture

March 11, 2013

Institutions of higher education face disruptive changes, and changes in information technology are at the heart of these disruptions. Service oriented architecture (SOA ) provides a comprehen…

The Importance of Doing Enterprise (and Infrastructure)

October 17, 2012

...as Oscar Wilde well might have titled an essay about campus-wide IT, had there been such a thing back then. Enterprise IT it accounts for the lion's share of campus IT staffing, expenditu…

The 2011 Enterprise Application Market in Higher Education

June 14, 2012

Key Findings Almost every college and university (>95%) delivers a set of six core applications: student information, HR/payroll, finance, e-mail (for faculty and staff and for students)…

Doing Academic Analytics Right: Intelligent Answers to Simple Questions

February 8, 2011

This ECAR research bulletinexplores the various factors that must come together for an institution to have an academic analytics infrastructure that is flexible, agile, appropriately structured,…

Implementing an ERP on Time and on Budget: An Innovative, Inclusive Approach

May 19, 2009

This ECAR research bulletin provides an innovative and practical approach to implementing an institution-wide enterprise resource planning (ERP) both on time and on budget. It describes the princ…

Measuring IT Staff Time at Georgia State University

February 19, 2008

This research bulletin explores the methodology used by the Georgia State University Information Systems and Technology division to manage large, cross-divisional IT projects and track all IT sta…

Information Technology Strategies for Financial Aid Automation

November 6, 2007

This research bulletin is designed to help senior college and university administrators better understand the complexities of both financial aid and information technology support for efficient a…

Next Generation Administrative Systems: Philosophy, Principles, and Technology

September 11, 2007

It is time to think differently about administrative systems in colleges and universities. Using the Kuali Student Service System as an illustration, this ECAR research bulletin discusses a visio…

IT Collaboration: A Preview of Findings from the 2007 ECAR Study

June 19, 2007

This ECAR research bulletin addresses a unique strength of higher education: its commitment to sharing ideas and promoting open access to knowledge. These values shape IT in higher education as w…

The Future of Higher Education: A View from CHEMA

September 21, 2006

This study, designed and analyzed by ECAR on behalf of the Council of Higher Education Management Associations (CHEMA), identifies the forces of change that are building for higher education and …