Team College Currents

The Team  Owen Herndon, Team Leader Major in Information Technology Applications, Minor in General Business Internships/Projects ○ Summer 2010 helped create a student schedule app for the iphone for Lipscomb ○ Helped correct errors in a football statistics program for David Lipscomb High School Courses Taken: ○ Upper level Information Technology, Marketing, and Managerial courses

The Team  Stephen (Jake) Elrod Majors in Math and Computer Science Internships/Projects ○ Created a campus map for Lipscomb ○ Worked of Math Department’s website ○ Created an application that sent electronic claims to Medicare Courses Taken ○ Upper Level computer science and mathematics classes

The Team  Elizabeth Brown Major in Web Application Development, Minor in Graphic Design Internships/Projects ○ Designed promotional poster for Lipscomb University A Cappella Singers concert ○ Worked for Davidson Group assisting with social media and newsletters ○ Updated the Department of Computing and Information Technology Website ○ Internship at Deloitte Services, LP Courses Taken ○ Upper Level web design and graphic design classes

The Team  Jonathan Rhodes Majors in Information Technology Applications and Corporate Management Internships/Projects ○ Created an Access Database program for Lipscomb University’s Office of Communications ○ Aided in the updating process of Lipscomb’s website ○ Hired as a freelancer for the creation of a website for a local photography company ○ Helped correct errors in a football statistics program for David Lipscomb High School Courses Taken ○ Upper Level Information Technology, Computer Science and Managerial classes

Problem Statement  Open Source Teaching Their goal is to display information about colleges across the U.S. Their target market is college-bound high school students

Problem Statement  Market Approach This information is provided through video and audio interviews with professors and students

Problem Statement  The current website does not meet the expectations of either the executive team or the students who visit it. Organization Layout Video Capabilities

System Overview  Solution – College Currents Reworking of the OST website Addition of videos with comments Searching and sorting videos

System Overview  Organization Institutions People Interests

System Overview  Audio and Video Clips Provides insight and a unique draw for users to visit the website.

System Overview  This approach is cost effective because: Saves thousands of dollars by avoiding the cost of hiring a development team. By using a third party host, you avoid high in-house solution costs: ○ Hardware ○ Maintenance ○ Bandwidth

College Currents Project Schedule  Week 1 Project and Team Assignment – 8/23/2010  Week 2 Meeting with Sponsor – 8/27/2010 Create and turn in Sponsor Report – 8/30/2010

College Currents Project Schedule  Week 3 Proposal Document and Presentation – 9/13/2010 ○ Creating Proposal Document – 9/8/2010 ○ Creating Proposal Presentation – 9/10/2010 ○ Editing of Proposal Presentation and Document – 9/10/2010

College Currents Project Schedule  Week 4 Analysis – 9/21/2010 ○ Cost/Benefits – 9/21/2010 ○ Feasibilities – 9/21/2010 ○ Alternative Solutions – 9/21/2010 ○ Pay Back – 9/21/2010

College Currents Project Schedule  Week 5 Create DFD and ERD – 9/28/2010  Week 6 Systems Requirements Specifications (SRS) Presentation and Documentation – 10/5/2010 ○ Create SRS Document – 10/05/2010 ○ Create SRS Presentation – 10/05/2010 ○ Edit SRS Document and Presentation – 10/05/2010

College Current Project Schedule  Week 7 Analysis Completed – 10/12/2010 Planning Phase Begins – 10/12/2010 Requirement Gathering Phase Begins – 10/12/2010  Week 8 Send requirements list to sponsor for approval – 10/19/2010 Begin Design Phase – 10/19/2010

College Currents Project Schedule  Week 9 Physical DFDs – 10/26/2010 Physical Design Document and Presentation – 10/29/2010 ○ Create Physical Design Document – 10/26/2010 ○ Create Physical Design Presentation – 10/26/2010 ○ Edit Physical Design Document and – 10/26/2010 Presentation

College Currents Project Schedule  Week 10 First Prototype with GUI – 11/2/2010  Week 11 Implementation Strategy and Training Schedule – 11/9/2010  Week 12 Training Manual and User’s Manual Completion – 11/16/2010

College Currents Project Schedule  Week 13 Final Presentation Document and Presentation – 11/30/2010 ○ Create Final Presentation Document – 11/30/2010 ○ Create Final Presentation Presentation – 11/30/2010 ○ Edit Final Presentation Document and Presentation – 11/30/2010

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