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Discussion and Research Academic Forum for Engineering

Discussion and Research Academic Forum for Engineering. Group 4 Rajasekhar Pulikollu Akshay Shriniwar Craig Wilson. Today’s Discussion. Conceptualization Process Core Features & Prototype Demo Alternatives Selected Concept Cost Analysis Conclusion. ?. Conceptualization Process.

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Discussion and Research Academic Forum for Engineering

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  1. Discussion and Research Academic Forum for Engineering Group 4 Rajasekhar Pulikollu Akshay Shriniwar Craig Wilson

  2. Today’s Discussion • Conceptualization Process • Core Features & Prototype Demo • Alternatives • Selected Concept • Cost Analysis • Conclusion

  3. ? Conceptualization Process Concepts Benchmarking Metrics Classification & Ranking Customer Interviews & Questionnaires

  4. Methodology - Identify the needs • Customer Needs • Steps • Administered questionnaires to customers • Conducted informal interviews • User needs are classified based upon Expectors, Spoken, Unspoken, and Exciters

  5. NO NEED Imp OCLC NDLTD UMI OHIO LINK 1 Communicate with other professors working in same field at a national level 1 - - - - 2 Share literature work with other professors working in same field at a national level 1 - - - - 3 Need easy access to journal papers 1 * * * **** 4 Desire to keep project files online 2 - - - - 5 Desire NOT to keep project files online 4 - - - - 6 Online project files would make it easy for team mates and committee members to access 2 - - - - 7 Online project files would need to be secure 1 - - - - 8 Online project files need to be protected from network failures 1 - - - - 9 Online project files being available to many people need to be easily controlled 1 - - - - 10 Online project files need to be protected against academic dishonesty 1 - - - - 11 Desires to have all literature in electronic format for easy searching 1 * * * **** 12 Desires to have online database of specific research areas 1 * * * **** 13 Research process needs to identify specific problem areas for individual research to overcome lack of experience of a novice researcher 3 - - - * 14 Desires to have an expert interface to support execution of research 3 - - - - 15 Desires to have an expert-level database of all relevant research on a given topic 2 * * * **** 16 Desires to have gaps in literature made apparent to the novice 3 * - - * 17 Needs to capture project information (such as lessons learned, funding, best practices) from people leaving the team 2 - - - - 18 Desires to have an expert interface to support planning of research 3 - - - - 19 Desires to have an expert interface to assist the novice in seeing research trends that are apparent to the experts 2 - - - - 20 Desires to have a central repository of research funding information 1 - - - - 21 Needs to have readily available legal resources to enable the researcher to research issues 1 - - - - 22 Desires to have recommendations on how to obtain research funding for the specific source 2 - - - - 23 Desires to have a means to speed up patent process to protect researchers so they will be more willing to share intellectual capitol 2 - - - - 24 Desires to have objective criteria for judging the merit of research 3 - - ** -

  6. Library Costs • $ 12/ vol. For paper thesis processing • catalog, bind, security strip, label, shelve • @1000 = $12,000 • $3.20/vol. ETD processing • Cataloging @1000 vols. = $3200 • $ 0.07/vol. Shelving • $0.04/vol. Circulation _________ Total $15310

  7. Format Price (includes shipping) Delivery Time PDF (web download) $25.50 N/A (web download) Unbound Paper Copy (priority mail) $32.00 4-5 working days (priority mail) Soft cover Paper Copy $41.00 Up to 3 weeks Hardcover Paper Copy $50.00 Up to 3 weeks 35mm Roll Microfilm $37.00 Up to 3 weeks Microfiche (for titles published from 1976 forward) $37.00 Up to 3 weeks Applicable GST, state and local taxes will be added to all orders. Prices are in US dollars. http://wwwlib.umi.com/dissertations/results?set_num=1 Price List (UMI)

  8. Five Core Features Each alternative must have these features 1. Electronic Document Management 2. Research Index 3. Symposium Center 4. Discussion Forum 5. What’s New * Access to proprietary information limited

  9. 1. Electronic Document Management What kinds of documents? • MS Thesis • Ph. D. Dissertations • White Papers What else? • Purchase Technical Reports

  10. 1. Electronic Document Management Where will the data come from? • MS Thesis Faculty Advisor • Ph.D. Dissertations Faculty Advisor • White Papers Student Faculty • Technical Reports Team w/Competitor

  11. 2. Research Index • What does it do? • Provide brief & detailed tutorials on specific research areas • Guides to research areas that explain the field, terms, research efforts • Patent information

  12. 3. Symposium Center What will be listed? • Symposium • Conference • Workshops What’s special about this? • Software agent searches known sites for info • Online postings from users & advertisers

  13. 4. Discussion Forum How and why? • Use commercial software • Indexed by alphabetical order • Taking advantage of audience What’s special about this? • Multiple forums at one site • Troublemakers put into penalty box

  14. 5. What’s New How and why? • Information about: • Latest publications • Newest text books/revisions • Academic related software • Research Break throughs • Autonomous agents search the web • User & advertiser updates

  15. Official website http://www26.brinkster.com/drafe/

  16. Three Alternatives • High-end • Best service, quality, capability • Highest level of information integration • Progressive • Slightly lower capability than High-end • Toughest issues eliminated • Supportive • Little integration and limited capabilities

  17. Progressive Concept Selected Why? • Desire an innovative product • Don’t want to fail by biting off too much • High-end alternative est cost 6x more • Supportive product too status quo

  18. Progressive Concept Selected Besides core features, what else? • Integration - links electronically added for references, contacts, explanations • Context sensitive recommendations • Info & analysis of research topics, funding, implementation • Search engine adjustable for synonyms, related terms, & precision • Redundant database for university’s documents & local use of core features located at university

  19. Who Will Pay & How Much? • Two types of users • University subscriber: $6,000/year • Individual subscriber: $ 35/year • Where’s the catch? • Individual does not get: • Submit graduate papers • Search technical reports • Tutorials

  20. Where’s the Benefit? • Central storage of graduate papers • Power put in faculty and student hands • Links placed into documents reduces hunting for right paper, person • People of common interests together • Tutorials, definitions a click away • Real-time analysis of research trends

  21. Examples

  22. E-mail Telephone Mailing Publications http://www.wright.edu Contact Information Edwards, E., Smithers, D., Johnson, S., & Wilson, C. (2001). Aiding Decision Making with a Submarine Rescue Task. Dayton, OH: Wright State University.

  23. Definition Discussion Papers Term Definition and Summary Abstract This paper discusses the aiding of decision making for ship and submarine controllers of ... navigating to the submarine, . . . The decision aid was developed to aid in the detection and identification of perceptual cues. Six characteristics of dynamic tasks were considered when evaluating controller and decision aid performance.

  24. Brehmer, B. (1992). Dynamic decision making: Human control of complex systems. Acta Psychologica, 81 (pp.221-241). References Method While several pilot trials were conducted with and without the decision aid, only one test trial was performed. Limited quantitative data and qualitative data were gathered for two trials without the decision aid. The independent variable is the decision aid provided to the ship controller. Dependent variables consisted of several task performance times, errors, completion of critical tasks, and six characteristics of dynamic decision making as identified by Brehmer (1992).

  25. Cost Analysis

  26. Financial Analysis Strategy • Level of effort model for life-cycle • Identified development & maintenance activities • Put together a product team • Noted advances in SW development tools • Used overhead multiple • Identified price targets, users, and growth

  27. SW Group 1 • E-Doc Mgmt • Research Index Usability Test Program Manager Economy • SW Group 2 • Symposium Central • Discussion Forum • What’s New Marketing Admin Product Team

  28. Labor Categories • PM - Sr. SW Developer & Program Mgr • SW Group 1 & 2 • 1 of each: Sr., Mid. & Jr. SW Developer • 1 Mid Functional Area Developer • Usability - Sr. Human Factors Engineer • Test - Sr. & Mid. SW Tester

  29. Labor Categories • Economy - Sr. Business Analyst • Marketing - Mid Marketing • Administrative - Sr. and Jr. Admin. • Level of effort management • Matrix approach to personnel management • Adjusted level of effort to achieve task

  30. Salaries and Overhead • Salaries • Project Manager - 110K • Senior Position - 80K • Mid Position - 60K • Junior Position - 40K • Overhead Multiple = 2.5 x Salary • Benefits, Taxes, Facilities, Computers, Communication

  31. Phases - Development • Development Stages • Quarter 1 (13 Full Time) • Planning & Concept Development • Identifying Customer Needs • Quarter 2 (10.25) • Concept Generation & Selection • Target Specifications

  32. Phases - Development • Development Stages • Quarter 3 (10.25) • Concept Testing • Final Specifications • Planning • Quarter 4 (14.25) • Economic Analysis • Extensive Benchmarking • Modeling and prototyping

  33. Phases - Development • Development Stages • Quarter 5 (14.5) • System Level Design • Detailed Design • Quarter 6 (14.5) • Testing & Refinement • Production & Deployment

  34. Phases - Operation & Maintenance • Summary • Positions from Development Team • Personnel per year: 4.35 Full Time • Duration: 10 years • Ideas Dropped? • On-site representative too expensive • Rating credibility of authors: controversial!

  35. Revenue • Where’s the Money? • University subscription fee: $ 6,000/year • 500 subscribers in 5 years • Individual subscription fee: $ 35/year • 15% of 50,000 graduates/year

  36. Financial Summary • In Present Year $ for 12 year Life Cycle • Development -2.8 M • Maintenance -3.7 M • Revenue from Universities 12.8 M • Break even in 7.5 years! • or Rev from Univ & Graduates 14.1 M • Break-even in 6.5 years ----------- • Total Profit (excluding Tech Rpt teaming) 6.3 - 8.6M

  37. Break Even: University Break Even: University + Subscribers Cost

  38. Course of Action • Biggest financial problem • Cutting years off of break-even date • Broaden University & Individual Market • International? • Research Laboratories • Corporate R & D • Risks • Managing growth & obsolescence

  39. Conclusion • Rewards • Potential to make a fair amount of $ • Can help reduce chaos of learning & researching • Retain and disseminate information • Technical challenges • Who’s smart enough to develop tutorials of multiple engineering fields? • Confidence that electronic links are correct

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