Project Status Review

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Project Status Review

• Project name On-Campus Facility Reservation
  System
• Team number 29
• Team members
• Last 4 digits of id
• Nikhil Kashyap --- 2325
• Madhumita Iyengar --- 7645
• Abhiram Bhagwat --- 7077
• Team Location Campus

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Topic Description

• Oncampus Facilities Reservation Systems (OFRS)
  is a system that intends to help students at USC
  to locate and reserve day to day facilities
  online at their convenience .
• Such a system does not exist and by creating
  this website we intend to address the following
  issues.
• The idea of the website is to reduce the burden
  of waiting at libraries, cafes, sports centers
  for a particular facility .
• The website is also used by USC staff and
  faculty.
• Secure online payment is provided to pay for
  lockers at the Lyon Center.
• Other features for users include viewing
  Trojan Transportation, the swimming pool,
  gymnasium.
• We assume that most students and faculty
  either own or have easy access to a device
  connected to the network.

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System Requirements

• The system shall
• Display facilities provided by the university
  for students which includes study rooms, PCs,
  sports and recreation, dining.
• Contain a link for users to login on the
  homepage.
• Ensure the correct categorization of
  facilities.
• Contain a Contact Us link which shall
  display the contact information such as address
  and phone number for each facility manager.
• Contain a Help link which will include
  FAQs, tutorials for using the system to reserve
  a facility and also the terms and policies for
  reserving a particular facility.
• Permit users to reserve facilities only when
  they log in to the system.
• If a user has already logged in, then the
  system shall save his details for the session so
  that while reserving user does not need to login
  again.

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System Requirements (contd.)

• My schedule Part Requirements
• It shall not allow user to access this section
  without logging in.
• It shall permit the user to view and print his
  schedule for the current week.
• It shall give users the option of deleting a
  particular reservation and update details
  according to the change.
• Library and Laboratory Facilities
• It shall display all the available facilities
  like study room, PC, scanner with the location
  and timing.
• It shall provide the option for selecting a
  particular facility.
• It shall contain a link to reserve the chosen
  facility if he has logged in.
• Sports facilities
• It shall display all the facilities under sports
  like tennis courts, pool etc. with the location
  and timing
• It shall contain a link to reserve the chosen
  facility if he has logged into the system.
• It shall provide users with the option to reserve
  and pay for lockers.
• Dining facilities
• It shall display the cafes where reservations are
  accepted on the USC map along with the location
  and timing.
• It shall contain a link to reserve the chosen
  facility if he has logged into the system

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Navigation Map

• Home
• Libraries
• Study Rooms Location Timings
• Reservation
• PC Location Timings
• Reservation
• Scanners Location Timings
• Reservation
• List of Libraries Location Timing
  Details
• Sports Recreation
• Tennis Court Locations Timings
• Reservation
• Pool Table Location Timings
• Reservation
• Table Tennis Locations Timings
• Reservation
• Locker Booking Locker Location Fee Rates
• Booking details Payment

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• Other Services List Timings
• My Schedule
• Login View my
  schedule
• Change my schedule Add item
• Delete item
• Login
• Help FAQ
• Tutorial Terms Policies
• Contact US

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User Analysis Discussion

• User Profile
• Psychological Characteristics
• Spatial/Intuitive
• Neutral Attitude
• Low Motivation
• Knowledge and Experience
• Reading skills Average reading
  skills
• Typing Skills Moderate
• System Experience Novice users
• Use of other systems Little or none
• Computer Literacy Moderate
• Task experience Novice
• Job And Task Characteristics
• Frequency of Use Low
• Primary Training None
• System use Discretionary

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Dialogue Styles

• Menu Style
• Easy for all students
• Locate available facilities easily.
• People with less computer experience or skills
  can also use the system.
• Fill-In-Forms
• Used for deciding schedules.
• Used for filling reservation details like date
  and time
• Easy solution for knowledgeable users.
• Direct Manipulation
• Used to locate and choose the facilities
  available on campus through a campus map.
• Used to add and delete items from the schedule.

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User Analysis
DiscussionTask Analysis

System Response
Login Details
Login details
Facility Selection
Users Week Schedule
New Schedule
Reservation details
Week schedule for user
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User Analysis Discussion
(contd.)
Facility Detail
Facility Detail
Facility Detail
Final Reservation Schedule
Final Reservation Schedule
Final Reservation Schedule
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User Analysis Discussion
(contd.)
Facility Detail
Facility Detail
Facility Detail
Locker Details
Final Reservation Schedule
Final Reservation Schedule
Final Reservation Schedule
Payment Details
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User Analysis Discussion (contd.)
Dining
Cafes
Reservations
Location and timings
Facility Detail
Fill Reservation Detail
Final Reservation Schedule
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User Analysis Discussion (contd.)
Other Services
Trojan Transportation
Swimming pool
Trojan Bookstore
Gymnasium
Location and timings
Location and timings
Location and timings
Location and timings
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User Analysis Discussion

• Environment and IO
• OFRS is a website can be accessed by any
  device connected to the internet such as PCs,
  PDAs, laptops, mobile phones etc.
• The website shall be designed to be compatible
  with all browsers.
• It will be designed on the default resolution,
  so that it appears same on all browsers
• Input devices are our PC keyboards and mice,
  PDA keypads, mobile phone keypad, Output devices
  are the monitors, screens of the PCs, Laptops and
  baby face display devices as well.

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Visual Design

• Use of Colors
• We chose white as the background color so that
  the content is clearly visible and easy to read.
• Most of the content on the white background is
  black with cardinal used occasionally for
  headings.
• Each page has a standard banner.
• Use of less than 5 2 colors as suggested by
  Aaron Marcus
• USC colors Cardinal and gold have been used to
  attract user attention

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Visual Design

• Symbols, fonts and Icons
• Font used for links,headings and main
  messages is Verdana.
• The font looks sleek and goes with the the
  sites motive and concept
• Standard Home icon has been used for
  Navigation Bar.
• In the left Navigation Menu to differentiate
  between different groups we have used Bullet
  Icon.
• The Icons are use for warning message when
  ever Login is required.

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Home Page Design

• The login box is prominent on the left menu bar
  to prevent users searching for it.
• The background for the website is white with the
  content either black or cardinal which is clearly
  visible on the background.
• The search engine for the site is present on the
  top right as suggested which is a must for a
  website.
• The site map is also present as mentioned in the
  recommended homepage design.
• The Facilities that are offered are present on
  the Left Navigation Bar of the home page with
  proper grouping.
• The search box is designed appropriately with the
  right size as recommended.
• The main pages of the site are on the top
  navigation bar just below the banner.
• The various facilities are present on the left
  navigation bar. When a user scrolls over a
  particular facility, it changes color to let the
  user know which facility he is about to view in
  detail.
• The USC logo is present on the right top corner
  beside the search box as recommended by the Home
  page recommendations on the den documents

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Home Page Design (contd.)

• Features avoided as per design guidelines
• No splash pages.
• No animation that would distract the user while
  performing his tasks.
• No frames
• No clustered links making it difficult to
  navigate
• Minimum vertical scrolling and no horizontal
  scrolling
• No unnecessary pictures increasing page load
  time
• No outdated information anywhere on the website
• No unnecessary links on the home page.
• The simple text is in black color.

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Screen Prototypes (Home Page)
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Screen Prototypes (contd.)

• Once the user has logged in to the facility
  ,user can view his name on the upper right corner
  near the USC logo with the quick link for Logout

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Screen Prototypes (contd.)

• User can find all types of help which includes
  FAQs Tutorial. Using this help he can use the
• system efficiently.
• Under terms Policies user can view the
  conditions for using the facilities provided by
  the system

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Screen Prototypes (contd.)
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Screen Prototypes (contd.)
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Screen Prototypes (contd.)

• The above screen shows that how the system
  will look when user chooses the tennis facility.
• The navigation bar provided below top menu
  will show the user where he is.
• The Location and timing details can be viewed
  by any one without logging into the system.
• The map gives the better idea about the
  location. Black circles with 1 and 2 tells user
  about two locations of tennis courts in the
  campus.
• Using the reserve tennis court button user can
  go on the reservation page of the tennis courts.

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Screen Prototypes (contd.)

• When any user tries to go on the reservation
  facility without login the system will show the
  error page with warning. It also gives hints to
  the user how he can login to the system.
• The warning icon shows that some error has
  occurred. Hence the color of the Login Required
  is also red.

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Screen Prototypes (contd.)

• This is a reservation page for tennis court
  system and only after logging into the system
  user can access it.
• The users login status can be seen near USC
  Logo. This page also has map to give a clear idea
  to the user
• about location.
• The Instructions part on the page gives an
  example about choosing timing slots.
• The text in red indicates that in order to
  complete the form which elements are required to
  fill.
• Those elements also has an sign in red.
  The messages are also in red color to inform the
  user.

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Screen Prototypes (contd.)

• This is the view of the reservation page when
  user fills in all the details in proper order as
  required for the system.
• Most of the input fields are dropdown boxes
  and hence less chance of typing errors and ease
  of use.
• The 3 dropdown menus for date have labels
  associated with them to indicate the purpose of
  that dropdown menu.
• The Clear button is provided if user wants
  to start the form filing again which reduces
  users task.
• After filling all the required details using
  Reserve the facility button user can reserve
  the facility.

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Screen Prototypes (contd.)

• This is the last confirmation page which user
  can view after reserving the facility in the
  given way.
• The page contains all the information
  regarding users current reservation.
• The Continue to Use the system button will
  allow user to use the system for other tasks
  without logging
• him out.
• This way once the user is logged in he can
  reserve various facilities by signing in once.

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Tool/Assumptions/Future Plans

• Tools used
• The tool used to create the website is ASP .NET
  2005.
• Adobe Photoshop for making map images.
• Assumptions
• We have assumed that the users of the website
  have easy access to a device connected to the
  network.
• The user knows the correct URL for the website.
• Plans for rest of the Semester
• We plan to complete each facility in detail.
• We are also planning to make the maps more
  interactive.
• Future Plans
• Using Google maps tools to display the map more
  accurately.
• Making a kiosk system for the above project.