Jessica Bailey River Allen Pascal Schoenhardt

Agenda Who we are Who we are Our problem Our problem What we want What we want

Who we are We are a group of university students from the University of Victoria. We are a group of university students from the University of Victoria. Chemistry Major, Economics Major, and Linguistics Major. Chemistry Major, Economics Major, and Linguistics Major. Which is why we can’t do it ourselvesWhich is why we can’t do it ourselves

Our Problem Textbooks are too expensive! Textbooks are too expensive! There aren’t any resources on campus to get a wide range of used books at good prices. There aren’t any resources on campus to get a wide range of used books at good prices. Local bookstores often don’t have the selection or quantity of books required for university students.Local bookstores often don’t have the selection or quantity of books required for university students. Very few websites cater to university students and selling textbooks in Canada. Very few websites cater to university students and selling textbooks in Canada.

What we want We want to start a textbook listing website. We want to start a textbook listing website. Students can search for textbooks by subject, course, university, title… Students can search for textbooks by subject, course, university, title… Students buy and sell textbooks from other students. Students buy and sell textbooks from other students. We want the website to be self sufficient; the income generated from advertising will cover the cost of running the website. We want the website to be self sufficient; the income generated from advertising will cover the cost of running the website.

Client Reflections Challenges Challenges Defining what we actually wanted from the developers since we were making it up.Defining what we actually wanted from the developers since we were making it up. Agreeing on things that we wanted since everyone had different ideas.Agreeing on things that we wanted since everyone had different ideas. This was harder when our group was larger. This was harder when our group was larger. Finding a technique for documenting our decisions.Finding a technique for documenting our decisions.

Client Reflections cont. Strategies for overcoming challenges Strategies for overcoming challenges Lost some group membersLost some group members Made discussions, decision making, and collaboration easier. Made discussions, decision making, and collaboration easier. Elected one member to be a client expert who made the final decisions in case of conflict.Elected one member to be a client expert who made the final decisions in case of conflict.

Future Clients How we would treat our clients: How we would treat our clients: With patienceWith patience Understanding that they might not know the entire problem right away.Understanding that they might not know the entire problem right away. Be honest about our opinions.Be honest about our opinions.

Client Recommendations To improve the course To improve the course More frequent client logs or none at all as it’s hard to remember what happened in the beginning of the semester.More frequent client logs or none at all as it’s hard to remember what happened in the beginning of the semester. A discussion on change management techniques for clients.A discussion on change management techniques for clients. To future SENG 321 students To future SENG 321 students Choose your topic carefully!Choose your topic carefully! Make sure it’s something that a group will be interested in doing for an entire semesterMake sure it’s something that a group will be interested in doing for an entire semester

We are Base5 Solutions Your dream is in good hands!

Our team Sylvie – research and design Cody – web development Matthew – communications Kimiisa – project manager Jeff – product analyst Five dedicated individuals devoted to bringing your project to life.

The project Student Solutions requested an easy-to-use system for students to buy and sell textbooks.

Problem solved We have developed an online marketplace to facilitate the buying and selling of books.

How it works Browse for a book Open a listing Contact the seller

The website Our clean, eye-catching interface will appeal to students.

An interface for everyone Simple, intuitive controls will be perfect for novice users. Shortcuts will be available for experienced users.

User groups There are four different types of users who will interact with our marketplace: Anonymous Buyers Sellers Administrators

The anonymous user Can browse without logging in Can view members’ profile pages

New accounts Anonymous user can create a new account New administrator accounts are created by existing administrators

Buyers and sellers A logged in buyer or seller can: Manage personal information Review users Flag users for bad conduct Flag listings with inappropriate content

Buying Buyers can: Search for books Begin transactions Maintain a wishlist

Selling Sellers can: Post and remove listings The actual sale takes place independent of the website.

The transactions Independent of website Buyer contacts seller through listing Buyer and seller free to conduct the sale themselves

Administrators As previously mentioned, administrators can create new administrator accounts. They can also do the following: Warn users Remove listings Delete and reactivate accounts

Advertising Provided by other companies to generate site revenue Relevant to demographic

Why this is great A complex system without the complexity! Our website has all the required functionality but a clean, simple interface.

Challenges Communication Fewer group members Requisite Pro

Recommendations Multiple small assignments instead of one large one More clear assignment specifications and criteria Two different teams rather than playing two team roles

Questions?

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