FACCUS - FACulty Computing User Support Group

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Purpose of FACCUS
FACCUS Organization
FACCUS Mailing List
FACCUS Meetings
Faculty Computing User Support Offices on Campus
Related Web Sites, Professional Development and Information

Purpose of FACCUS

FACCUS is a resource group for staff providing user support in the faculties, IST and the Library. As a resource, FACCUS organizes and provides:

• seminars on user support issues, including user support models, training methods, consulting tools, and technology.
• the opportunity to meet other computing support staff in the faculites, IST and the Library that provide user support. It is an opportunity to share ideas, seek advice on problems, and share resources (e.g. documentation, course notes).
• effective communication between the faculties, IST and the Library on topics/issues related to client support and how to address the every changing needs of clients (staff, faculty and students)
• meetings are held once per term
  

FACCUS Organization

FACCUS is run by its members. Organization of meetings and minutes is taken care of by Lisa Tomalty (with Bob Hicks as her backup). Minutes will be taken by either Bob Hicks or Lisa Tomalty. The chair for FACCUS meetings rotates alphabetically through the groups. The sponsoring group will take care of the following for their meeting:

• arrange for a meeting room in their area
• chair the meeting

FACCUS Mailing List

A FACCUS mailing list (faccus@lists) is used

1. to notify FACCUS members about future meetings and seminars
2. as a consulting tool for FACCUS members to seek advice on problems.
3. for obtaining information about a computing topic.

If you would like to be added to the FACCUS mailing list, please send an email to ltomalty at uwaterloo.ca, indicating your name, faculty and phone extension.

FACCUS Meetings

The last FACCUS meeting was held on Wednesday March 10th, 2010.

Previous FACCUS General Meetings and Seminars

• FACCUS Meetings in 2012
• FACCUS Meetings in 2011
• FACCUS Meetings in 2010
• FACCUS Meetings in 2009
• FACCUS Meetings in 2008
• FACCUS Meetings in 2007
• FACCUS Meetings in 2006
• FACCUS Meetings in 2005
• FACCUS Meetings in 2004
• FACCUS Meetings in 2003
• FACCUS Meetings in 2002
• FACCUS Meetings in 2001
• FACCUS Meetings in 2000
• FACCUS Meetings in 1999
• FACCUS Meetings in 1998
• September 11, 1997 FACCUS Inaugural General Meeting

Faculty Computing User Support Offices on Campus

• Applied Health Sciences
• Arts
• Engineering
• Environmental Studies
• Mathematics (MFCF Newsletter)
• Science

Faculty Computing Newsletters

 

Related Web Sites, Professional Development and Information

• IST Professional Development Seminars
• Skills for the Electronic Workplace Training Program (SEW). This is a computing training program for staff.
• Skills for the Academic Electronic Workplace Training Program (SAW). This is a training program intended for faculty. Staff and grad students with instructional responsibilities may also attend.
• Organizational & Human Development (OHD)
• IT conference web sites: http://www.mcmaster.ca/canheit2011/ , http://resnetsymposium.org/resnet2011/

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Maintained by Bob Hicks and Lisa Tomalty, Last updated on February 8, 2012 .