NGage


Problem Statement

The lack of student involvement and engagement in campus communities, events and organizations can negatively impact academic performance. Due to the lack of available resources needed to succeed, college students may have trouble finding suitable housing, tutoring services, or on/off-campus entertainment and amenities for a positive college experience.

Problem Characteristics

  • Students are unaware of events, resources and organizations on campus.

  • Students find it difficult to find optimal, safe and affordable living situations on and off campus.

  • Students who are not from Hampton Roads are unaware of local restaurants and entertainment.

Current Process Flow Diagram

Solution Characteristics

A single platform to get students engaged in the campus community
  • Consolidated live feed of all upcoming events.
  • Students can get information about on and off campus housing opportunities, complete with verified first hand reviews from students.
  • Our specified target audience is college students at ODU.

Solution Flow Diagram

Major Functional Component Diagram

Competition Matrix

Risk Matrix

Work Breakdown Structure

Site Map

Real World Product vs Prototype




User Stories


Guest

  • As a guest, I would like to browse and see available housing information.
  • As a guest, I need to be able to find tutoring hours and locations
  • As a guest, I need to search information about local food and entertainment
  • As a guest, I would like to browse organizations and upcoming events
  • As a guest, I would like to browse upcoming events.

Registered User

  • As a user, I want the ability to restore my password.
  • As a user, I want the ability to sign up for email updates.
  • As a user, I would like to be able to join organizations.
  • As a user, I should have the ability to bookmark information I find.

Organizer

  • As an organizer, I would like the ability to be able to create an organization.
  • As an organizer, I need a way to update club information.
  • As an organizer I want to accept requests to join my organization.
  • As an organizer I want to decline requests to join my organization.

Administrator

  • As an administrator, I want to post new information and update the site.
  • As an administrator, I want to be able to create a new user to the team when needed.

  • As an administrator, I need the ability to ban users from the site.

  • As an administrator, I need the ability to upgrade a registered user to an organizer.




Presentations

NGage Design Final

NGage Design Draft

NGage Feasibility Final

NGage Feasibility Draft



Our Team

Amer Righi

Amer Righi is a senior Computer Science major at Old Dominion University. He is currently employed as a Systems Administrator for the ODU Computer Science Department

Bryan Carey

Bryan Carey is a senior Computer Science major here at Old Dominion University. He is currently a second year resident assistant on campus. His interest includes mobile application development and programming analysis.

Samuel Young

Samuel attends Old Dominion University as a Computer Science major with an interest in software engineering and cybersecurity. He loves electronic music and is an avid Subaru enthusiast.

Mewael Tsegaye

Mewael Tsegaye is pursuing an undergraduate degree in Computer Science at Old Dominion University. After he finish school he plans to work on the area of software designing and developing. He enjoys music, movie and coffee.

Omar Craddock

Omar Craddock is a computer science major at ODU. He has been coding for some time and has a knowledagble skillset in C++, Java, and JavaScript. His favorite computer topics are cybersecurity and mobile application development. When he's not coding, he enjoys listening to music of all genres and learning about cars.

Patrick Trinidad

Patrick Trinidad is a computer science major at Old Dominion. Born and raised in the Philippines, he moved to Virginia Beach in 2007 and have been living here since. Main interests in Computer Science are software engineering and machine learning. Brazilian Jiu-jitsu competitor and turns coffee into code.

References

Shapiro, D., Dundar, A., Yuan, X., Harrell, A. & Wakhungu, P.K. (2014, November). Completing College: A National View of Student Attainment Rates – Fall 2008 Cohort (Signature Report No. 8). Herndon, VA: National Student Clearinghouse Research Center https://nscresearchcenter.org/signaturereport8/

Garland, Azurdee M., “Assessing the Relationship between Student Involvement and Academic Performance in Higher Education.” (2010). Master Theses and Specialist Projects. Paper 212.

University Facts & Figures. (Feb 23, 2017). Retrieved Feb 1, 2017, from https://www.odu.edu/about/facts-and-figuresOld Dominion University

Headcount by Domicile, Campus, and Level. (n.d.). Retrieved February 1, 2017, from https://ww2.odu.edu/ao/ira/factbook/hcenrollment/DomicileHC/HCDomicileCombo.pdf

“Interview with Dan Zimmerman” March. 17 2017

What Outcomes Can You Expect With a Degree From Old Dominion University? (n.d.). Retrieved February 1, 2017, from https://www.collegefactual.com/colleges/old-dominion-university/outcomes/

Student Leadership and Academic Performance --A Study of Student Club leaders. (2011, October). Retrieved February 1, 2017, from http://www.csus.edu/oir/research%20projects/student%20activity%20report%202011.pdfOffice of Institutional Research