Education ChUser

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Education ChUser

• Eric Napier
• Nattakorn Wongsai
• Raji Kanduri
• Ravi Nukavarapu

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Agenda

• Demonstration
• Iteration III Issues Addressed
• Interface Diagram
• Iteration Comparison
• Iteration IV?
• Done Differently?
• User Reviews
• Questions?

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Demonstration

• Iteration III

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Iteration III Issues Addressed

• CROSS BROWSER ISSUE!!!
• The map scrolls up and closes when the user
  clicks on the icon for viewing the rating of any
  university
• Removed the IP address in the view review page
• Changes in the instructions for the Apartment
  panel
• Other grammar changes
• Removed the Show all (all universities in the
  four state area) item from the drop down menu

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Interface diagram
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Iteration Comparison

• Iteration I
• Iteration II
• Iteration III

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Iteration IV???

• In the order of priority (highest to lowest)
• Address IS 215 user review issues
• Extend the university listing to the whole United
  states
• Provide the housing information according to each
  city. ( For this we have to change and add a few
  more things things to our database)
• Incorporate GRE, GMAT, LSAT cut off scores for
  each university.
• Compare our site to the competitior site and look
  what else we can do
• Find a sponsorer
• Display advertisements

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Done Differently?

• Jumped straight into light weight approach
• Forget DotNETNuke
• Marketed the project right away
• Gain user feedback
• Gather useful information
• Reviews
• Take a holistic approach
• Entire country, not just four state region

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IS 215 User Reviews

• There were a total of 14 Reviews. Each one rated
  on a Scale of 1 - 10
• Ratings
• 5 --- Two times
• 6 ---   One time
• 7 --- Five times
• 8 --- Four times
• 9 --- Two times
•  Average ranking is between 7 and 8.

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IS 215 User Reviews, Cont.

• Positive Reviews
• The site is a good idea and it is very simple and
  easy to use for its purpose. (6)
• The list of instructions is clear and quick to
  the point. (5)
• Useful for those who are planning to attend
  school in one of these four regions. (4)
• Site gives good information in easy to use
  interface. (3)
• CNN RSS link was informative and useful in
  browsing various stories related to different
  schools. (2)
• List of Universities on the Right hand panel
  makes it easier for the user to select a
  university. (2)

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IS 215 User Reviews, Cont.

• Negative Reviews
• Difficulty in understanding where exactly to
  start from (3)
• Difficulty in understanding clearly the purpose
  of the site, at the very first instance (4)
• The search criteria are restrictive to specific
  geographical location in U.S. (2)
• Links are not in the alphabetical order(2).
• Difficulty in navigating around the site (2)
• Find it difficult to locate the contact
  information for the Universities.
• Did not understand the Tag cloud (recent, alpha
  and Frequent).
• The site did not provide a whole lot of
  information about what was going on.(2)
• Site is not working or the map functionality is
  not working
• Location of a University did not display properly
  (EMU)

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IS 215 User Reviews, Cont.

• Suggestions
• Need to improve the interface (5/14)
• This site should expand geographically, i.e.,
  beyond four states. (3/14)
• Need to organize the site and improve the
  navigation.
• Need a little more user guidance and
  instructional help.
• Need more information related to the University
  like what the college is known for, or what they
  specialize in.

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Questions?

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