Their task was to scrutinize the bidding process as well as the BOSS system. As part of the process the committee looked at other schools course selection procedures. The committee s initial conclusion was that BOSS itself worked. The online bidding system is timely and fair. The purpose of bidding is to allocate resources.
BOSS provides students the opportunity to prioritize their classes and bid accordingly.
The second conclusion was that students needed better instructions on how to make the bidding process work to their best advantage. The committee s primary goal then was to formulate a comprehensive document that would detail how the bidding process worked. The bidding instructions produced by the committee aimed to give students the information they needed to make bidding successful. The new instructions were sent to every student via e-mail and are also posted on the Students page of the Business School website under Bidding Instructions. In addition, some changes were made to the overall bidding procedure.