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Contents 1 Team members 2 Course Description Tool 2.1 Description 2.2 Prototype 2.3 Architecture 2.3.1 JavaScript 2.4 Source Code 2.5 Deadlines 2.6 Project Link 2.7 Goals 2.8 Survey Responses 2.9 Final Paper

Team members

• Lucas Aylor
• Jason Roth

Course Description Tool

Description

This tool will permit a student to log onto the CPSC website and obtain a course description. The tool will probably use something similar to the double-combo listing or some sort of auto-complete tool

Prototype

Link to Prototype
Prototype Write-up

Architecture

JavaScript

JavaScript will be used in order to obtain the information required to display the course listing/description dynamically.

Source Code

The source code can be found at http://rosemary.umw.edu/~laylo6hn/classLister/source

Deadlines

3/12: Prototype
4/13: Beta Release
4/27: Last day of Class

Project Link

http://rosemary.umw.edu/~jroth9nn/crseLookup/

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Goals

1. Update the database to use most current Registrar Values
   • DONE

1. Add a shopping cart/schedule maker functionality
   • DONE

1. Create a searchable SQL Database of Fall 2007 courses
   • DONE
2. Allow users to search by selecting criteria and dynamically updating the list
   • DONE

1. Create a page that the user must not leave once they come to the page
   • DONE

1. Allow users to easily reach the banner page listing Prerequisites, Goals, etc...
   • DONE

Survey Responses

1. More separation between course name and description
   • Added a tab in front of description elements

1. Remove next page functionality
   • List would be much to large and server requests would be enormous

1. Don't default to Computer Science
   • Why would anyone take anything else?
   • Now defaults to All subjects

1. Larger text boxes
   • Interface is already cramped, making it larger would further this

1. Allow users to create a course pack
   • Under current development

1. Change fonts
   • The page currently uses the banner css file and thus is bound to that style

1. Increase default result size
   • Slow internet connections would loathe the initial page load

1. Right side of window isn't used
   • This is due to the large resolution found in the labs, a 1024x768 or 800x600 would have a full screen

1. Did not list current information
   • Banner has changed it's course information for the upcoming fall semester, the database has been updated as of 4/20/07

1. Selecting more than one item in the same list doesn't display all results
   • Possibly could be changed to allow multiples, not sure if this is useful

Final Paper

http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=ddncz68r_25d5r7hr