1. Course Schedule Builder Sharon Lin Brian Watanabe Xu (Ellen) Xu

2. Operational Concepts Tons of course options Current course scheduling tools limited

3. Operational Concepts What: Course Schedule Builder For: UW Students Goals: – Intuitive scheduling interface – Facilitate course search Non-goals: – General event planning

4. System Requirements Visual Schedule Search criteria – Keyword – Time range – Prerequisites Add/remove courses Save and resume Course ratings Tagged courses

5. System and Software Architecture Web-based UI with possibility of downloadable desktop application Database to save schedules, course info (mySQL or other) Language possibilities: PHP, Java,.NET

6. System and Software Architecture

7. Lifecycle Plan Model: stage delivery/spiral Schedule:

8. Lifecycle Plan Staffing: – Program Manager – Project manager/documentation specialist – Developers (3-4 persons) – Testers (2-3 persons)

9. Feasibility rationale Assumptions Risks BUT… It is feasible! – UW’s General Requirements Search: http://www.washington.edu/students/timeschd/genedinq.html – Bitman’s Schedule Builder: http://bitman.freeshell.org/schedulebuilder.php It is useful! It is interesting!