The Drexel Schedulizer, a tool that helps students find and generate class schedules in under a minute, has been updated just in time for the summer 2016 term.
Computer Engineering student Jacky Liang ’16, co-creator of the Drexel Schedulizer, explained that the idea for the Drexel Schedulizer is based off of a similar service called Schedulizer.com. This service also allowed students to create course schedules, but in 2013 it became unavailable. For two years, there was no Schedulizer replacement, and on popular social media outlets such as Reddit, Facebook, Twitter, and word of mouth, the demand for this service became evident.
Liang decided to form a team with Computer Science student, Jeff Brown, and Computer Engineering student, Steven Wetzel, to begin work on a new Schedulizer for Drexel. Ultimately, the goal was to solve a real issue that students were experiencing. The Drexel Schedulizer was officially launched in October, 2015 ready for the winter 2015 term of class registrations. The Drexel Schedulizer quickly grew in popularity with no real marketing, but on the same social media outlets that called for a replacement of the original Schedulizer.
Drexel Schedulizer is open to all students at Drexel University and Liang is considering expanding his version of Schedulizer to other schools for students that are experiencing a similar need. The website aims to address issues regarding poor term master schedules and no class generation services. Liang plans to first target a smaller school within the Philadelphia area before targeting more and bigger schools.
Drexel Schedulizer recently broke 20,000 page views, and 4000+ users based on Google Analytics. Every quarter, the Schedulizer attracts 1000+ unique users, with an average engagement time of about 10 minutes, although some students spend 40+ minutes generating their perfect schedule.