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Campus Interactive Map Application

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Conference

2024 ASEE North Central Section Conference

Location

Kalamazoo, Michigan

Publication Date

March 22, 2024

Start Date

March 22, 2024

End Date

March 23, 2024

Page Count

12

DOI

10.18260/1-2--45599

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https://peer.asee.org/45599

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Alexander Duke Ohio Northern University

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Ethan Krause Ohio Northern University

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Mia Prasinos Ohio Northern University

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Lewis Schafer Ohio Northern University

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Abstract

The objective of this senior design project is to address the prevalent challenge of navigation on an anonymous university’s campus. The issue noted is rooted in the fact that first-year students have no easily accessible, well-known, or efficient map. This hinders the accessibility and knowledge of campus as these students currently have to learn information and directions across campus on their own time, which often results in confusion and tardiness to important meetings. Along with this, prospective students may be visiting at a time when the admissions office is closed and they would not have the ability to easily navigate or learn about campus.

Although existing solutions attempt to combat this challenge, each of them lacks functionality which ultimately prevents the solution from being leveraged by the student body on campus. The proposed solution plans to address the issues noted in existing implementations and provide both current and prospective students with a web-based application to aid in their campus navigation. The use of a web framework will allow the system to be highly efficient, budget-friendly, easily maintainable, and scalable information schema.

In order to bridge gaps denoted in prior solutions, the proposed solution will meet frequently with the client, the Department of Information Technology at the anonymous university. In addition to client specifications, user feedback has already been collected through an Institutional Review Board (IRB) approved survey and will enable the application to be user-centric in the development process. Together, the findings from the client and survey will ensure the application provides optimal functionality to the users. Upon successful completion of the solution, the project will be transferred to the internal client for continued maintenance and support with training and documentation provided.

Duke, A., & Krause, E., & Prasinos, M., & Schafer, L. (2024, March), Campus Interactive Map Application Paper presented at 2024 ASEE North Central Section Conference, Kalamazoo, Michigan. 10.18260/1-2--45599

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