Group 2 developed the eChapters system. eChapters is an online, user interactive system for customers, professors, publishers, and the eChapters staff. The system allows customers (primarily university students) to purchase and downlaod chapters of textbooks in electronic format as PDF files. Publishers upload the textbooks to the website after receiving requests posted by professors. By providing customers a convenient, secure, and centralized place to download chapters of textbooks, eChapters seeks to lower students' education costs. The underlying software and hardware infrastructure is easily scalable to meet any increase in the number of universities supported and publishers.
Group 3 developed a job tracking system for Joint Concepts, a graphic design company. The system provides flexibility in the communication between designer and customer, by bringing the feedback process online. It also affords greater reliability of records by standardizing record-keeping through forms. The tracking system allows customers to post comments, petition for new jobs, review their history, contact administration and change their profile information. More capabilities are offered to designers (post files/ limited searches) and even more to administrators (edit records, assign jobs...). This system aims to provide a convenient and secure online tool. Through these capabilities Joint concepts hopes to add values to customers by making the review process more efficient.
Group 5 developed the MSIST Alumni Website system. The system allows the MSIST program to follow the development of its alumni and provides a virtual community for all parties associated with the program for communicating with each other, sharing information, and aiding alumni in career development. Alumni can register as a member in the system; post jobs, search jobs, and apply for jobs; search for alumni and communicate with an online message board. MSIST program administration can have up to date information of the alumni and make it as a useful resources.
