School of Computing

IT Committee

Academic staff leads

The following are the academic staff identified as the leads for particular areas (or specific pieces) of software or equipment. The lead is normally the member of staff who teaches using that software/equipment.

The Chair of the SOC IT Committee (Dr Jim Briggs) should be kept informed of the outcome of all discussions and may be called upon to mediate.

Area of responsibility Includes (but not exclusively) Lead contact Reserve(s)
Comms lab   Mo Adda  
E-commerce software   Gordon Early  
First Class   Peter Bednar  
Java Java SDK, NetBeans Jim Briggs  
Linux lab   Matthew Poole  
Macromedia educational products Authorware Emma Duke-Williams  
Macromedia multimedia products Dreamweaver tba + Jenny Morice (CT)  
Oracle   Angela Fletcher  
Visual Studio   Arthur Poyner  
Web browsers   Jim Briggs  

The following are not strictly SOC IT Committee responsibilities, but are nevertheless useful first points of contact:

Area of responsibility Includes (but not exclusively) Lead contact Reserve(s)
AMS (Assessment Moderation System)   John Rosbottom  
Discourse   Ann Heal (Maths)  
Games software and equipment AlienBrain Andy Bain (CT)  
Graphics and animation software 3DStudio Max Brian Heal (CT)  
IS liaison   Stuart Graves (IS Service Delivery Manager)  
Macintosh lab   Claire Sambrook (CT)  
Music software and equipment   Denis Reeve-Baker (CT)  
PUMS (Project Units Management System) / SUMS (Student and Unit Management System)   Jim Briggs Penny Hart
Questionmark Perception Alison White  
Video software and equipment   Gary Bown (CT)  
Viewpoint (Faculty of Technology student feedback system)   Jim Briggs John Newland
WebCT   Sue Sayce (Dept of Learning Development)  

Last updated by Dr Jim Briggs of the School of Computing at the University of Portsmouth.