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University of Phoenix Managing Disputes through Technology University of Phoenix © 2008 University of Phoenix, Inc. All rights reserved.
About University of Phoenix • Established in 1976 • Based in Phoenix, AZ • Higher education programs for working students • 300, 000+ students • Nearly 200 campus locations • Internet delivery across U. S. and around the world via student website • Over 100 degree and certificate programs University of Phoenix © 2008 University of Phoenix, Inc. All rights reserved.
An “Outside-the-Box” Approach • Traditional choices – – Ombudsman General Counsel Dean of Students Status quo • Clear process needed for students to voice disputes and reach resolutions • Comply with regulations of accrediting bodies • Centralize, track and resolve escalated student issues in a very large and highly distributed environment • Create a central office with a student service focus University of Phoenix © 2008 University of Phoenix, Inc. All rights reserved.
An “Outside-the-Box” Approach • Office of Dispute Management (ODM) created in December 2002 • Balance responsibilities of campus management • Provide centralized compliance monitoring, risk management and trend analysis • Apply modern dispute management theory • Manage resolution of a variety of student and faculty disputes and appeals – Academic appeals – Financial issues – Student discipline University of Phoenix © 2008 University of Phoenix, Inc. All rights reserved.
Automating Dispute Process • Enhance existing student dispute management process • Promote consistent resolution process across all campuses for handling student disputes • Provide a clear process for students to submit a formal dispute • Deliver comprehensive feature set with workflow and reporting capabilities University of Phoenix © 2008 University of Phoenix, Inc. All rights reserved.
The Solution Dispute Management System Develop a web-based system/process with automated functionality to support dispute management and to allow students to submit a dispute online from their student website. University of Phoenix © 2008 University of Phoenix, Inc. All rights reserved.
The Project • Requirements determined according to need, policy and regulation • Combined disciplines from traditional project management, agile development and UI engineering to maximize results University of Phoenix © 2008 University of Phoenix, Inc. All rights reserved.
Dispute Management System University of Phoenix © 2008 University of Phoenix, Inc. All rights reserved.
Dispute Initiated • Student reports complaint to their campus • Campus sends a link containing the online dispute form to the student’s website • Student submits dispute online from their student website • Dispute is received in Dispute Management System, the workflow begins University of Phoenix © 2008 University of Phoenix, Inc. All rights reserved.
Dispute Status, Actions and Workflow Prompts • All disputes are categorized with a status • New • Open • Closed • Resolved • Statuses are result of an Action taken and prompts the Workflow • Actions can only be taken if user has permissions to do so University of Phoenix © 2008 University of Phoenix, Inc. All rights reserved.
Workflow • New disputes automatically assign to Campus Administrator • Only authorized campus personnel can access • Email notification generates to Campus • Campus Administrators must either work or assign • Closed disputes reviewed by ODM for handling accuracy • ODM officially closes the dispute as Resolved University of Phoenix © 2008 University of Phoenix, Inc. All rights reserved.
User Permissions • User access controlled by role type which identifies permissions • Users only access disputes assigned to them • Users only perform actions established for role type • ODM officers can access any dispute and perform all actions University of Phoenix © 2008 University of Phoenix, Inc. All rights reserved.
Email Alerts & Notifications • Notification generates to the campus for all new disputes • Alert generates each business day a dispute remains in new status • Alert generates to senior personnel when in new status for 10 business days • Notification generates to person a dispute assigned to University of Phoenix © 2008 University of Phoenix, Inc. All rights reserved.
Architecture University of Phoenix © 2008 University of Phoenix, Inc. All rights reserved.
Technologies Frame work MVC View layer App Server Data layer Database Authentication Web Services Tools Libraries Spring 2. 0. 4 Spring MVC Ext. js, Prototype. js, JSP, AJAX, JSON Jboss 4. 0. 5 GA Hibernate 3. 0 MS SQL Server 2000 ACEGI, CAS, CAP Xfire Fortify, QTP, Load. Runner Quartz University of Phoenix © 2008 University of Phoenix, Inc. All rights reserved.
Technical Challenges Controlled Access • Conflicting Requirements • Outside users Locking Feature Communication with other applications Securing Legal Data Backing up secured data Monitoring the application’s availability University of Phoenix © 2008 University of Phoenix, Inc. All rights reserved.
Future Direction • Consolidating other dispute systems – Easy access to earlier disputes – Retaliatory issues – Load Balancing – Trending University of Phoenix © 2008 University of Phoenix, Inc. All rights reserved.
Key Benefits • • Automated Dispute Management System Controls for regulatory adherence Central data storage Record integrity Workflow capabilities User permission controls On-demand reporting University of Phoenix © 2008 University of Phoenix, Inc. All rights reserved.
On-Demand Reporting • • • By Location – Region, Campus Average Days Type / Category Compliance Performance Resolved-Unresolved Chart Percentage by Type Campus Activity Bar Chart Compliance Performance Long Term Chart Program-Version Average Time by Location by Days University of Phoenix © 2008 University of Phoenix, Inc. All rights reserved.
Contact Information Aline Grossman, Executive Director University of Phoenix email: aline. grossman@phoenix. edu Traci Hardy, Project Manager University of Phoenix email: traci. hardy@phoenix. edu Maddy Lakshmanan, IT Engineer Apollo Group / University of Phoenix email: maddy. lakshmanan@apollogrp. edu University of Phoenix © 2008 University of Phoenix, Inc. All rights reserved.


