Center for IT Development and Digital University

Purpose and objectives

Support and technical maintenance of LMS AIS "Platonus", proctoring, access control, anti-plagiarism and all university IT systems; coordination of digital transformation; training users in modern digital tools.

Functional responsibilities

• Support and technical maintenance of LMS AIS "Platonus": issuing logins and passwords to teachers and students, system administration, training on correct completion of sections and fields
• Controlling correct integration of LMS AIS "Platonus" with the "Unified Platform of Higher Education" (EPVO) digital database
• Operational communication with Platonus technical support; participation in and training through webinars on new modules
• Monitoring the operability of the SSC, "Dormitory" and "Diploma Constructor" modules; controlling the completion of all sections
• Checking teachers' test assignments in paper form before the examination session and comparing them with the versions uploaded to the system
• Assigning test questions for the autumn and spring examination sessions
• Running and overseeing the "OES" proctoring system during the examination session: room duty, online monitoring and prevention of cheating
• Ensuring uninterrupted operation of the access control system (turnstiles): user administration, access-rights configuration, accounting and issuance of access identifiers, equipment monitoring and reporting
• Checking thesis and coursework, master's dissertation materials and teachers' articles through specialized plagiarism-detection software
• Administering and providing information support for open course systems (Coursera etc.)
• Administering, maintaining and monitoring the "Unified Platform of Higher Education" (EPVO) digital database
• Accounting, monitoring and renewal of software licenses (AIS "Platonus", proctoring, anti-plagiarism, documentolog etc.)
• Concluding and renewing contracts for the software and software products used and required
• Participation in conferences and seminars on the use of information technology in education
• Evaluating technical requirements for hardware and software
• Conducting internal audits of digital processes
• Coordinating digital transformation projects in cooperation with other structural units
• Supporting the implementation of new technologies in the educational process
• Supporting staff, faculty and students on the operation of programs and software products
• Supporting corporate email
• Training users on new digital tools and services

Staff