Benefits of class schedule solution

 

  • Sorting and filtering by availability of a class reduces wasted time searching for classes — especially around enrollment and enrollment restrictions. The enrollment office is not inundated with requests for enrollment in a class that a student does not qualify for.
     

  • UI/UX more closely mimics shopping experience, users can more organically stumble across classes of interest.
     

  • Keyword search finds classes of interest that may be from another discipline, for example, searching for "sex" identifies classes from Anthropology, English, Sociology, Language studies, History
     

  • Compare results historically — you don't have to look at a particular term, you can look at all classes of a type across time.
     

  • Flexibility to quickly add or remove search criteria WITHOUT starting over, without returning to the search page.
     

  • Grid and List views, Expanded or collapsed customize the experience visually for students.
     

  • Careful design allows us to put more information more up front in the search results, making it easier to parse.
     

  • Users can find classes faster, determine eligibility and restrictions more quickly.
     

  • Cross reference classes by instructor
     

  • Quickly see all associated sections ordered by availability, quickly determine if they will have a scheduling conflict with remaining/open associated labs/discussions
     

  • Filter by open classes — only show classes that have open space for enrollment
     

  • Integrations with multiple APIs pull relevant information into one place, Course Information, Class Information, Textbook information, Related Classes, Enrollment information
     

  • Enrollment information is up-to-date within 120 seconds
     

  • Offload the traffic from internal systems to keep page loads under 2 seconds
     

  • Keyword search indexes entire content of class record, not just one or two fields