Topics in MIS

February 16, 2006

Captain:    Theresa Watkins (#3)

Review of Previous Class:

Go over phases for your project and submit TOPICS you want to do with course project.

Evaluate three (3) sites from the SAME SECTOR (Business, Airline industry, Banks, Internet, etc.) - one of them should be a tutorial.  You can also choose to do four sites - one of which must be the tutorial.  If you choose this option, the tutorial will be counted as extra credit.  Choose a sector that you are familiar with, i.e., universities, shopping, etc.

Sector Selections:

This project was chosen to assist in increasing your programming experience.

Project consists of 6 phases @ 20 points each.  (See Syllabus for detailed explanation.) 

Phase I-Introduction

 Detailed Breakdown of Phase I  (10 minutes presentation)

 Introduction of each system (20 pts total + extras):

• History and Background (9 pts)
  • Sector of business
  • What is uniqueness and special features, and weakness?
  • What, Who, Why, Where, Which, When, Whom, How (BUSINESS SECTORS)
  • competitiveness: quality, cost, differentiation, responses (how quickly, appropriately, etc., they respond to you)
     
• Clarity and Tools for Presentation (2 pts)
  • Voice Clarity
    •  Managers should be heard (This speaks directly to your personal presentation style.)
  • Tools
    • Documentation
    • Domain name, Your own domain (2 pts)   
    • Web host (paste everything there or upload it) (2 pts)
      • Geocities
      • Angelfire
      • Tripod
      • Cjb.net
    • Print handouts
    • Rely on your website and research for presentation
      • backup (on disk and/or paper) in the event of a problem.
         
• Collaboration with other projects(1 pt)
   
• Analysis of the phase and replication (Copy, Paste, and Edit) (pick the best of 3 mission and vision of Business sectors and eliminate the worst) (4 pts)
• Extra (5+ pts)
  • Contacting System executives
    • Talk with them
    • Inside Stories
    • Invitation to class

PROJECT NOTES

Remember to use the 7 c's in analyzing your chosen sites. 

Look at the website from the perspective of different users.

Your project should clearly communicate your experiences with each site and/or it's programming.   

Many sites do not have adequate search engines.  We should direct extra attention to this area to note any deficiencies,

Each phase should include one program from your textbook that is related to the specific phase you are presenting..

WEBSITE EXAMPLE

The website BET.com was visited.  A problem noted on the site was that some browsers were not able to load the site correctly.  This was due to a requirement for Flash software that is not available on all workstations.  This is a flaw in developing a website because not all users will have the same experience, and/or be able to utilize the site as intended.  This type of problem can be simply solved with an "IF" statement.

CLASS ASSIGNMENT

Locate search program in textbook. 

NEXT CLASS

Phase I - Jeffrey and Syed will present a demonstration of Phase I.