{"651505":{"#nid":"651505","#data":{"type":"news","title":"SGA Collects Syllabuses for New Database","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Student Government Association (SGA) is starting a new service beginning this year to provide current students with syllabuses from past classes to help aid in the process of registration. It was started to remove some of the confusion that inevitably surrounds registering for classes.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We started working on this a while ago when we realized signing up for classes, we don\u0026#39;t know what we\u0026#39;re signing up for,\u0026rdquo; said Megan Dass, the SGA joint vice president of IT. The class description in the registration system cannot give the full scope of a class, and some students may want more detail, such as how many tests there are or how the grades are distributed. These factors can help \u0026nbsp;students when planning their workload and scheduling, which is why SGA began developing the project months ago. They have been working to create something they would want to use themselves.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe idea of a service created by students that supports other fellow students is at the core of the project. It is a way to help build a sense of togetherness among the Georgia Tech community, as this database will be completely based off student contributions. \u0026ldquo;When you give to the repository, it helps the project as a whole,\u0026rdquo; Dass said.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESGA is now asking students to submit their syllabuses to be included in the repository. Submitting a syllabus is easy \u0026mdash; simply fill out \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gatech.co1.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_eOQiFyXC7Zd9QQ6\u0022\u003Ethis form\u003C\/a\u003E, which asks a few questions and should only take a few minutes to complete. Submissions will be accepted until Tuesday, Oct. 12. On Oct. 20, the syllabus repository will be made available to all students in time for spring registration. This \u0026nbsp;project will continue into future semesters, becoming more helpful as time goes on and as more students submit their syllabuses.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Student Government Association (SGA) is starting a new service beginning this year to provide current students with syllabuses from past classes to help aid in the process of registration.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The Student Government Association (SGA) is starting a new service beginning this year to provide current students with syllabuses from past classes to help aid in the process of registration. "}],"uid":"27469","created_gmt":"2021-10-07 13:22:39","changed_gmt":"2021-10-07 23:51:35","author":"Kristen Bailey","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2021-10-07T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2021-10-07T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"633908":{"id":"633908","type":"image","title":"Gold SGA logo","body":null,"created":"1585602645","gmt_created":"2020-03-30 21:10:45","changed":"1585602645","gmt_changed":"2020-03-30 21:10:45","alt":"Circle with \u0022Seal of the Student Government Association Est. 1922\u0022 in gold, the letters SGA with Tech Tower, and Tech\u0027s name and motto.","file":{"fid":"241204","name":"Gold SGA Logo.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Gold%20SGA%20Logo_0.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Gold%20SGA%20Logo_0.png","mime":"image\/png","size":2409658,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Gold%20SGA%20Logo_0.png?itok=8lkwdrsi"}}},"media_ids":["633908"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/gatech.co1.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_eOQiFyXC7Zd9QQ6","title":"Syllabus Submission Form"}],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"},{"id":"1317","name":"News Briefs"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:stucomm@gatech.edu\u0022\u003EConnor White\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EInstitute Communications\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}