Daniel Shue (dshue)
Project: BOCA++

OBJECTIVE

Shopping period has to be undoubtedly one of the most hectic times of 
the semester for Brown students.  The college has tried its best to
alleviate the process by installing an online course announcement (BOCA),
which provides search fields for the student to use in searching for an
appropriate course.  There's also the Critical Review, which is a 
separate publication that offers student reviews of particular courses 
(based on a 1-5 scale).

The purpose of BOCA++ is to combine the forces of BOCA and the Critical
Review, as well as new features that currently do not exist in either 
tool, such as producing a potential class schedule.  With BOCA++, 
students will be able to find courses that are best suited to their 
tastes, without having to go through the long stressful process of
the current system.

TARGET USERS

Since the project is called BOCA++, the name implies that Brown students
will be using this application.  However, it's not restricted to Brown,
and can very well be used by students at other universities.

BASIC FEATURES

1. Search Engine (P=5) - This will be the primary feature of BOCA++.  Students
will be able to search for classes by the following criteria:

	-course title		-overall course rating
	-course number		-overall professor rating
	-professor			-average amount of work / week
	-meeting time		-average class year (1-4)
	-department			-class size
	-class type (Lec/Sec/Lab)

Once students find a class that they like, they can add the class to
their "shopping cart" and either 1) continue shopping, or 2) produce a
corresponding schedule for the classes they chose.

2. Schedule Producer (P=3) - This is a new feature that would help students
organize their classes by giving them a visual representation of what their
schedule looks like.  Based on the classes in the students' shopping cart, the
program will produce a schedule with.

OPTIONAL FEATURES

1. Add/Drop option (P=3) - This feature will allow students to add/drop a
class from the convenience of their computer, instead of having to physically
walk over to the Registrar.

2. Grade option (P=3) - Similar to the add/drop feature, but for changing
grade options.