entering Combined Honours

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e-ntering Combined Honours
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Introduction

• e-ntering provides a way to mentor the student
  into University as well as start to build a
  profile on that student.
• e-ntering will generate information about the
  students capabilities and thereby will allow
  its curriculum areas to adapt to his/her
  stronger and weaker areas.

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The User

• This project will focus on the user as the
  customer, therefore the main focus of this
  system is to stimulate the customer
• Through interaction and individuality
  (individuality is still to be developed).
• The main task is to make sure that the system
  does what it is supposed to in the way that it is
  supposed to
• Make sure of the site marketability mainly
  through its design (look and functionality).

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The System

• e-ntering is composed of twelve study skills
• Studying at Aston
• University.
• Reading.
• Making Writing
• Readable.
• Numeracy.
• Referencing.
• Taking Notes.
• Report Writing.
• Essay Writing.
• Punctuation.
• A Study Strategy.
• Working in Groups.
• Time Management.

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The System

• Each study skill is composed of various
  sub-areas.
• The study skills are organised in a simple way
• one page of theory, one of SAQs, another of
  theory, another of SAQs, etc.
• Then at the end there is a quiz.

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The Look

• The look of the page is based on the new Aston
  University Website Template.
• Easy on the eye.
• Clean look.
• Concentrates the
• focus of the page
• on the material.

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The Functionality

• The layout of the pages have been designed with
  functionality in mind.
• There are three menus
• Top menu
• Allows easy navigation
• throughout the site.
• Contains the links to change the
• password, logout and help.
• Contains all the links to the beginning
• of each study skill.
• Sub-menu (on the left)
• Allows for easy navigation
• within the study skills.
• It will only be available when the
• student is inside the study skill areas.
• Bottom menu
• Displays some extra links that allow the user to
  get more information on some areas
• i.e. Combined Honours, e-ntering, contact us,
  feedback.

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The Functionality

• The system works with the database to interact
  with the student
• Feedback, for example
• Colour coded for answers.
• Relevant to what the student answered.

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New Ideas to be implemented

• Online diary.
• The student will fill this in at the end of each
  section.
• Give the student and tutor an idea of the
  progress made.
• Also tells the tutor how the student is feeling
  (self-esteem, motivation, etc).
• Action plan
• and general
• notes on each
• page.

General Notes
Action Plan
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New Ideas to be implemented

• Tutors will have their own user interface that
  will display the students answers according to
  their needs. For example
• Tutors can look at a student's answers for any
  study skill.
• Tutors can check for a specific area and compare
  students.
• Tutors can suggest changes to a module if
  students have a problem with that area.
• Tutors will be able to check for particular
  students that might need more help in some areas.
• Tutors will be able to send messages to students.

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Links

• To the login area (although it is not working
  because there is no PHP support on the Webserver
  at the moment)
• http//www.aston.ac.uk/combhons/research/ech/proto
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• To the Welcome page
• http//www.aston.ac.uk/combhons/research/ech/proto
  3/Welcome.html
• To the main menu
• http//www.aston.ac.uk/combhons/research/ech/proto
  3/studyinfo