E-BOOKSFinal Presentation for Management

MIS 600: Information Systems CapstoneProfessor: Dale ReynoldsCreated By: Joyce Pirson, Tarek Jacobs, Tina Easton, and Adam GrannEverest Technology Consulting, Inc. - Team A

Executive Summary

Pinellas County School District : A Vision for 100% Student Success

• Goal 1: Expand student achievement, learning and graduation rates

• Goal 2: Focus on student engagement via assessments and lessons

• Goal 3: Cultivate a healthy, respectful, supportive and secure environment

• Goal 4: Develop resources for student achievement and sustainability

• Goal 5: Provide technology to optimize operations, communications and academic results

SCHOOL ISSUES

•Students Damaging Books

•Lost Books

•Printing Supplemental Information

•Outdated Information

•Storage Cost

•High Costs for Hard Textbooks

PROJECT OBJECTIVE

•Create Automated System for Assignments and Tests

•Decrease Paper Usage

•Provide Updated Course Information

•Reduce Costs

•Enhance Learning Experience

•Increase Productivity

PROJECT DEPICTION

•Implement an Electronic Textbooks Solution

•Provide Netbooks for Students

•Streamline Test and Assignments

PROJECT PRODUCT

The project product, an Ebook platform, is a robust and viable solution for education.

Netbooks offer scalability to the ever growing institutions that educate the products of our future.

PROJECT INTENTIONS

• Implement New Ebook System

• Elimination of Paper Textbooks

• Reduce Paper Usage and Costs

• Provide Easier Access to Course Material

• Provide Netbooks Where Students Can Store All Textbooks In One

Location

PROJECT VALUE● Centralized and comprehensive learning via up to date materials

● Increased grades and graduation rate

● 50%-60% Cost Reduction over 5 years on Textbooks and Other Fees

● Qualify for Green Tax Deductions and Other Incentive Programs

● $50,000 Reduction in Printing Costs Per Year

● $700 savings per student every 3 years due to using netbooks rather

than traditional text

TECHNICAL OVERVIEWEverest Technology Consulting, Inc. will be supporting Pinellas County School District implement a countywide Ebooks solution.

The county will purchase all tablets, netbooks, licensing and any additional hardware.

There are no new infrastructure costs that will be endured by the school district outside the purchase of the tables and licenses.

The project team will repurpose an existing server to configure the student/teacher database that will integrate with the grade recording platform and the Ebook platform.

TIMELINE & COST

Initiation, Planning $17,550.00

Logistics $125,750.00

Database Build $14, 000.00

Staging and Simulation $11,400.00

Onsite Deployment and First Day in Service $6,000.00 (per school)

Project Closeout $5,000.00

PROJECT STATUS

The project is on schedule and will have a go-live date of August 19th.

The project is within budget and will meet its projected cost estimate

Other than the lead times on the tablets, there are no foreseeable schedule hindrances.

There will be 1 day of training per school during the operations transition

SUMMARYEducation is the forefront of our society and it is our obligation to foster its growth.

The expansion and adoption of the netbook solution will support this goal.

As the digital age continues, our children deserve to be equipped with the best tools to get the most out of their education.

This solution is a win/win for the Pinellas County School District, the students and the teachers.

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