Building community through shared struggle is an integral element of the human story, which is why UBC is doubling down and releasing Itdoesn’twork day — a downgrade of its already unpopular system of record, Workday Student. Itdoesn'twork day is available at https://itdoesntworkday.ubyssey.ca/. Read More.
With UBC's implementation of Workday Student, some faculty have also expressed frustration about the transition creating possible delays and confusion.
Some students were charged late tuition penalties after being advised by UBC that they would not receive late fees.
UBC incorrectly applied tuition and fee assessments to some student accounts before the payment deadline on September 4.
A group of UBC students created UBC Scheduler, an app to help students easily schedule courses on WorkDay Student.
Finally, UBC has found a solution to all the problems we had with the good old SSC.
UBC implemented a new student portal, Workday Student on May 21.
At its June 24 meeting, the UBC Board of Governors authorized the chair to sign a provincial mandate letter and approved an allocation of $285 million to Workday Student, among other agenda items.
UBC’s $336-million software upgrade partially launched on Monday as HR and payroll systems moved to the Workday platform.
UBC has partnered with the software company Workday since December 2018 to develop and implement three replacement platforms — Workday HR, Finance and Student — over a series of prototyping, testing and deployment phases.
In April 2018, the Board of Governors (BoG) approved an initial $60 million for the Integrated Renewal Program (IRP) to revamp the university’s aging digital infrastructure by summer 2021.
