2008 Woodie Awards
University pursues new software program
Robin Phelps
Issue date: 11/2/07 Section: News
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"By design, we will have a Webpage students can go to," Dudley said. "It will ease the burden on students going to a bunch of different sources. We want to bring all of those under one database. ... The information will be consistent, up-to-date and through a secure access point."
With the future My Gate, students will no longer have to face the arduous task of scheduling for classes through RacerTouch.
"I think there would be less error on the Internet," Lucas said. "You can perfect it all at once instead of doing it multiple times."
Although Lucas said he would benefit from scheduling online, Pilar Prather, sophomore from Paducah, Ky., said the new system may not be the most fitting.
"I like (RacerTouch) because I don't have to wait in line and it's not a lot of confusion trying to sign up and be there at a certain time," Prather said.
Though Prather said she liked using RacerTouch, she also said the new system may have flaws.
"It will be good because I don't like sitting on the phone for hours," Prather said. "But the only thing is that you don't know if the computer's going to be full from all the people signing up for classes."
For this reason, Dudley said the University would confirm the success of the system with many registration tests.
"It will be rested and tested by mid-winter of 2008 to see what (students) like and don't like," Dudley said.
After registration trials, Dudley said the module for students would not be implemented the fall of 2009.
Before the student module, the finance module will be instituted July 1, 2008 and the human resources module will be finished Jan. 1, 2009.
Said Dudley: "This is a really dramatic change to the University."
With the future My Gate, students will no longer have to face the arduous task of scheduling for classes through RacerTouch.
"I think there would be less error on the Internet," Lucas said. "You can perfect it all at once instead of doing it multiple times."
Although Lucas said he would benefit from scheduling online, Pilar Prather, sophomore from Paducah, Ky., said the new system may not be the most fitting.
"I like (RacerTouch) because I don't have to wait in line and it's not a lot of confusion trying to sign up and be there at a certain time," Prather said.
Though Prather said she liked using RacerTouch, she also said the new system may have flaws.
"It will be good because I don't like sitting on the phone for hours," Prather said. "But the only thing is that you don't know if the computer's going to be full from all the people signing up for classes."
For this reason, Dudley said the University would confirm the success of the system with many registration tests.
"It will be rested and tested by mid-winter of 2008 to see what (students) like and don't like," Dudley said.
After registration trials, Dudley said the module for students would not be implemented the fall of 2009.
Before the student module, the finance module will be instituted July 1, 2008 and the human resources module will be finished Jan. 1, 2009.
Said Dudley: "This is a really dramatic change to the University."
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