Information Technology and Goldmine

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Information Technology and Goldmine
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How did students register for classes in the past?

• In the past, students had to register for classes
  in person.
• Certain buildings were used for registration, and
  each classroom represented certain courses. The
  Don Haskins Center was also used for
  registration. Sections were set up around the
  halls.

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How did students register for classes in the past?

• Basically, students had to visit a variety of
  sections throughout the building to register for
  their courses.
• Long lines were always expected during
  registration. Once in line, students hoped that
  the courses they wanted wouldnt be full by the
  time it was their turn.

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How did students register for classes in the past?

• Confused students often stood in long lines they
  werent supposed to be in, but did not know until
  it was their turn in line.
• This process was extremely frustrating for many
  students.

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What type of technology was used to store
registrartion information?

• In the past, UTEP used magnetic tapes to store
  student information such as registration status,
  financial records, grades, student background
  information, etc.

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How did the registration process evolve as
technology advanced?

• Online registration became available through the
  use of a mainframe called ISIS3. This online
  registration process allowed students to register
  using a touchtone telephone. This process, which
  is known as Touch Tone Registration, is still
  used today.

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How did the registration process evolve as
technology advanced?

• Touch Tone Registration greatly improved the
  registration process. Students were able to
  register at campus or at home through a
  telephone. Even though this registration process
  was online, registration was not done through the
  web

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How has technology changed the registration
process today?

• In the spring of 99, the IT department developed
  a system called goldmine. Goldmine allows
  students to register online through the web.
  They automatically know which courses are
  available, at what time and day, and which
  professors are teaching the courses.

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How has technology changed the registration
process today?

• In addition to registering, students become aware
  of any fees they might owe just by logging into
  goldmine and clicking a link called view holds.
  They can also view their grades and print out an
  unofficial transcript.
• Professors are able to enter students grades and
  process them through goldmine.

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Is updating goldmine a difficult process?

• Updating goldmine is fairly easy. IT
  professionals update goldmine by modifying
  specific forms. For example, to add new
  students, an IT employee types information into
  forms provided by goldmine. If a certain
  individual needs to be located, queries are
  written in SQL and PSQL to search the database.

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What future predictions can be made about
goldmine and the way students register for
classes?

• Today, students registration is an easy task
  compared to a few years ago. In the future,
  students will continue to register through touch
  tone registration and goldmine. Goldmine will
  continue to exist for many years, with perhaps a
  few changes. One change might be converting
  pipeline and goldmine into one system, but thats
  another story