Process

When someone shares an idea with us, we conduct a preliminary market analysis to determinate whether the idea has an educational application and can be a benefit for the University. This analysis continues after the initial step of researching and planning. A business development manager will meet with you to make a preliminary evaluation of developing feasibility, potential application and student needs.
If you work for Student Life Offices you are deemed knowledgeable of the students' needs so the preliminary estimation will be skipped and we will start working on you request immediately.

Be prepared to spend on average two hours every week to meet with a WDT's staff member and to discuss all the steps of planning, developing, testing and implementation. Most of the projects can be completed in about one month.

Project request (guidelines):

- Technology related request must be submit through work order request link

- Within 2 business hours someone from WDT will contact you to set an appointment in order to evaluate your needs.

- After the WDT employee accepts the work order the project timeline set below becomes effective

- After the work order is completed you need to provide your feedback for additional adjustments, tests or acceptance of the product

- Submit an evaluation sheet. It will serve as a closing ticket for your work order.

Project Timelines** (examples):

- Altering one page, picture or contact/event information on your web site up to one business day

- Adding a module (new group of web pages) to your existing web site 3-5 business days.

- Complete redesign of a web site using your information 14 business days.

- Building a new web site for a new unit or services (creating a content) - 1 month

- Database driven module (collect, manipulate and display information) using PHP scripting and a database (MySQL) - 1 month

- Requests related to Windows/Mac based programs - documents, spreadsheets, macros, and creating interactive *pdf files up to 4 business day!

- Password changes and permissions, and creating web folders on student web server up to 2 business days.

**We reserve our right, depending on the work flow and priority assignments to change those days with a small margin for which you will be promptly notified.

Last Updated: 12/14/2007