Student portal for a heterogenous university environment

Abstract

The development of a campus portal is beneficial to the various stakeholders primarily the campus student and the University itself. Students can access their information and favorite links from anywhere they can access the World Wide Web. An advantage of all portals is that the user's view can change from an application-centric one to a view determined by the role of the individual user. Thus a student can access information primarily targeted at him, whereas various university entities control different aspects behind the scenes and maintain content on the system. This system can help sustain positive contact between each stakeholder and the university and provide conduits for communication within interest groups. Its development encourages integration and standardized use of technology. This in turn provides a framework and motivation for development of online services and applications.