Golden College Project IS3500 : Information Systems Design & Development - Martin Schedlbauer Anthony Kelley - Jackson MacKenzie - James Martinez - Alexa Ross

Project Charter Provide an affordable and cost-effective solution with maximized features Affordability A solution that closely mimics a real classroom environment Easy to use interface for faculty and students Usability Minimal maintenance and support so that no separate IT or Helpdesk divisions are required Self- Maintenance

Approach Project Manager Oversee and assign tasks Responsible for status updates Team Members Work together as a group Define individual roles for smaller projects Iterative Approach Changing requirements Mini-projects Frequent, but agile management

WikiDot CollaborationCustomizationFile SharingOrganization

Identifying User Profiles General User Students Faculty

Requirements Elicitation Strategies BrainstormingInterviewsSurveysPrototype Discover new insights through informal group discussion Review Golden College's request and translate it into requirements. Discover new insights through informal group discussion Review Golden College's request and translate it into requirements. Understand daily processes of faculty and students Learn in-depth concerns and hopes of system Personalized analysis Understand daily processes of faculty and students Learn in-depth concerns and hopes of system Personalized analysis Large number of participants Find trends from faculty and students Reporting tools for analysis and comparisons Large number of participants Find trends from faculty and students Reporting tools for analysis and comparisons Golden College has little experience with virtual learning Allow users to evaluate software before implementation UI testing Golden College has little experience with virtual learning Allow users to evaluate software before implementation UI testing

Brainstorming Data Model to understand how the system works Identify essential processes Identify and name all actors in the system

Interviews Prepare Devise questions (brainstorming) Create template for continuity Interview Follow guidelines set forth in class book Stick to the template and answer all questions Analyze Compare interview results Extract requirements by looking for action verbs and requests

Surveys Base questions off of interviews and brainstorming Make sure questions are understandable Used eSurveysPro.com for our software Create Social networking (Facebook) to spread the survey Diverse and random selection of students and faculty Allowed 2 weeks for all users to take survey Distribute Use reporting tool provided by website to analyze results Find trends in the numbers and prioritize requirements Review short answer questions and extract use cases Analaye

Prototypes

Non-Functional Requirements Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows 7, Mac OS X Tiger, and Mac OS X Leopard Multi-Platform Mozilla Firefox, Safari, Google Chrome, and Microsoft Internet Explorer (6-8) Web Browser 32-bit and 64-bit machines System Architecture Grades, s, and files Security Largest class size between users Capacity No extensive downloads or installations Web Based Average student takes classes per week Multiple Classrooms

Gathered Use Cases Most Important Features (Based on weighted importance) FeatureImportance View Grades Online5.84 File Sharing4.21 Web-Based (No Downloads Required) 3.59 Collaborative Whiteboard 3.23 Math & Science Symbols Toolbar 3.18 Video Chat3.17 Class Recording3.05 Screen Sharing2.84

Context Diagram (I/O) Shows how the actors interact with the system (and vice versa) Gives a general understanding of how the virtual classroom must function

Constraints eGradingPaid Integrated with classroom Requires hosting Free Separate website Hosting not required

Gap Analysis List available features Compare Requirements & Prices Match closest result to our ideal solution

Recommendation Virtual Classroom: WiZiQ Free Web Based, 500 user capacity, Whiteboard, File Sharing and Presentation, Class Recording, Symbols, Share Screen Online Grading: enGrade Free Assignments calendar, grade book, separate courses and assignments, attendance reports, teacher administration

Pause for Prototype/Tour  Login  Username:  Password: isu  Faculty Login  Username: GoldenCollege  Password: isu3500  Student Login  Username: JacksonMacKenzie  Password: isu3500

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