CST361S Week 5

This week we covered Community and Social Justice, more Project Management basics and continued investigating ideas for our final Capstone. I have been excited for this final Capstone project since we started this adventure almost a year ago.

For my 4 main capstone ideas I am interested in (in order of interest):

1. Security Guard Reporting App (actually have a client that might pay for this)
• Android User Interface
• Using web facing database
• Requires use of GPS and possibly voice & phone integration
2. An open source online small business accounting package.
• Downside is there are hundreds of these out there
• Scale could be a problem, this is an extensive project
• Upside is that it often touches on so many disciplines
• May require bringing in an accountant to validate backend
3. Open Source Electronic Lab Notebook (could be useful at my work)
• Custom Android OS build required
• Using intranet facing database
• Requires extensive audit trail (21 CFR Part 11 compliance)
4. Restaurant Menu/Ordering System (like Ziosk but for small restaurants)
• Custom Android OS build required (possible custom hardware)
• Integrated system to not just take orders, but to also show them to kitchen
• Using intranet facing database

I still like the idea of open source textbooks, but time and manpower would be extensive. Also requires a marketing budget. Also many have attempted it, but failed.