For much of January, efforts have been focused on Mock Semester. Now that Mock Semester has wrapped up, focus will shift to the implementation of Workday Student happening in March.

Results of Mock Semester

Let's review some of the input given on the surveys that were filled out by participants of Mock Semester, which took place at the end of February. If you're unfamiliar with Mock Semester, click here for a brief overview.

Students had tasks such as updating their profile, changing basic information, viewing course schedules, and registering for courses. Interesting to note that while guides were created to assist students with these processes, nearly all were able to complete tasks without using the guides! Some of the comments student participants made were:

• "Completing tasks through Workday and its navigation was simple and easier to access."

• "Nice layout easy to look at without being overwhelmed."

• "Viewing and changing my personal and contact information was easy to do."

• "It was easy to find and accept my award package and view my award letter."

• "For the most part navigating the registration was simple but there were some moments when it was a bit confusing and didn't (know) where to go for a certain task but for the most part it was rather easy."

Faculty and staff had tasks such as updating academic progress, viewing class rosters, entering course grades (for PBE programs), and evaluating academic requirements. Comments from our faculty and staff participants include:

• "I honestly thought it was great! There were a few glitches on completing tasks, but I like the ability to do all of these features in one area. The Faculty resource page was extremely helpful."

• "I really like the idea of having everything in one place rather than needing to go to multiple applications for different tasks (i.e. roster certifications in Webadvisor, grades in Colleague, viewing student program in Colleague, etc.)."

• "Navigating to the respected schedule or getting to the course roster was not bad, but I would suggest maybe simplifying the filter options when selecting the academic period."

If you'd like to read more results, you can view a PDF here. With the promising feedback received from Mock Semester, we move onwards to the implementation of Workday Student with positivity, excitement, and enthusiasm!