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Syllamaster

Syllamaster. Jason Bosyj Dean Campbell Shaam Haffar Jon Kyger Kelly McCourt Jared Medved Matt Reed Gene Steratore. Syllamaster. Outline. Purpose Team Dynamics Team Background Writing Coding Languages Technical Design App Demonstration. Syllamaster. The Assignment.

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Syllamaster

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  1. Syllamaster Jason Bosyj Dean Campbell ShaamHaffar Jon Kyger Kelly McCourt Jared Medved Matt Reed Gene Steratore

  2. Syllamaster Outline Purpose Team Dynamics Team Background Writing Coding Languages Technical Design App Demonstration

  3. Syllamaster The Assignment • Create a mobile application • Due at the end of the semester • Entire class divided into groups of 6-8 • That’s it.

  4. Syllamaster The Idea • Brainstorming took one week • Each group member wrote down their application ideas • Each idea addressed a problem that a student/person might face • Each member voted on which idea they liked the most

  5. Syllamaster The Problem Students are very forgetful and not organized.

  6. Syllamaster The Solution We wanted to help students earn better grades by keeping them more organized.

  7. Syllamaster The Decision • Create a school scheduling application • Must offer more utility than current scheduling applications • Must be simple and easy to use • Must serve a purpose! • Will students actually use the application?

  8. Syllamaster Focus Group • The group loved the idea, but would other students? • We decided to poll a very high number of students (152 to be exact) so we could get a really good idea of how they felt.

  9. Syllamaster Focus Group Results • 88% said that they would use the application • 85% said that they would like a QR scanner for event entry • The results were very positive and encouraging

  10. Focus Group Results We polled 152 current Kent State students 95% said it would be beneficial 88% would use a mobile app to track their course assignments

  11. Syllamaster The Benefits Students Professors Students will earn better grades Provides an easy way to create a 21st century syllabus • Never miss an assignment again with the help of Syllamaster’s notifications • Synchronization across all devices with Google access (PC’s, Android phones, tablets, etc.)

  12. Syllamaster Team Dynamics Kelly McCourt – Leader of the Writing Group

  13. Syllamaster Team Dynamics • 8 Senior C.I.S. Students • Split into 2 groups • Coders • Writers • Allowed us to focus on the technical and writing aspects of the class

  14. Syllamaster Risks • We never worked together as a group before • No mobile application development experience • First time working on one project that would take the entire semester to complete

  15. Syllamaster Technical Documents Business Plan Functional Design Features screenshots, application flow and the planned user interface Details the functional design, user interface and focus group results • Introduction document that served as a proposal to the project • Details our vision, goals, provides an outline of our application

  16. Syllamaster Technical Documents (cont.) Technical Design Personal Papers All group members were required to write about what they had learned during the semester • Provides a step-by-step outline of how we created the application (from a technical, coding standpoint)

  17. Syllamaster Team Background • Relevant Courses • Advanced Computer Programming • Web Programming • Project Management and Team Dynamics • Business and Professional Writing • How we chose our technologies • Android was more accessible • Java-based • Open-source • Previous Java experience • QR codes are a quicker way to enter data

  18. Syllamaster Technical Design Gene Steratore – Leader of the Technical Group

  19. Syllamaster Coding Preparation • Android is based on the following • Java • Primarily writing methods • Assigning values to variables • XML • Creates the User Interface

  20. Syllamaster Remembering Our Goal Our goal is to help students earn better grades by not missing important assignments. Syllamaster App Icon

  21. Syllamaster Application Overview Syllamaster simply lets students scan two QR codes (provided with a class’s syllabi) and have their course information and assignments be inserted into their calendars. Syllamaster App Icon

  22. Syllamaster Where do the QR codes come from?

  23. Syllamaster Instructor PC Application Features Create an entire syllabus online Simple, easy to complete forms QR codes are automatically generated Include all the usual information Course Information Assignment Due Dates Contact Information Plagiarism Statements And more!

  24. Syllamaster Example Syllabus Advantages Easy to use Everything is fast and quick Include all the usual information Course Information Assignment Due Dates Contact Information And more! Eventual Flashline integration

  25. Syllamaster Main Screen Features Easy to access schedule Google Calendar Custom Notifications Multiple ways to enter data QR Scanning Manually Access to professor contact information Direct link to email Direct link to call Access to the developer’s contact information Direct link to email Developer bio’s

  26. Syllamaster Scanning an Event QR Scanning Utilizes the Xzing Scanner Licensed under the Apache License Free Open-source Fully integrated inside the app 2 Main Types of Data Assignments Exams Homework Projects Courses Course Information Data Storage Written to an internal database for viewing inside the application itself Google Calendar Integration All scanned items are sent to user’s Google Calendar View scanned information in Google Calendar widgets, application, etc.

  27. Syllamaster Manual Event Creation Add Event Select a Type Class Exam Homework Project (Group) Project (Solo) Manual Date Entry Set custom start date and end date Semester Choose by semester (ie. Fall 13) Kent State’s start and end dates are pre-loaded up until 2014 Data Storage Written to an internal database for viewing inside the application itself Google Calendar Integration All created events are sent to user’s Google Calendar View scanned information in Google Calendar widgets, application, etc.

  28. Syllamaster Future Plans • University licensed distribution • Set fee for a college/university to pay so all student’s have free access to Syllamaster • Grants QR generation access to all professors • Eventual Flashline integration • Preferred method • Beta test at Kent State University in 2014 for the fall semester • Take suggestions from current students

  29. Thank You Syllamaster Jason Bosyj Dean Campbell ShaamHaffar Jon Kyger Kelly McCourt Jared Medved Matt Reed Gene Steratore

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