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Design project 2:
Electronic student services

This is where you will find the most up to date information on design project 2. The design project handout itself is available in PostScript or HTML form.

Design project 2: Electronic student services

Design project 2 is due in recitation on Thursday, May 2.

Limitation

We've limited the goals of the design project by cutting back what you have to do. Your system should definitely support:

2. Add/drop.
4. Updating address and phone information
5. Preregistration.
6. Registration.
7. Grades.
9. Requests for transcripts and certification-of-student-status.

Do not worry about the following services unless you have time.

1. Class schedules.
3. Lotteries.
8. Degree audits [see footnote].

News

Here is a list of new information regarding the design projects. Please send us mail (6.033-staff@mit.edu) if you have suggestions to add to this list.

On the page about the meeting with the registrar, we've appended some issues the meeting brought up and one set of responses to those issues. Please check it out. (4/27/96)
Every group should send one of its members to the meeting with the Registrar on Thursday, 4/26, from 5:30-6:30 in 4-270. Fun will be had by all! (4/25/96)
Be sure to check out the limitation, above. (4/25/96)

Pointers

Be sure to check this section periodically to see if new pointers have been added.

For your information: Systems & Computer Technology Corporation, SCT, is the company that created the base system which the registrar substantially modified, resulting in the system used now. Here's a link to their higher education system. You might also be interested in their Voice Response system; think about its security, or lack thereof. Thanks to Eytan Adar for the info. (4/27/96)
The registrar, David Wiley, held an hour-long question and answer session for 6.033 students on Thursday, April 25th. Here are some notes from the meeting as taken by a 6.033 staff member, and some issues the meeting brought up with some responses. (4/27/96)
There are several design project related questions and answers on the 6.033 discuss meeting. Feel free to post anything there, including questions, answers, or general comments. Help on Discuss for 6.033 students is also available. (4/22/96)
You may want to check out the notes on design project 1 to see how design project 1 was evaluated; particularly check out the References section. (4/17/96)
Most of the the pointers available for this project are on the design project handout itself. (4/17/96)

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