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1 st Annual UCosmic ® Conference – October 31, 2013

1 st Annual UCosmic ® Conference – October 31, 2013. UCosmic ® Consortium Mitch Leventhal, PhD Executive Director. October 31, 2013. 1 st Annual UCosmic ® Conference. The UCosmic ® Consortium International Standards & Open Source Tools For Higher education.

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1 st Annual UCosmic ® Conference – October 31, 2013

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  1. 1st Annual UCosmic® Conference – October 31, 2013 UCosmic® Consortium Mitch Leventhal, PhD Executive Director

  2. October 31, 2013 1st Annual UCosmic® Conference The UCosmic® Consortium International Standards & Open Source Tools For Higher education Originally focused on tracking and management of international activities, but extensible to all institutional activities, from local community engagement to global collaborations.

  3. October 31, 2013 1st Annual UCosmic® Conference The Challenge: Global Strategy requiresGlobal Data The Problem: Data is widely disbursedacross multiple systems, controlled by different units, which do not inter-operate. Other vital data is not being collected at all. And… the No money for complex software development

  4. October 31, 2013 1st Annual UCosmic® Conference UCosmic® approaches the problem by creating a mashup A mashupis a web application that that uses content from more than one source to create a single new service displayed in a single graphical interface. Characteristics of the UCosmic® mashup: Combination Visualization Aggregation

  5. October 31, 2013 1st Annual UCosmic® Conference UCosmic® seeks to associate as much data as possible related to the human relationships, collaborations, research and mobility linkages in order to paint a detailed picture for any geographic area, partner or faculty member. Where data is not being collected, UCosmic® creates web-based frames for its collection.

  6. October 31, 2013 1st Annual UCosmic® Conference UCosmic® Data Sources (representative list) • Student Information Systems • Human Resource Systems • International Student & Scholar Systems • International Programs Database • Sponsored Research Databases • Faculty Activity Reports • Alumni & Foundation Databases • Student Clubs & Activity Databases • Corporate Engagement Databases • Co-op & Internship Databases • Communications & PR Systems And even public domain sources, such as LinkedIn

  7. October 31, 2013 1st Annual UCosmic® Conference Data quality and integrity Some data are accurate and maintained in real time. Other data are updated once annually. Some data may be maintained by individual faculty, students or volunteers. And always… some data is imperfect, inaccurately reported or poorly proofed. But this does not bother us… even imperfect data has value and can contribute significantly to the strategic gestalt.

  8. October 31, 2013 1st Annual UCosmic® Conference When combined, these varied data provide a more complete picture of global activity than could every be accomplished without the UCosmic® mashup. Using an artistic metaphor, UCosmic® provides a highly refined pointillist painting, not a photograph. Our Philosophical Approach – Think like an economist (be comfortable with estimation), and not like an accountant (looking for precision)!

  9. October 31, 2013 1st Annual UCosmic® Conference UCosmic® operates as a consortium, to collaboratively build flexible, low cost, modular, cloud-based, open-source solutions. UCosmic® received its initial funding from the University of Cincinnati and the State University of New York. Funding now derives primarily from the many consortium members, who pay a modest annual fee (usually $5,000), and a generous grant from Santander Bank.

  10. October 31, 2013 1st Annual UCosmic® Conference

  11. October 31, 2013 1st Annual UCosmic® Conference The UCosmic® Consortium International Standards & Open Source Tools For Higher education For more information visit www.ucosmic.org To obtain a demo account, contact Dan Ludwig, UCosmic® CTO at dan.ludwig@ucosmic.org

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