While it is technically "unofficial," it is broken down in a very organized manner, and makes it easy to find what classes you want. You can see what classes are available at what time, in which building, how many spots are available, as well as a brief description of many of the courses.
#UVA DRAWING I COURSEFORUM FULL#
Lou's List- This is a comprehensive, easy to use (in my opinion much easier than SIS), guide full of the courses available at the University. That, and we have a few other helpful resources that have been pointed out to me. Now that we have ample time to browse through the plethora of courses at UVa, know which classes our friends have recommended, and just have an overall better feel of how things work at UVa, regardless of our scheduling time, we should have a better chance to optimize our schedules. Well fortunately, the time to pick new classes is upon us, and this time it shouldn't be nearly as stressful. Unfortunately, at least for me, this became very difficult when figuring out the time schedules, how some classes require discussions, all on top of which classes I really want to take. We were given a 65 page packet with a bunch of abbreviations and numbers and codes and we given the complete responsibility of choosing just which courses we would take our first semester. I am fairly confident in saying that most first years would agree that picking courses during orientation was a rather stressful experience. Do people know what they’re walking over as they walk to buy their daily Greenberry’s?!? Not only is this a great addition to Charlottesville, but its not going anywhere! Check out the website and you’re sure to find pieces of the collection that interest you. The ancient texts and documents are kept in a climate-controlled room below the quad in front of the Special Collections and Alderman libraries. The Special Collections Library houses a collection of William Faulkner’s works, many of Thomas Jefferson’s letters and architectural sketches, and the largest collection of American literature in the world! A docent explained to our class that because UVa is a public institution, the collections are available to students and the public. I couldn’t believe I was touching something so old and precious! Medieval works are only one group of works in the system. Our class studied Christian prayer books with lambskin pages and golf leaf drawings. My art history discussion group went on a field trip of sorts to examine 13 th and 14 th century Early Christian manuscripts, and I was surprised to learn about the broad range of literary and historical texts that the University possesses. This map reveals the pain points and resolution opportunities of the process, while keeping in mind the business goal of SIS: To maintain functionality for users and the University.My most recent Charlottesville discovery occurred just yesterday at UVa’s Special Collections Library. I created a class enrollment focused journey map to track a user’s process and feelings when attempting to sign up for a class in SIS. I also found that there is a lot of confusion with navigation in the system overall. Lous List, CourseForum, and ) in order to browse and plan future courses. My findings revealed the stresses of having to use multiple sites (ex. I asked open ended questions and avoided making assumptions to allow for circumstances I did not previously consider. I began to interview my peers to gather more insight on the pain points associated with SIS. The primary persona in the following case study is future and current students of the University of Virginia. I remember the frustration of using the portal for the first time and want to eliminate that for future users.
It will be important to make the interface easy to use for those unfamiliar with the system, such as new students and parents. SIS has a variety of users, including future and current students, students’ parents, and faculty of the University. Increasing the UX of SIS will hopefully result in an increased student satisfaction and academic interest. Through redesigning the flow and corresponding interface of SIS, users will be more at ease when using the system and in particular, signing up for classes. In this case study, I focus specifically on improving the user experience (UX) of course selection and enrollment, but will address the overall layout and flow of the system. The interface does not have a simple flow, leaving users confused with system navigation and driving students towards external sites for course selection and schedule planning.
The system lacks an efficient way to browse courses, plan a tentative schedule, and enroll in courses. Seemingly the most prominent challenge that students face within SIS is course planning and selection. The system as a whole presents many challenges, most stemming from the outdated interface.