Web Application Design Policy for AS&E
Our objective is to design, develop, and implement departmental web applications within
Arts and Sciences at Tufts University. The web design and development team at
ITS will design and create the application based upon
the specifications found in the information discovery workshop conducted
with the sponsoring department. ITS will host the site on the ASE web
server (Windows 2000 Server - .NET). It is understood by the department
that there are limited resources available to ITS and that not all goals may be
feasible. The goals of the department as well as the guidelines set by
ITS will be discussed at the information discovery workshop and
throughout the development of the project. Contact ITS if you would like
to set up a meeting!
POLICY & GUIDELINES
Development Process Stages
- Information Discovery Workshop between ITS
and Application Sponsor. Discussion of goals and determine the
application scope and functionality.
- ITS will take the data gather in the workshop and create a project
timeline and cost estimate.
- Once approved, ITS will develop the application. As major
milestones are reached, the sponsor will be notified to review the progress.
- Following the development of the application, an intensive period of
quality assurance is conducted to insure that the application is stable and
functional.
- The application is deployed to the production web environment.
Policies
In keeping stride with technology, ITS designs/codes all web applications
to function in 4.0 browsers or later. We are conscious of earlier browser
versions but cannot always develop a site to perform optimally in the earlier
versions.
ITS uses the Microsoft Visual Studio .Net development environment . All
coding will be done using C#. Data storage will be provided by either XML
or Microsoft SQL Server depending on the application scope.
Fees
ITS currently charges $25/hour for application design and development and
implementation. ITS accepts all jobs on a first come/first serve basis,
and they are subject to availability of resources. Fees subject to change as
needed.
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