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School of Computer and Technology (SCT) Project Name: Student Support Forum

Project Name : ForumIT "student support forum" Sponsor : Alev Elci Project Manager: Ali Abduljabar Assistants: Bilge Kaan, Damilola Teidi.

PROJECT SCOPE ForumIT Project Overview: The aim of this project is to create a Student Support Forum with sections for each course in the current curriculum of Information Technology (IT) Department of Eastern Mediterranean University. The aim of our forum is to provide extra information and learning materials about each course in IT and allow students to share more things between themselves. These materials can be links to the course official web site, problem questions, links to other learning materials, etc. Its a kind of place where also student will meet and share their opinion their problems or anything they think about in any course in its section. Anybody can register to the FORUMIT and providing information.This will be collaborative knowledge base for the students.An administrator is going to control the content and monitor it after it is published,we are aiming to have 23 forum for each course available in the current curriculum 2010/2011 divided to 4 section each section will contain a year courses,two more section will be added for the elective courses,in each we will try to cover as much as we can from the elective courses we have in IT,we will have one section for Alumni ,and one free section which will include problem suggestion and free talk,we are planing to announce ForumIT to It student and we are aming to have 30% of IT students registered in the forum before the semester finish

PROJECT OBJECTIVE

1. have a place where student can get more information about each course in IT. 2. having place where student can say their problem and opinion about courses. 3. find the help from other student which are senior in the department about the courses. 4. provide the place where student can find extra learning material and examples. 5. provide easier way to find all related topic without googling and searching the web. 6. place where graduated student still can add their thoughts,experience and even memories.

PROJECT STAKEHOLDERS: 1.Current Students 4.Project team members 5.Project instructor 6.School of information technology E.M.U 7.Eastern Mediterranean University 8. Director of SCT 9. Coordinator of IT 10. Prospective studnets

Target Audience:

1. Current IT students 2. New IT students