This document discusses how Syncplicity can be used as a solution to address common challenges in higher education around content sharing and collaboration. It provides an overview of 4 key use cases: 1) Professor-student academic content sharing to enable collaborative access to course materials, 2) Secure collaborative research to manage intellectual property during research projects, 3) Student information privacy to securely share sensitive student records in compliance with regulations, and 4) Alumni communication to maintain engagement with graduates. The proposed solution involves implementing the Syncplicity platform and a custom University Sync Portal to automate workflows and integrate with existing student information and document management systems.
2. This slide deck provides an
overview on several Higher
Education Use Cases where
Syncplicity can be a
candidate solution to bring
value through more
efficient information
sharing between students,
professors and university
staff.
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3. THE NEEDS TO MANAGE CONTENT IN HIGHER EDUCATION
Universities would like to: Enhance Student Services,
Speed up Processes and Improve Collaboration Campus
wide
But are faced with these challenges…
• Scattered information sources with no single point of truth
• Reliance on paper based decision making
• Inability to automate content centric processes
• Possible leakage of student sensitive information
• Too many ad-hoc collaboration tools
• Inexistence of a consolidated medium for sharing information
and experiences between various communities
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5. Higher Education Stakeholders Requirements
• Take Online Assignments
• Access to Progress Reports
• Securely Share Personal
Information
• Self-Service Capabilities
• Grade Reports
• Information Sharing with
other Parents
• Exchange Student
Information with other
Universities
Students
Parents
Professors
Staff
• Upload assignments and
lecture materials and
handouts
• Collaboratively work on
researches
• Enter marks /results and
produce reports
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• Enable Inter-Faculty
Information Sharing
"• Apply Regulatory Policies
on Student Data
• Disseminate new course
materials to professors and
protect Intellectual Property
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6. The University Syncplicity Portal
A Reference Architecture
UNIVERSITY SYNC PORTAL
CONTENT UPLOAD
FOLDER DEFINITION
TEMPLATING
CONTEXT- BASED
PERMISSIONS
Students
BRANDING
USAGE REPORTS
Parents
Professors
NOTIFICATIONS
POLICY SETTING
Staff
SYNCPLICITY
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AUTHENTICATION
BYOD SUPPORT
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NEWS FEEDS
VERSION MANAGEMENT
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7. The University Syncplicity Portal
The University Sync Portal is a custom built
web application which aims at:
Build sync folder structure for classrooms on the fly
based on templates
Enable professor to ―assign‖ students to folders
Automatically synchronize folders to students upon
their enrollment from a Student Information System
Automatically revoke student access after his
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completion of a course
Allow for UI Branding from university to another
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8. USE CASE #1
Professor – Student
Academic Content
Sharing
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9. Professor - Student Academic Content Sharing
Focus on Collaborative Sharing using Syncplicity
Materials are the backbone of a course.
Syncplicity allows Professors to create shared areas
with Students to share Course Folders, Assignments,
Tests/Quizzes …
Enables students to view content from different
devices including iPad’s and Android tablets while
supporting the university’s BYOD policies
Materials can be available only during a student’s
attendance to a course
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10. Use Case Scenario
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Anthropology 101
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STUDENT WORK
COURSE INITIATION
STUDENT PROVISIONING any time during the
- At
course, professor uploads
Professor sees - Upon enrollment students materials
prenew
populated folder structure
are automatically added to
- Student responses
with some basic content
Syncplicity folder
automatically pushed to
Professor adds - Content is pushed to their
his lectures
professor
materials
devices
- Professor is able to see a
usage report
GRANULAR SECURITY
COURSE RETENTION
Professor may elect to avail
- Academic materials created
certain collateral to specific
during the lifetime of this
students; such as special aid
instance of the course are
materials for weak students or
automatically retained and
different quizzes to different
some folders are wiped
students
from student devices.
VIDEOS
HANDOUTS
QUIZZES
LECTURES
ASSIGMENT
Course
Start
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SPEACIAL
AID
COURSE
FOLDER
Course
End
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13. USE CASE #2
Secure Collaborative
Research
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14. Secure Collaborative Research
Focus on Information Privacy
Problem
– Obtaining critical research funding is competitive usually underwritten by
private and public grants
– Requires an environment that promotes team collaboration and content
management
– Need to capture, manage, share and secure vast amounts of content
throughout the research lifecycle
– Requires the existence of a project-centric view of research activities
– Research director must ensure that information assets are made available
to stakeholders while ensuring that the intellectual property is protected
Syncplicity Solution
– Capture, manage, share and publish research information in a
collaborative manner
– Secure intellectual property
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– Provide a collaborative environment
– As a project reaches key milestones information assets must be made
available to stakeholders
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15. Use Case Scenario
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xCP PROCESSES (Optional)
Research Subject Approval
Consent + Subject Safety Forms
IP Acceptance + Distribution of
Income
Approval of Publishing +
Conference Participation
AGREE ON
RESEARCH TOPIC
INSTITUTIONAL
REVIEW BOARD
APPROVAL
DISSEMINATION
(RESEARCH
RESULTS)
SECURE
RESEARCH
PORTAL
LITERATURE
COLLECTION AND
REVIEW
RESEARCH
DESIGN
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External Research
Participants
DATA
COLLECTION &
ANALYSIS
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16. Solution Components
Syncplicity Business or Enterprise Edition
University Sync Portal
Upsell Opportunities:
Information Rights Management
Documentum xCP
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17. USE CASE #3
Student Information
Privacy
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18. Protecting Students' Academic Privacy
Securing Students Records from Public Sharing
In US: Family Educational Rights
and Privacy Act (FERPA)
In EU: Data Protection Directive (DPD)
Directive 95/46/EC
Federal statute designed to assure students' access
to their own educational records and to protect their
privacy.
While documents are managed through normal
security mechanisms, records cannot be shared
securely and can be leaked.
The Syncplictiy solution allows the seamless sharing
of records on a student level.
Information Rights Management allows the control
of records against unethical leakage.
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19. Use Case Scenario
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Transcripts
Language proficiency
documents
Proof of Residency
Medical Certificates
APPLICATION
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Prior Diplomas
Official Transcripts
Proof of ID
CONTINUED
EDUCATION
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ADMISSION
Graduation Certificates
Statement of Purpose
Curriculum Vitae
GMAT
Birth Certificates
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Curriculum Vitae
References
Newsletters
Donation
confirmation
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Academic Certificate
Graduation Statement
Diploma Supplements
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FINANCE
INFORMATION
LIFECYCLE
EXCHANGE
PROGRESSION
GRADUATION
STUDENT
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STUDENT
ALUMINI
Financial Aid
Forms
Tax Returns
Award Letters
EXAMS
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Grade Reports
Past Exam Papers
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Progress Reports
Time Tables
Parents
Communications
LIFECYCLE
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20. Solution Components
Syncplicity Business or Enterprise Edition
University Sync Portal
Upsell Opportunities:
Information Rights Management
Documentum Repository
D2
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22. Alumni Communication
Keeping in Touch with Students and University
A lot of universities have alumni programs that aim
at:
Provide communication about events, job postings,
employment fairs against a subscription fee
Raise donations as needed to contribute to certain
goals of the educational department
Promote new initiatives run by universities
To achieve this, Alumni Relations in Universities need
to understand what alumni want in order to
developing a strong communication plan to turn
graduates to active alumni.
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23. Use Case Scenario
ALUMNI
COMMUNICATION
PORTAL
JOB POSTS
NEWS
SOCIAL EVENT
ANNOUNCEMENT
OFFERS
DONATION
REQUESTS
UNIVERSITY –
ALUMNI RELATIONS
COMMUNICATION OBJECTIVES
Avoid sending everything to
everyone
- Multi-Channel Communication
- Minimize Communication Costs
NEWS
ALUMNI - CLASS OF 2000
NEW JOB
OPENING
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“Follow” Subjects of Interest
Newsfeeds
Notification Preferences
Alumni Inter-communication
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27. Integration Scenarios
Several integration scenarios with Higher
Education applications, namely the Student
Information System:
– Lookup Predefined Course Names from SIS
– Lookup Student Names per Faculty eligible to
enroll in a course
– Securely expose student documents in SIS via
shared sync folders
– Display Student Sync folders from SIS SelfService UI’s
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28. Integration Scenario - Grades Approval
Syncplicity – xCP – Student Information System
Lock
Grades
Web Services
Process Trigger
Documentum xCP
Student Information
System
Professor
Submit Grades Report
inside Course Folder
on Syncplicity
Rejection
- Grades
Approved
- Update
Academic History
Academic History
Module
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Dean
- Approve/De
cline
Faculty Head
- Approve/Decli
ne
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