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CS-EE 481 Spring 2007
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Biggerfoot Textbook Exchange
Team EnterpriseAndrew ElliottRobert InsleyBrian ToolePeter Wolf
AdvisorDr. Karen Ward
Industry RepresentativesBrian Olsen, Harland Financial
Todd Gentry, Harland Financial
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Agenda
• Introduction Peter Wolf
• Background Peter Wolf
• Methods Andrew Elliott
• Results Brian Toole
• Demonstration Bob Insley
• Conclusions Bob Insley
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Textbooks are Expensive
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Biggerfoot to the Rescue!
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What is Biggerfoot?
• Biggerfoot is a web-based application
• Allows UP students to list and search for textbooks
• www.biggerfoot.net
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History
• Bigfoot textbook exchange shut down in 2005– Security concerns
– Poor user interface
• Team Enterprise inspired to build a better Bigfoot– Careful design
– Emphasis on usability
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Process
• Waterfall design process– Gather requirements
– Design interface and internals
– Build prototype
– Test and repair
– α release
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Architecture
MySQL Database
Account ManagementAccount Creation
Add/Edit Listings
Help
Searching and Buying
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Security Features
• Restricted to UP students• Only collects seller email addresses• No personal information displayed• Password encryption• SQL injection prevention
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Usability Testing
• Created semi-formal test protocol• Ran test with several potential
users• Observed difficulties with interface• Gathered feedback on experience• Improved interface in response to
results
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Demonstration
• Searching for books• Contacting a seller• Managing listed books
http://www.biggerfoot.net/
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Conclusions
• Textbook exchange for UP students
• Provides convenience and savings
• Successful design and implementation
• Secure and usable prototype
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Thank You!
• Dr. Ward• Dr. Lillevik• Brian and Todd• Testers
– Annemarie Grimaldi, Zach Heath, Edward Kendrick, Corban Monger, Tim Morris, Srija Pidaparthy, Joanna Sanders, Luke Stager, Christine Siri, Neil Tuttle, Sarah Wagner, Eric Yost
• Site host– Ray Dehler (Nooblet, Inc.)
• Harold Burke-Sivers• Nick Thom and Megan Olmstead• Friends and Families
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Questions?