MyTimetable web interface for Syllabus Plus, Scientia User Conference 2011

11-04-23

Challenge the future

DelftUniversity ofTechnology

The making of: ‘MyTimetable’Timetable Interface TU Delft

Svitlana Krijnen, Tom Verhoeff, TU Delft

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1.Previous situation

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Iris with Webber

IRIS and Webber interface both end of life

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New situation

2.

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New schedulling programmeScientia ‘SYLLABUS+’

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... came with Sientia Web Server (SWS)

• SWS cause for many complaints at TUD

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TUD: build a new interface

However, TUD-IT-department lacked the capacity

Bring in a third party?

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TUD: build a new interface

Expertise – training - acceptance

TUD-students already highly involved in modifying old Webber

Idea:Employing the students

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TUD students build a new interface

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Tapping stakeholders:

• schedule makers

• professors

• students

• student organisations

• IT

Required functionalities

Provided us with:

• Technical criteria

• Wish list of functionalities

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Strict deadline: 4 months

• Application + documentation delivered to IT management

• Schedule data from Ms SQL Server database

• Data saved in BB User Profile

• Developed in Java

• Integrated into Blackboard

Technical criteria

Integrated

into BBJava

Data in

BB user

Profile Data

from

SQL

Server

database

Manage-

ment by

ICT

Strict

deadlin

e

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• Must have

• Should have

• Could have

• Won’t have

• MoSCoW

Wish list

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Wish list: add/remove subjects to profile:

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Wish list: present timetable

• Week view

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Wish list: present timetable

• Agenda view

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Wish list: present timetable

• BB-building block

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• Graphic semester format

• Textual semester format

• Excell CVS-format

• iCal format

• CalDAV format

Wish list: exporting formats

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Deliverables

• Source codes

• Compiled version(s) of application(s)

• Technical documentation:

• on the working of the system

• Description of configuration possibilities

• Oversight of communication between system parts

• Ownership: eternal licence to TUD for programme and documentation

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‘My Timetable’Timetable Interface TU Delft

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Development background

3.

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Tom Verhoeff•Computer Science student•Faculty Student Council•MyTimetable developer•Eveoh co-founder

About me…

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Our vision

• Easy

• Personal

• Mobile

• Up-to-date

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DEMO

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Enterprise Reporting Database

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Enterprise Reporting Database

• External access to Syllabus Entities

• Reporting/Statistics

• Support 3rd party applications

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Architecture

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Secure the future

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Stage 2

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Stage 2

• Different use of Syllabus Entities

• Different use of fields within Entities

• Multi-language

• SPDA data source

• Various other requirements

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Learnings

• Unify Syllabus usage across faculties

• Ensure involvement of departments

• Start testing early

• Other applications

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Our vision

• Involve students/staff

• Effortless timetable access

• Connect with e-Learning

• Enrich timetable data

• Open & connected

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Wrap up

S.O.Krijnen-Dunayenko@tudelft.nl

tom@eveoh.nl

• Syllabus Plus

• Enterprise Reporting DB

• MyTimetable

• Personal up-to-date timetable

• Access anywhere