The decision of the university to appoint two of our teachers to develop a new enrollment system for the incoming school year made the whole thing peculiar. We were not able to perceive or forethought the schools possible plan to make changes in our enrollment system. We were not prepared yet to adapt to it but still what can students do about it but to adjust to the new condition, to the new environment which the school had in store for us.
Until now, I cannot still think of what are the reasons why the university decided to tap in-house resources. Maybe the institution are just making use or taking advantage of the available resources they have. But I believe that it was one of the right choices the university had ever made. Having both of them in developing the new enrollment system is already an accomplishment. Why? Because they are not just skilled but they are one good system developers. They have the ability to do something well since they are not just accustomed but they also have skills which they usually gained through training and experience. I am pretty sure that these two exceptional persons are perfect and they best fit the qualification the university was looking for to develop such system we have right now.
The university has made the right decision in choosing both of them because the higher personnel of our school knew they have the potential even though it would mean losing them in our class. They could have chose to continue teaching and imparting their knowledge to us and we could have gained many lessons from them but still they accepted the offer of the university to become developers of our school system.
Way back those time when we are still using the old system, there are plenty of complaints about the students’ big payment every month just for that system. It is much better when we used our own resources than wasting a lot of money paying for the old enrollment system. Since we are a school of high standards and people and the society are expecting good, organized and better system from this institution and we are also keeping important records of the students, it is better that we just tapped in-house resources and considering the fact that we are not that moneyed, I think it is a good decision. Another reason is that the university has lots of faculty and staff like the two teachers they assigned in developing the new enrollment system. It is an advantage for the school to have those teachers to become system developers than hire another applicant from other institutions or from the outside association. Aside from that, those teachers are already considered as an expert in the field of creating system. They are brilliant enough to provide the needs of the school.
Is the shortage of budget the real reason why the university decides to tap in-house resources to develop the enrollment system? Is that actually the reason? In my five years of stay in the university I can tell based on what I have seen that we don’t have enough resources with regards to facilities but when we are talking about manpower, and then perhaps we are abundant. If we have skilled and knowledgeable personnel or staffs inside the campus, then I think the school should take advantage with them. It is already a plus for the campus to have these teachers. Their skills might be a big help or maybe a great contribution in finding ways and means to improve whatever the school needed to develop. And I think that is the reason why they decided to hire Mr. Michael Angelo Cagape and Mrs. Tamaracher Mercado.
But on the students’ side, the only thing that brought difficulty to them which they consider also to be a not-so-good choice is because they have to change to a different teacher in the middle of the semester which makes us depressed because we have to adjust again. I partly agree with what Kristine has posted that we could have learned a lot from them if they were not pulled out from our classes to develop that system. But I don’t have any issue with regards to the instructors they have as a replacement. They are both exceptional teachers and good enough to replace what Mr. Cagape and Mrs. Mercado had started.
Because of the hard hitting decision which the university has made, students do not have any choice but to adjust and to cope up with the change. The students have to shift to another instructor which was not really that easy. It was at first unusual to us. The shifting of one instructor to another became a slight burden to us. It is because the kind of instruction we were used to was suddenly replaced. That situation creates a big difference in our daily routine and also on the other teacher which also needs to amend with the schedules. The new ways rapidly replaced the old.
The first time the new system was applied to our enrollment last summer it was better though. But in the start of this school year where in there were many enrollees, the new system was not doing so well. First factor is that the faculty and staffs still has to adjust to it thus making the enrollment process slow. Second, not only the staffs had to adjust but the new enrollees as well. But I strongly believe that students and staffs will soon be used in this system. Perhaps this is the first stepping stone to finding ways in improving our university. This institution has to stick not only with the high academic standards but also with the many method, system or structuring in order for the school to produce a smooth sailing system in all department.
I also believe that soon enough this university will develop far more better structure to make not just the enrollment process faster but with other systems or method that will contribute to the welfare of the school and to produce excellent and quality graduates always in the future. I just hope that with the university’s decision to make slight changes and development as well would lead to something that will function better.
