Andrew Cordes

BS Computer Science Neumont University Graduation: September 2007

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Quarter 7/8/9: NORMA
The 'Neumont ORM Architect' is a tool created by Neumont University Students for the modeling of information using Object Role Modeling (ORM). With my previous technical documentation experience (on the GWEN project), I have taken the task of bringing together (or creating) user documentation for the tool. I am compiling the documentation into a Help project which will be integrated into the tool in future releases. With the assistance of Dr. Terry Halpin and experience from working on the GWEN project, the process is going much smoother.
Project Documents:
 .PDF

 Proposed Project Management Plan

Created in anticipation of working with the NORMA team for Quarter 9.

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 Software design specification template

Created so that Members of the NORMA team could effectively document the work they are doing.

Implemented as part of the 'Project Management Plan' proposed for the team.

.PDFCreating Schema document created for help collection

Quarter 6: GWEN

'Graphical Workflow ENvironment'  Gwen is a tool for creating BPMN models within Visual Studio 2005.  The project was created using Microsoft Domain Specific Language Tools, and the Visual Studio SDK.  Currently my role in the project is to work on the documentation.  Most of the documentation has never been created.  We are setting out to document the development of the tool, and also implement a dynamic help much like the MSDN is for Microsoft Visual Studio.  Another role that I filled, is that of preparing the for a public release on Sourceforge.  Because the project did not run during the following quarter, the release was delayed.  It will be released in the near future.

Project Documents:

.PDF

Sample Help document created for project help collection

.JPG

Main Screenshot of BPMN designer for VS 2005 


Quarter 5: PHPGedView

In this project the task was to add functionality to an existing software package while learning PHP.  The challenge here was to adapt to the environment while accomplishing the task.  Skills like self-directed learning, task management, and other project skills are reinforced.  The details of the open source project are at http://www.phpgedview.net

Project Documents:

.PDF End of quarter presentation


Quarter 4: NUTravel

In this project our task was to implement a system based on enterprise architecture.  The final product would replicate a possible situation where a business would need several types of access to an application.  From this project I learned the strengths and weaknesses of each type of component of the architecture.

Project documents:

.PDFEnd of quarter Presentation
 .JPGArchitecture Diagram

.PDF

Team Monitor report


Quarter 3: Net Creation

On this team the objective was to create software that could be used to generate an online e-commerce site for a small business.  I participated in the conception and design of the project.  The main technologies that were learned were C#, ASP.NET, & SQL.