Technical Support - Web services

The College of Pharmacy provide a number of "stock" online services. These include the mailing list manager, and the courseware server, as well as the support of official web pages.

Mailing list manager

• Available to users within the College of Pharmacy.
• Online at https://mail.pnhs.purdue.edu/cgi-bin/majordomo/.
• Provides mailing-list capabilities for departments, groups, and special projects.

Courseware server

• Available to instructors teaching courses, and students taking courses, within the College of Pharmacy.
• Online at https://courses.pnhs.purdue.edu/.
• Provides a mechanism for posting course materials, and for communicating among instructors and students.
• Features:
  • Gradations of access for Instructors, Assisting Instructors, Supporting Staff, Teaching Assistants, Students, and Guests.
  • System to upload and distribute documents to students. Documents can include:
    • "Normal" documents such as handouts and lecture notes
    • Multimedia elements such as movies and animations
    • Essentially anything you can put in a computer file
  • Online gradebook that meets all current privacy requirements
  • Password protection for course materials, and automatic encryption of transmission of information, to protect student privacy and instructional materials.
  • Online exams and quizzes
  • Online course evaluations and surveys, eliminating the need to pass out "bubble sheets".
  • Discussion group system to interact with students online.
  • Specialized tools for study questions, Frequently Asked Questions, and links to other sources of information.
  • E-mail tool for communicating with students without having to collect all their E-mail addresses.
• The system was designed for ease of use, and (unlike WebCT), requires no specialized training for instructors or students.
• The courseware engine is an in-house design, and customized improvements can be made. The online exams and online survey tools were made expressly for the College of Pharmacy.
• Instructors wishing to put their courses online should contact the Pharmacy webmaster, Jeff Rattray, by E-mail to webmaster@pharmacy.purdue.edu, or by calling (765) 496-2403.

Official web pages

Currently, Pharmacy tech support manages and maintains the web pages for the (Former) College of PNHS, the College of Pharmacy, the departments of Industrial and Physical Pharmacy, Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, and Pharmacy Practice, and the Nuclear Pharmacy Programs. Any official group or organization in the College of Pharmacy can arrange for a web presence to be professionally maintained through Pharmacy technical support. Contact the College of Pharmacy webmaster, Jeff Rattray, by E-mail to webmaster@pharmacy.purdue.edu, or by calling (765) 496-2403.

Personal web pages

The College has a personal web page server at http://people.pharmacy.purdue.edu/. Instructions for setting up your personal web pages are available on the webserver. Note that while Pharmacy Technical Services maintains the server, the development of your personal web pages is entirely up to you.

Custom applications

We can provide much more than basic web pages. We also have in-house capabilities for custom databases and database-driven applications. If you have information you need to manage, contact the Pharmacy webmaster, Jeff Rattray, by E-mail at webmaster@pharmacy.purdue.edu, or by calling (765) 496-2403. Examples of applications include:

• The online searchable faculty and staff directory
• The online trouble-reporting system
• The Nuclear Pharmacy Programs' online maps of nuclear pharmacies
• The Office of Student Services' online appointment-scheduling system
• Customized courseware modules.

Quick and simple projects are free. Large or complex projects may require an account number for chargeback on a case-by-case basis. Consultation to determine your needs and project complexity is always free.