Archived Project Updates

Rules that prevent avoiding supplemental tuition were not implemented.

Category of Issue: Enrollment

Issue name: Rules that prevent avoiding supplemental tuition were not implemented.

Issue resolution status: Pending

Due date: Unknown

Issue description:

Rules that prevent potential game playing to avoid paying supplemental tuition were not implemented.

Planned solution:

This issue is being analyzed.

Rules to prevent non-business students from enrolling in too many business courses were not implemented.

Category of Issue: Enrollment

Issue name: Enrollment requirements not enforced.

Issue resolution status: Pending

Due date: Unknown

Issue description:

Students are allowed to register for a class that they are already taking to hold a seat for them in case they don't do well and have to re-take. In the past we have not allowed students to register for a "repeat" until after all priority registration takes place.

Planned solution:

This issue is being analyzed.

Students are allowed to enroll in a course they are currently taking.

Category of Issue: Enrollment

Issue name: Enrollment requirements not enforced.

Issue resolution status: Pending

Due date: Unknown

Issue description:

Planned solution:

This issue is being analyzed.

Viewing cross-listed course enrollments

Category of Issue: Reporting

Issue name: View cross-listed course enrollments

Issue resolution status: Completed

Due date: Already in place

Issue description:

Departments cannot currently view the combined enrollments for cross-listed courses.

Planned solution:

This is determined by the course setup in the schedule of classes that is completed by the department. There are options for shared enrollment or reserved enrollment for each section. We will highlight info about this in training.

Online class search does not display all sections.

Category of Issue: Schedule of Classes (SOC)

Issue name: Online class search does not display all sections.

Issue resolution status: Completed

Due date: For summer registration

Issue description:

The system is delivered to only display the first three sections of each course that meets the search criteria. The user is able to see all the sections via a “View All” link. There is not a easy way to change this functionality without an extensive modification to the system.

Planned solution:

Additional communication & training to students and advisors along with pdf SOC.

Availability of hardcopy schedule of classes

Category of Issue: Schedule of Classes (SOC)

Issue name: Availability of hardcopy SOC

Issue resolution status: Completed

Due date: For summer registration

Issue description:

The elimination of the print schedule of classes caused difficulties in finding classes.

Planned solution:

The Registrar’s Office will post a static pdf of the initial SOC on its website for each term with a disclaimer that it does not reflect changes made from the initial printing.

June 22, 2011

For Department Heads: SIS update #13

Conversion of student records to conclude August 7

As a reminder, SIS will be unavailable this weekend (June 24-26) to allow records conversion to continue (from legacy to the new system). Beginning Thursday, August 4, all remaining records in the legacy system will be transferred to the new SIS and this conversion will be completed by August 7. After August 7, all updating must occur on the new system. A detailed list of transaction codes and corresponding new SIS screens will be provided to all users to ensure they have the necessary access to make changes in the new system.

June 14, 2011

For Department Heads: SIS update #12

With Commencement past and summer underway, work on the new SIS continues. Here are some updates for you:

May 5, 2011

For Department Heads: SIS update #11

Advanced registration for fall is completed, and three groups of transfer students have registered at orientation. We continue to make good progress as we have registered more students for next fall than we had at this point in the process last year. Thanks for your continued support and good work. Some specifics:

April 15, 2011

For Department Heads: SIS update #10

As week two of advance registration winds down, thanks again for the good work in problem solving and communicating. I'm seeing progress on all fronts, and am confident we'll see the progress continue through this and the balance of the implementation of the new system. Here are four news items for you.

Additional training offered on student registration