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Application Development and Business Planning for the Motorola Timeport Wireless Device (Spring 2001) IPRO 308: Application Development and Business Pplanning for the Motorola Timeport Wireless Device IPRO308 Spring2001 Final Presentation
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Application Development and Business Planning for the Motorola Timeport Wireless Device (Spring 2001) IPRO 308: Application Development and Business Pplanning for the Motorola Timeport Wireless Device IPRO308 Spring2001 Final Presentation
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Chikov, Kostadin, Chowdhury, Farhan, Comparan, Miguel, Lagesse, Brent, Nguyen, James, Nguyen, Liz, Oey, Mulyadi, Pagcatipunan, John Paul, Pawlik, Gregory, Plauche, Alec, Prost, Andrew, Sareen, Aman, Scheerer, Steve, Schultz, Joshua, Swiderski, Sara, Uy, Erwin
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2001, 2001-05
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What is the future of wireless communications in the university? As the wireless marketplace becomes more saturated with cellular, paging and...
Show moreWhat is the future of wireless communications in the university? As the wireless marketplace becomes more saturated with cellular, paging and wireless internet services, who will create the competitive advantage, and will the advantage come from shrinking the wireless laptop computer or by expanding the services of phones, pagers and personal digital assistants (PDA) to meet the all-in-one needs of future students. This IPRO focuses on several aspects of wireless technologies and will make extensive use of the Motorola Timeport two-way unified messaging device. Core topics include1) analysis of current and near-term wireless technologies and their application to the university settings, 2) creation of new university-focused, wireless applications to interactively deliver information to and from students (for example campus events, athletic schedules, interactive quizzing, student life, collaboration, enrollment services, and other web-centric information), 3) development of a complete business plan to market and distribute these two-way devices to universities. Specific tasks include evaluating the effectiveness of the Timeport wireless device in the distance learning and collaboration pilot programs that are continuing from Fall 2000, developing software using Timeport developer's kit (SDK) and participating in usability testing for the developed applications with the IPRO 304 team led by Professor Feinberg. Each student participating in this IPRO will receive a Timeport device for use in the Spring 2001 semester.
Sponsorship: Motorola and SkyTel
Project Plan for IPRO 308: Application Development and Business Planning for the Motorola Timeport Wireless Device for the Spring 2001 semester
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Web Portal that Creates about Engineering Careers for High School Students, Teachers and Counselors (Spring 2002) IPRO 309: Web_Portal_that_Creates_Awareness_about_Engineering_Careers_for_High_School_Students, Teachers_and_Counselors_IPRO309_Spring2002_Fi
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Web Portal that Creates about Engineering Careers for High School Students, Teachers and Counselors (Spring 2002) IPRO 309: Web_Portal_that_Creates_Awareness_about_Engineering_Careers_for_High_School_Students, Teachers_and_Counselors_IPRO309_Spring2002_Final_Presentation
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Ilagan, Ryan, Lomeli, Victor, Oey, Mulyadi, Mardia, Aditya, Howard, Allan, Raic, Gordan, Sawhney, Vaibhav, Fan, Ping, Ostapczuk, Alex
Date
2002, 2002-05
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There is a continuing need to provide information and motivational materials to high school students to interest them in engineering. These...
Show moreThere is a continuing need to provide information and motivational materials to high school students to interest them in engineering. These students would also benefit by learning about the various educational programs offered to help them meet their goals. Finally, information on the application process, especially the varying student aid packages from universities, government and industry would benefit high school students. There may be other services that would interest and benefit high school students that this project team could identify. There is also a wide variety of information already available to high school students and guidance counselors from individual universities as well as commercial and government organizations, associations and various publications that rank institutions. The sheer number of sources and volume of information about colleges and careers can be quite daunting to navigate. Everyone who has been through this process knows how frustrating and stressful it can be for students, parents and counselors in not having confidence that the best information was identified in a timely way to consider alternatives and make intelligent decisions. It is envisioned that this project would seek information from IIT engineering freshmen as well as high school students and counselors about current practices and trends in how the web and other resources are used in this process. Based on survey data, the project team will develop a web site or portal that can organize and provide information and services regarded as most valuable to high school students and counselors in their decision making process -- and do so in an integrated way, with appropriate planning and selection tools to support the process. It is envisioned that this could ultimately become part of a seamless service from the earliest consideration of career direction and college selection by high school students, through to specific career and employer selection by college students, and finally extending to support for alumni as they maintain their competitive edge in their professional practice. This project is a continuation of the Fall IPRO project. The team will continue to work closely with the admissions office to learn about university practices at IIT and elsewhere that relate to this web-based services concept
Project Plan for IPRO 309: Web Portal that Creates about Engineering Careers for High School Students, Teachers and Counselors for the Spring 2002 semester
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