Supported Applications

Sungard SCT, Banner Application

The Banner Suite of software that USP employs to facilitate its administrative functions is one that is used widely in the United States of America and Canada. According the providers Sungard SCT, they have more than 50% of the market in US in terms of Tertiary Educational Institutions using their product.

Banner is a highly Integrated Information System whose makeup is as follows:

• Students Administration
• Admissions
• Registration
• Fees Assesment
• Examinations/Results Processing
• Curriculum Advisory Planning Programme
• Financial Management/Accounting
• General Ledger
• Accounts Receivable
• Accounts Payable
• Purchasing
• Fixed Assets
• Budget 
• Human Resource
• Position Control
• Payroll Process
• Human Resource Administration

USP uses Banner 5.4 version having upgraded from Banner 3.1 in September 2003.

MIS-Online

MIS-Online is a suite of Web based applications that has been developed in-house. The applications range from reporting/querying on the current Banner Database to specific applications The following applications make up the MIS-Online.

• Management Reports on Students
• Student Search/Querying
• Consultants Database
• Facilities/Utilities Management
• Stock Control/Inventory
• Student Meal Book System
• Asset Tracking/Monitoring
• Room Booking System