November 8, 2007
Tech guys: don't be lazy
I am all for UM doing away with paper schedules, as long as they can get their act together on Cyberbear. Take advantage of all the possibilities online registration can provide. Other institutions make online class scheduling a breeze.
The University of Wyoming’s “WyoWeb” registration system, for example:
Wow, where is this school again? That’s right, Wyoming. It seems like the state of desolation can do it better than the “great” institution of Missoula, Montana.
Here are a few things that jump out at me. Searching by class type: I need a lab – by God, look at this: I can search the schedule for all lab classes. I wonder what classes my favorite professor on campus is teaching this spring. Oh, I can just search for her! And the mother of all search features: Search by General Education Requirement! (Known as “USPs” at the University of Wyoming.) If I need a lower-level writing class, I don’t have to meet with my adviser to find out which classes I should sign up for. I no longer have to skim through the ENTIRE class schedule online in order to find that one “L” course I need to finish my GER requirements.
Now I had better not hear any BS about how “this just isn’t possible,” because I know that it absolutely is. Tech guys: get off your asses and make the most of Cyberbear. There are a lot more options than just subject search. Take that edge off the panic of scheduling and registration, especially since I am no longer able to sit down with the paper booklet and page through the class schedule at my own leisure. Thanks.
Laura Bray
junior, communication studies
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Comments
Great letter to the editor. I definitely agree that Cyberbear needs to be updated to something that makes more sense and is more user-friendly than the current set up. If Wyoming has something that technological there’s no way we shouldnt. Thanks for pointing this out Laura…
Posted by GoGriz on 11/08/2007 at 7:54 pm
