Corporate Applications
Introduction
The University's corporate applications are available to members of the public, staff and students. They hold a wide range of corporate information in a number of integrated systems. The main applications are listed below. Access to many of these is via the CIS Portal http://luis.lboro.ac.uk/pls/portal.
Teaching and Learning
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Learn is the University's e-learning system (http://learn.lboro.ac.uk/). See also Learn Staff F.A.Q. at http://learn.lboro.ac.uk/mod/data/view.php?id=38959.
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Questionmark Perception see http://learn.lboro.ac.uk/ludata/caa/staff/ provides computer aided assessment facilities. See also C.A.A. Staff help at http://learn.lboro.ac.uk/ludata/caa/staff/faq.htm.
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LUSI is the Loughborough University Student Information system, providing facilities for administrative and academic staff. See also LUSI Training www.lboro.ac.uk/admin/ar/training/lusi/.
Research
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The Publications Database is a corporate database holding a catalogue of all the University's research publications. See also Publications Database F.A.Q. at www.lboro.ac.uk/it/pub-faq.html.
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RACE2 is used for managing the costings of research projects.
Enterprise
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The Directory of Expertise holds details of specialist areas of expertise within the University.
Student Services
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Kx provides functionality for managing student accommodation.
Human Resources
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Trent is the University's corporate Human Resources system, covering Payroll and Personnel functions (www.lboro.ac.uk/admin/personnel/trentaccess.html).
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Business Objects is a management reporting tool used to report on Human Resources data held within Trent.
Finance
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Agresso is the corporate finance system (www.lboro.ac.uk/admin/financial/restricted/system.htm). See also Finance System F.A.Q. at www.lboro.ac.uk/admin/financial/restricted/downloads/faq_tjb.pdf.
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DCal is the software used to administer the University's purchase card transactions.
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ALBACS is used for electronic transfer of money between bank accounts using BACS facilities.
Facilities Management
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Access Control (Esi and Symmetry) develops and supports, for the Facilities Management department, the Space Management system (Archibus from Exitech) and the Estates Management Information system (ESMI, an in-house Oracle system).
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Space (Archibus) and Estate Management (Esmi) the Space Management system (Archibus from Exitech) and the Estates Management Information system (ESMI, an in-house Oracle system). These include functions for building code management, management of jobs (planned maintenance and reactive) in Facilities Management and management of car parking for staff and students.
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Wallchart is used as a central room booking system (see www.lboro.ac.uk/service/fm/services/ts/teaching-support.html).
Marketing and Communications
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Tharsterns is used for print estimating and costing.
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Imagebank stores a wide range of photographic images of the University, primarily for use in marketing and publicity material and on web sites www.lboro.ac.uk/mediaservices/photography/imagebank.html.