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Recent research by the authors has shown that University administrative systems are not designed with a view for use in the direct educational process. To attempt to discover the mechanisms for this failure in IT systems an in-depth case study was conducted. The study involved an extremely well documented University administrative system, intended to support the tutorial classroom, called the Administrative Management System (AMS). Based on a well known PeopleSoft product the implementation and development of the system allowed a study of the dynamics within the educational institution. It was found that the vision of IT support for the classroom has not been achieved and that the process of developing a large system for the University involved steps that would, almost inevitably, lead to an emphasis on data gathering rather than relevant reporting.
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Davey, B., Tatnall, A. (2005). Educational Management Systems and the Tutorial Class. In: Tatnall, A., Osorio, J., Visscher, A. (eds) Information Technology and Educational Management in the Knowledge Society. ITEM 2004. IFIP International Federation for Information Processing, vol 170. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-24045-4_12
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