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Special interview: Haya Majbour and Lauren Draper discuss functional specs

Posted on Friday, August 30th, 2024

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Algonquin College is working closely with Thesis to develop a cloud-based Student Information System (SIS) that is tailor-made for our community. Part of this collaboration involves creating dozens of highly detailed functional specifications—or specs, for short—that will improve the College’s business processes and elevate the experience of both learners and employees.

Igor Coelho A. S. Marques talked with Haya Majbour, Business Analyst, and Lauren Draper, Project Manager, Business Transformation, to learn more about their work, including a recent push to deliver over 90 functional specs to Thesis.

Here’s some of their conversation:
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Special interview: Michael Kahil explains data migration in the R3 Project

Posted on Friday, August 16th, 2024

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The R3 Project is replacing Algonquin College’s current Student Information System (SIS), GeneSIS, with Thesis SM. This means that all the important data GeneSIS has stored for nearly three decades needs to be migrated to the new SIS.

Igor Coelho A. S. Marques sat down with Michael Kahil, a data migration expert on the R3 Project’s Data Governance team, to chat about data migrations. Here’s a snippet of their conversation:

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Take a Micro-break and Complete the R3 Project Crossword

Posted on Tuesday, July 30th, 2024

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According to a group of Canadian researchers, taking regular micro-breaks at work can boost your performance and improve your well-being—especially if you can go outside for a little bit. Micro-breaks last only a few minutes, but they can relieve pressure and help us find the focus we need to tackle the challenges we encounter at work.

If you’re ready for a micro-break, we’ve got something to help you unwind and have fun: the R3 Project Crossword. Can you complete it in under five minutes?

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Curious about Course Registration? Watch the July 2024 R3 Showcase for answers!

Posted on Thursday, July 25th, 2024

July’s Showcase event was a continuation of our May Showcase event, which focused on Course Registration. The event was hosted by Laura Stanbra, Vice President of Student Services and R3 Project’s Executive Sponsor, who welcomed more than 220 participants.

Charmaine Childs, R3 Project Manager of Engagement and Communications, provided an overview of which Thesis Student Portal communications will come from Algonquin College and which will come from the R3 Project.

Lauren Draper, Project Manager, Business Transformation, went over the purpose of Pre-enrolment and Re-enrolment and highlighted some popular questions asked during the May Showcase.

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