Team College Currents
The Team
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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 email 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
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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
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Week 2
 Meeting with Sponsor – 8/27/2010
 Create and turn in Sponsor Report –
8/30/2010
College Currents Project Schedule
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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
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Week 5
 Create DFD and ERD – 9/28/2010
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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
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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
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Week 11
 Implementation Strategy and Training
Schedule – 11/9/2010
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Week 12
 Training Manual and User’s Manual
Completion – 11/16/2010
College Currents Project Schedule
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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
Project Budget