Samples of Undergraduate Courses:

• ISDS3105: Internet Development Tools

1. Final Project proDUCKtion Co. (Spring 2005)

The students were asked to design a website for the company or organization of their choice. The students were given a list of specifications to include in the site. All pages were written by the students using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, ASP, and XML.

2. Final Project Big Buddy (Fall 2004)

The students were asked to design a website for the company or organization of their choice. The students were given a list of specifications to include in the site. All pages were written by the students using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, ASP, and XML.

3. Final ProjectTonore's Wine Cellar (Spring 2004)

The students were asked to design a website for the company or organization of their choice. The students were given a list of specifications to include in the site. All pages were written by the students using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, ASP, and XML.

• ISDS3110: Database Processing for Management (Microsoft Access is needed to open the files below.)

1. Final Project Quality Imports (Spring 2005)

The students were asked to design a relational database for a faux company called Quality Imports. The company was an auto dealership which not only sold new cars but also serviced cars. The database had to contain all necessary tables to run the specifics of the company, forms to all for completion of a sales invoice and service invoice, and various reports and queries. The students were given a set of business rules and design specification to follow in order to complete the project.

2. Final Project Wine (Fall 2004)

The students were asked to design a relational database for a faux company called LeeAnne Vineyards. The company’s owners had decided to automate the bookkeeping aspect of their business. The database had to contain all necessary tables to run the specifics of the company, forms to allow for entry of new customers, new wines, and customer orders, and various reports and queries. The students were given a set of business rules and design specifications to follow in order to complete the project.

3. Fit4Life (Spring 2004)

Students were asked to design a relational database for a faux company called Fit 4 Life. The company was a health and fitness center which not only stocked exercise equipment for use by its customers, but also held classes on fitness topics and sold fitness merchandise to customers. The database had to contain all necessary tables to run the specifics of the company, forms to allow for new members, new purchases, and reordering of supplies, and various reports and queries. The students were given a set of business rules and design specifications to follow in order to complete the project.

4. NCAA (Fall 2003)

Students were asked to design a relational database for a faux company which resembled the NCAA, National Collegiate Athletic Association. The application initially would be designed to handle only men’s basketball with the hopes to expand it in the future. The reason for the database was to monitor player’s activities as a larger percentage of players exhaust their years of eligibility without completing a college degree. The database had to contain all tables to store necessary information, forms to add a new player, coach or school as well as a form for games statistics, and various reports and queries. The students were given a set of business rules and design specification to follow in order to complete the project.

• ISDS 3200: Advanced Business Programming

1. VB Mail Center (To run the program, VB.NET 2003 and Crystal Reports must be installed.); User Manual (Fall 2005)

Students were asked to design a front-end application for the pretend company VB Mail Center using Microsoft VB.NET programs, ASP.NET programs, Crystal Report templates, Access database, and data text file. Windows forms were created to display a splash screen, user login, main menu and toolbar, about form, calendar date selection, customer query, mail order catalog look-up, randomization game, and reports. Web forms were created using ASP.NET and database connectivity to view customer information. The students were given a set of business rules and design specifications to follow in order to complete the project. User may logon with id of demo, password of demo, and domain of LSU.

2. VB Auto Center (To run the program, VB.NET 2003 and Crystal Reports must be installed.); User Manual (Spring 2005)

Students were asked to design a front-end application for the retail floor at the fictitious company VB Auto Center using Microsoft VB.NET programs, Crystal Report templates, Access database, and data text file. In addition to the retail applications offered for use by customers, the application offers functionality to automate the center’s back-office administrative work. Windows forms were created to display a splash screen, user login, main menu and toolbar, about form, calendar date selection, inventory query, part look-up and update, and randomization game, and reports. Web forms were created to calculate auto sales commission and to view inventory. The students were given a set of business rules and design specifications to follow in order to complete the project. User may logon with id of demo, password of demo, and domain of LSU.

• ISDS 4125: Analysis and Design of Management Information Systems

1. Attendance Tracking System (Fall 2005)

This is an online course attendance system developed by a team of students for the instructor. Attached please find the workbook and user manual. The blurb describing it can be pulled from the introduction to the workbook.