Student Portal Sutton Associates

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UCSD Student Portal

• Key Research Findings

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Project Background

• The overall objective of this project is to
  develop a clear understanding from the various
  stake holders of the Issues and resultant Scope
  of this undertaking both short and long term
  prior to development
• The Potential Risks
• The Potential Rewards
• Identify and determine the Needs and Expectations
  of the Students.

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Potential Impact

• This New Portal will ultimately result in a
  dynamic change in how students conduct business
  on this campus.
• Additionally, it ideally will have a significant
  and meaningful impact on all aspects of both
  their academic as well as personal experiences at
  UCSD, without sacrificing the underlying
  missions and philosophies of the college system.

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Phase I Stakeholder Interviews

• Stakeholders
• Undergraduate Students
• Graduate Students
• Council of Provosts
• Sixth College
• Administrators
• Student Affairs
• Academic Affairs
• Business Affairs

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Key Interview Findings

• Need a Consolidation of Information
• Consolidation of Transactions
• Personalization vs. Customization
• Overhaul WebReg
• Online Class Shopping Cart
• Option to buy Books
• Search Function for Class Schedules

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Key Interview Findings

• Maintain College Identities
• Allow All Students to Communicate
• Community Website
• Single Sign-On
• Automatic Academic Advising
• Allocate Space for
• Student Organizations
• Departments

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Key Interview Findings

• The new Student Portal should have information
  from
• Colleges
• Student Affairs
• Academic Affairs
• Business Affairs
• Departments
• Athletics

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Key Interview Findings

• Other Potential Add-Ons
• Campus Events calendar
• Intramural Sports and Recreation Announcements
• Campus Web Cams
• Athletics Information
• Maps/Parking Information
• Student Health Information
• Counseling Services
• Online Personality Tests, Etc.

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Phase II Focus Groups

• 1st year Students
• 50 Sixth College
• 50 other Five Colleges
• 2nd 3rd year Students
• On-Campus Residents
• Off-Campus Commuters
• Transfer Students

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Phase 1 Must Have Features for Roll-Out

• Overhauled WebReg
• A new and improved WebReg will help convince
  students the portal is for their benefit..
• Should integrate Academic Advising.
• Single Sign-On access to current StudentLink
  features, as well as email, ACS Printing
  Account(s), Port Triton, etc.
• Highlight the effectiveness of the portal idea
  if the first time they log on, a student could
  do at least the major things all at once.

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Phase 1 Must Have Features for Roll-Out

• Integrate a Students Class Schedule with links
  to course WebPages into main screen
• Presenting student with when and where their
  classes meet, current HW assignments,
  Finals/Midterms schedule, etc.
• Department related links/info.
• Space for the Associated Students to present
  services and opportunities to the students they
  represent.

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Phase 2 Add-Ons after initial Roll-Out.

• Student Organization space to communicate with
  those students who sign up to receive info from
  them.
• Athletics Information
• Campus Events Calendar

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Phase 3 Additional Features to enhance UCSD
Student Portal

• Intramural Sports and Rec. Class Announcements
• Personalize what info youd like to be
  presented with.
• Signup times, class enrollment periods.
• Campus Web cams
• Any other non-usable aesthetic features.

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Example myUB
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Example UC Santa Cruz
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Example CUConnect
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Example University of Delaware
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UCSD Student Portal

• Questions?
• Thank You!