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To achieve these objectives and to consider the different target groups, two basic tools have been implemented. For the'' internet area'', a Content-Management-System (CMS) provides a possibility to easily edit pages. This is most useful to provide information and to create content-based pages. For the ''intranet'' and the ''students’ area'', a Learning Management System (LMS), also known as collaborative software, provides several possibilities for collaborative work. By combining these different approaches with a «best of both worlds» strategy, a large number of tools both for promotion/information and for collaboration are available. | To achieve these objectives and to consider the different target groups, two basic tools have been implemented. For the'' internet area'', a Content-Management-System (CMS) provides a possibility to easily edit pages. This is most useful to provide information and to create content-based pages. For the ''intranet'' and the ''students’ area'', a Learning Management System (LMS), also known as collaborative software, provides several possibilities for collaborative work. By combining these different approaches with a «best of both worlds» strategy, a large number of tools both for promotion/information and for collaboration are available. | ||
To implement the VCSE-Portal, two well-established open-source solutions have been used. By choosing the approach of open-source-systems, a more «sustainable» attempt has been chosen that can be seen as a model for other virtual campuses. In addition, this approach provides the possibility to offer the platform to as many new partners and projects as intended. Thus, we decided to run the VCSE-Portal as a combination of two systems: ''TYPO3'' (See www.typo3.org for more information and the whole software package to download.) for web content management regarding all “internet pages” and ''Moodle''(See www.moodle.org for more information and the whole software package to download.) both for groupware and student area. The resulted system –with the functionality of both a groupware and a full content-management-system– was integrated on a university server for a permanent operation and offers possibilities like content-based sites with full control of editing, interactive forms for enrolment and questionnaires including administrative tools for evaluation, communication and collaboration. | To implement the VCSE-Portal, two well-established open-source solutions have been used. By choosing the approach of open-source-systems, a more «sustainable» attempt has been chosen that can be seen as a model for other virtual campuses. In addition, this approach provides the possibility to offer the platform to as many new partners and projects as intended. Thus, we decided to run the VCSE-Portal as a combination of two systems: ''TYPO3'' (See http://www.typo3.org for more information and the whole software package to download.) for web content management regarding all “internet pages” and ''Moodle''(See http://www.moodle.org for more information and the whole software package to download.) both for groupware and student area. The resulted system –with the functionality of both a groupware and a full content-management-system– was integrated on a university server for a permanent operation and offers possibilities like content-based sites with full control of editing, interactive forms for enrolment and questionnaires including administrative tools for evaluation, communication and collaboration. | ||
The main advantages of this system are: | The main advantages of this system are: | ||