Faculty Information System Team Members Aaron Flocke Geetha Krishnasamy Leena Paulose James Curry

Clients  Paulette Muller CSIS Pace University  James Curry Director of Administrative Systems Pace University

Collaboration  CS – Software Engineering Software Design and Development Team  IS 637 – Project Management Project Managers

Prior System  Designed for Current Faculty Only  Not used by Faculty  Information Administered by the Database Manager  Time Intensive  Written in ColdFusion, Fusebox, and SQL Server 2000

Desired System  Manageable, efficient, state-of-the art information management tool  Prospective applicants can submit completed applications online  Current faculty can view/update their information  Academic Chairs and Dean’s office staff (approx. 10 people) can review, sort and store applications based on department and/or course content area  One Administrator for the system – Paulette Muller – creator/owner of the original databases

Design Web Interface Backend Database ColdFusion and Fusebox SQL Server 2000

Design contd.. FuseBox  Standard framework for building complex web applications  Manages the software development process in few simple steps  Code modularity, resusability and easy maintenance

Wireframe  Blueprint of the web application under development  Quick way to model the proposed actions of the application  Simple: text-only model

Wireframe

Fusebox Architecture

Point to Point Programming Fusebox Programming A structured application framework helps to clean the mess up.

Design contd … Backend Database Split into two databases: Users Database Holds basic user information (contact, login, etc..) Accomplishments Database Holds information regarding degrees earned, work history, publications etc.

Implementation Development & Testing - Divided into 3 circuits :  Applicant Circuit – Developed and completed  Faculty Circuit – Integrated from existing system  Reviewer Circuit – Developed and completed - Included search features Integration To be done by the Administrator – Paulette Muller

Demo! And now for our demonstration…

Possible future enhancements  Applicant - Scan and upload supporting documents  Reviewer - Maintain a log of comments concerning the evaluation of the applicant  Provision for current faculty to apply for a suitable position  Expand to include other schools within Pace

Thank You !!