Mobile USOS is the only official mobile application developed by the USOS team of programmers. USOS is the University Study System used at many universities in Poland. Each university has its own version of the Mobile USOS, depending on the USOS version currently implemented at the university.
The Mobile USOS UŚ is designed for students and employees of the University of Silesia in Katowice. Application version 1.7.0 provides the following modules:
Class schedule - by default the class schedule is shown for today, but there are also options Tomorrow, All week, Next week and Any week.
Academic calendar - the student will be able to check when the important academic year events occur, for example registrations, holidays or exam sessions.
Class groups - information about the course, lecturers and participants are available; the location of classes can be viewed on Google maps, and the dates can be added to the calendar used on the mobile phone.
Grades/Exam reports - in this module the student will see all the grades obtained, the employee will be able to complete the grades in the exam report. The system sends notifications about new grades on a regular basis.
Tests - the student will see points from tests and final assignments, and the employee will be able to enter points, grades, comments and change the visibility of the test. The system sends notifications about new results on a regular basis.
Surveys - the student can complete the survey, the employee can see the up to date number of completed surveys.
USOSmail - you can send a message to participants of one or many class groups.
mLegitymacja - a student who has an active student ID card (ELS) can order and install an official electronic student ID card in the mObywatel application, i.e. mLegitymacja, which is the formal equivalent of ELS, entitling to statutory concessions and exemptions.
Payments - the module shows list of settled and unsettled payments.
My eID - PESEL, index, ELS/ELD/ELP, PBN code, ORCID etc. are available as QR code and bar code.
QR scanner - the module allows to quickly jump to other modules by scanning QR codes.
Useful information - this module shows information that the university deems particularly useful, e.g. contact details of the student deans office and student government.
News - messages sent by authorized persons (dean, student section employee, student self-government, etc.) are delivered to the mobile phone on a regular basis.
Search engine - you can search for students, employees, courses.
The application is still being developed, further functionalities will be added successively. The USOS programmers team is open to user feedback.
For proper use of the application, an account is required at UŚ websites (so-called CAS account).
Mobile USOS UŚ is available in Polish and English language versions.
The Mobile USOS application is owned by the Inter-University Informatization Center.