Running head: LAB 1 - JournalHub PRODUCT DESCRIPTION 1. Lab 1 JournalHub Product Description. Benjamin Cowan. Old Dominion University CS411

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1 Running head: LAB 1 - JournalHub PRODUCT DESCRIPTION 1 Lab 1 JournalHub Product Description Benjamin Cowan Old Dominion University CS411 Janet Brunelle February 7, 2016 Version 1

2 LAB 1 - JournalHub PRODUCT DESCRIPTION 2 Table of Contents 1 Introduction Product Description Key Product Features and Capabilities Major Components (Hardware/Software) Identification of Case Study Product Prototype Prototype Functional Objectives (Hardware/Software) Prototype Features and Capabilities Prototype Development Challenges Prototype Demonstration Description...12 Glossary...13 References...14 Figures and Tables Figure 1 Major functional component diagram...5 Figure 2 Sitemap for web application...6 Figure 3 Logic flow for account creation...7 Figure.4 Database ERD. 7 Figure 5. Logic flow for notifications..8 Table 1. Functional objectives of database....9 Table 2. Functional objectives of User Interface...9 Table 3. Functional objectives of file management system.10

3 LAB 1 - JournalHub PRODUCT DESCRIPTION 3 Lab 1 JournalHub Product Description 1 Introduction Project management is crucial to the success of buisnesses. 97% of businesses believe that sufficient project management is essential to ensuring success (Semore). Despite the importance of, many businesses lack adequate project management. According to Burger, 35% of businesses struggle due to the lack of a central source of project management (Burger). The utilization of project management software helps reach and achieve the goals of organizations while providing efficiency and results (Puscasu). JournalHub is a content management system designed and created by the Old Dominion University (ODU) CS 410Purple Team. Team Purple was asked by the Virginian Pilot to address the issue of inadequacy and inefficiency of the current tools utilized in the modern newsroom. The issues of the newsroom content management are solved by JournalHub in an efficient manner. Crucial information will be centralized and be easily accessible through JournalHub such as current running and developing stories, story location and time. All information will be readily available anytime or place to the users developing or contributing to a story providing various accessibility options to story information. JournalHub will achieve content management goals pertaining to the newsroom by keeping the news up to date, which addresses ongoing developments that may occur to a story. Publication requirements and deadlines will be met and achieved due to all important information for a story being centralized resulting in quality content being generated in an efficient timely manner.

4 LAB 1 - JournalHub PRODUCT DESCRIPTION 4 2 Product Description 2.1 Key Product Features and Capabilities There are several important features and capabilities catering to News Organizations that JournalHub fulfills. The assignment tracking feature provides a system in which users have accounts that they can log into and view assignments that they are assigned to. Assignment tracking will provide a system in which progress and development of a story can be viewed. A story could be composed of various files of different types such as image and text files. Component tracking ensures that all files that are tied to the development of a story will be tracked and made available to users. Date tracking provides a system which dates of importance and deadlines for assignments are recorded. Resulting in centralized scheduling for the newsroom which ensures timely news content delivery. Change Logs will record changes that users carry out on projects. This will ensure a trail of which users are editing which files and keep a record of modifications made in the event changes need to be reverted. JournalHub's search feature will have multiple options. Projects can be searched by their title, keyword, SLUG or Journalism specific search criteria. Providing multiple search options creates more flexibility for the user. JournalHub will also have a web based application for use on multiple operating systems and web browsers. A mobile based application will also be implemented in order to further ensure availability of project information.

5 LAB 1 - JournalHub PRODUCT DESCRIPTION Major Components (Hardware/Software) The following are the major hardware and software components. Figure1. Major Functional Component Diagram Figure 1 shows the major functional component diagram for JournalHub. The six major functional components JournalHub is comprised of are website application, phone app, user authentication system, file management system, notification system and the relational database.

6 LAB 1 - JournalHub PRODUCT DESCRIPTION 6 The web application will be able to run on multiple operating systems, and the phone application will be able to run on android. Figure 2 shows the sitemap for the web application. The website will be the main interface for users to access JournalHub's tools. There will be a graphical user interface (GUI) that will be simple and easy to learn and use. Figure.2 Sitemap for web application

7 LAB 1 - JournalHub PRODUCT DESCRIPTION 7 JournalHub's user authentication system will require users to log into the system with a username and password for security. An account will have assignments and data associated with it mirrored from the database. Figure 2 shows the logic flow for account creation. Figure 3 Logic flow for account creation The relational database is in charge of storing all data tied to projects used by the system and will be created using mysql. Stored data varies from user accounts and project assignments to dealines and changes made to files. Queries to the database will be done using. The database ERD is shown in figure 3. Figure.4 Database ERD

8 LAB 1 - JournalHub PRODUCT DESCRIPTION 8 The file management system will be in charge of handling information that is indexed from the relational database. The file management system will exist on ODU's virtual private server (VPS). The notification system will be an automated system that send messages to users. These s will consist of alerts for assignment deadlines, edits and changes made to files, and status updates/progress on assignments. The notification system will be created in. Figure 4 shows the logic flow for notifications. Figure 5. Logic flow for notifications 3 Identification of Case Study JournalHub is a piece of software created with the intended users being Journalists. The primary customers are news organizations that have a disorganized process for managing information, which leads to unstructured data for projects and deadlines. Modern newsrooms necessitate centralized content management be delivered in an efficient manner. Information

9 LAB 1 - JournalHub PRODUCT DESCRIPTION 9 dealing with the development of a story needs to be readily available to journalists and editors so that news can stay current. 4.1 Prototype Functional Objectives 4 Product Prototype Table 1 below contains the functional Objectives for the creation and testing of JournalHub's database. High level task Software Tools Skills Required Team Members Completion Time Generate tables MySQL, Database Creation, Database Design, Gabriel Marquez, Zobair Alijan 20 hours Linear Algebra Test the tables MySQL, Database Testing, Database Design, Gabriel Marquez, Zobair Alijan 20 hours Linear Algebra Table 1. Functional objectives of database Table 2 contains functional objectives for the creation and testing of the User Interface. High level task Software Tools Skills Required Team Members Completion Time install development software none none Jason Mayo, Mark Cunanan 1 hour make the website Website Design Jason Mayo, 50 hours

10 LAB 1 - JournalHub PRODUCT DESCRIPTION 10 Mark Cunanan make website mobile interface Website Design Jason Mayo, Mark Cunanan 50 hours make Android app Java App Development Jason Mayo, Mark Cunanan 100 hours make IOS app html App Development Jason Mayo, Mark Cunanan 100 hours Table 2. Functional objectives of User Interface Table 3 contains the functional objectives for the file management system. High level task Software Tools Skills Required Team Members Completion Time Install base CMS none none Ben Cowan, Adam Lawson, Jason Mayo 10 hours Incorporate date tracking Programming and Debugging Gabriel Marquez, Adam Lawson 20 hours Establish change log Programming and Debugging Gabriel Marquez, Adam Lawson 30 hours Improve search feature Programming and Debugging Gabriel Marquez, Adam Lawson 20 hours Implement request system Programming and Debugging Gabriel Marquez 30 hours

11 LAB 1 - JournalHub PRODUCT DESCRIPTION 11 Benjamin Cowan, Adam Lawson Implement Notification system Programming and Debugging Gabriel Marquez Benjamin Cowan 30 hours Social Integration Programming and Debugging Ben Cowan, Zobair Alijan 30 hours Table 3. Functional objectives of file management system 4.2 Prototype Features and Capabilities The following are the features and capabilities the JournalHub prototype will provide as well as the contrast between the real-world product. 4.3 Prototype Development Challenges

12 LAB 1 - JournalHub PRODUCT DESCRIPTION 12 One of the main challenges for development will be whether or not Team Purple has sufficient knowledge for meeting the objectives of the project. The database will have information that needs to be queried and accessed in order for different parts of functionality for the system to properly work, such as the notification system. Another challenge will be properly connecting all the subsystems such as the server to the database and web application. It is crucial for subsystems to communicate accordingly for JournalHub to function. The other challenge is how larger projects will be tracked and boundaries such as how much space a project can take up, and how overflow can be prevented/mitigated. 5 Prototype Demonstration Description The prototype will be demonstrated using files that will be uploaded to JournalHub's database. There will be computers with access to JournalHub. Different accounts created with varying privilges that will be used for the demonstration. The accounts will be used to edit and update files for projects and the changes, updates and notification will be demonstrated. The phone app will also be demonstrated via android.

13 LAB 1 - JournalHub PRODUCT DESCRIPTION 13 Glossary Budget The allocation of physical space within a newspaper publication. Sometimes generalized to refer to information pertaining to where or when a story will be published CMS Content Management System, any system which organizes electronic documents IMH InMotion Hosting MySQL An open-source, multi-user, relational database management system based on Structured Query Language (SQL) ODU Old Dominion University A server-side programming language designed for building dynamic web pages Project Management Software Software which is designed to make easier the management of personnel and information pertaining to a project or multiple projects RWP Real-world product Slug The pre-title name used to reference a story during the development process in the field of Journalism UI User Interface VPS Virtual Private Server

14 LAB 1 - JournalHub PRODUCT DESCRIPTION 14 References Burger, R. (2014, July 7). 14 Surprising Project Management Statistics. Retrieved from Pricewaterhouse Coopers. (2014). Insights and Trends: Current program and project management practices. Retrieved from Puscasu, A. (2015, April 26). Project Management Statistics. Retrieved from