Building Real World Domain-Specific Social Network Websites as a Capstone Project

Autor/inn/en	Yue, Kwok-Bun; De Silva, Dilhar; Kim, Dan; Aktepe, Mirac; Nagle, Stewart; Boerger, Chris; Jain, Anubha; Verma, Sunny
Titel	Building Real World Domain-Specific Social Network Websites as a Capstone Project
Quelle	In: Journal of Information Systems Education, 20 (2009) 1, S.67-76 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1055-3096
Schlagwörter	Computer Software; Information Systems; Social Networks; Graduate Students; Student Projects; Computer Science Education; Information Technology; Web Sites; Programming; Texas + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Social network; Soziales Netzwerk; Graduate Study; Student; Students; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Studentin; Schulprojekt; Computer science lessons; Informatikunterricht; Informationstechnologie; Web-Design; Programmierung
Abstract	This paper describes our experience of using Content Management Software (CMS), specifically Joomla, to build a real world domain-specific social network site (SNS) as a capstone project for graduate information systems and computer science students. As Web 2.0 technologies become increasingly important in driving business application development, information systems programs will benefit from utilizing these leading edge technologies in realistic and exciting team projects. Two capstone teams built a SNS for a swimming team by configuring, extending and creating Joomla components in a two semester sequence. Appropriate social networking features were integrated with domain-specific application requirements to create an online community to support swimmers in achieving their goals. The prototype received very good reviews from the swimming coaches and the mentor. A software process based on a subset of Rational Unified Process (RUP), agile software development, and scrum was used. The paper discusses the relative merits and suitability of building a domain-specific SNS as a capstone project. It also presents the points of view and experiences of the project's industrial mentor and students. (Contains 2 figures.) (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Journal of Information Systems Education (JISE). c/o Al Harris, JISE Editor, Department of Computer Information Systems, Walker College of Business, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC 28608. Tel: 828-262-6180; Fax: 828-262-6190; e-mail: jise@appstate.edu; Web site: http://www.jise.appstate.edu/index.htm
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10