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See also:
- Technical Consultation/Design for Electronic Library - Hanoi University
- Educational Development


IT Development Project - National University, Ho Chi Minh City
Funding source: The World Bank

The project's objectives were:

• To develop and install three computer programs for the departments of
  academic affairs, human resources, and document management;
• To strengthen the capacity of the institution to meet its teaching objectives; and
• To Identify standard requirements to help develop an e-learning course.

The scope of services involved:

• Studying the infrastructure of Viet Nam National University - Ho Chi Minh
  City (VNU-HCM), university members' networks;
• Completing a comprehensive study of management processes;
• Study level of application of IT to the process of management;
• Conducting a detailed analysis of plans for the computerization of three major university departments: academic affairs, human resource and official documents;
• Recommending modifications to management process, with overall goal of improving quality of management;
• Recommending new IT technologies that could be used to improve management and training process;
• Identifying key computer programming components to ensure the success
  of computerization of the management process;
• Working with VNU-HCM faculty and staff to set up official levels of documentation
  including technical requirements for three applications;
• Establishing criteria to select software development company and communication methods appropriate to VNU-HCM during all phases of development;
• Drawing up standard structural procedures for an e-course;
• Advising on locally available technology which may be used to build the e-course.