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PERSONAL TRAINER, INC.- Case Study2

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PERSONAL TRAINER, INC. Personal Trainer, Inc., owns and operates fitness centers in a dozen Midwestern cities. The centers have done well, and the company is planning an international expansion by opening a new “supercenter” in the Toronto area. Personal Trainer’s president, Cassia Umi, hired an IT consultant, Susan Park, to help develop an information system for the new facility. During the project, Susan will work closely with Gray Lewis, who will manage the new operation. Background  Following the decision to use an in-house team to develop a design prototype, Susan began to work on the physical design for Personal Trainer’s new information system. At this stage, she is ready to begin working with Gray on the output and user interface design. Together, Susan and Gray will seek to develop a user-centered design that is easy to learn and use. Personal Trainer users will include managers, fitness instructors, support staff, and members themselves. Assignments  1. Create a de
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New Century Health Clinic-Case Study1

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New Century Health Clinic The associates at New Century Health Clinic approved your recommendations for a new computer system. Your next step is to develop a design for the new system, including output and user interface issues. Background  To complete the output and user interface design for the new information system at New Century, you should review the DFDs and object-oriented diagrams you prepared previously, and the rest of the documentation from the systems analysis phase. Perform the following tasks. Assignments 1. Dr. Jones has asked you to create a monthly Claim Status Summary report. He wants you to include the insurance company number, the patient number and name, the procedure date, the procedure code and description, the fee, the date the claim was filed, the amount of the claim, the amount of reimbursement, and the amount remaining unpaid. He wants you to group the data by insurance company number, with subtotals by company and grand totals for each numeric field
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Castle Point Antique Auction-Apply your Knowledge

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Castle Point Antique Auction Situation:  Castle Point Antique Auction operates a successful Web site that offers an auction forum for buyers and sellers of fine antiques. Monica Creighton, the owner, asked you to help her design some new documents and reports.  1. Suggest the general layout for a Web-based source document that prospective bidders would submit. The information should include user ID, password, name, address, telephone, e-mail address, item number, bid offered, and method of payment (money order, check, American Express, MasterCard, or Visa).  Answer: 2. Suggest the general layout for a Web-based source document that prospective sellers could use to describe their antiques. The information should include the user ID, password, item, dimensions, origin, condition, and asking price.  Answer: 3. Write a brief memo to Monica explaining the difference between detail reports, exception reports, and summary reports. Suggest at least one example of each
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Sky-High Internet Services-Apply your Knowledge

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Sky-High Internet Services  Situation:  Sky-High Internet Services is a leading Internet service provider in a metropolitan area. The new customer billing system has caused an increase in complaints. Tammy Jones, the office manager, asked you to investigate the situation. After interviewing data entry operators and observing the online data input process, you are fairly certain that most errors occur when data is entered.  1. Write a brief memo to Tammy explaining the importance of data validation during the input process.  Answer: MEMORANDUM To:  Tammy Jones From:  Roxanne Bagtong Date:  April 18, 2018 Subject:  Importance of Data Validation Dear Tammy, Data Validation is very important and plays a major role during the input process. Validating a data can be done in so many different ways. Data Validation is performed before entering the system. It also helps checking the data or values inputted by the users. It is also important to validate data so that we
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Terrier News-Apply your Knowledge

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Terrier News Situation:  Terrier News is a monthly newsletter devoted to various breeds of terriers and topics of interest to terrier owners and breeders. Annie West, the editor and publisher, asked you to help her design a system to enter and manage the hundreds of classified ads that Terrier News publishes. Some ads are for dogs wanted; some are for dogs for sale; and some offer products and services.  1. Design a suitable source document for ads that are telephoned or mailed in.  Answer: 2. Explain user-centered design principles in a brief memo to Annie.  Answer: MEMORANDUM To:  Annie West From:  Roxanne Bagtong Date:  April 13, 2018 Subject:  User Centered Design Principles Dear Annie,                 The understanding about user centered design principles I can share to you is that the design should be user-friendly so you must act and think like a user and design a comprehensive interface. Moreover, you must understand the underlying business functio
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North Shore Boat Sales-Apply your Knowledge

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North Shore Boat Sales Situation:  North Shore Boat Sales sells new and used boats and operates a Web-based boat brokerage business in Toronto. The company has grown, and North Shore needs a new information system to manage the inventory, the brokerage operation, and information about prospective buyers and sellers. Dan Robeson, the owner, asked you to design samples of computer screens and reports that the new system might produce.  1. Design a switchboard that includes the main information management functions that North Shore might require. Create a storyboard with a design layout that allows customers to perform the following functions: Obtain information about new boats, obtain information about used boats, send an e-mail to North Shore, learn more about the company, or review links to other marine-related sites. Answer:                                                                                Switchboard                                            
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