1. Team Silver CS410 OLD Dominion University
NGage
Team Silver
CS410 OLD Dominion University
3/26/2017

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

3. Outline Hardware and Software Requirements Application Framework
Site Map
User Roles
Contact Us Algorithm
Update Algorithm
Risk Matrix
Technical risks
Consumer Risks
Summary
References
Problem Statement
Who is the Customer?
What Will It Use
ODU Freshman Retention
Student Retention
First-time College Student Retention
Problem Flow Diagram
Method to Solve Problem
A single platform to get students engaged in the campus community
Solution Flow Diagram
Major Functional Component Diagram
Competition Matrix

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, or on/off campus entertainment and amenities for a positive college experience.

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

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 not from Hampton Roads are unaware of local restaurants, grocery stores, entertainment, etc.

7. What will it use? Web Browser PHP template framework
Server side processing (Database, Authentication)

8. 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).

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

10. First Time College Student Retention
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)

11. Problem Flow Diagram

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

13. A single platform to get students engaged in the campus community
Consolidated live feed of all upcoming events.
Students can get information about on and off campus housing opportunities, complete with verified first hand reviews from students.
Our specified target audience is college students at ODU.

14. Solution Flow Diagram

15. Major Functional Component Diagram

16. 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

17. Hardware & Software Requirements
LAMP Stack (Linux, Apache, MySql, PHP)
Web Browser
IDE: Eclipse
Git Repository
Hardware
Linux Server with a stable network connection
Device that can access a Web Browser
Minimum Requirements: MHz processor, 512 MiB RAM, and 5 GB of hard- drive space

18. Application Framework

20. Site Map

21. User Roles Organizer Administrator
Able to create an Organization page and post events via the Organization
Able to customize membership Criteria
Able to post under an Organization’s User account.
Multiple users can be the Organizer of one Organization
Administrator
Can register User Accounts
Can elevate account to ‘Organizer’
Able to reset passwords
Able to remove any page/post that violates Terms and Conditions
Manages Student Resources

22. User Roles cont. Guest Registered User
Able to access non- customizable Activity Feed
Able to view an Organization or Event’s information/page
Able to access Student Resources
Registered User
Able to customize Activity Feed
Able to join Organizations and R.S.V.P for events
Customizable favorites list for Organization pages and Student Resources
Able to post to Activity Feed
Able to access Student Resources

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

24. Update Algorithm Algorithm for submission form
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.

25. Live Feed Algorithm Algorithm to implement a live social media feed
Create the company’s main Account
Edit HTML code to allow social media website access to NGage web app.
Code plugin to connect NGage website with our account the social media platform’s API
Edit plugin to allow custom parameters for different criteria to displayed via live feed (ie, Show select users, hashtags, etc)
Test for correctness, completion, and desired results
Admin can then edit parameters as desired to display targeted information to visitors.

26. Risk Matrix
Severe
Medium
Low

27. Technical Risks Technical Risks Risk Mitigation
T1: Social Media Integration
T2:Hacking/Data Breach
T3:Loss of Data
T4:Overloading Traffic
T1:Confirm the link is live
have a backup link
T2:Define/update security protocols
T3:Offsite Backup
T4:Scalable System, Monitor traffic and build accordingly

28. Consumer Risks Consumer Risk Risk Mitigation
C1: Inability to use service because of network/application downtime
C2: Information inaccuracy
C3: Not knowing how to use the application
C4:User Data Security
C1: Administrators can be notified of downtime
C2: Regular information audits
C3:Tutorial/ help screen on the on the main page
C4: No sensitive data will be handled or saved

29. Summary NGage Hardware and Software Requirements Algorithms User Roles
Administrator
Organizer
Registered User
Guest
Algorithms
Contact Us
Updates
Risk Matrix
Technical Risks
Consumer Risks

30. References
Shapiro, D., Dundar, A., Yuan, X., Harrell, A. & Wakhungu, P.K. (2014, November). Completing College: A National View of Student Attainment Rates – Fall 2008 Cohort (Signature Report No. 8). Herndon, VA: National Student Clearinghouse Research Center
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 figuresOld 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