Ellucian is the student information system software used at Bergen Community College. Ellucian is linked to internal databases, such as; Student Planning, Moodle, Banner, Blackboard and SharePoint. In researching open source higher education databases I found five of the many open source databases that are available to higher education institutions. They are: 1. Courseware 2.5, -OS 2. Manhattan Virtual Classroom 2.1, -OS 3. Moodle 1.1.1,-OS/WIN 4. Whiteboard 1.0.2-OS 5. ATutor 1.3-OS Open source software is an important component of today’s higher education. It is basically a sharing of information. The advances of the arts and sciences are a result of the open sharing of ideas, theories, studies and research. Yet the software that is being use on computers at many school systems is closed and locked, making educators partners in the suppression of the foundational information of this new age (Chauhan) . Open source software development is taking place all over the world where part of the community develops individual modules, becoming necessary to establish standards and common definitions for open source software. These standards are established to define interaction between modules to insure interoperability of software. Software components which follow specific open standards can be replaced with other standard-compliant product, which allows the user more freedom to choose the component best suited to his needs and is not bound to a particular product, as with commercial software (Chauhan) The common element of the open source databases is the use of share data of student information. The common features used by the databases are their operating systems UNIX or Windows, as well as MYSQL database. The database used b... ... middle of paper ... ... to report which I associate with the low degree attainment. Possibly these students dropped out? I noticed the cost to attend two of the colleges that had higher tuition rates were, Eastwick College of Nutley and Eastwick College of Hackensack, they were both in the twenty thousand ranges in comparison to Bergen at $13,006. These numbers are based on two year tuition rate. In summary, In order to obtain this type of data, open source databases are a major component in compiling these statistics. In the example of Ellucian, Bergen’s student information system is linked to internal databases such as SharePoint, and Moodle that pulls in information from registration, finance, and student services to name a few. Sharing of information by way of open source databases is what made it possible for me to run the peer analysis with efficiency and confidence of the data.
Community colleges and vocational tracks are not wrong about the high cost of traditional higher education. According to the U.S. Department of Education’s National Center for Education Statistics, one year at a public, four-year institution costs upwards of $23,000 on average, while private institutions will cost nearly $10,000 more on average. Coupled with the fact that prices at public institutions rose 42 percent and private institutions rose 31 percent between 2001 and 2011, it’s not a shock that parents and students alike worry about paying for college. However, this won’t always be the case, as this rise in prices simply cannot continue the way it has. Eventually, people will be unable to pay the price that colleges charge. They will either settle for com...
...t is undeniably embracing open source more and more, ... Microsoft Building Hybrid Open Source Software Development Model ... Jun 11, 2008 ...
Open source software and code can be a wonderful and vastly useful tool. In today’s programming world, there is not much left in terms of new frontiers of programming. Most of the algorithms that programmers need have already been written. Why spend the time to rewrite a complicated algorithm or function when it has already been done and free for you to use? Luckily, other programmers have generously donated their time and money to provide you with free code. Before you dive in, there are a few details to be aware of.
Oracle's relational databases represent a new and exciting database technology and philosophy on campus. As the Oracle development projects continue to impact on University applications, more and more users will realize the power and capabilities of relational database technology.
Not always can abusing academic databases limit one to punishment with only the university, it can reach farther to the US government and law.
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The analysis started in chapter two with examining the definition of software and the conditions and circumstances under which it is protected by two intellectual property rights, namely copyright and patent. In chapter three the questionable legal nature of software was reviewed and the possibilities to exploit rights in software –under licenses- were explained. Further, in chapter four, the definition of open source was introduced and major open source licenses currently in use were presented. A conclusion that came out was that the open-source licensing regimes are no longer confined to idealistic or academic programmers but have led to the creation of diverse licenses that provide for different possibilities and accordingly are more or less compatible with copyright protection. In chapter five the most important legal controversies around open source software licenses from a contractual point of view were put under scrutiny. This analysis estimated that the uncertainty around the contractual nature of ...
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In the past, most of the databases were centralized, protected, and kept in a one location using a complicated database system known as centralized database. Nowadays, with the new technology of personal computers and cell phones, a new sort of database has appeared, and it seems that majority of people are pleasant with it, even if their private data is split everywhere. Many enterprises had changed their databases from the centralized databases, into the distributed database system, since it meets the demand of accessing and processing the data in the organization. Distributed database technology is considered as one of the most remarkable developments in this century (Ozsu, 1991; Rahimi & Haug, 2010; Cain, 2012). Distributed databases are basically a collection of databases that are divided on multiple computers which are connected logically but located in different physical locations, and each site manages its own local data. In contrast, centralized database is a database that is located in a one location and it is considered as a big single database (Connolly & Begg, 2010).
Open source software is becoming more widespread as the IT industry expands. This type of software is great for the people that choose to build their own versions of applications. Some view this type of software to be unethical and crippling to companies that release programs in order to make a profit. Having access to the source code can benefit end-users in more ways than one and could potentially result in a better product.
The issue of technology in libraries and thus the need for librarians to be technologically literate is not the matter of much debate.What is debatable is the organizational framework within which the technological education of librarians will take place.In fact, one of the most contentious issues is whether it is librarians being educated.Tenopir (2000) points out that the word “library” has been dropped from the names of such schools as the Universities of Tennessee, Michigan, and Syracuse.The new schools are called more generic names like “School of Information.”The emphasis on information sciences, especially information technologies, is of concern to many.Wiegand (2000) worried that “LIS educators [are] so eager to drop the ‘L’ word from their program ...
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Technology is continuously shifting and new technological developments can have profound effects on many industries especially in higher learning education. The hasty development of new technology provides many opportunities for working students in order to improve their career development and this has helped them in gathering information and enhancing knowledge. In this new era, higher education has move forward to the new type of learning known as E-learning or Open Distance Learning. E-learning is different than the traditional learning in terms of methods of delivering where traditional methods required the instructor, teacher or tutor, a textbook and other teaching materials. E-learning of Open Distance Learning is a recent phenomenon which the learning only required the use of network called the Internet.
The concept of Student Information Management System (SIMS) is one that continues to elicit mixed reactions. Its application appears limited by a number of factors. Whitley, Gal, and Kjaergaard (2014) connotes that SIMS faces challenges in acceptability due to the kind of information being stored, personal identification information being stored in the system and the identity of people accessing this information. Ngoma (2009) explores the level of success student information system, a subset of SIMS. Findings from Ngoma’s expedition indicate that many institutions tend to have a negative attitude towards implementation of such projects. Their evaluation mechanism on application of this technology is tied to the level of improvement of the institution especially student performance (Sun & Benton 2008; Chong 2014).