The Student Information System, which officially replaced ISIS yesterday as the University’s course registration system of record, saw a test run yesterday as its creators walked first-time users through the new setup.
User Services team leader Chris Doran invited students walking through Newcomb Hall to log in and see what they thought about the new system.
First-year Engineering student Tyler Richmond said he thought SIS was more aesthetically appealing than its predecessor. He also noted that, as a prospective computer science major, he thought the new system worked smoothly.
Richmond also said he thought the login process was much easier; in ISIS, students used their nine-digit identification number or social security number to access the system, but SIS can be logged into with the same computing identification code used for University e-mail.
Richmond said his sole gripe was that options occasionally duplicate themselves. He pointed to several places where it is possible to add a class, adding that it is unnecessary to have this function on more than one menu.
“That’s just my personal preference,” he admitted though. “It might make things easier for some people.”
Third-year College student Erica Obebe said she was ambivalent about the new system. After she logged in and explored the different options, she compared the adjustment to Facebook’s recent changes.
“It’s exactly like the change from old Facebook to new Facebook; it’s just different,” she said.
As part of yesterday’s change to SIS, course mnemonics for the University’s course offering directory will change as well. Each class will be represented by four digits instead of three to accommodate a growing number of courses and so that each class will be able to keep a unique mnemonic, Doran said.
—compiled by Matthew Denton-Edmundson
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