Five Year Technology
Plan
June 30, 2008
The Northland Pioneer
College Technology Plan has five goals.
Each Goal is given below with the steps needed to achieve the goal.
Goal 1: Infrastructure
Design and Implementation
These
goals include enhancing technology resources and infrastructure to increase and
improve support for classroom instruction, including all areas of distance
learning, as well as improving day-to-day operation of the college using
technology.
1.
Upgrade
college local and wide area networks to improve voice, video, and computer data
transmission speed, capacity, reliability, and management
a.
Phase
Steps
i.
Phase
1 Evaluate network infrastructure.
ii.
Phase
2 Increase local and wide area network transmission speed, capacity,
reliability, and management.
b.
Responsible
Parties
i.
Information
Services
c.
Begin
Project
i.
Phase
1 1/19/08
ii.
Phase
2 7/08
d.
Complete
Project
i.
Phase
1 3 months
ii.
Phase
2 1 years
e.
Outcomes
i.
Phase
1 RFP for WAN upgrade
ii.
Phase
2 WAN upgraded to minimum 10Mb/s, traffic management and security upgrades in
place
2.
Develop a
standard procedure for all constituents to be part of decision-making with
technology.
a.
Phase
Steps
i.
Identify
constituents interested in participating in the shared decision making process
ii.
Establish
procedures to conduct shared decision-making
iii.
Review
the plan every 6 months
b.
Responsible
Parties
i.
As
delegated by the College President.
c.
Begin
Project
i.
Fall
2008
d.
Complete
Project
i.
Continuous
3.
Purchase
equipment and software to implement document-imaging projects
a.
Phase
Steps
i.
Phase
1 Title III grant Admissions and Registrars office
ii.
Phase
2 Expand to Campus Front Offices and libraries
iii.
Phase
3 Expand to Center Front Offices, faculty and staff.
iv.
Phase
4 Expand to include college-wide business and student services
b.
Responsible
Parties
i.
Information
Services
ii.
Student
Services
c.
Begin
Project
i.
Phase
1 RFP responses due 4/28/08. Project time line to be determined by results of
RFP.
ii.
Phase
2 TBD
iii.
Phase
3 -
d.
Complete
Project
i.
Phase
1 TBD
ii.
Phase
2 Deadline 12/2009 (End of Title III)
iii.
Phase
3 2013
4.
Coordinate
Implementation and design of JICS LMS and CRM
a.
Phase
Steps
i.
Phase
1 Faculty and staff testing
ii.
Phase
2 Faculty and staff training
b.
Responsible
Parties
i.
Information
Services
c.
Begin
Project
i.
4/08
Started testing with faculty and staff
ii.
8/08
Start training for faculty and staff
d.
Complete
Project
i.
Phase
1 7/08
ii.
Phase
2 1/09
5.
Coordinate
purchase/lease of supported hardware & software for entire college. Align technology with college and industry
standards. Optimize purchasing power by coordinating group purchases.
a.
Phase
Steps
i.
Phase
1 Inventory
ii.
Phase
2 Equipment to be recycled and disposed of. (Initial and annually)
iii.
Phase
3 Establish and conduct regular purchasing/leasing procedure
b.
Responsible
Parties
i.
Information
Services
c.
Begin
Project
i.
Phase
1 2/08
ii.
Phase
2 3/08
iii.
Phase
3 5/08
d.
Complete
Project
i.
Phase
1 5/1/08
ii.
Phase
2 8/08
iii.
Phase
3 - Ongoing
6.
Establish
replacement cycles for all equipment and software, including computers,
network, distance education class equipment, DRA resources, multimedia class
equipment, telecommunications, copiers, and peripherals.
a.
Phase
Steps
i.
Phase
1 Perform inventory of equipment and software and establish replacement cycle
ii.
Phase
2 Start replacement plans
b.
Responsible
Parties
i.
Information
Services
ii.
Business
Office
c.
Begin
Project
i.
Phase
1 6/08
ii.
Phase
2 7/08
d.
Complete
Project
i.
Ongoing
7.
Ensure all
computer and communications systems comply with federal and State laws,
regulations, and policies.
a.
Phase
Steps
i.
Determine
applicable legal and regulatory framework
ii.
Establish
compliance plan and bring systems into compliance
b.
Responsible
Parties
i.
Information
Services
ii.
Administration
c.
Begin
Project
i.
Phase
1 1/08
ii.
Phase
2 5/08
d.
Complete
Project
i.
Ongoing
8.
Update college
web site and administrative systems, establishing relevant and current content,
structure, and functionality. Includes
relationships between external web and internal management systems.
a.
Phase
Steps
i.
Hire
employees and/or consultants to implement web and management systems
ii.
Integrate
systems into college business and education processes
b.
Responsible
Parties
i.
All
divisions
c.
Begin
Project
i.
8/07
d.
Complete
Project
i.
Ongoing
9.
Upgrade and
expand classrooms to provide minimum standard multimedia functionality in all
classrooms
a.
Phase
Steps
i.
Evaluate
technologies and functionality appropriate for different types of classrooms
ii.
Integrate
multimedia technologies into master facility plan
iii.
Install
multimedia technologies in classrooms
b.
Responsible
Parties
i.
Information
Services
ii.
Student
Services
iii.
Learning
Services
iv.
Administrative
Services
c.
Begin
Project
i.
Phase
1 - 5/08
ii.
Phase
2 12/08
iii.
Phase
3 1/09
d.
Complete
Project
i.
7/13
10.
At least one
library computer that will comply with the FDLP requirements.
a.
Phase
Steps
i.
Determine
requirements
b.
Responsible
Parties
i.
Library
ii.
Information
Services
c.
Begin
Project
i.
8/08
d.
Complete
Project
i.
Ongoing
11.
Provide
libraries the capability to print to color printers at a centralized location
within campus or center.
a.
Phase
Steps
i.
Plan
deployment
ii.
Complete
deployment
b.
Responsible
Parties
i.
Information
Services
c.
Begin
Project
i.
6/08
d.
Complete
Project
i.
8/08
12.
Provide
scanners in each library.
a.
Phase
Steps
i.
Plan
deployment
ii.
Complete
deployment
b.
Responsible
Parties
i.
Information
Services
c.
Begin
Project
i.
6/08
d.
Complete
Project