[Academic] Fwd: FW: Focus group invitation for Faculty managers & academic staff - 13th August 2013, 10am-12 noon

[Robert Martin]

Dear All,

I'm looking for "information strategy"- interested volunteers to attend 
"a *_focus group discussion on Tuesday 13^th August, 10am-12 noon in 
Collins Room 1_."*

See the two emails below plus attachment. Please let me know if you can 
& want to go.

Rob


-------- Original Message --------
Subject: 	FW: Focus group invitation for Faculty managers & academic 
staff - 13th August 2013, 10am-12 noon
Date: 	Wed, 7 Aug 2013 16:48:53 +0100
From: 	Bronagh Dallat <b.dallat at strath.ac.uk>
To: 	'Ian Ruthven' <ian.ruthven at cis.strath.ac.uk>, Keith Mathieson 
<keith.mathieson at strath.ac.uk>, ma-hod <ma-hod at strath.ac.uk>, Peter 
Skabara <peter.skabara at strath.ac.uk>, Philip Winn 
<philip.winn at strath.ac.uk>, Robert Martin <r.w.martin at strath.ac.uk>
CC: 	Christine Matthewson <christine.matthewson at strath.ac.uk>, Yvonne 
Brown <yvonne.brown at strath.ac.uk>



Dear Heads

Apologies for the one day delay in forwarding this e-mail, but we 
Faculty Managers were seeking clarification.

If a member of staff from each dept is able to attend this event, 
despite short notice, that would be v helpful. Please let Yvonne Brown 
know the name of your dept's rep (if any), with a copy to Christine.

I'm sorry that I'm unable to assist with identifying which members of 
academic staff would be most appropriate other than to highlight the 
topics for discussion, i.e.

What is the vision for information systems, services and capabilities 
that will best support the realisation of the University's strategic 
objectives?

§ How is the delivery of the University's teaching, learning, research 
and knowledge exchange is likely to shift in the future; and at what pace?

§ How do the University's information services and capabilities need to 
change to be able to adapt to and support these changes?

§ What are current and future information needs of: students; academic 
and service departments; research facilities, groups and partnerships; 
and knowledge exchange partners?

§ Are there broader environmental drivers for change, such as policy, 
demographic, technological, legal or regulatory?

§ What are the enablers of change; and what are challenges, constraints 
and barriers to change?

§ What can we learn from leading edge practice in other universities or 
other sectors?

In relation to the final point, it might be helpful to send along some 
new(er) colleagues ...

I must also apologise for the "scattergun approach" here. If there had 
been a little more notice, I might have been able to co-ordinate to 
ensure representation across the Uni's strategic priorities.

Bronagh Dallat BSc MBA

Faculty Manager, Faculty of Science

X2014

*From:*Yvonne Brown
*Sent:* Tuesday, August 06, 2013 2:00 PM
*To:* Gayle Wilson; Lorna Dougall; Bronagh Dallat; Catherine Court
*Subject:* Focus group invitation for Faculty managers & academic staff 
- 13th August 2013, 10am-12 noon

*Subject: Focus group invitation for Faculty managers & academic staff 
-- 13th August 2013, 10am-12 noon*

Sent on behalf of Dr Stuart Brough, Director, Information Services

Dear Faculty Managers,

As you may know, the University is devising an *Information Development 
Framework* (IDF). This is a set of strategic proposals setting out how 
we will transform our information systems, services and capabilities 
over the next five years to help realise the ambition of becoming a 
leading technological university.  The IS team, supported by our 
strategic technology partner Capita, has been consulting across the 
University with students, staff and management over the summer to help 
devise the information strategy.  One of the Deans suggested that it 
would be beneficial to also consult collectively with the four Faculty 
Managers and academic staff to seek your input into this key University 
strategy.

We would like to invite you and representatives from among your 
Faculty's academic staff (perhaps three to five colleagues depending on 
availability and interest) to a *_focus group discussion on Tuesday 
13^th August, 10am-12 noon in Collins Room 1_. *The discussion will be 
facilitated by Helen Baird from Capita and Catherine McMillan, Assistant 
Director, Information Services.

The purpose of this session will be to engage with Faculty Managers and 
academic staff to help shape the University's information strategy. 
Co-designing the strategy in this way will help ensure its alignment 
with the University's education, research, knowledge exchange, 
internationalisation and business strategies. Additional information, 
including topics for discussion, is included in the attached briefing note.

Please could you let Yvonne Brown (yvonne.brown at strath.ac.uk 
<mailto:yvonne.brown at strath.ac.uk>) know if you are able to attend on 
this date, and which academic staff from your faculty may also be 
available and wish to attend?  Please also let Yvonne know if you 
require any further information or clarification. _

Many thanks,

*Dr Stuart Brough*

*Director, Information Services *



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