Test Pattern From Columbia College regarding its "LMS" and student registration software. I have tried to tell them for years about beta testing before rolling a product out. Some folks have to experience things in order to learn. Hope this moves our instutional knowledge quotient up a bit. Its going to cost us credibility in terms of trying to portray ourselves as a hotbed of communications and artistic excellence....oh well. The following is from an email to faculty on the verge of the registration time:

We seem to be experiencing some technical difficulties Faculty have reported some problems using the OASIS portal for Advising - some of the drop-down menus are not functioning properly and the Name Search does not seem to work right. To correct these problems and lower frustration levels, we are recommending that Faculty immediately begin using the Web Application for Advising instead of the Portal. To access the Web Application type in the following URL: http://cccjbar.colum.edu:9040 Your inital screens will look different from the interface you are used to, but all of the tools will be there and they will function as you have been instructed (and these actually work - what a concept!) Using the Web Application, you will also have access to the Course Catalog and the Degree Audit - so in a way, it's better than what you were using before (how's that for spin control?) There is a revised tutorial available for you at: http://cit.colum.edu/oasisinfo/revised.pdf As you are advising students, please don't forget to change the term to FA 2003 so that the clearance goes in for the correct term. Also, when you are doing a course authorization make sure the catalog on the right side of the screen is UG03 or GR03 for the catalog. Please contact the OASIS Help Desk at 344-7001 if you have any problems.