1. NGage
Team Silver
CS410: Old Dominion University
4/26/2017 1

2. Team Members Samuel Young Omar Craddock MEWAEL TSEGAYE BRYAN CAREY
PATRICK TRINIDAD
AMER RIGHI 2

3. Outline Problem Statement Hardware and Software Requirements
Who is the Customer?
Application Framework
Problem Characteristics
Website Map
ODU Freshman Retention
User Roles
Student Retention
Algorithms
Problem Flow Diagram
Risk Matrix
Solution Method
Technical risks
What Will it Use?
Consumer Risks
The NGage Platform
Prototype Functionality
Solution Flow Diagram
User stories
Major Functional Component Diagram
Summary
Competition Matrix
References 3

4. Problem Statement
The lack of student involvement and engagement in campus communities, events and organizations can negatively impact academic performance. Due to the lack of available resources needed to succeed, college students may have trouble finding suitable housing, tutoring services, entertainment and amenities for a positive college experience. 4

5. Who is the Customer? Anyone attending ODU that…
is new to Hampton Roads and is not familiar with the area
needs help finding tutoring assistance
needs help finding safe affordable housing near campus 5

6. Problem Characteristics
Students are unaware of events, resources and organizations on campus.
Students find it difficult to find optimal, safe and affordable living situations on and off  campus.
Students from outside Hampton Roads are unaware of local restaurants, grocery stores, entertainment, etc. 6

7. ODU Freshman Retention
These three points are leading causes of students being uninvolved on campus.
These students are more likely to drop out or transfer schools. At ODU alone, 19% of freshman do not return after their first year (College Factual). 7

8. Student Retention
Students who enrolled college in the past twenty years that left without a degree or certificate.
31 million according to National Student Clearinghouse (NSC) Research Center (2014)
One-third of which dropped out before the start of sophomore year (NSC, 2014) 8

9. Student Retention (cont.)
The rate of all first-time undergraduates who enrolled in Fall 2008 that finished their degrees within 6 years was 55% nationally, according to NSC Research Center (2014).
Of all first-time students who started in Fall 2012, only 68.7% returned to college in any US institution in Fall 2013 (NSC, 2014) 9

10. Problem Flow Diagram 10

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12. Solution Method
A web-based application developed by a team making use of Agile programming methods. 12

13. What Will it Use? Web Browser PHP template framework
Server side processing (Database, Authentication) 13

14. The NGage Platform Consolidated live feed of all upcoming events.
Students can get information about:
housing opportunities on and off campus
Organization and clubs
Tutoring hours and locations
Food and entertainment nearby campus 14

15. Solution Flow Diagram 15

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17. Major Functional Component Diagram17

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19. Competition Matrix On-campus living information
On-campus living information
Off-campus living information
Area food and entertainment
Official ODU Events
Clubs and Organizations
Team Silver X
Apartments.com
Craigslist
Yelp
Official ODU Websites
ODU Social Media
ODU 19

20. Requirements Hardware Software
Linux Server with a stable network connection
LAMP Stack (Linux, Apache, MySql, PHP)
Web Browser
Device that can access a Web Browser
IDE: Eclipse
2 GB RAM and 2Ghz Processor
Git Repository 20

21. Application Framework21

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23. Website Map 23

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25. User Roles Administrator Organizer Register User Accounts
Create an organization page and post events via organization
Elevate account to ‘Organizer’
Reset passwords
Customize membership criteria
Remove any page/post that violates Terms and Conditions
Post under an organization’s user account
Manages Student Resources
Multiple users can be the Organizer of one Organization 25

26. User Roles cont. Registered User Guest Customize Activity Feed
Access non-customizable Activity Feed
Join Organizations and R.S.V.P for events
View an Organization or Event’s information/page
Customizable favorites list for Organization pages and Student Resources
Post to Activity Feed
Access Student Resources 26

27. Contact Us Algorithm
Go to the list on “contact us / get instant update”
Go to a dialog box and submit an or number
Pick an area of interest Clubs and organization, housing, tutoring or events.
You can delete it or modify it any time. 27

28. Update Algorithm
We create a place request block on the site under “Contact Us” list
Using that function we (NGage) evaluate whether it meets our requirement then we approve it.
Place the request or post in on our page as a contributor to the page.
Then monitor it once a day (as necessary)
If it does not update or sends NGage an update more than (xx) days we send him a notice to update
After the second notice on the 3rd notice we proceed to delete the companies from our page. 28

29. Risk Matrix 29

30. Severe
Medium
Low 30 30

31. Technical Risks Registered User Mitigation
T1: Social Media Integration
T1:Confirm the link is live
Probability: High
have a backup link
Impact: Low
T2:Define/update security protocols
T2:Hacking/Data Breach
T3:Offsite Backup
Probability: Very Low
T4:Scalable System, Monitor traffic and build accordingly
Impact: Very Low
T3:Loss of Data
Probability: Medium
Impact: High
T4:Overloading Traffic C2 T4
C1,T3 C3 T1 T2 C4 31

32. Consumer Risks Risks Mitigation C1: Network/application downtime
C1: Administrators can be notified of downtime
Probability: Medium
Impact: High
C2: Regular information audits
C2: Information inaccuracy
C3:Tutorial/help screen on the on the main page
Impact: Very High
C4: No sensitive data will be handled or saved
C3: Lack of user knowledge
Probability: Very Low
Impact: Medium
C4:User Data Security
Impact: Very Low C2 T4
C1,T3 C3 T1 T2 C4 32

33. Prototype Functionality33

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36. User Stories: Guest As a guest…
I would like to browse and see available housing information.
I need to be able to find tutoring hours and locations.
I need to search information about local food and entertainment.
I would like to browse organizations and upcoming events.
I would like to browse upcoming events. 36

37. User Stories: Registered User
As a Registered User…
I want the ability to restore my password.
I want the ability to sign up for updates.
I would like to be able to join organizations.
I should have the ability to bookmark information I find. 37

38. User Stories: Organizer
As an Organizer…
I would like the ability to be able to create an organization.
I need a way to update club information.
I want to accept or decline requests to join my organization.
I want to decline requests to join my organization. 38

39. User Stories: Administrator
As an Administrator…
I want to post new information and update the site.
I want to be able to create a new user to the team when needed.
I need the ability to ban users from the site.
I need the ability to upgrade a registered user to an organizer. 39

40. Summary Analysis of problem Solution method NGage Platform
Hardware and Software Requirements
Framework and Site map
User Roles
Algorithms
Risk Analysis
Prototype functionality 40

41. References https://nscresearchcenter.org/signaturereport8/
Garland, Azurdee M., “Assessing the Relationship between Student Involvement and Academic Performance in Higher Education.” (2010). Master Theses and Specialist Projects. Paper 212.
University Facts & Figures. (Feb 23, 2017). Retrieved Feb 1, 2017, from Dominion University
Headcount by Domicile, Campus, and Level. (n.d.). Retrieved February 1, 2017, from
“Interview with Dan Zimmerman” March
What Outcomes Can You Expect With a Degree From Old Dominion University? (n.d.). Retrieved February 1, 2017, from
Student Leadership and Academic Performance --A Study of Student Club leaders. (2011, October). Retrieved February 1, 2017, from of Institutional Research 41