Discussion and Research Academic Forum for Engineering Group 4 Rajasekhar Pulikollu Akshay Shriniwar Craig Wilson
Discussion and Research Academic Forum for Engineering
Jan 07, 2016
Discussion and Research Academic Forum for Engineering. Group 4 Rajasekhar Pulikollu Akshay Shriniwar Craig Wilson. Today’s Discussion. Conceptualization Process Core Features & Prototype Demo Alternatives Selected Concept Cost Analysis Conclusion. ?. Conceptualization Process. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Welcome message from author
This document is posted to help you gain knowledge. Please leave a comment to let me know what you think about it! Share it to your friends and learn new things together.
Transcript
Discussion and Research Academic Forum for Engineering
Group 4
Rajasekhar Pulikollu
Akshay Shriniwar
Craig Wilson
Today’s Discussion
• Conceptualization Process
• Core Features & Prototype Demo
• Alternatives
• Selected Concept
• Cost Analysis
• Conclusion
Conceptualization Process
Customer Interviews & Questionnaires
Classification & Ranking
Metrics
Benchmarking
Concepts
?
Methodology - Identify the needs
• Customer Needs– Steps
• Administered questionnaires to customers• Conducted informal interviews• User needs are classified based upon
Expectors, Spoken, Unspoken, and Exciters
NO NEED Imp
1Communicate with other professors working in same field at a national level 1
2Share literature work with other professors working in same field at a national level 1
3 Need easy access to journal papers 1
4 Desire to keep project files online 2
5 Desire NOT to keep project files online 4
6Online project files would make it easy for team mates and committee members to access 2
7 Online project files would need to be secure 1
8 Online project files need to be protected from network failures 1
9Online project files being available to many people need to be easily controlled 1
10Online project files need to be protected against academic dishonesty 1
11Desires to have all literature in electronic format for easy searching 1
12 Desires to have online database of specific research areas 1
13
Research process needs to identify specific problem areas for individual research to overcome lack of experience of a novice researcher 3
14Desires to have an expert interface to support execution of research 3
15Desires to have an expert-level database of all relevant research on a given topic 2
16 Desires to have gaps in literature made apparent to the novice 3
17Needs to capture project information (such as lessons learned, funding, best practices) from people leaving the team 2
18Desires to have an expert interface to support planning of research 3
19Desires to have an expert interface to assist the novice in seeing research trends that are apparent to the experts 2
20Desires to have a central repository of research funding information 1
21Needs to have readily available legal resources to enable the researcher to research issues 1
22Desires to have recommendations on how to obtain research funding for the specific source 2
23
Desires to have a means to speed up patent process to protect researchers so they will be more willing to share intellectual capitol 2
24Desires to have objective criteria for judging the merit of research 3
Metric No. Need Nos Metric Imp1 1 Identifying researchers by field 12 1 E-mail information of researchers 23 1 Telephone numbers of researchers 34 2 Transfer electronic files 15 3 Hits target documents with few false alarms 26 3 Documents electronically available 17 4 Files stored in database 18 5 Files not stored for online access 49 6,7 Files stored in database are accessible to group members 3
10 6,7 Files stored in database have restricted access 311 8 Files stored in database available to group members when network fails 212 9 Users able to manage files with few errors 113 9 Users able to add files in less time 114 9 Users able to delete files in less time 115 9 Users able to update files in less time 116 9 Authorization by File owner to users in less time 217 9 File owner can restrict access to individuals in a few seconds 218 9 Training for file management only desired by novice PC users 319 10 Plagiarized work is identified 120 11 All documents are capable of text searching 121 11,12,15 All documents are indexed by research area specific keywords 122 16 Recommends missed documents to user for a given topic 323 13 Identifies common problem areas for specific research topic 324 18 Interface guides user through research process 325 18 Interface enables user to customize research process 326 14 System tracks research progress 327 14 System alerts user to critical tasks 228 15 Database contains domestic and international documents 129 15 Database contains documents for the past 75 years 230 15 Database contains documents from credible sources 1
31 19Provides frequency distribution of documents containing keywords selected by user over time 2
32 19 Provides Schedules of Symposium's and Conferences 1
33 20Provides funding information from a large network of domestic and international sources 2
34 22 Provides tips for obtaining funding based on prior successful attempts 335 23 Provides tutorials on patent processing 136 17 Knowledge from exiting users integrated into system 337 21 Provides legal issue tutorial capability by topic 238 24 Documents rated for merit using objective scoring techniques 2
METRIC 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
Need # RANK NEED I
dentify
ing r
esearc
hers
by
field
E-m
ail info
rmation o
f
researc
hers
Tele
phone n
um
bers
of
researc
hers
Tra
nsfe
r ele
ctr
onic
files
Hits t
arg
et
docum
ents
with
few
fals
e a
larm
s
Docum
ents
ele
ctr
onic
ally
available
Files s
tore
d in d
ata
base
Files n
ot
sto
red f
or
online
access
Files s
tore
d in d
ata
base a
re
accessib
le t
o g
roup
mem
bers
Files s
tore
d in d
ata
base
have r
estr
icte
d a
ccess
Files s
tore
d in d
ata
base
available
to g
roup m
em
bers
when n
etw
ork
fails
Users
able
to m
anage f
iles
with f
ew
err
ors
Users
able
to a
dd f
iles in
less t
ime
Users
able
to d
ele
te f
iles in
less t
ime
Users
able
to u
pdate
files in
less t
ime
A
uth
orization b
y F
ile o
wner
to u
sers
in less t
ime
File o
wner
can r
estr
ict
access t
o indiv
iduals
in a
few
seconds
1 1Communicate with other professors working in same field at a national level X X X
2 1Share literature work with other professors working in same field at a national level X
3 1 Need easy access to journal papers X X
4 2 Desire to keep project files online X
5 4 Desire NOT to keep project files online X
6 2
Online project files would make it easy for team mates and committee members to access X X
7 1 Online project files would need to be secure X X
8 1Online project files need to be protected from network failures X
9 1Online project files being available to many people need to be easily controlled X X X X X X
10 1Online project files need to be protected against academic dishonesty
11 1Desires to have all literature in electronic format for easy searching
12 1Desires to have online database of specific research areas
13 3
Research process needs to identify specific problem areas for individual research to overcome lack of experience of a novice
14 3Desires to have an expert interface to support execution of research
15 2Desires to have an expert-level database of all relevant research on a given topic
16 3Desires to have gaps in literature made apparent to the novice
17 2
Needs to capture project information (such as lessons learned, funding, best practices) from people leaving the team
18 3Desires to have an expert interface to support planning of research
19 2
Desires to have an expert interface to assist the novice in seeing research trends that are apparent to the experts
20 1Desires to have a central repository of research funding information
21 1
Needs to have readily available legal resources to enable the researcher to research issues
22 2
Desires to have recommendations on how to obtain research funding for the specific source
23 2
Desires to have a means to speed up patent process to protect researchers so they will be more willing to share intellectual capitol
18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38
Tra
inin
g f
or
file
managem
ent
only
desired b
y n
ovic
e P
C
users
Pla
gia
rized w
ork
is identified
All d
ocum
ents
are
capable
of
text
searc
hin
gA
ll d
ocum
ents
are
indexed
by r
esearc
h a
rea s
pecific
keyw
ord
sR
ecom
mends m
issed
docum
ents
to u
ser
for
a
giv
en t
opic
Identifies c
om
mon p
roble
m
are
as f
or
specific
researc
h
topic
Inte
rface g
uid
es u
ser
thro
ugh r
esearc
h p
rocess
Inte
rface e
nable
s u
ser
to
custo
miz
e r
esearc
h p
rocess
Syste
m t
racks r
esearc
h
pro
gre
ss
Syste
m a
lert
s u
ser
to
critical ta
sks
Data
base c
onta
ins d
om
estic
and inte
rnational docum
ents
Data
base c
onta
ins
docum
ents
for
the p
ast
75
years
Data
base c
onta
ins
docum
ents
fro
m c
redib
le
sourc
es
Pro
vid
es f
requency
dis
trib
ution o
f docum
ents
conta
inin
g k
eyw
ord
s
Pro
vid
es S
chedule
s o
f
Sym
posiu
m's
and C
onfe
rences
Pro
vid
es f
undin
g info
rmation
from
a larg
e n
etw
ork
of
dom
estic a
nd inte
rnational
Pro
vid
es t
ips f
or
obta
inin
g
fundin
g b
ased o
n p
rior
successfu
l att
em
pts
Pro
vid
es t
uto
rials
on p
ate
nt
pro
cessin
g
Know
ledge f
rom
exitin
g
users
inte
gra
ted into
syste
m
Pro
vid
es legal is
sue t
uto
rial
capability b
y t
opic
Docum
ents
rate
d f
or
merit
usin
g o
bje
ctive s
coring
techniq
ues
X
X
X X
X
X
X X
X X X X
X
X
X X
X X
X
X
X
X
NO NEED Imp OCLC NDLTD UMI OHIO LINK
1 Communicate with other professors working in same field at a national level 1 - - - -
2Share literature work with other professors working in same field at a national level 1 - - - -
3 Need easy access to journal papers 1 * * * ****
4 Desire to keep project files online 2 - - - -
5 Desire NOT to keep project files online 4 - - - -
6Online project files would make it easy for team mates and committee members to access 2 - - - -
7 Online project files would need to be secure 1 - - - -
8 Online project files need to be protected from network failures 1 - - - -
9Online project files being available to many people need to be easily controlled 1 - - - -
10 Online project files need to be protected against academic dishonesty 1 - - - -
11 Desires to have all literature in electronic format for easy searching 1 * * * ****
12 Desires to have online database of specific research areas 1 * * * ****
13Research process needs to identify specific problem areas for individual research to overcome lack of experience of a novice researcher 3 - - - *
14 Desires to have an expert interface to support execution of research 3 - - - -
15Desires to have an expert-level database of all relevant research on a given topic 2 * * * ****
16 Desires to have gaps in literature made apparent to the novice 3 * - - *
17Needs to capture project information (such as lessons learned, funding, best practices) from people leaving the team 2 - - - -
18 Desires to have an expert interface to support planning of research 3 - - - -
19Desires to have an expert interface to assist the novice in seeing research trends that are apparent to the experts 2 - - - -
20 Desires to have a central repository of research funding information 1 - - - -
21Needs to have readily available legal resources to enable the researcher to research issues 1 - - - -
22Desires to have recommendations on how to obtain research funding for the specific source 2 - - - -
23Desires to have a means to speed up patent process to protect researchers so they will be more willing to share intellectual capitol 2 - - - -
24 Desires to have objective criteria for judging the merit of research 3 **
Library Costs
• $ 12/ vol. For paper thesis processing – catalog, bind, security strip, label, shelve
– @1000 = $12,000
• $3.20/vol. ETD processing – Cataloging @1000 vols. = $3200
• $ 0.07/vol. Shelving • $0.04/vol. Circulation _________
Total $15310
Format Price (includes shipping)
Delivery Time
PDF (web download) $25.50 N/A (web download)
Unbound Paper Copy (priority mail)
$32.00 4-5 working days (priority mail)
Soft cover Paper Copy $41.00 Up to 3 weeks
Hardcover Paper Copy $50.00 Up to 3 weeks
35mm Roll Microfilm $37.00 Up to 3 weeks
Microfiche (for titles published from 1976 forward)
$37.00 Up to 3 weeks
Applicable GST, state and local taxes will be added to all orders. Prices are in US dollars. http://wwwlib.umi.com/dissertations/results?set_num=1
Price List (UMI)
Five Core Features
Each alternative must have these features
1. Electronic Document Management
2. Research Index
3. Symposium Center
4. Discussion Forum
5. What’s New
* Access to proprietary information limited
1. Electronic Document Management
What kinds of documents?
• MS Thesis
• Ph. D. Dissertations
• White Papers
What else?
• Purchase Technical Reports
1. Electronic Document Management
Where will the data come from?
• MS Thesis Faculty Advisor
• Ph.D. Dissertations Faculty Advisor
• White Papers Student Faculty
• Technical Reports Team w/Competitor
2. Research Index
• What does it do?– Provide brief & detailed tutorials on specific
research areas – Guides to research areas that explain the
field, terms, research efforts– Patent information
3. Symposium Center
What will be listed?• Symposium• Conference• Workshops
What’s special about this?• Software agent searches known sites for info• Online postings from users & advertisers
4. Discussion Forum
How and why?• Use commercial software• Indexed by alphabetical order• Taking advantage of audience
What’s special about this?• Multiple forums at one site• Troublemakers put into penalty box
5. What’s New
How and why?• Information about:
– Latest publications– Newest text books/revisions– Academic related software– Research Break throughs
• Autonomous agents search the web• User & advertiser updates
Three Alternatives
• High-end– Best service, quality, capability– Highest level of information integration
• Progressive– Slightly lower capability than High-end– Toughest issues eliminated
• Supportive– Little integration and limited capabilities
Progressive Concept Selected
Why?
• Desire an innovative product
• Don’t want to fail by biting off too much
• High-end alternative est cost 6x more
• Supportive product too status quo
Progressive Concept Selected
Besides core features, what else?– Integration - links electronically added for
references, contacts, explanations– Context sensitive recommendations– Info & analysis of research topics, funding,
implementation– Search engine adjustable for synonyms, related
terms, & precision– Redundant database for university’s documents &
local use of core features located at university
Who Will Pay & How Much?
• Two types of users– University subscriber: $6,000/year– Individual subscriber: $ 35/year
• Where’s the catch?– Individual does not get:
• Submit graduate papers• Search technical reports• Tutorials
Where’s the Benefit?
• Central storage of graduate papers
• Power put in faculty and student hands
• Links placed into documents reduces hunting for right paper, person
• People of common interests together
• Tutorials, definitions a click away
• Real-time analysis of research trends
Examples
Contact Information
Edwards, E., Smithers, D., Johnson, S., & Wilson, C. (2001). Aiding Decision Making with a Submarine Rescue Task. Dayton, OH: Wright State University.
Telephone
Mailing
Publications
http://www.wright.edu
Term Definition and Summary
Abstract
This paper discusses the aiding of decision making for ship and submarine controllers of ... navigating to the submarine, . . . The decision aid was developed to aid in the detection and identification of perceptual cues. Six characteristics of dynamic tasks were considered when evaluating controller and decision aid performance. Definition
Discussion
Papers
References
Method
While several pilot trials were conducted with and without the decision aid, only one test trial was performed. Limited quantitative data and qualitative data were gathered for two trials without the decision aid. The independent variable is the decision aid provided to the ship controller. Dependent variables consisted of several task performance times, errors, completion of critical tasks, and six characteristics of dynamic decision making as identified by Brehmer (1992).
Brehmer, B. (1992). Dynamic decision making: Human control of complex systems. Acta Psychologica, 81 (pp.221-241).
Cost Analysis
Financial Analysis Strategy
• Level of effort model for life-cycle– Identified development & maintenance
activities– Put together a product team– Noted advances in SW development tools– Used overhead multiple– Identified price targets, users, and growth
Product Team
Program Manager
SW Group 1
•E-Doc Mgmt
•Research Index
SW Group 2
•Symposium Central
•Discussion Forum
•What’s New
Usability
Test
Economy
Marketing
Admin
Labor Categories
• PM - Sr. SW Developer & Program Mgr
• SW Group 1 & 2– 1 of each: Sr., Mid. & Jr. SW Developer– 1 Mid Functional Area Developer
• Usability - Sr. Human Factors Engineer
• Test - Sr. & Mid. SW Tester
Labor Categories
• Economy - Sr. Business Analyst
• Marketing - Mid Marketing
• Administrative - Sr. and Jr. Admin.
• Level of effort management– Matrix approach to personnel management– Adjusted level of effort to achieve task
Salaries and Overhead
• Salaries– Project Manager - 110K– Senior Position - 80K– Mid Position - 60K– Junior Position - 40K
• Overhead Multiple = 2.5 x Salary– Benefits, Taxes, Facilities, Computers,
Communication
Phases - Development
• Development Stages– Quarter 1 (13 Full Time)
• Planning & Concept Development• Identifying Customer Needs
– Quarter 2 (10.25)• Concept Generation & Selection• Target Specifications
Phases - Development
• Development Stages– Quarter 3 (10.25)
• Concept Testing• Final Specifications• Planning
– Quarter 4 (14.25)• Economic Analysis• Extensive Benchmarking• Modeling and prototyping
Phases - Development
• Development Stages– Quarter 5 (14.5)
• System Level Design• Detailed Design
– Quarter 6 (14.5)• Testing & Refinement• Production & Deployment
Phases - Operation & Maintenance
• Summary– Positions from Development Team– Personnel per year: 4.35 Full Time– Duration: 10 years
• Ideas Dropped?– On-site representative too expensive– Rating credibility of authors: controversial!
Revenue
• Where’s the Money?– University subscription fee: $ 6,000/year
• 500 subscribers in 5 years
– Individual subscription fee: $ 35/year• 15% of 50,000 graduates/year
Financial Summary
• In Present Year $ for 12 year Life Cycle– Development -2.8 M– Maintenance -3.7 M– Revenue from Universities 12.8 M
• Break even in 7.5 years!
– or Rev from Univ & Graduates 14.1 M• Break-even in 6.5 years
-----------
– Total Profit (excluding Tech Rpt teaming) 6.3 - 8.6 M
Cumulative Costs and RevenuesPresent Year $ at 6%
0
2,000,000
4,000,000
6,000,000
8,000,000
10,000,000
12,000,000
14,000,000
16,000,000
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Year
Do
llars Cumulative Costs
University Fee
University + Individual
Cost
Break Even: University + Subscribers
Break Even: University
Course of Action
• Biggest financial problem– Cutting years off of break-even date
• Broaden University & Individual Market– International?– Research Laboratories– Corporate R & D
• Risks– Managing growth & obsolescence
Conclusion
• Rewards– Potential to make a fair amount of $– Can help reduce chaos of learning &
researching– Retain and disseminate information
• Technical challenges– Who’s smart enough to develop tutorials of
multiple engineering fields?– Confidence that electronic links are correct
Related Documents
