The “ iTCU ”Project
Extending online services
to a unified mobile portal
Do TCU students want mobile services?
Goals of the Project
1. Establish foundation for a unified mobile portal.
2. To better gauge demand from the TCU communityfor a mobile portal. (>4,200 downloads since 9/14/09)
3. To better understand challenges developing and maintaining a mobile portal.
Why the iPhone?
Market Share RIMM/Blackberry = 19% iPhone = 13% Windows Mobile = 9%
Growth
(Thousands of units)
Why the iPhone?
The App StoreDate # of Apps # of Downloads
11-Jul-08 500 0
14-Jul-08 800 10,000,000
9-Sep-08 3,000 100,000,000
22-Oct-08 7,500 200,000,000
5-Dec-08 10,000 300,000,000
16-Jan-09 15,000 500,000,000
17-Mar-09 25,000 800,000,000
23-Apr-09 35,000 1,000,000,000
8-Jun-09 50,000 >1,000,000,000
14-Jul-09 65,000 >1,500,000,000
28-Sep-09 85,000 >2,000,000,000
iTCU – Suite of Applications
Suite Approach
iTCU – Suite of Applications
DirectoryStudents Name, Email
Employees
Name, Email, Title
iTCU – Suite of Applications
Athletics -
iTCU – Suite of Applications
CourseCatalog
iTCU – Suite of Applications
Maps
GPS Enabled Searchable Map
iTCU – Suite of Applications
Events
iTCU – Suite of Applications
News
iTCU – Suite of Applications
Videos
Where could we go from here?
Where could we go from here? Enhance Existing Apps:
Athletics – Live scoring, detailed statsCourses – “My Classes”, enrollment, add/dropEvents – Register, provide feedback, events by locationMaps – Searchable departments, key locations “e.g. Admissions Office”
Feedback App – Affiliation to TCU, email, suggestions, problems
Admissions – Incorporate virtual tours, ask for a counselor to follow up
Academics – Course content integration
Shuttle Bus – Track shuttle buses, map of paths, schedule of stops
KTCU – Listen to KTCU on the iPhone.
Student Life – Orientation, Frog Camp, Transitions, Career Services
Blackberry Support
iTCU on iPhone and Blackberry
http://m.tcu.edu
iTCU on iPhone and Blackberry
