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- The Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standard (DSS)
- Accepting credit and debit cards is a fact of life at campuses nationwide. Hand-in-hand with card acceptance comes the responsibility to safeguard and protect all transaction and consumer data. Unfortunately, education institutions because of their open networks and occasionally inadequate security procedures are particularly vulnerable to hacking and other compromises...
- Tags: Payment, Education Institution, Operational Accounting, Security, Finance
- White papers 2007-02-05
- Home Computer Security Awareness
- Home computer security is often a neglected area of security. In the Fall of 2004, with funding from the ACM CREU Collaborative Research Experience for Undergraduates in Science and Engineering program, a project on home computer security was started. The goal of the project was to enhance the public's understanding...
- Tags: Computer Security, Home PC, Home Computer Security, Desktops, Security, Viruses And Worms, Hardware
- White papers 2006-10-13
- Online Teaching and Learning in Higher Education: A Case Study
- This study involved an investigation of the practice of online teaching and learning in the Faculty of Education at the University of Southern Queensland. It examined this context at a particular point in USQ's history, namely at a stage where it is grappling with the emergence of online education. The...
- Tags: Education
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- An Analysis of Online Education and Learning Management Systems in the Nordic Countries
- This paper presents the results from an analysis of online education and Learning Management Systems LMS in the five Nordic countries. The analysis is based on literature review and in-depth interviews with 20 selected Nordic training managers. The analysis comprises a broad range of institutions from primary education, secondary education,...
- Tags: Education, Analysis, Learning Management System
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- Literature Review - Faculty Participation in Online Distance Education: Barriers and Motivators
- Distance education is a medium of teaching and learning that has grown significantly in the past 10 years as indicated by the number of higher education institutions that offer courses and/or full degree programs via distance learning. The purpose of this paper is to examine the overall attitude of higher...
- Tags: Barrier, Distance Education, E-learning, Enterprise Software, Software
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- Simplified IT: The Dell/BlackBoard Solution for Education
- The Blackboard Academic Suite is designed to meet the teaching, learning and outcomes needs of the 21st Century campus. Blackboard is a leading provider of education software for K-12, professional education and higher education. This white paper provides details of the Dell/Blackboard Solution for Education, including scalability and reliability features....
- Tags: Education, Dell Computer Corp., Information Technology, Blackboard Academic Suite
- White papers 2007-06-01
- Clarifying the Goals for Career and Technical Education
- An increasing body of research links investment in education with increases in labor productivity. Investments in primary, secondary, and postsecondary education result in positive returns to the individual and to the community. This webcast clarifies the goals for career and technical education.
- Tags: Education, Professional Development, Career
- Webcasts
- Novell Case Study: New South Wales Department of Education and Training (DET)
- The New South Wales Department of Education and Training DET provides education and training services from early childhood education through to post-compulsory education and training. DET required an IT solution that could consolidate and manage its massive online information resources, while ensuring a high level of access security. With an...
- Tags: Education, Novell Inc., Training, DET, Workforce Management, Human Resources
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- Ministry of Education Gains Cost-Effective Control of IT Threats
- The Ministry of Education is responsible for the provision of education to over 2,600 state and state-integrated schools throughout New Zealand. Many schools were running with inadequate or no anti-virus software, leaving them with little protection against virus infiltration. As a result, many school computers were infected with viruses and...
- Tags: Education, School, Antivirus, Information Technology, Computer Associates International Inc., Threat Management, Virus, Ministry Of Education, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Spyware, Security
- Case studies 2007-11-05
- Current Trends in Distance Education: An Administrative Model
- Current practices and procedures of distance education programs at selected institutions in higher education in Ohio were studied. Relevant data was found in the areas of: content of the distance education program's mission statement; needs assessment procedures; student demographics; course acquisition, development, and evaluation criteria and procedures; hierarchical approval of...
- Tags: Distance Education, E-learning, Enterprise Software, Software
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- Arkansas Research and Education Optical Network Plan for Operation
- Research and Education (R&E) networks have long depended on the telecommunications industry to provide the physical infrastructure on which their networks were built. With advances in research and education applications that require very high bandwidth, network flexibility, low latency and security, traditional leased-line networks no longer meet the needs of...
- Tags: Education, Optical Network, Network, Internet2, Fiber Optics, Optical Networking, Networking, Telecommunications
- White papers 2007-01-21
- SunGard Higher Education and Microsoft Business Solutions Team Up to Provide Value for Higher Education Administrators
- SunGard Higher Education is a leading provider of software for higher education. SunGard Higher Education acquired SCT and the PowerCAMPUS solution in 2004. In the mid-1990s, SunGard Higher Education made a bold move. Though they had always developed their solutions themselves, they decided to partner with a financial software specialist...
- Tags: Education, Team, SunGard Data Systems Inc., Administrator, Financial, Microsoft Corp., SunGard Higher Education, Business Structures, Financial Accounting, Finance
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- Trends in Higher Education
- This paper discusses about tremendous changes taking place in higher education. Educators and administrators everywhere are reevaluating the role of the mission of higher education and how best to serve both their host communities and the students who have become customers. This change has been fueled by technology’s impact on...
- Tags: Education, Siemens AG
- White papers 2002-04-01
- WA Department of Education and Training Rolls Out Statewide Digital Learning to 800 Schools
- The Western Australian Department of Education and Training WA DET delivers education and skills development to people in the state. WA DET administers education across a region roughly one-third of the Australian land mass. This vast geography presents the department with a range of challenges, including building the skills of...
- Tags: Education, U.S. Department Of Education, Oracle Corp., Training, WA DET, Portals, Internet
- Case studies 2008-04-01
- Towards Security by Construction for Web 2.0 Applications
- While security experts routinely bemoan the current state of the art in software security, from the standpoint of the application developer, application security requirements present yet another hurdle to overcome. Given the pressure for extra functionality, "Lesser" concerns such as performance and security often do not get the time they...
- Tags: Web, Application Security, Web 2.0, Security, Internet
- White papers 2007-04-25
- Achieving Quality and Scale in Online Education Through Transformative Assessment: A Case Study
- This study demonstrates how current theories of transformative assessment, coupled with research on online education, may be used to create a framework for transformative assessment of online programs; the potential of transformative assessment for contributing to the development of scalability and quality of online education programs; and how the powerful...
- Tags: Education, Assessment
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- The Intelligence Education Framework for the 21st Century
- This paper addresses the concept of establishing a community-wide intelligence education framework that meets the needs of intelligence professionals at all levels of federal, state, and local government. In its current form, Intelligence Education and Training IET is composed of many schools and programs that cover the intelligence cycle. However,...
- Tags: Northrop Grumman Corp., Government, Quality, Workforce Management, Vertical Industries, Business Operations, Human Resources, Enterprise Software, Software
- White papers 2005-08-15
- Guide to Higher Education in Europe (zip)
- This is an excellent guide for pursuing Higher Education in Europe. It covers all the aspects in complete detail. It is must for anyone who wants to pursue higher education in Europe. It contains indepth & complete information on European Education System, admission procedure & criteria, TOEFL, IELTS, GRE, GMAT...
- Tags: Education, Europe
- Software downloads 2005-10-28
- Managed Service Is the Answer for Email Security in K-12 Education
- As one of 58 county offices of education in California, Sonoma County Office of Education SCOE is an educational service agency and strategic partner to the 43 school districts in Sonoma County and their 177 individual schools. SCOE wanted to provide a cost-effective spam-filtering solution to SCOE's districts with a...
- Tags: K-12, Education, Spam Filtering, E-mail Security, E-mail Server, Red Condor, E-mail, Spam, E-mail Servers, Viruses And Worms, Security, Online Communications, Spam And Phishing, Enterprise Software, Software
- Case studies 2007-09-12
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