Software Requirement Specification SoftCell Introduction
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2. Introduction
This section provides an introduction to our system. It is broken into three clauses.Clause 1 describes the need for this system. Clause 2 describes the functionality of thesystem. Clause 3 describes how the system fits into the strategic objectives of thecommissioning organization.
2.1 Necessity
This software system will be used to facilitate communication between the professor,students, and teaching assistants of a university course. It could also be used at otherlevels of education or even outside of the educational setting.
2.2 Functionality
The system will be a web-based application for a class web site that incorporates aprofessor interface, a student interface, and database of student. Below are brief descriptions of the four parts of the system.The professor interface will be PC based and will allow the professor to post such itemsas the class syllabus, contact information for the professor and all assistants, specialannouncements, and a record of all grades each student has received. The professor willbe able to easily make changes to each part.The student interface will allow each student to view the items posted by the professorand to access his/her grades.The database of student information will contain such items as student names, socialsecurity numbers, class and college, and e-mail addresses as well as identifyinginformation such as passwords and Social Security numbers, that will facilitate accesscontrol.
2.3 Purpose
This system is expected to help make the learning experience more productive thantraditional paper-based systems by enabling each student to easily access updated orchanged class information as well as by allowing two-way communication betweenstudents and instructors.
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