[哲学]Connected Campus - Orientation Project.pdfVIP

CONNECTED CAMPUS -ORIENTATION PROJECT A Thesis Presented in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Master of Science in the Graduate School of The Ohio State University By Ravishankar Subramaniyan, B.E. Graduate Program in Computer Science and Engineering The Ohio State University 2010 Master’s Examination Committee: Dr. Dong Xuan, Adviser Dr. Feng Qin c Copyright by Ravishankar Subramaniyan 2010 ABSTRACT Presently, The Ohio State University (OSU) routinely uses email and websites to com- municate with students. These approaches do not provide real-time communication and they also contribute to a student’s current information overload. Under the present sys- tem students cannot receive immediate and cost-effective notification of emergencies or upcoming campus events. One instance of the above problem occurs while new and prospective students are pre- sented with a great deal of information during orientation programs on campus. This is burdensome for tour guides, who must remember all this information, and is also prone to error. For instance, they might lead a group of students past the recently renovated library but might forget to mention the renovations. Connected Campus (CC) provides a new platform that enables free, instantaneous com- munication. CC sends push notifications via OSU Wireless to students’ mobile devices, each of which is uniquely tied to an OSU username (name.n), and is free for use by any OSU affiliate. CC comprises of a mobile device application, which receives the notifica- tions, and a web