CASE STUDY Abbey Sports is ambitious to increase its membership from its current level of approximately 400. There will be no joining fee for new members. It also wants to better manage its membership data and offer its members enhanced e-commerce and communication capabilities for booking any sport court such as badminton, table tennis, swimming lesson etc. As a systems analyst working within a software development organisation, you have been given the task of producing a PROPOSAL for the development of a new system, to meet the following requirements; New Membership management and subscription renewal Taking new, overdue and reward payments Sports court and swimming session booking Product marketing and online ordering The system development must focus on cost efficiency but importantly must fully meet the above requirements in a short development time scale. YOUR PROPOSAL MUST ADDRESS THE FOLLOWING TASKS. EACH TASK SHOULD BE COMPLETED IN THE WORKBOOK. TASK 2 TheSTRATEGIESproposed forcapturing the functional requirementsof the system detailed in theCASE STUDY are; 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. System Modelling: Draw the following diagrams related to the case study and explain their purpose. Object Oriented Development Activity Diagram - SAMPLE Activity Diagram – CASE STUDY Use Case Diagram - SAMPLE Use Case Diagram – CASE STUDY Class Diagram - SAMPLE Class Diagram – CASE STUDY Sequence Diagram - SAMPLE Sequence Diagram – CASE STUDY Traditional Development Data Flow Diagram - SAMPLE Data Flow Diagram – CASE STUDY Entity Relationship Diagram – SAMPLE Entity Relationship Diagram – CASE STUDY TASK 4 (Optional) The Analysis and Evaluation of my Proposed System Design is detailed below: Scenario: Creative Developer Ltd Creative Developer Limited (CDL) is an established Application & web developer company at Stratford in London. Since Stratford (London) has a huge and increasing number of customer base so it is anticipated that the business of CDL will expand in future. As their business improve, it is anticipated that potential customers from several other areas of London will also visit or call CDL to order for their development services. Currently CDL employs three developers, 2 application developers, 1 Graphics designer and 4 web developer. Assignment requirements: As an ICT Consultant you have been asked to produce a Proposal for a new computer and IT system to meet the current needs of CDL and to allow for future expansion as the business grows. Your proposal should take the form of; an informative section on computer platforms the specifications of proposed hardware, software and OS solutions system integration testing plans , Additionally, you are to produce Four Supplements A Test Plan that checks the main hardware and software components, using standard techniques A User Document that explains how to use the system A Security Policy Document that specifies the organisation's security policy A Health and Safety Document, with conformance details for health and safety requirements In a real-world, competitive situation your Proposal would need to be both technically sound and professionally presented. Therefore accurate research of up-to-date material, with a demonstration of good technical understanding, correct referencing, a good standard of English and an appealing presentation would be expected. Task 1 (LO: 1.1, 3.1, 3.2, M1, M3, D2) The initial part of your proposal should describe the scenario and how your solution applies to the problem. It should specify the overall system to meet the stated requirement. [Assessment Criteria: 3.2] Provide a detailed specification of your solution, including costing and sources. Costing should be researched (for a UK sourcing). It should specify the machine components or sub-systems appropriate to the requirement. [Assessment Criteria: 1.1, 3.1] Task 2 (LO: 1.2, 2.1, 2.2, M2,M3 & D1) Describe a testing process to ensure that important specifications and characteristics are met. It should also evaluate the performance of the proposed system [Assessment Criteria: 1.2] Describe the Software solution as an overall integrated system, from the organisations point of view, and how it would typically work in practice. It should compare currently available operating systems and suggest how these can be customised. [Assessment Criteria: 2.1, 2.2] Task 3 (LO: 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, M3, D2 & D3 ) A test plan document. This explains your strategy for testing of the hardware and software components before installation. [Assessment Criteria: 4.1] User documentation. This is like an "office IT instruction sheet" for all staff and users to read. It explains to the user how to use the system. [Assessment Criteria: 4.2] A security policy for your solution. This is your suggested strategy for ensuring system-wide security. [Assessment Criteria: 4.3] A Health and Safety document for the use of the organisation. It should also demonstrate that the system meets health and safety requirements [Assessment Criteria: 4.4] NETWORKING TECHNOLOGY Work Sheet Scenario A locally based sports and social club STP Sports wishes to establish a computer network as part of its re-development. The club has commenced the development of a purpose-built sports and leisure facility. This will consist of a two-story building approximately 25m wide by 45m long. On the ground floor will be a swimming pool, squash court and small gymnasium. The first floor will contain two multi-purpose rooms and a small cafeteria. Reception will be in the ground floor entrance. The other offices will be on the first floor. It is also planned to increase the staff compliment according to the details below. Currently the Receptionist and Sports Facilities Administrator each have their own laptop computer. The Receptionist keeps all the membership and booking information. The Sports Administrator maintains information regarding facilities, equipment etc. The Sport Club Manager keeps all the business information on his/her personal laptop. These laptops are not networked, communication and file transfer being implemented by email. The requirements for the new computer network are; Receptionists (2) to have access to a membership records and sports facilities database Facilities Administrator (1) to have access to this same database Sports Co-coordinator (1) to have access to a database of sports equipment, health and safety requirements, sports trainer availability etc Sport Club Manager (1)and Assistant (1) to have access to a secure database containing business information and accounts Site Manager (1) to have access to the buildings and maintenance records. Wi-Fi to be provided in the cafeteria for staff and members Additionally all staff to have access to a hosted email service and a club Intranet. The Club also has its own website. As an IT Consultant you have been approached by the organisation to produce a detailed Proposal to meet the above requirements. GROUND FLOOR 45m Reception * 2 Squash Court Swimming Pool Gym FIRST FLOOR 45m Sports Club Manager + Assistant Site Manager Facilities Administrator Sports Coordinator Cafeteria MP 1 MP 2 This Proposal must include in detail the following 8 items. Alternative solutions must be discussed with a clear justification of the chosen option. IMPORTANT – You are required to produce a PROPOSAL. Therefore your document must very clearly state; What you are proposing and WHY you are proposing. It does not need to include budgetary information, however your proposal should be financially viable i.e. the cost to the organisation must be "reasonable". The role of the network, the benefits it will bring to the business and the resource implications: discuss benefits of computer networks; resource implications – both expenditure costs and impact on employees(increase and decrease) Network topology: only include explanation of your proposed topology but MUST give reasons Network components and connection materials, including their specification: list all hardware components including cables (if used)with brief spec' Cabling and hardware configuration: show on your diagram location of network components, cable runs, location of wireless points etc Software requirement: operating systems, network operating systems, drivers, application packages A detailed Network Diagram(s): this is a MUST – a good, well laid out and annotated diagram (refer to examples shown in class) will significantly enhance your proposal A discussion of the performance issues related to your selection of technology, software, network components, connection materials and configuration: refer to Lesson # 7/26 factors to consider bit rate/bandwidth, delay (latency, network availability, troubleshooting/network An explanation of how network architecture influences access and control of a network, together with a brief discussion of the merits of different architectures and scenarios where one architecture might be favoured over another Networking Technology Laboratory # 2 Peer to Peer Networks Host 1 Host 2 Using a cross-over cable, connect two computers as shown. Connect the cable to the LAN port On Control Panel; choose Network Connections; click on LAN – TCP/IP properties Enter the IP address 192.168.1.1xx; subnet mask 255.255.255.0 Ensure firewall is DISABLED and NIC driver is INSTALLED Go to start, run, type cmd To verify connection type ping IP address of other computer Go to Control Panel, System, Network ID Set a unique Computer Name and common Work Group (Domain) Access the networked computer from My Network Places Create a Directory on C drive, share it Create a word document and share between computers Lab Report: 1.Produce a brief description of the establishment and verification of the peer to peer network. Comment on the procedure and ways it could be improved/developed 2.Discuss the different distributed computing approaches of peer-to-peer and client-server networks. 3, Explain the functions of client and server computers on a network and give one example of interaction between a client and server computer. 4, Describe the advantages of client- server approaches particularly over centralised services Networking Technology Laboratory # 3 The Open Systems Interconnection Model 1.View the network animation THE OSI MODEL on www.net-seal.net. Describe with the aid of diagrams the layered model in your Log Book. 2.Discuss the role of data packets and how they are built up from their components. Give an example where data packets are transmitted through different layers of the OSI Model. 3.Discuss the role of protocols at different layers of the OSI model. Describe the function of specific protocols. 4.Give some examples of transmission between different network layers and explain their operation. 5.Discuss the relationship of drivers to the OSI Model. 6.Explain the detailed operation of different IEEE 802.N network configurations, referring 802 protocols to the OSI layers.