The UGA Chemistry Department has made significant strides in moving much of its operation and administration onto the web. For example, all instructional activity, including interactive course catalogs, faculty and teaching assistant assignments, course schedules, student evaluations, grade distributions, and more, is handled through web databases. The graduate program is managed on the web from initial recruiting, admission, and progress, through post-graduation tracking. Another web database handles faculty recruiting.
All databases use a relational personnel directory for coordinating their activities.
The structure and implementation of this paperless administration system will be demonstrated and the effect on department operations as well as security issues will be discussed.