Presented by: Bradley Martens and Allen George

Introduction  Describe problems in the current system  Provide short-term recommendations  Provide long-term recommendations

Methods  Interview with Dean Grimm and Multimedia Specialist Jones  Use of COE website/attending town hall meetings  Personal experience with Joomla! CMS  Exploring Joomla’s website and other CMS websites  “Web Content Management Systems in Higher Education” by Powel and Gill

Current CMS  2 years old  Designer no longer works at COE  Insufficient documentation  Site navigation/ design  Hardcoded database  Scalability/ administrative issues

Short-Term Recommendations  Hire a PHP coder Understand database Make database links relative Document current code Add new features

Short-Term Recommendations  Costs Time: A few years Salary for PHP coder  Allows for easier implementation of long-term plan

Long-Term Recommendations  Switch to Joomla! CMS Open source Provides templates and extensions  Research extensions LDAP authentication Implement existing features

Long-Term Recommendations  Create a test site Test new features before they go live Requires database to be relative  Usability study Test current site and new test site Outline provided in report

Long-Term Recommendations  Scalability Test site and additional research will help ensure scalability  Cost Hardware upgrades if needed

Conclusions  Insufficient documentation to do a proper transition  Short-term recommendation: fix the database and document existing features  Long-term recommendation: switch to open-source Joomla! CMS  Use a test site and usability study to release features and ensure scalability

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