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

2The making of ‘MyTimetable’

1.Previous situation


Iris with Webber

IRIS and Webber interface both end of life


New situation

2.


New schedulling programmeScientia ‘SYLLABUS+’


... came with Sientia Web Server (SWS)

• SWS cause for many complaints at TUD


TUD: build a new interface

However, TUD-IT-department lacked the capacity

Bring in a third party?


TUD: build a new interface

Expertise – training - acceptance

TUD-students already highly involved in modifying old Webber

Idea:Employing the students


TUD students build a new interface


Tapping stakeholders:

• schedule makers

• professors

• students

• student organisations

• IT

Required functionalities

Provided us with:

• Technical criteria

• Wish list of functionalities


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


• Must have

• Should have

• Could have

• Won’t have

• MoSCoW

Wish list


Wish list: add/remove subjects to profile:


Wish list: present timetable

• Week view



• Agenda view



• BB-building block


• Graphic semester format

• Textual semester format

• Excell CVS-format

• iCal format

• CalDAV format

Wish list: exporting formats


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


‘My Timetable’Timetable Interface TU Delft


Development background

3.


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

About me…


Our vision

• Easy

• Personal

• Mobile

• Up-to-date


DEMO


Enterprise Reporting Database


Enterprise Reporting Database

• External access to Syllabus Entities

• Reporting/Statistics

• Support 3rd party applications


Architecture



Secure the future


Stage 2


Stage 2

• Different use of Syllabus Entities

• Different use of fields within Entities

• Multi-language

• SPDA data source

• Various other requirements


Learnings

• Unify Syllabus usage across faculties

• Ensure involvement of departments

• Start testing early

• Other applications


Our vision

• Involve students/staff

• Effortless timetable access

• Connect with e-Learning

• Enrich timetable data

• Open & connected


Wrap up

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• Syllabus Plus

• Enterprise Reporting DB

• MyTimetable

• Personal up-to-date timetable

• Access anywhere