Report for February 2023

MVM140 CMVM eAssessment RAG Status:  SUSPENDED

Report by Alistair Wallace

Achievements this period

• None

Issues

• This project is suspended until delivery received from supplier

Next Steps

• None

MVM148 Upgrading of teaching spaces 2021/22 RAG Status: GREEN

Report by Alan Gilchrist

Achievements this period

• The majority of the AV installation for Chancellor's lecture theatre A has been completed.  There are some outstanding issues with the control panel that are being looked at by Learning Spaces Technology.
• AV installation for Vet School HfSA F32 rooms was carried out on 13th and 14th February.

Issues

• Several issues were experienced during the Chancellor's Building lecture theatre A upgrade which originated from the network.  Some of the ports weren't made live until the last day of the install.  The VLAN was also missing a key configuration which meant that devices couldn't pick up the correct gateway IP and therefore couldn't be contacted by the rest of the kit.

Next Steps

• Arrange suitable time for AV work to be carried out in Chancellor's lecture theatre B.
• Receive estimated installation dates from the AV contractors for the remaining work.
• Receive update on the for Vet School electrical and network work and then organise installation dates.

MVM153 Upgrading of student computer labs, teaching and meeting room PCs 2022/23 RAG Status: GREEN

Report by Alan Gilchrist

Achievements this period

• No updates this month due to other projects needing to take priority.

Issues

• None

Next Steps

• Discuss replacements with local IT teams to ensure they are aware of the locations receiving upgrades.
• Purchase the replacement computers.

MVM154 Upgrading of teaching spaces 2022/23 RAG Status: GREEN

Report by Alan Gilchrist

Achievements this period

• Site visit took place in the Lauriston learning hub to work out the most suitable locations for the new AV equipment.  This also included a visit to the dermatology clinic room to confirm the requirements and locations of AV kit for there.
• Purchase order has been raised for the trial of the VR Patients platform.
• Purchase order for smaller (supply only) AV equipment has been raised.
• Site visit to the Anatomy teaching lab has been carried out and initial designs will be created during March.

Issues

• Time frame for the Lauriston learning hub is extremely tight, due to the NHS funding deadline., however they are currently still waiting for the building warrant to be approved.

Next Steps

• Re-prioritise list of rooms to upgrade this year based on available funding after the initial purchases and quotes received and update the project brief as necessary.
• Organise visits to the remaining rooms to discuss requirements with the associated teaching staff.
• Create AV designs and then tender documents for each of the new room upgrades.

MVM155 BMS Honours Portal RAG Status: GREEN

Report by Alan Donald

Achievements in last period

• Project Brief signed off by Sponsor

• Project through planning with Apps Review

• Regular sessions held with DLAM Development Team and BTMO to progress requirements

• DLAM Development Team started first development sprint on 27th Feb

Issues ​

• N/A

Next Steps ​

• Complete Requirements sessions with BTMO and prioritise

• Estimations for next development sprints

MVM156 Medical Schools Council - Online Exams BYOD RAG Status: GREEN

Report by Alan Gilchrist

Achievements this period

• Provided an update and discussed the current requirements with the Assistant Director of the Medical Schools Council.
• Web server to host the relevant downloads is no longer required.  These downloads will be passed to the Medical Schools Council to host themselves.
• Initial configuration file for the secure browser has been completed and tested on various Windows 10 and 11 devices.  Instructions have been written for the Windows 10/11 installation/uninstallation processes and passed to several people to test.

Issues

• Medical Schools Council have requested iOS installation and configuration files, even though these devices aren't ideal for taking exams on.

Next Steps

• Receive responses regarding the Windows 10/11 installation/uninstallation processes.
• Create the installation packages and instructions for both MacOS and iOS devices.

EEMeC and EEVeC

The dependency on these VLEs has now been removed and decommissioning has been completed.

TEL057: Learn Foundations - RAG Status: CLOSED

The project has closed. Closure Report is available.

TEL068: e-Assessment Procurement and Implementation - RAG Status:  CLOSED

The project has closed. Closure Report is available.

TEL071: Provisioning of Teams for Teaching - RAG Status: CLOSED

An interim options appraisal report updated on the 19th of Jan can be found here. https://www.projects.ed.ac.uk/project/p0345

This project has completed with the delivery of the MS Teams Options Appraisal in May 2021.  

TEL072: Zoom integration for Teaching - RAG Status: CLOSED

An interim options appraisal report can be found here. https://www.projects.ed.ac.uk/project/p0345

This project has completed with the delivery of the MS Teams Options Appraisal in May 2021

TEL076 Support and Guidance for Teams for Teaching - RAG Status: CLOSED

The project has closed. Closure Report is available.

OCP004 CPD Platform - Requirements, Market Analysis and Business Case - RAG Status: CLOSED

• The  "Short Courses Platform - Requirements, Market Analysis and Business Case" project is now closed and has been superceeded by "SCP001 – Short Course platform procurement". A post project review will be completed

Please note that SCP001 is a secure project and will only be visible to those working on it.