Design team: Sanjay Kulkarni
Supervisor: Professor Paul Guild, Management Sciences
Background
The tremendous growth in the Internet in the last few years has spawned many new electronic services. The enormous increase of products and services available online has made electronic commerce, or "e-commerce", a familiar term. Universities have recognised a growing trend toward distance education, and have begun offering degree programs taught entirely over the Internet. To be competitive, cutting-edge technologies are employed, and access is granted to students from around the world.
Project description
The Management of Technology Distance Master's Program Option, offered by the Department of Management Sciences, is currently looking to implement streaming video technology, and may begin accepting students from outside North America. These changes will place a burden on the underlying network infrastructure, requiring a technical design analysis. In addition, the growing concern with network security has created a need for a security solution, which will be designed and implemented to protect valuable course resources.
Design methodology
The Design methodology used in this workshop is based on traditional engineering design methodology. The project will begin with a needs analysis of the current architecture, addressing User Needs and technical needs. The second phase of the project will focus on future needs, analysing the requirements for video technology, international access, and security. Finally, a gap Analysis will be used to determine the necessary infrastructure changes, leading to a security design.