School ERP verses stand alone applications Written by Pradhyumna Singh
Stand Alone Verses ERP solution for schools. (This report is based on survey with Schools EDP officers handling school ERP and Other software in school ) Defination of School ERP : A single software managing all aspects of schooling without redundancy and proper inter module data exchange. The data is managed centrally. The moment we think about school automation we think of multiple software, one for fee, another software for library and so on. Carefully looking at school we will easily conclude that a educational institute is a complete city within itself. We have functionality starting from HR to finance and a lot of other issues. From school inventory, tuck shop, examinations we have to manage a lot. So trying to implement automation individually leads us to dealing with multiple software and multiple vendors and a situation where we have basically manualised our school system with computers.Stand alone software for school can not only be very difficult to manage but also can add a lot of redundancy in data entry and ambiguity of information within same organization. E.g. when a student takes admission we have to enter name in various software that we are using like library, fee, examination section software and so on. So basically there is a lot of redundant work in this case. On other hand there may be a case when a student already taken TC from school is still reflecting in Library software or other software implemented for various other modules. In absence of a centralized software procedure of getting clearance from various sections for students still remains tedious and time consuming. A properly planned single point integrated system (School ERP / Education ERP) can facilitate zero redundancy, inter module information exchange and thereby a lot of savings in form of time and manual efforts. Following comparison report is on software implementation at various. Stand alone School software School ERP 1. Stand Alone: Redundancy of data entry ERP : No redundancy 2. Stand Alone : Ambiguity of information as different software may show different values for same thing ERP: No ambiguity as data is served from central location. Same logic of processing keeps away any such ambiguity. 3. Stand Alone : No inter module communication. For example there will be no way for library software to know if caution money for library is collected at fee counter for a particular student.
| | The Key to Online College Classes - Have it Your WayWritten by Timothy D. Arnold
The Key to Online College Classes - Have it Your Way By Timothy D. ArnoldNever before has online education been more esteemed than today. In most circles online learning is haled as a viable alternative to traditional classroom settings. Not long ago, distance learning was perceived as trendy, faddish and nuvo. What's happening to change that? The driving forces behind online education phenomena are convenience and demand. Two reasons you can obtain an education and "have it your way." How are terms demand and convenience important to online education? Let's take a look. As we take opportunity to explore up-trending in online education you will easily see why these terms are important to it, and why so many Americans are turning to classes offered via internet to fulfill there educational needs. Demand. Demand here implies that a need is being met. This is important because without need for online education programs they simply wouldn't exist. Schools are adding online educational opportunities at a rate of 10 to 15 a month. That's quite remarkable considering 10 years ago, distance learning via internet was scoffed at. Neither educators nor students are laughing now! Hundreds of students are completing their e-classes online in virtual class rooms each month, they are obtaining an actual degree their own way, and upon doing so, receive their diplomas and transcripts as proof of their hard work. Numerable online programs are awarding their students with earned authentic degrees that they will utilize to gain employment or improve and increase wage they currently receive from their present employer. Convenience, second force that makes online education work is no less important. Because colleges online are so convenient, Americans can have education their own way, and students from all walks of life can be reached.
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