PeopleSoft conversion underway
Max Edmands
Issue date: 11/19/07 Section: News
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This new version, PeopleSoft 8.9, an upgrade from PeopleSoft 8.0, is designed to make it simpler for students to find important information. This version has been long overdue. Staff at OIT, human resources, student accounts, and graduate admissions have been developing and fine-tuning it for over a year. The upgrade was first proposed three years ago. The older version, PeopleSoft 8.0, has been in use since 2000.
President of SAS Suzanne Davis and Registrar Lynn Brown spoke with The Integrator about the coming upgrade. "We're excited about this new version, mostly because of the enhanced usability for students," said Brown. The new version of PeopleSoft features an upgraded home page, the "Student Service Center" which includes such information as a student's weekly schedule, financial summary, holds, enrollment appointments, and advisors.
Previously, PeopleSoft 8.0 required students to navigate through multiple levels of menus in order to find this information. Students will be able to use their regular Active Directory password to log in to PeopleSoft 8.9. If a student changes his AD password, this change will reflect immediately in PeopleSoft. When the transition is complete, students will log in to the new system by accessing ps.clarkson.edu.
Version 8.9 will include a "course wishlist," which will allow students to select courses before their enrollment appointment. Then, during their enrollment appointment, registering for courses already on their wishlist will only involve a single mouse click. When the system processes courses that are added to the course wishlist, it will take into account course prerequisites, permission numbers, and anything else that might prevent a student from enrolling aside from filled classes.
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