Student System (AMIS), eStudent, eApplications and eAcademic downtime weekend

Following continued testing of Macquarie’s Academic Management Information System (AMIS) the downtime weekend at the end of April was postponed.

It will now launch on Tuesday 9 June.

Downtime
To prepare for the upgrade, eStudent, eApplications and eAcademic will be unavailable from 5pm on Friday 5 June until 8am on Tuesday 9 June.

The Cashiers Office, located in the Lincoln Building, will close an hour early at 4pm on Friday 5 June, and will return to normal business hours from 9am on Tuesday 9 June.

Any processes or actions in systems that are reliant on live student data fed from AMIS, should be completed prior to 5pm on Friday 5 June.

Student communications
Access to the Session 1 2015 exam timetable will be unaffected during this period. Students will be communicated to about the downtime via email, student notices and social media.

About the upgrade
This upgrade sees the Student System (AMIS) upgraded with new hardware and enables the program team to implement a range of improvements and new functionality to our important student management system. This work forms part of Macquarie’s broader commitment to improving online student services.

Future improvements include, in due course, the delivery of enhanced recruitment and admissions functionality, including streamlining and tracking applications for admissions staff and adding the ability for students to track the progress of their application. This will initially be delivered for Higher Degree Research applicants before rollout to other direct application pathways at Macquarie.

Resources and training
Resources are being made available via the Self Help and Training Guides on the AMIS website. In the week prior to the upgrade, group training sessions will be offered to the business areas most impacted by the change. Further training and information sessions will be progressively rolled out after the upgrade.

Please direct questions relating to this downtime or upgrade to the AMIS HelpDesk on 9850 6181, or search the ask.mq.edu.au knowledge base for existing FAQs.