>
> a) the package you use
For Examination - an inhouse package written in 1989
For Teaching - STARS
> b) whether you use it for teaching or exams or both
see above
> c) how many people are involved in operating either aspect, whether they
> are clerical or admin. staff and at what grade
3fte secretarial work in the office managed by an
Administrator. They do examinations work plus teaching
timetabling, graduations etc.
> d) what your experience indicates is the most appropriate level for those
> staff (given that very few of us can have what we believe we need)
one secretarial in charge (Grade 4) with (Grade 2) for the
rest
>
> Our head of MIS has promised me that, for exams at least, a computer
> package will *not* reduce the work or hassle of producing a timetable. I
> find that hard to believe (after the setup period, anyway)
Of course it saves time, hassle and arguments with
departments once it is up and running. The package should
provide you with so much information that any department is
unable to argue logically for something which does not make
sense.
>
There is a package I looked at recently which looks very
promising Facility CMIS which can do both.
>
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Maggie Park
Assistant Secretary
(Examinations & Timetabling)
University of Aberdeen
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Tel: 01224 272963
Fax: 01224 272050
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