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INFORMATION SYSTEMS - Legacy Systems Support

System Owners

Student information is contained in a number of systems. Some of the larger, enterprise systems containing student data are the Bursar system, the Financial Aid system, the SI Admissions system, the SI Registrar system, SIS, SIS on the Web, SSINFO, and Decision Support System. The system owner and application administrator depends on the content. A system owner is the individual who has been assigned ultimate responsibility for a system. An application administrator is one who acts on behalf of the system owner to keep the system operating effectively. A system is defined as a single computer program or a group of programs, owned by Purdue University, that perform(s) a single task or multiple tasks, on a server, mini-computer, or mainframe.

If the content
is related to:
The System Owner is: The Application Administrator is:
Student Accounts, Fees, Payments John Higgins, Bursar Kerry Kleiber, Manager of Systems and Operations
Student Loans Sherry Ziobro, Manager Loan Programs Kerry Kleiber, Manager of Systems and Operations
Student Financial Aid, Student Employment Joyce Hall, Director of Financial Aid Terri Davis, Associate Director of Financial Aid
Student Admissions Pam Horne,
Asst. Vice President for Enrollment Management and Dean of Admissions
Jeannie Sanson, Assistant Director of Admissions/Operations and Rebekkah Porter, Assistant Director of Admissions/Operations
Prospective Student Information Pam Horne,
Asst. Vice President for Enrollment Management and Dean of Admissions
Sarah Bauer, Associate Director of Enrollment Management
Student Courses, Schedules, Enrollment, Encumbrance, Academic Record, Demographic and Biographic Information Robert A. Kubat, Registrar Lesa Beals, Associate Registrar for Records, Registration and Graduation

The system owner (or his/her delegate) has the following responsibilities:

  1. Learn and understand the overall purpose of the system.
     
  2. Learn and understand sufficient details of the system to be able to manage the day-to-day operations of the system. Provide final approval to proceed with daily processing.
     
  3. Manage the development and continued maintenance of desk procedures for the staff who operate the system on a day-to-day basis.
     
  4. Make final decisions in situations where system information is inaccurate after appraising the customer impact as well as the resources and time available.
     
  5. In conjunction with the ITaP Business Continuation Plan, develop and maintain a system level business continuation plan.
     
  6. Coordinate all changes to the system when it is not working. Provide final approval for implementation for all changes to the system.
     
  7. Conduct periodic review of the system operation to insure that it is working as intended.
     
  8. Coordinate with ITaP (and other departments as needed) acceptable levels of documentation and procedures for operating and maintaining the system.
     
  9. Manage training development and presentation for all staff who will be updating or using the information in the system.
     
  10. Recommend improvements to the system to maintain an efficient and accurate process providing customer oriented information.
     
  11. Communicate changes, improvements and other important information about the system as needed.
     
  12. Represent the university in all actions resulting from the use of the system, its data or information provided by the system.
     
  13. Ensure appropriate problem resolution has occurred and that system issues are addressed and communicated accordingly.
     
  14. Conduct periodic review of the system operations to insure that it is working as intended.
     
  15. Responsible for establishing and maintaining business processes especially those required by University policies.
     
  16. Responsible for specifications on what the system will and will not do (including reporting).
     
  17. Responsible for ensuring that there is a policy (who should get access) and process for granting access to the system and a process for periodic review of the access.
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