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Florida student punished for making online course selection easier

A Florida university punished student Tim Arnold after he built a service that aimed to make online course enrolment easier for his fellow classmates, Mashable reports.

“U Could Finish” immediately notifies students via text when a spot in their desired class has opened up. Arnold, a senior at University of Central Florida, said in a June Reddit [1] post [2] that it checks myUCF, the university’s online portal for course registration, every 60 seconds for free seats.

Arnold launched the service, which costs $0.99, via Facebook [3] on June 2. U Could Finish had 500 users within six days, according to its official website [4], though university administrators blocked the service shortly after. Arnold is now facing three semesters of academic probation, among other punishments including essay writing and attending a coaching session on good decision making. A notice [5] from the university’s Office of Student Conduct reveals that he was charged with “misuse of computing and telecommunications resources.”

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