UDSM System Administrator Workshop 21st Oct, 2006

1. UDSM System Administrator Workshop 21st Oct, 2006 Awareness of ICT Services at UDSM UCC, Conference room

2. Outline • An overview of UCC • Services Offered • Infrastructure Issues • Information Systems • ICT Capacity Building • ICT Development Partners • Future Plans • Conclusion System Administrators Workshop, Dar es Salaam

3. An overview of UCC • The University Computing Centre is an Information Resource Management (IRM) Centre for UDSM • It Provides Various ICT Services to the University and to the General Public • The Centre has 5 branches in Arusha, Dodoma, Mbeya, Mwanza and Dar es Salaam City Centre System Administrators Workshop, Dar es Salaam

4. MZA ARUSHA DODOMA HeadOffice DSM Mbeya City Branch DSM Introduction Services Offered : • Information Systems Development, Deployment, and Management • Network Design, Installation and Management • Internet Services Provision • End-User Support • Maintenance of Computer Hardware and Peripherals • ICT Policy Development and Implementation • ICT Planning and Advisory to the University • IT Security Management and Awareness • Public Access Rooms (PARs) The University Computing Centre is an Information Resource Management (IRM) Centre for UDSM It Provides Various ICT Services to the University and to the General Public UCC Branches: System Administrators Workshop, Dar es Salaam

5. Network Infrastructure • VSAT Link – 9Mbps • Campus-wide Optical Fibre Backbone extended to UCLAS • Campus LANs – about 3000 connected Computers (excluding HotSpot Users) • LANs at DUCE, MUCE, IJMC • Point-to-Point Wireless links to University Colleges (i.e. MUCHS, DUCE) • Wireless LAN (HotSpots) within the Campus • E.g. Administration, Library, Engineering, UCC • Video Conferencing Facility- • Fixed (Science & Arts), Mobile (UCC) • Audio-Visual Facility in Auditoriums System Administrators Workshop, Dar es Salaam

6. Network Infrastructure… MUCE Network Internet • University/College Backbones • Faculty/Institute/Units LANs • Internet Connectivity • Network est. & Management • Gateway Management IJMCVNetwork UCLAS Network FAST LAN Arts-LAN Law-LAN MUCHS Network Library Campus Halls Education-LAN COET DUCE Server room Admin-LAN Science-LAN UCC CET LANs Mabibo Halls AVU LAN Commerce-LAN FIVE LAN System Administrators Workshop, Dar es Salaam

7. Information Systems • Academic Registration Information System (ARIS) with 3-Modules • Admission • Academic • Accommodation • http://aris2.udsm.ac.tz System Administrators Workshop, Dar es Salaam

8. Information Systems … • Online Course Management Systems • Current Blackboard Learning System is in Use (www.teil.udsm.ac.tz) • Knowledge Environment for Web-based Learning (KEWL.NextGen) is under testing phase (http://kewl.udsm.ac.tz) • Web Course Tools (WebCT) (http://webct.udsm.ac.tz) • Planning to Switch from Blackboard to KEWL System Administrators Workshop, Dar es Salaam

9. Information Systems … • Human Resource Information System (HURIS) • Handling human resources related issues for UDSM • Financial Information System (FIS) • Payroll and other related aspects • Financial and Accounting aspects • Smart Card • Students cards for various use System Administrators Workshop, Dar es Salaam

10. Information Systems … • Library Information System (LIBIS) • Enabling Online Catalog Access • Access e-books, e-journals etc. System Administrators Workshop, Dar es Salaam

11. Information Systems … • Directory Services System for User • Authentication, Authorization & Accounting (AAA) • http://rdu.udsm.ac.tz:50000 System Administrators Workshop, Dar es Salaam

12. Information Systems … • iLab Service Broker • Online Access to the MIT Lab Resources • http://ilab.udsm.ac.tz/ServiceBroker System Administrators Workshop, Dar es Salaam

13. Information Systems … • MIT Open Courseware • This is a mirror site for the MIT Course Materials • http://mitocw.udsm.ac.tz System Administrators Workshop, Dar es Salaam

14. Information Systems … • Internet Services Systems • Web-based mail System ( www.uccmail.co.tz) • DNS, Intranet, Student e-mail • Web Servers (For Hosting) (www.udsm.ac.tz) System Administrators Workshop, Dar es Salaam

15. ICT Capacity Building • End-User Training in Various Computer Applications • UCC, CCE, BICO, UCLAS, MUCHS etc • Systems and Network Administrators Training • UCC • IT Professional Courses Training • IT Essentials, Cisco Networking, Network Security, MCSE, Oracle etc. • Training in Open Source Applications • Linux, MySQL, Open Office etc System Administrators Workshop, Dar es Salaam

16. ICT development partners • NUFFIC - Basic Infrastructure & IS • SIDA - LAN, PAR, Professional Development & E-learning • VLIR - e-learning dev. & implementation • NORAD – ARIS Development & Implementation • CARNIGUE –Network infrastructure improvement, Bandwidth & PAR • SIDA – Kilinux project ( Open Office and Mozilla Firefox localization) • etc System Administrators Workshop, Dar es Salaam

17. Future Plans • Deploying VoIP at the University Campus and its colleges • Deploying a highly Scalable e-mail System for the University (for 30,000 users 1GB each) • Upgrading Bandwidth to at least 20Mbps • Increasing the number of Public Access Rooms in Campuses • Fully Implementation of the updated ICT Policy System Administrators Workshop, Dar es Salaam

18. MZA ARUSHA DODOMA HeadOffice DSM Mbeya City Branch DSM Future Plans… Distance learning- How will be offered…starting this way UDSM/UCC UCC Branches & Other UDSM centres DODOMA Blended Learning M/HOUSE Online Learning MWANZA H/OFFICE ARUSHA MBEYA System Administrators Workshop, Dar es Salaam

19. Conclusion • The use of ICT in teaching and learning has positively impacted the pedagogy and enhanced course delivery at UDSM • Also it has positively impacted the research at UDSM • The role of IRM & System Administrators is vital in developing and sustaining ICT at the University System Administrators Workshop, Dar es Salaam

20. UDSM System Administrator Workshop 21st Oct, 2006 Thank you for listening UCC, Conference room