Courseware Paul Pietkiewicz, James Wong, Michael Wood, Richard Zak, Michael Zyvoloski

Introduction Time Management Issue and UMBC –Academic Deadlines (exams, papers, etc.) –Athletic Events –Administrative Deadlines –Appointments/Meetings Individual Organizational Tool

Analysis Current Options –Blackboard Basic Calendar Split between each class Allows straightforward event posting –Web Events Campus Events Administrative only

Analysis (part 2) Problems with the systems –Lack of Integration –Minimal error checking –Inaccessible –Limited functionality –Static environment –Too simple

Project Goals Campus Awareness Seamless functionality Complementary to Blackboard Improved Organization and Time Management Better accessibility

Feasibility Analysis Operational Economic Technical

Requirements Analysis Functional –Necessity for all inclusive calendar –Organizational Options –Event Subscriptions –Intuitive User Interface –Provide for wide variety of events –External Links –User guidance

Requirements Analysis Nonfunctional –Operational Compatibility Must be part of Blackboard –Performance 95% uptime Manageable load times File Size Limits

Requirements Analysis Nonfunctional (cont.) –Security Privacy Administrative Control –Cultural and Political All entries are created equal Campus wide events must be approved Fits UMBC’s goals

Current System Overview Unique Calendar for each course Two Basic Functions –Post/View Events –“Quick Jump” to Events Customization –Multiple Views only

Data Flow Diagram

Screen shots

Screen shots 2

Alternative Solutions Custom Development –Similar Interface –Organizational Options –Basic Search functionality –Help Page Packaged Software –Oracle Calendar –OfficeCalendar

Proposed System Overview Justification –Flexibility –Lower Costs –Meets all requirements –Open Source expertise Methodology –Phased Development Faster Deployment Higher Quality Immediate Feedback

Proposed System DFD

User Interface (1)

User Interface (2)

Physical Design Hardware –Processor: Intel® Xeon™ processor at 3.0GHz/2MB Cache, 800MHz FSBb –RAM: 2GB DDR2 400MHz –Primary Storage: (80GB 7200RPM Serial ATA Hard drives) x 3, RAID-5 –Media Drive: DVD-ROM Software –Operating System:CentOS 4.3 Linux –Web server:Apache –Database:MySQL 5.0 –Web Scripting Language:PHP 5

Implementation Conversion Plan

Training Plans Information Session –Open to users –Usage Demo –Q & A OIT Training –Classroom Setting –3 Sessions Usage/Administration Tutorial Maintenance Primer Online Help Resources

Maintenance Plans

Thank You Questions?