Creating Custom Online Solutions
OIT’s team of custom developers work to create and maintain distinct projects for the campus community. Developers work with UA faculty and staff to create unique online applications and solutions. Utilizing various technologies and creative minds, the team works to build requested projects. This team also works with vendors to create integrations between systems including Blackboard Learn, Banner and Action Card.
Notable projects include the OIT Status Page, a custom tool designed to inform the campus community of IT service statuses and upcoming maintenance; UA’s WellBama Employee Portal, an online tool to help faculty and staff access available wellness resources and engage with a culture of wellness on campus; UA’s effort reporting system; admissions applications; scholarship awarding systems; and many more departmental applications.
Our teams also work to implement third-party tools and systems for UA operations. This includes the use of K2, which serves as the framework for critical processes such as the Human Resources Personnel Action form and Family Medical Leave requests. The team integrates innovative tools such as UI Path’s Robotic Process Automation system to streamline manual and inefficient business processes.
To begin a custom development project, the customer must showcase the business need/customer impact for a custom solution. To get started, submit a project request form to OIT’s Project Management Office.