WAYNE STATE JOOMLA! CMS

Presented by: Bradley Martens and Allen George

Introduction Describe problems

in the current system

Provide short-term recommendations

Provide long-term recommendations

Methods Interview with Dean Grimm and

Multimedia Specialist Jones Use of COE website/attending town hall

meetings Personal experience with Joomla! CMS Exploring Joomla’s website and other

CMS websites “Web Content Management Systems in

Higher Education” by Powel and Gill

Current CMS 2 years old Designer no longer

works at COE Insufficient

documentation Site navigation/

design Hardcoded database Scalability/

administrative issues

Short-Term Recommendations Hire a PHP coder

Understand databaseMake database links

relativeDocument current

codeAdd new features

Short-Term Recommendations Costs

Time: A few yearsSalary for PHP coder

Allows for easier implementation of long-term plan

Long-Term Recommendations Switch to Joomla!

CMSOpen sourceProvides templates

and extensions Research

extensionsLDAP authenticationImplement existing

features

Long-Term Recommendations Create a test site

Test new features before they go live

Requires database to be relative

Usability studyTest current site and

new test siteOutline provided in

report

Long-Term Recommendations Scalability

Test site and additional research will help ensure scalability

CostHardware upgrades if

needed

Conclusions Insufficient documentation to do a

proper transition Short-term recommendation: fix the

database and document existing features

Long-term recommendation: switch to open-source Joomla! CMS

Use a test site and usability study to release features and ensure scalability

Questions?