Senior Project Capstone Courses: Osama Eljabiri College of Computing Sciences Progress Report on Senior Project Capstone Courses: Prepared by Osama Eljabiri Director of Senior Project Capstone Courses Presented to the OWASP meeting Jan 30 th, 2006

The Capstone Experience Started in Fall 2002 Offers a very unique real world educational experience to NJIT students. Mandates that all seniors majoring in CS, IS and IT complete a semester-long project. Evolved recently to offer access to university-wide human resources including students from : Five university colleges Graduate students Senior high school students

The Capstone Experience Working in teams of four to six Interdisciplinary student teams analyze, design and implement software and other IT-driven solutions in collaboration with project stakeholders. In addition to in-class training, market- driven capstone Open University sessions, in-class training and evolutionary presentation sessions, each student is expected to spend approximately nine hours a week on the project, and many of them travel to their sponsor companies.

The Capstone Experience The projects deal with different business problems and applications, from entertainment, finance, health care, education and public sector needs. One recurring participant, the CIT Group, a Fortune 500 commercial and consumer finance company, has saved "hundreds of thousands of dollars" by having NJIT students design and implement a database which CIT uses to comply with rigorous auditing rules mandated under a new federal law. Best of all the service is currently provided FREE to our corporate sponsors, though if you are pleased with the results we ask you to consider making a donation to NJIT. We also offer other modes and models for more demanding and complex projects.

The Capstone Experience If you have a non mission-critical project you have been thinking about doing, but currently do not have either the budget or time to undertake it, why not let NJIT's Capstone Program do it for you. Proposals for our summer and fall 2006 semester are due by April 15th, 2006 as our priority deadline. Please send an to (Osama Eljabiri) to request an invitation that has a link to our online proposal

Why makes our capstone experience unique? Students view sponsors as educators and sponsors view students as partners. We provide a full team-based problem solving package not a number of interns. True multidisciplinary team formation Adaptive & agile problem solving process through evolutionary prototyping (sprints/scrum/FDD) High degree of selectivity in projects, sponsors, project managers and team formation. Emphasis on project managers and leadership training. Collaborative quantitative evaluation of students progress Open university: our free parallel college to train students on market driven skills Our unique support team : alumni, sponsors, faculty, administrators, legal advisors, current students, future students, business communities, government agencies, etc. Fast career development track Except for legal documents, we are completely paperless. We are a learning organization. We improve every semester We adapt to clients timeframes and human resources needs,

Projects Success Rate Rated by Sponsors In the last 70 projects we did: 81% were rated between good and excellent 40% were rated as outstanding 9 projects were rated average and only 4 were below average

The Triple Win Multi-Stakeholder Satisfaction Triangle

The First Winner The First Winner Students Real world exposure and problem solving Interaction with professional stakeholders New skills mastered and experience acquired. Effective usage of education and backgrounds Substantial value to their resumes

Industry Cost effective : Students achieve solutions to business problems free of charge Productive : Students provide solutions in a short time frame using rapid application development Adaptive and Flexible : Students can do projects from 3-12 credits project (one to four semester projects) Effective : Teams combined from 4 majors will use their 4 years of college education plus experience and university resources in tackling problems Comprehensive : Students will provide a complete documentation for the full development process from problem identification to final implementation Measurable and Tangible : Project progress can be easily assessed via biweekly progress reports, biweekly prototypes, biweekly presentations, testing methods and statistical analysis Result-Driven : Through the sponsor evaluation form, no grade is given without user acceptance and customer satisfaction The Second Winner

The Second Winner Other Industry Benefits Creates an opportunity for evaluating potential hires Builds strong ties with the university and faculty that may result into research and consulting benefits to the sponsor in fields of interest. Makes the sponsor more visible on and off-campus. Involves sponsor in supporting educational efforts for future specialists in area of interest to him.

College and University Added-value for all academic courses Students become as school performance indicators wherever they go. Endless windows of opportunities for research, support and placement for graduates. The entire school system becomes more attractive which boosts enrollment rates. The Third Winner

Example Sponsors For Spring 2006

NO SponsorContact NameProject Title 1 Department of Army (3 Projects) C4ISR - SEC – ITEDDominic Motolla Suspense Tracking System Software Quality Assurance Tool Assessment Software Quality Assessment Video Presentation 2Edentify, Inc. (Project 1)Terrence DefrancoAdvanced Reporting Module 3 Monmouth County Friends of Clearwater, Inc.Edward DlugoszElectronic Traveling Environmental Festival (eTEF) 4Morphos Financial LLC (Project 1)Enrique NunezTest Environment Infrastructure 5 Career Development MassOnline Career Development System 6Johnson and JohnsonKetul PatelGlobal Supply Chain Management System 7IMS HealthGail PecotaData Variation Tag Database 8 Homeland Security Technology NJITBill MarshallEmergency Preparedness System 9Orthotic Enterprises, LLC.Frank FerrariReinventing Orthotics 10 Rational Solutions Corp (R.I.M.S)Milind ShahBrand Recognition Solution

Added-value Community Benefits nSposnor-Sposnosr Collaboration nOpen-house Participation nCollaboration across teams and across semesters nNon-Profit and public service projects nNJIT departments projects nCommercialization of students ideas nStudents published empirical research nEDC bi-directional support

New Statistics Number of completed projects will reach at least [250] full-scale projects A minimum of [300] products or sub-projects carried out by more than 300 teams after 10 semesters This is an average of 30 products per semester plus CIS490 first- phase teams. Many of these projects have had multi-phases and some have involved multi-teams Up to 6 semesters /phases for some large-scale projects. up to 4 teams in some extremely complex or demanding industry-projects. Key sponsors offer more than one project every semester (CIT provided 14 projects in Spring 2004 alone and Cyberextruder offered 9 projects in Spring 2003 ) At least 1500 students have participated in the capstone program since Fall 2002 from CS, IS, IT and HCI.

More Facts  Sponsors and projects diversity demonstrate a broad array of interest Examples : entertainment, finance, health, education, public sector entrepreneurships  Geographical Distribution :These projects came from all round NJ (North, Central and South), NY or PA. We even had a project from Boston, MA. This expands our reach beyond short-distance businesses.  A number of companies have offered our students excellent support for their careers. Examples : CIT, Saint Clair health system, Edu-Global, Cyberextruder, All- fine-dining, IMS health Support forms : Full time employment, part-time employment, internships, rewards, financial support, research support, recommendation letters, direct support calls, software purchase, company resources, certified training, after graduation training.

Methods And Strategies Evaluation Continuous Metrics-Based Collaborative Interdisciplinary Team structure Roles and Backgrounds Well-Defined Plan Clear Agenda Standardized Process Motivation Online Feedback Competitive environment Presentations Live Mentorship Help/Support Facilitating Resources Leadership Project Managers Multi-dimensional Collaboration JAD Value-Based Long -Term Productivity Prototyping Iterative Development RAD

Position Cod e PositionJob Description/responsibilitiesQualifications 01Project managerIn addition to managing the team, project managers will be responsible for project management deliverables including feasibility study. Should use project management tool (Microsoft Project Manager) to plan project tasks, allocate and mange resources, assign team members to complete tasks, compile team members' weekly time sheets, report task completion and actual hours worked on tasks, prepare periodic reports on project progress. Receives extra credit when successful. In addition to the criteria stated in the previous section, background in software economics, process life cycle models and project management techniques is essential. 02System AnalystSystem analysts will be responsible for requirements gathering and documentation (Problem definition, requirements report, DFD’s, process specifications, data dictionary, etc) and coordinating with other team members. Experience/ background in requirements analysis, requirements elicitation techniques, and project documentation. 03Back-end designer 0301 Data Base Designer Responsible for designing the backend of the system including data structures, entity relation ship models normalization, SQL, normalization, system structure and other architectural models (repository, client- server, abstract machine model, object- oriented design in UML,etc.) Experience/ background in DBMS, CASE tools and modeling techniques in software engineering Network Designer 04Front-end designerResponsible for designing the user interface for users (including GUI components, forms, reports, navigation, etc. Experience/ background in HCI, cognitive psychology, user interface design, user manuals 05ProgrammerImplementing the system at the unit level and system level. Testing and Maintaining the system Writing user manual. Experience in web programming and other programming such as C++, Visual Basic, Java, and the like)

Testimonials

“We have 50 NJIT student interns who are studying information technology and computer science, working on eight projects. Having them work for us has allowed us to jump ahead in our work.” Larry Gardner CEO and Founder of Cyberextruder

Testimonials This was a huge project and required much attention to detail. The team asked the right questions and we very helpful to Arc of Monmouth staff in deciphering what needed to be done. They provided many useful suggestions. Sarah Logan Office Manager The Arc of Monmouth

Testimonials I was so impressed with the whole process. I am amazed at how talented, professional and responsive the team was to the project. The group of students that worked on this project quickly understood the scope and was able to deliver the requested tool within a very short period of time. The entire experience was one that I am going to recommend to other managers at IMS. Marilyn Mahon Group Manager, Quality Assurance IMS Health 100 Campus Road Totowa, NJ USA

Testimonials “If I had to pay a consultant to do the work that the NJIT students did for CIT as part of the Capstone Program it would have cost us hundreds of thousands of dollars” “The program gives NJIT students a chance to integrate real world experience into their academic experience, which is invaluable to them and to us.” Harold Olmstead Vice president of Systems and Technology Services CIT

Testimonials “The solution for Cocomats created by the group reflected a keen assessment of both the weaknesses of Cocomats and the needs of the Office of Constituent relations “ Ian Thomas Brennan New Jersey Office of the Governor, Office of Constituent Relations Aide to the Governor

Testimonials This group was very prompt in implementing suggestions, very professional and timely. Based on the scope of work initially developed, we are very pleased with the results. Juan Rosario Newark Housing Authority Acting I.T. Administrator

Testimonials This group hung in there and were able to work around these problems and move steadfastly through the project. This group communicated well and worked very efficiently. They were always on time for the meetings and handled themselves in a very professional manner. I was very impressed with the work that they did. They fulfilled all of our needs and produced a product that is above and beyond what we expected. Overall all I was pleased and would look forward to participating in upcoming projects. Jerri Drakes CEO The Workstation Inc.

Testimonials Very well diverse group of dynamic individuals with many skills equipped to create a website, write a business plan, business marketing, hard working, and capable of delivering a complete product. Henri Boll President Go2Museum.com Inc

Testimonials As a whole the team preformed extremely well. The direction given by TMS was an outline. The team was able to understand what we were looking for and implement our needs into the finished program. Sean P McShane President Transportation Made Simple

Testimonials Jeremy (Jeremy Dela Rosa) has been very accommodating regarding my extremely busy schedule. He has demonstrated a strong ability to learn and adjust throughout this experience. Jeremy performed a terrific job in coordinating the efforts of the team, a task that is very difficult for any leader. He was also able to work well as a liaison between me and the team, ensuring that my requests were communicated properly to all the members. Additionally, as project manager, he was involved in nearly every aspect of the project, and demonstrated a solid understanding of every one of the team’s Jason Huang Project Leader Honeywell International Inc

Senior Project Capstone Course What is new? New Strategies nAdaptable business Modes and Models nFour new tracks : - Entrepreneurship track (Restructuring) - Research Track - Education Track - Public Sector (Enhancement) nExploratory and Evolutionary Prototyping nPioneers groups

New CRM nExtensive Sponsor Engagement (in breadth and depth) nStrategic alliances with key Sponsors nCapstone Advising Community nShowcase Every Semester nNew marketing channels n Former Students Channel n Media Channel n Sponsor-Sponsor Channel

New Resources & Educational Benefits nCollaborative training for students nCertified Training for Students (Microsoft, Six Sigma) nFast Career Development for Students nMulti-Grant Support (proposal phase)

Our Sponsors

Sponsors Statistics Initial Collaboration (Pending/Upcoming)6 Small to Low-medium size companies23 Small Business ( EDC companies)14 Small Business (Other Entrepreneurs Companies )2 Public Services Organizations5 University / Educational Institutions8 Medium Size companies (Company Size estimated)6 Large Size companies (Company Size estimated)3 Fortune 500 Companies ( Excluding J&J)5 Students Professional Organizations or College Advisement3 Entrepreneurship Track (only success stories - Good to excellent)6 NJIT faculty or academic departments (Except for one)10 Total Number of Sponsors (All categories)91 Companies (with Fortune 500)60 Companies (excluding Fortune 500)54 External Sponsorship (Not from NJIT- 2)70 External Sponsorship (%)76.9

List of some of our External Sponsors -1- Large Companies McKesson,Systems & Technology Solutions, Revenue Cycle Mgmt. Services, Somerset, NJ Livingston, NJ Scholastic Books Inc., 26 Glen Oaks Ct., Clifton, NJ AVIS car rental Recent contacts with UPS and PSE&G for Summer and Fall 2003 projects Medium-Size Companies Professional Resources Corporation (PRC),8 Twin Lakes Dr Manalapan, NJ Green Roof Suites, 45 River Road, Suite-301, Flemington, NJ PF Laboratories Inc., Damon G. Douglas CO.,700 Union Blvd., Totowa, NJ Small Businesses and Entrepreneurs Wendy’s Fast Food Restaurants (one branch), 59 Central Avenue, Union, NJ MGR Enterprises, 421 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY Heights Service Station, Inc., 70 Glen Ave., Midland Park, NJ “ Intellinetix “ Inc.,35 Parchment Drive New Hope, PA Duet Designer Consignment Boutiqu, 79 S. Livingston Ave, Livingston, NJ Pomarico Pharmacy, 239 Old Bergen Road, Jersey city,NJ A-1 Construction Services, Inc., 33 Sackett St., Jersey City, NJ CyberExtruder DocuMat

List of some of our External Sponsors -2- Educational Institutions Educational Institutions Newark Public Library,(973) Rutgers University –New Brunswick, Cook College, Department of Food Science Essex County College 303 university ave (IT department) Newark, 07102, NJ Torah Academy of Bergen County,1600 Queen Anne Road, Teaneck, NJ Global Education Mission,2184 Kennedy,Boulevard, Jersey City, NJ Federal Organizations Federal Organizations NSF (National Science Foundation)NSF (National Science Foundation) NASANASA National Guard National Guard

NoSponsors Name 1 Web-based Appointment System 2EMG, Inc. 3Interclipper / Documat LLC 4CyberExtruder 5Educate Global 6Adeena, LLC 7Nano Medica 8LMI Technologies 9Mask Business Solutions 10All-fine-dining /Go-To-Museum 11Workstation 12Sandbox Technologies 13Qplay Interactive 14Geo-Interactive 15 MindPillar LLC 164+ Inc 17Supertron Technologies, Inc. 18 Rutgers University - Cook College, Department of Food Science 19NJIT- Human Resources Department 20NJIT- Main Library 21 St. Philip’s Academy (SPA)

22 Rutgers University - Jazz Institute 23Essex County College 24Torah Academy of Bergen County 25NJIT- Research office 26“ Intellinetix “ Inc. 27Global Education Mission 28 Entrepreneurship Track :Dr. Roger Cubicciotti (W.Khori) 29 Entrepreneurship Track : Dr. Roger Cubicciotti (Dipesh Patel) 30 Entrepreneurship Track : Dance Online 31 Entrepreneurship Track : Control My home 32 Entrepreneurship Track : ERS (Emergency Recovery system) 33 Entrepreneurship Track : Police Vehicle System 34McKesson 35CIT 36PSE&G 37Honey Well 38 Bayer 39J&J 40Scholastic Books Inc.

41AVIS car rental 42Saint Clairs Health System 43Professional Resources Corporation (PRC) 44Green Roof Suites 45PF Laboratories Inc 46IMS Health 47 The Arc of Monmouth 48GMS Group LLC. 49NSF Funded Project - NJIT Faculty-Dr. Bieber 50NASA Funded - NJIT Faculty -Dr. Bieber 51WTC Case -NJIT faculty -Dr. Mendonsa 52AI Systems -NJIT Faculty- Dr. Baltrush 53The Information Exchange -Dr. Withworth 5420 Component-Project (Audio system)- Dr. Tremaine 55Interactive Course Performance Feedback. Dr. lm and Dr. Tremaine 56IE Department at NJIT (PM :Alb Arasalan) 57GIS (Geographiic Information systems) with Rutgers 58High Schools Programming Contest -Dr. Giller 59 Philipino Students Organization (National) 60Career Development NJIT (Newark City & NJ Services)

61Newark Public Library 62Newark Housing Authority 63National Guard 64NJ Governor's Office 65Wendy’s Fast Food Restaurants (one branch) 66MGR Enterprises 67Heights Service Station 68Duet Designer Consignment Boutiqu 69Pomarico Pharmacy 70A-1 Construction Services 71 Survey-Sez.com 72 Parts Infinity 73 Joseph N. and Joseph A. Rispoli (Magnabid) 74 Electronic Software Solutions, Inc. 75 RiverWays Enterprises 76 TRANSPORTATION MADE SIMPLE 77 AL Systems 78 DPE Consulting / DPE Enetrpreises, LLC 79 ICG, Inc 80 Movie Plex

81 NJ Rent a Car 82 Mycor Services 83 Cottage Computers 84LAHMS Capital LLC 85Visual Web Slutions 86 Kerness Consulting Group LLC 87 IT Initiatives Corporation 88 Clean18.com 89 Tu PC Doctor 90 ACM at NJIT 91 Open Source/Linux at Rutgers

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