Senior Seminar

Senior Seminar course description

The Senior Seminar program is geared towards students who are in their final semester, to utilize their full scope of training and academic abilities in the design and development of an individualized computer-based management information system intended for business use. The project entails a full system conceptualization, detailed documentation, design, writing and testing of the written software, hardware specifications, user training manuals, and other support and background materials. After the conceptualization of this project, we are required to sell the said project results by way of a formal presentation for critiquing.

Personal Reflection

The Senior Seminar Class

This class has been an interesting one but intense. The program has given me the opportunity to put to motion all that i have learned through out my Computer Information Systems program. I have been blessed to be part of team of 9 individuals whom I will be collaborating with through out the semester to realize the successful completion of this project. The project will entail the creation of a software geared towards health management. The software will be able to

• Track health

• log activities

• log weight

• log foods and calories

• fitness videos

• health awareness videos and

• data collection on the back end

To accomplish this, the team meets regularly to with members being assigned task that is presented to the project leader for presentation at the beginning of the week.

Overall Learning Objective of Senior Seminar

The Senior Seminar Program gave me a broader understanding of the following.

• How to integrate and incorporate foundational concepts in information technology and business principles to form technical solutions for business entities.

• How to conduct effective research using critical thinking and writing skills appropriate to the field of information technology to produce applicable information systems documentation.

• Work collaboratively to analyze, assess and interpret business operational needs; build practical and appropriate technology solutions in response to business needs.

• Demonstrate proficiencies in required course areas through the identification, application and utilization of hardware, software, network infrastructure and security, web and database design, systems design and analysis, IT project management tools; and business, management, accounting and financial principles to solve operational business problems.

• Use industry standard software to produce professional print and digital technical solutions and documentation.

• Recognize the broad and complex role of a professional information technology specialist and exhibit socially-oriented ethical decisions in the practice of providing business solutions.

• Articulate and explain effectively and professionally in defending research to peers, faculty and professionals.

The project named Path2Health is currently ongoing and is schedule for completion in April.