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Betty Momayezi, Director of Recruitment and Admissions [email protected] Charles Read, IT Database Professional [email protected] i Recruit and other fun stuff Clayton State University Morrow, GA
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Betty Momayezi,Director of Recruitment and [email protected]
Charles Read,IT Database [email protected]
iRecruitand other fun stuff
Clayton State University Morrow, GA
Clayton State University – Morrow, GALocated 15 minutes south of downtown AtlantaOffice of Recruitment and AdmissionsAbout 7,000 studentsScenic, park-like campus Surrounded by competition
6 public universities; 6 two year colleges; 19 private institutions; and 5 proprietary entities.
WHO ARE WE?
Information Systems and Processing Coordinator position in Recruitment and Admissions upgraded Summer 2009
Expectations:Significantly reduce Admissions’ dependency upon the main
IT office.Reduce or eliminate the need for third party software.Infuse technology into all aspects of the admissions’
function: Increase efficiency, Reduce costs (fiscal and human), Reduce opportunity loss,Help create the “WOW” factor.
BACKGROUND
Paper visit information formCreated a kiosk in our front office
Keep track of who visits Get a more detailed description of visit Office members can make notes immediately about what
was said, what was done, etc. Don’t have to wait on data entry staff to input visit
information Data integrates immediately with our SIS Data helps with staffing and budgeting
MOTIVATIONS
Kiosk It’s really just a webpage
ASP.NET (C#) form AJAX A lot of Javascript Submitted data goes directly into the database of our SIS and is
merged with production data via table-level database triggers, instantly
Words are cool, demos are better
MOTIVATIONS
Kiosk Outcomes About 15,000 check-ins per year Save a lot on paper, ink, etc. Utilize staff better Much quicker follow-up with students and prospective
students Much better data accuracy Much better record keeping Reporting Maybe we can apply this logic to other things…
MOTIVATIONS
KIOSK
More uses of database-dumping Event registration forms Event check-in Applications: Presidential Scholarship, Out-of-state tuition
waiver, etc.Big wooden kiosks aren’t very portable
Who wants to bring a laptop to a recruiting event? Power cables, wifi – ugh!
iPads!!!!
MOTIVATIONS
Seriously? Ultra portable Great battery life Full blown operating system with a browser sufficient to
handle complex forms and behaviors Processor can handle pretty intense AJAX processing
They’re just cool Lots of wow factor with prospective students
WHY iPADS?
iRecruit is the name of our iOS web appWhat’s a web app?
Just a website that is configured to look like an actual app that you downloaded from the App Store
Why not an App Store app? In-house use only Super easy to maintain and edit Much easier to make
iRECRUIT IS BORN
With Mobile Safari’s Add to Home Screen feature and a few lines of HTML you can turn a webpage into an icon on a home screen in iOS
WEB APP “CREATION”
An ASP.NET form Written in C# Inserts data into a non-SIS database table
No server-side or client-side transformation Trigger on non-SIS table that transforms and inserts data
into SIS import tables Stored procedure merges import tables with production SIS
tablesVerizon MiFi
INSIDE iRECRUIT
Instruction bubbleCompletion checkmarksCity and state lookup on zipcodePhone number restrictionEmail address validationHigh school AJAXGPS!
FEATURES OF THE iRECRUIT UI
High School Lookups Uses AJAX (JSON) and iPad GPS to find the closest school to
the iPad AJAX search if GPS is wrong
FEATURES OF THE iRECRUIT UI
IRECRUIT
Volume at College Fairs Two iPads per recruiter. Supplement when needed with hard copy contact cards.
Physical Security Lucite locking frame. Cable secures to table frame.
Secure Wi Fi in Schools Mobile Hotspots
Better than individual data plans. Allows connection of up to four devices per hotspot.
Budget One time expenditures for iPads, Cases, Cables. On-going expenditure for mobile hot spots.
CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS
Access to application records Mobile hotspots enable recruiters to look up application
records while in the high schools.Access to special event registration
Open House Regional Receptions Counselor events
OTHER USES
