ICON Handbook Development and Maintenance

The ICON Core Team is responsible for developing and describing conventions for administering ICON systems and technologies at The University of Iowa.

Such conventions must be consistent with the University’s enterprise IT policies, as specified by the IT Security & Policy Office, but may provide additional detail, guidelines, or restrictions.

ICON conventions are developed, approved, and maintained through the following procedures.

A. Convention Development and Approval

Convention drafts are developed by the ICON Core Team or by other ICON Project teams with input from the ICON Team. Drafts are reviewed by the ICON Steering Committee and the Academic Technology Advisory Council. The ICON Core Team decides the next step for a draft convention (accepting it, rejecting it, soliciting input from external parties, etc.). Once approved, the conventions are distributed to the public.

B. Convention Changes and Maintenance

Requests to change or update conventions are submitted by users (e.g., University students, faculty, or staff) or by University employees involved in the ICON project. Change requests are reviewed by the ICON Core Team in consultation with other ICON Team members. Amended convention statements are passed on to the ICON Steering Committee as specified in section A.

C. Storage and Distribution of the Handbook

Written documents are produced to define all conventions clearly. The Handbook is available to the public on the ITS website, along with any other necessary documents (e.g., training and documentation). The Handbook is available in an accessible HTML format.

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