CS-EE 481 Spring Founder’s Day, 2007 University of Portland School of Engineering Biggerfoot Textbook Exchange Team Enterprise Andrew Elliott Robert Insley Brian Toole Peter Wolf Advisor Dr. Karen Ward Industry Representatives Brian Olsen, Harland Financial Todd Gentry, Harland Financial
CS-EE 481 Spring Founder’s Day, 2007 University of Portland School of Engineering Agenda Introduction Peter Wolf Background Peter Wolf Methods Andrew Elliott Results Brian Toole Demonstration Bob Insley Conclusions Bob Insley
CS-EE 481 Spring Founder’s Day, 2007 University of Portland School of Engineering Textbooks are Expensive =
CS-EE 481 Spring Founder’s Day, 2007 University of Portland School of Engineering Biggerfoot to the Rescue! =
CS-EE 481 Spring Founder’s Day, 2007 University of Portland School of Engineering What is Biggerfoot? Biggerfoot is a web- based application Allows UP students to list and search for textbooks
CS-EE 481 Spring Founder’s Day, 2007 University of Portland School of Engineering History Bigfoot textbook exchange shut down in 2005 –Security concerns –Poor user interface Team Enterprise inspired to build a better Bigfoot –Careful design –Emphasis on usability
CS-EE 481 Spring Founder’s Day, 2007 University of Portland School of Engineering Process Waterfall design process –Gather requirements –Design interface and internals –Build prototype –Test and repair –α release
CS-EE 481 Spring Founder’s Day, 2007 University of Portland School of Engineering Architecture MySQL Database Account Management Account Creation Add/Edit Listings Help Searching and Buying
CS-EE 481 Spring Founder’s Day, 2007 University of Portland School of Engineering Security Features Restricted to UP students Only collects seller addresses No personal information displayed Password encryption SQL injection prevention
CS-EE 481 Spring Founder’s Day, 2007 University of Portland School of Engineering Usability Testing Created semi-formal test protocol Ran test with several potential users Observed difficulties with interface Gathered feedback on experience Improved interface in response to results
CS-EE 481 Spring Founder’s Day, 2007 University of Portland School of Engineering Demonstration Searching for books Contacting a seller Managing listed books
CS-EE 481 Spring Founder’s Day, 2007 University of Portland School of Engineering Conclusions Textbook exchange for UP students Provides convenience and savings Successful design and implementation Secure and usable prototype
CS-EE 481 Spring Founder’s Day, 2007 University of Portland School of Engineering Thank You! Dr. Ward Dr. Lillevik Brian and Todd Testers –Annemarie Grimaldi, Zach Heath, Edward Kendrick, Corban Monger, Tim Morris, Srija Pidaparthy, Joanna Sanders, Luke Stager, Christine Siri, Neil Tuttle, Sarah Wagner, Eric Yost Site host –Ray Dehler (Nooblet, Inc.) Harold Burke-Sivers Nick Thom and Megan Olmstead Friends and Families
CS-EE 481 Spring Founder’s Day, 2007 University of Portland School of Engineering Questions?