ASSIGNMENT 2BITM 2113 (WEB APPLICATIONS DEVELOPMENT) Writing
Project Proposal
1.0Introduction
Electronic commerce or e-commerce consists of the buying,
selling, marketing, and servicing of products or services over
computer networks. The information technology industry might see
it as an electronic business application aimed at commercial
transactions. In this assignment, each group of students
(maximum of 8 students per group) is required to write a
proposal of an E-Commerce application. The chosen topic must
belong to one of the following categories: ?Cosmetics and
Fragrances ?Magazines and Books ?Electronic Products
2.0Objectives
?To propose an e-commerce website with functions needed for your
company?s scenario.
3.0Documentation Standards
Write your portal proposal according the Project Profiler as
follows:
a)Background ?Give brief introduction about e-commerce web
development ?What is the origin of the proposal - the particular
problem or issue is addressed. ?Include contact information and
a description of the group who will be working on the project.
Who are the decision makers? Who's responsible for what? What
human resources do you have for various stages of the process?
b)Problem Statement ?Please provide corporate and industry
descriptions, including competitors, along with a brief critique
of their sites.
c)Goal ?What is the mission statement or summary of your
project? (e.g., branding/identity reinforcement, improved access
to information, direct sales, corporate communication, etc.)
d)Objectives ?What are the tasks must be completed in order to
achieve the goal of the project. (Describe any task that must be
done toward designing and developing a new e-commerce
application).
e)Expected results ?What is the proposal expected to produce in
terms of specific results? ?Who will benefit and who is expected
to pay for this?
f)Requirement analysis ?Hardware and software requirements oWeb
server, operating system, client-side technology, server site
extension, database, hardware etc. ?Audience oWhat types of
visitors do you want to attract? oWhat are your goals for each
type of visitor? What are the products/services involved? oWhat
are your goals for these products/services? ?Content oWhere will
content come from? oWill it be new, repurposed, or both? oHow
often will you add new content? oWho will update the content?
?Functionality oWhat functional requirements do you believe to
be necessary? (e.g., database-driven web pages, shopping cart
technology, online payment, promotions etc.) oAre there
extraordinary security issues? oAre there other technical issues
or limitations? oHow will the site be served/hosted? oWhat types
of legacy systems/databases are in place? oWhat is your
long-term plan for the site? g)Project implementation and
management ?How will the project be carried out, in terms of a
work plan, schedule of activities, and parties responsible for
implementation management? ?Gantt chart is recommended!
h)Conclusion ?Benefits that end-user can gain from your website.
4.0Grading Criteria
a)Here are some of the things that will be looking for when
grading your proposal:
?Give well organized and comprehensive write-up ?Error free -
spelling, grammar ?Extra features which are not mentioned in
Project Profiler section
b)This assignment is worth 5% of your assignment grade; your
assignment grade, you will recall, is worth 10% of the total for
the course. I will grade the assignment on a scale of 0 ? 100
points, as follows: ?10 points for the background of the project
?10 points for the problem statement ?10 points for the goal and
objectives ?5 points for the expected results ?50 points for the
requirement analysis ?10 points for project implementation and
management ?5 point miscellaneous 5.0Some Reminders ?Late
homework will NOT be accepted! ?Submission procedure: Hand in
hard-copy of your document on 5 AUGUST 2005, before 5.00pm.
?Please use attached assignment report cover sheet.
FAKULTI TEKNOLOGI MAKLUMAT DAN KOMUNIKASI KOLEJ UNIVERSITI
TEKNIKAL KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA BITM 2113 WEB APPLICATION
DEVELOPMENT
Student ID NumberFull Name
Project Title Name Of LecturerMISS ANUSURIYA DEVARAJU
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