Student Application SystemEssential Services and Assets

Timothy Mak - Team LeaderJames Zujie ShiDali WangMaria StattelAndy TengHyoungju YunJohn RinderleRon Urwongse

10.31.2001

Team Activities

Weekly Meeting

Recurring Team Meetings- Wednesdays from 1-2pm (as necessary)

Team Meetings to Date

9.19.2001 First Team Meeting, assigned project roles

9.22.2001 Presentation discussion and layout10.3.2001 Discussed requirements for part II10.10.2001 Reviewed current status of part II10.25.2001 Discussed contents of Presentation II

Project Timeline

Client Meetings9.21.2001 Meeting with Martha Baron,

Director of Information Services10.4.2001 Meeting with Martha Baron10.25.2001 Meeting with Martha Baron

Class Presentations9.26.2001 Project Briefing 1

James Zujie Shi and Timothy Mak10.31.2001 Project Briefing 2

Dali Wang and Maria Stattel11.14.2001 Project Briefing 3

Andy Teng and Hyoungju Yun12.5.2001 Project Briefing 4

John Rinderle and Ron Urwongse

Roles for Part II

Team Leader – Timothy MakDiscussion Leader – Maria Stattel Scribe – Dali WangReviewers – all team members

Student Application SystemMission

To make Carnegie Mellon’s Student Services accessible online

“No-stop shopping” – Bill Elliot VP of Enrollment

Result Convenient and broad access to the CMU community

Services Provided to users

Administration Quick access to registration and administrative toolsAdmissions Board Access to student information, scholarship informationFaculty Organized access to E-grades, course schedules,

regulationsStudents Access to course information, school account

information

Essential Services and Assets

Marketing and Recruiting Student Application for Admission Acceptance Notification Financial Aid Billing E-Grades Graduation Eligibility Verification Degree Certification Academic Audit

Essential Services Accessed Through Web Server 1

Marketing and Recruiting Student Application for Admission Acceptance Notification Financial Aid Billing E-Grades Graduation Eligibility Verification

Essential Services Accessed Through Web Server 2

Certifying Degrees Academic Audit

Usage Architecture

Adm inistration Staff

Current Students

Faculty

Parents

StudentApplica tions

System

LegacySystem

D atabase

F irewall

G ateway

W eb S erver 1(H P /N etscape)

W eb S erver 2(N T /IIS )

W eb B rowser(IE or N etscape)

te lnet

S olaris S ervers

S o laris S ervers

S o laris S ervers

Network Traffic Flow

CMU Network Backbone

TerminalServer 1

TerminalServer 5…

Usage Scenario 1 – Applications on Server1 without Authentication

1. The user accesses the desired web page

2. Any data required from the database is retrieved and displayed

Usage Scenario 1

Access Student Application

Enter Application Information

Submit Application

Essential Service Scenario Trace (1)

Web browse

r

Graduation Eligibility

Verification

Acceptance Notification

Financial Aid

Web server 1

Degree Certification

Academic Audit

Billing

Web server 2

Marketing and

Recruiting

Student Application

E-Grades

Database server

Firewall

Authentication Server

EssentialComponent

EssentialService Trace

CommunicationLink

ArchitectureNode

Terminal

Usage Scenario 2 – Applications on Server1 with Authentication

1. The user accesses the desired web page

2. The user is prompted to supply a Kerberos password

3. If the user is authenticated, access is granted to the next web page

4. Any data required from the database is retrieved and displayed

Usage Scenario 2

Log-in Screen Requirement

Student Information On-line

Essential Service Scenario Trace (2)

Web browse

r

Graduation Eligibility

Verification

Acceptance Notification

Financial Aid

Web server 1

Degree Certification

Academic Audit

Billing

Web server 2

Marketing and

Recruiting

Student Application

E-Grades

Database server

Firewall

Authentication Server

EssentialComponent

EssentialService Trace

CommunicationLink

ArchitectureNode

Terminal

Usage Scenario 3 – Applications on Server2 with Authentication

1. The user accesses the desired web page.

2. The user is prompted to supply a Kerberos password

3. If the user is authenticated, access is granted to the next web page

4. Any data required from the database is retrieved and displayed

Essential Service Scenario Trace (3)

Web browse

r

Graduation Eligibility

Verification

Acceptance Notification

Financial Aid

Web server 1

Degree Certification

Academic Audit

Billing

Web server 2

Marketing and

Recruiting

Student Application

E-Grades

Database server

Firewall

Authentication Server

EssentialComponent

EssentialService Trace

CommunicationLink

ArchitectureNode

Terminal

Usage Scenario 4 – Access Database through Terminal Servers

1. The user gains access to the terminal

2. The user starts a telnet session through the firewall to the database

Essential Service Scenario Trace (4)

Web browse

r

Graduation Eligibility

Verification

Acceptance Notification

Financial Aid

Web server 1

Degree Certification

Academic Audit

Billing

Web server 2

Marketing and

Recruiting

Student Application

E-Grades

Database server

Firewall

Authentication Server

EssentialComponent

EssentialService Trace

CommunicationLink

ArchitectureNode

Terminal

Essential Components

Highest Priority Database Firewall

Secondary Priority Authentication servers

Provide Kerberos services Web servers

Web servers Provide services to students, faculties,

administrators and other people

Questions?