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Banner days

he single, most dramatic
change you will see by 1993

will be the end of crowded registra-
tion days and the need to staff
registration tables.

Within two years a new com-
puter information system and a
compatible telephone registration
system will be installed at Douglas
College. The new systems will
allow earlier registration and infor-
mation about course enrolment to
aid academic departments. Better
information about student trends
for program planning and market-
ing will also be a feature.

“This will result in a very
dramatic change in the registration
process, as you go from in-person
contact to registering by computer,
using your phone as a terminal,”
said registrar Patricia Angus. “Tele-

 

for Douglas College

registering is very significant but
in fact, the new information sys-
tem will be the greater change for
students and staff.”

The information system called
Banner, produced by SCT (Systems
and Computer Technology Corp.)
of Philadelphia, will eventually
gather and analyze data for
registration, billing, student
records, academic history and
grading. Recruitment and admis-
sions functions will be in place by
December, while the entire system
should be running by October 92.

The Periphonics telephone
system is designed to work with
Banner. Cost for both will be ap-
proximately $750,000. Angus said

the Periphonics system will be in-
stalled once Banner is in place,
and its first use is scheduled for
April, 93 for summer registration.

“We decided to choose a sum-
mer semester to help us work any
bugs out of the system and get
people accustomed to it before the
fall,” said Angus.

The new systems will also give
Douglas College the flexibility to
establish earlier registration.

“We will open registration
much earlier,” said Angus. “This
will give students a much better
idea of what courses they can get.
It will also give the departments

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Crowded registration days will be a thing of the past once the new
computer and telephone registration systems are in place.