Sunday May 9, 2010
   - This is it, my last journal.  The past four years have brought ups and downs, failures and successes.  Overall, I am proud of where I am today and proud of who I have become.  There are many people that have shaped me to become the person I am today and I those people know who they are.  As I stated in the beginning, I have always set goals for myself.  Therefore, my goals will not stop at graduation.  I have future goals.  One of my goals is to stay actively involved in St. Norbert as an alumni.  I feel that I can offer alot to students because I have worked very hard to get where I am today.  Nothing has come easy and it has been alot of hard work, but in the end it was worth it.

  - Although this may seem like good bye to my classmates and professors, it is not.  I will be back and stay in contact because I will never forget the people who have made me who I am today.  I am happy to have this opportunity to receive such a valuable education from amazing professors.

  - So, you may ask what is in the future?  Well, as stated I plan to stay involved in the college.  I also plan on accepting a job in Green Bay.  I also really want a cat!

Friday May 7, 2010
   - Tonight I continued working on my assignments for my take home finals.  I want to make sure I include all the proper and important documents before I leave.  Once again, I hope that I am able to help future seniors as much as Ted and Ryan helped me because their feedback really helped me succeed at this project.

Thursday May 6, 2010
   - Today I had my defense.  It was helpful to me because I was able to find out what important documents should be included for future students.  I also have moved the copy of the tutor system to the proper folder for future students.  Now I have to finish my binder, burn my cd, and that is it...

Tuesday May 4, 2010
  - Today I met with Scott to review how to copy a database in MySQL.  It was helpful because he could refresh his memory on how he did it and also provide himself with proper documentation.  It was very helpful to meet with him because he could explain MySQL in more indepth to increase my knowledge.
   - I also went and trained Carole today.  I provided her with a sheet with screenshots that showed the changes to the program. I also went through with her, in depth how to obtain a picture from an email and assign it to a tutor.  She was able to write these directions down because they have now changed the way that the pictures are being sent to her, so she did not know how to find them.  Overall, Carole seemed very happy with the system and I think it will benefit her greatly.

Sunday May 2, 2010
 - I can not believe it is already May!! Where did the time go? Today I worked on my documentation all day, while I watched reruns of I Love Lucy...  Anyways, I was able to obtain alot of good documentation to include in the binder.  I think the next student to receive this project will be able to have no problems.  I have also emailed Scott to obtain how to grant permissions to other users for the database. 

- This week at a glance:  Monday: Internship, SIFE Presentation
                                        Tuesday: Tutor Program Training in Academic Services, Class, Org Awards
                                        Wednesday: Internship, Blahniks Last Lecture
                                        Thursday: Defense, Class, Presentation
                                        Friday: Internship

   - It is hard to believe that this is it... the last week of college classes.  I plan to attend graduate school for Business eventually, but for now I guess this is it.  It hasn't hit me quite yet...

   - In addition, I am having problems logging onto compsci.snc.edu from WinSCP, I apologize if this isn't up tonight...

Friday April 30, 2010
   - I have been starting to gather all of the final material for my binder and website.  I am confused on a few of the documents that I need, therefore I met with Dr. Pankratz today to discuss what to include.   We were also able to discuss this website and changes that I can make to it.  So that is what I did tonight, I changed the website a little bit.  I have added the documents tab because I feel it is easier for viewers to find what documents they can download.  The funny thing about creating a website or even a program, is that before you know it- it is 1:00 AM.  Well, that is exactally what happened to me, so I will continue to update it and improve it.

Thursday April 29, 2010
   - I am adding a new piece of advice to future seniors: Label versions better than Version 1.2, Version 1.3, etc.  It is hard going back to find where you made those changes!  I have been searching through versions of the code trying to find the different versions and where tasks were accomplished.  Those are all versions I will include on the CD in a subfolder, just in case.
   - In looking through my documents and organizing them, I have really been thinking about everything SNC and more specifically, Computer Science, has taught me.  Reflecting on the way I learn, my values, and what I want out of life, SNC was the perfect fit for me and so was computer science.

Wednesay April 28, 2010
   - Senior Cap and Gown Party today.  Yes, I was the student who went home and tried on their cap and gown, but I am sure other students did as well.  I started organizing how I want to implement my binder, but I have a few questions so some I will ask in class, but otherwise I am going to schedule a meeting with Dr. Pankratz just to make sure I am on the right track.   

Tuesday April 27, 2010
   -  This morning I reinstalled the system... Carole emailed me telling me that the word document was not working on her computer yet.  WHAT!?! It works on EVERY other computer, EXCEPT hers!!   I implemented a change in the application just in case the settings would not default correctly in word.  I was able to find the problem as soon as I looked at her Word application...  I told her to let me know if anything else causes problems because I want to be able to fix them for her. Although I did extensive testing, I knew the program so I knew what to click... but what about someone who doesn't?  I also told her I would schedule an appointment to run through all of the changes one more time.  She wants me to review how you can upload the pictures, so I created a document wtih screenshots showing my changes (see the project page for a downloadable copy) and on her version I will create the steps in uploading pictures.

   - I have updated the training manual for the users using the system.  I did not include it on my downloads page because it contains private tutor information, therefore if you would like to obtain a copy you can contact Academic Support Services.  I also have started gathering material for what I need to hand in for my final project.

   - After reflecting on the presentations yesterday, I can not believe presentations are over.  I feel like yesterday I walked into school for my second semester of my senior year. How can I be finished when I feel like I did not even get a project yet???  Although alot of time and communication was put into my project, this semester flew by... Now what? Real world.. since when am I old enough for it? Since when did I grow up?? Although I feel prepared because of everything I have been taught over the past four years, I do not feel like it is time to graduate yet.
 
   - Although I am still working on my project through documentation, I will keep you updated on that, but I am also going to take this week as a reflection of my four years at SNC and how I have grown... I hope that is ok...
 
Monday April 26, 2010
   - Final presenations were today.  Everyone did a fantastic job, after all alot of work was put into every project that we presented.  Great job Seniors!!!

   - Please feel free to look over my presentation.  There is alot of useful information that viewers can use regarding project management. The documents are also downloadable under my Projects page.  Also included in the presenation are concepts that were useful to me, future ideas for this project, advice I would give to seniors, and thank you's.   As I sat in the presention room, I could not believe that today was actually the day...

Presentation

Sunday April 25, 2010
    - Tomorrow is the big day! Final presenations!!  Some of us met today to practice our presentations, give eachother advice, and ask questions.  It was very helpful to hear what other students thought and the advice they gave for improvements.  I also added new data to the database today.  In doing so, I managed to crash my program because I deleted data from tables that I shouldn't have.  But, I did not panic, instead I copied the live over to my test database and took a new approach to delete the data. 

   - I have been working on adding the new data that I will use for my presentation tomorrow.  This has been helpful because although I added data before, I acted as if I was starting a new semester.  The next task I want to accomplish is my documentation for the next senior taking over this project.  I feel it would be beneficial to create an outline of problems and solutions I experienced.

   - I am very excited to see everyone's presentation tomorrow.  We have all worked incredibly hard this semester, and now the time is finally here.  Oh my- Am I really ready for the "real world"!!  We will see if my presentation proves it!  Check back to see my presentation posted under the Project's page...Good Luck!   

Week 13: GANTT Chart

Saturday April 24, 2010
   - I have been working a lot on my presentation trying to make it 'simple' enough for the audience to understand.  I plan to provide a lot of explanations at a high level, even though some people in the room will not need the explanation, and I also plan on using alot of my documentation.  I feel that my presentation will take a different approach from others because it focuses on project management and how I communicated with my user. 

   - I plan to attend the 'practice' with the other students tomorrow.  This will help give me feedback on my presentation.  I have also presented my powerpoint presentation to my mom!  I figure if I can explain it to her and she can fully understand it, I am on the right track!  I have invited my family to the presentation. I am very excited for them to see what I have been working on this semester and what I have learned and how I have grown throughout the last four years.  They know how hard I work and have worked on this project, now I can finally show them the final results.

   - I have the link to the Tutor website up on MySNC now! Thanks Scott!  This will be helpful for tutors to access the website.
 
Thursday April 22, 2010    GO LIVE DAY!
   - THE SYSTEM IS LIVE!
   -  I have installed the system on the computers in Academic Support Services today.  Geoff was kind enough to help me set up the student computer, because it has deep-freeze.  Carole seemed happy with the improvements and gave me suggestions to write down for next year already.  Next is the presentation, but I will continue to support this system and keep making improvements. 

    - THE WEBSITE IS LIVE!
    - I was able to follow my cut-over document.  The only issue that occurred was permission issues with the website, therefore I contacted Ted because he has permission.  We walked through the process later in the day.  I am very grateful to have such a great mentor to mentor me through this project.  Ted and Ryan have been so helpful in providing me with direction and feedback.  I hope I can provide support to future seniors like Ted and Ryan did for me.

Wednesday April 21, 2010
   - Tomorrow is my go-live date.  I have to admit, I am a little nervous.  I really want everything to go well and smooth.  I am continuing to test the system to ensure usability.  I do not know where this semester has gone, it seems like I am installing this project too early, but I have completed the tasks asked.  Therefore, I have accomplished my goal and hopefully Carole's as well.
   - I also met with Dr. Pankratz today to review the cut-over document and get suggestions.  Dr. McVey and Dr. Pankratz provided me with the contact to back-up the live database before making any changes.  I sent him an email with the time of the installation and request.  Scott was very efficient and backed up the database immediately.  I am happy Dr. McVey and Dr. Pankratz gave me that suggestion because it was something I looked past.  I also emailed Carole and told her installation would begin at 10:00am and to not assign any tutors during this time until the installation is complete.
   
Monday April 19, 2010
   - I have been working hard to finish everything up.  I sent my cut-over document to Ted to review.  I want to make sure that I am thinking of everything and planning everything correctly.  The purpose of my cut-over document is to provide an outline for installation. It looks at what need to precede certain tasks.  I also will review this with Dr. Pankratz at our meeting on Wednesday.  I want to make sure I am covering all areas and I am not forgetting anything.

Cut-Over Document

Sunday April 18, 2010
   -  I have not been able to work on much this weekend because this weekend was filled with numerous events.  The end of the semester is always filled with events and homework.  This week I will be installing the system and I have completed everything that is on my business requirements.  My goal is to complete a cut-over document by the end of the night tonight, send it to Ted and review it with Dr. Pankratz at a meeting so the installation process will go smoothly.  I know I have alot of documentation to catch up on, so hopefully everything will run smoothly this week and I can catch up on some of the documents.

Friday April 16, 2010
   - I emailed Ted my plan to let him know where the project currently is and where it is going.  I really like having him as a contact/mentor for this project.  It is helpful for me to be able to contact him with my plans and make sure that I am on the right track and that my ideas are not unreachable. I will be unable to work on my project this weekend, but feel confident in the tasks I have accomplished and will be able to finish the 'little things' this week.  

Thursday April 15, 2010
   - I was hoping to work on some of the suggestions Carole gave me Wednesday night, but I ended up at work until late working on a project.  Therefore, I worked on it today instead.  I was able to move some additional columns around and add the ability to highlight modules.  This required an additional column in that table and required a change to the system and to the website.  Both are working without any problems! 
   - I was happy to be able to work with the website again because I have not had many tasks that needed the website changed.

Tuesday April 13, 2010
   - Today I met with Carole to discuss the tasks for Release Two and to discuss the steps I would have to take in order to complete the release.  I was able to set up a time for the installation next week.  I will be installing the system on four computers total. 
   - I also met with Carole today to fix the default setting on Microsoft Word which had to be changed in order to print the document correctly.  She pointed out a few ideas she had, and I was able to tell her if they were or were going to be completed.   This was helpful for me to organize my thoughts and prioritize my next steps.  I was able to take her suggestions and improve some of my current tasks.

Release Two
GANTT- Week 12

Sunday April 11, 2010
   - Tonight I reviewed the next steps I have to take in completing my project.  I am excited for Carole to see all the changes I have made.  I think she will be very pleased with the changes I have implemented.  There are a few tasks I would like to complete this week and a few tasks I would like to improve.  I plan to meet with Carole this week to discuss what I have changed and set up a time to install the next version.

Friday April 9, 2010
   - Today I did not get as much accomplished on my project as I had planned, but I accomplished tasks in other courses and at my internship so it worked out.  For my project I started testing the resizing function on computers with different size screens.  I made a few decisions about the system using the bigger screen.  The listviews would expand too much causing additional columns to appear, therefore I decided to not have the listviews expand.  With this change I had to adjust the other objects on the screen.   I also finished implementing the final touches on the website.

Thursday April 8, 2010
     - Please look at the documents page, I added screenshots of the newest version of they system.  I tried to show the majority of the tasks I accomplished and some that relate to different tasks: editing, printing, word documents, new forms. 
    - Since I currently have the form and objects on the form adjusting according to the size of the screen, I would like to make the objects on the form adjust to the size of the form.  Therefore, when she drags the corner of the form to resize it, the objects will also resize. 

ScreenShots of Version 2.0

Wednesday April 7, 2010
     - I have finalized the majority of my tasks relating to the system. There are a few 'extra' tasks that I would like to accomplish that I did not plan on accomplishing because of the time constraint. Tonight I worked on having the system resize itself to the size of the screen. My only concern is that with her larger screen, everything will expand too much. Therefore, I think the solution is to only allow it to get to a certain size. I was very happy to get this working.
     - I was also able to find what the issue was with the word document double spacing. I was able to use my computer, which produced the same result as Carole's, to test the new solutions.

Tuesday April 6, 2010
    - Tonight I sat and tried new features to get the word document working.  This was frustrating because the lab computers show the document the correct way, and her computer does not.  After 'wasting time', well I felt it was wasting time even though it wasn't, I will try it at home and see if I get double spacing on my computer.  This would be helpful because then I would have a way to test if the word document works correctly. 
    - I also tried to set up an appointment with Carole today and it seems that our schedules do not match up well for this week.  Therefore, I sent her an email which included the release two features I am adding.  I plan to meet with her next week to finalize some of the requirements for the release the week after.

Monday April 5, 2010
    - I have been having issues loading the database into the system. I can access the database, but I can not display the list of tutors. Therefore, today I looked into what the issue was with displaying the tutors and the data. I found other tables did not have any issues, but the Connection table did. I was able to finally get it working. The issue was that there was one record of bad data. Therefore, it got the first record, but then stopped at the second because it was the bad record.
    - After I was able to get everything working with the tutor_mk database, I was able to add the notes field to the Module table and the CRN field to the Connections table. Therefore, I implemented a new form to add the notes when that field is clicked and to save into the database. I also implemented the CRN field which is added when the tutor is assigned a new tutee. The CRN appears in the current connections and quick search.
    - I am very excited that I was able to implement these changes today.  Having access to the database is very helpful to know connections and to be able to add columns, such as the notes and crn columns.  I created a document showing how the tables in the database are connected to help in coding.  You can see this document on the project page or the link below.

Database Table Connections

Saturday April 3, 2010
    - I have been working on the Tutor website feature this weekend.  The feature that will be added is to see who is tutoring a specific course.  This will be helpful for tutors because they can email another tutor for advice, more examples, or group sessions. 
    - Although I have looked over the language of PHP before, implementing it was more difficult.  I plan to show screen shots on the project page as soon as I add the final touches.  Most of changes are implemented, but I still have to pull one column from the database for the table.    

Wednesday March 31, 2010
    - Today I was able to speak with Dr. Pankratz about the CRN field and how to implement it. I had emailed Carole to clarify the need for the CRN field because the CRN's change every semester, therefore having to be a manual field.  After alot of thought on the implementation (Tuesday Night) I was able to find a way to implement this change with ease and yet achieve the main goal.  I also talked with Ted about the purpose of the CRN which was helpful.

Tuesday March 30,2010
   - Today I worked on more documentation, I organized my list of tasks, which helps me see what I have accomplished and what I still need to accomplish.  I also emailed Carole to get clarification on some of the tasks and to follow up on the first release.  She was able to provide me with what her goal is for the tasks and also provide me with a few suggestions and changes she would like implemented. 
    - I plan to continue working on the web side of the project this week, look into the changes and suggestions she provided, and continue my task list.

Monday March 29, 2010- Happy Birthday to ME!
   - I have been working on getting more documentation completed.  After meeting with Dr. Pankratz, I realized that I do not provide you, the viewers of my website, with much insight of my project besides my day to day progress.  Actually, I have only been giving you a weekly progress update.  I have inlcuded some documents on my project page to allow you to understand my project, where I am, and where I am going.  I plan to include more documentation throughout this week.  I also plan on updating my journal more often. 

Friday March 26, 2010
    -  Over this week I have been working on compiling the Release Two documentation.  I was able to work on the code Thursday night, this afternoon and this evening.  I was very happy with what I was able to accomplish this week.  At the beginning of the week, I felt uneasy about getting everything accomplished, but now I am very glad with what I have accomplished and the progress I am making.  My goal for next week is to work on the web side of the project.  Last week, when I talk with Ted, he advised the steps I should take for completing the website.
    - I think it is funny that whenever I try to work on my project, there is a time crunch.  For example, Spring Break had limited hours in the library and on Friday nights the library also closes early.  Maybe that is positive, it helps me learn to work efficiently and effectively with the time that I have!

Updated Gantt

Tuesday March 23, 2010
    - 8:00 AM came very soon this morning after getting back from that 5 hour car ride at 11:00PM.  (Yes, it could have been later, so I am lucky!)  I wasn't sure what to expect from the walkthrough since I had not been at class yesterday because of SIFE Regionals, so I was hoping I was covering everything I needed to. 
   - I thought it was neat that I presented the same day that the first release was going to be installed because I felt confident in what I was able to show the class.  It was also perfect timing to be able to say what my next steps are. 

Friday March 19, 2010
    - I was really happy with my accomplishments this week.  I have everything done for release one which is set for Tuesday and I have most of my walkthrough ready.  Today I actually started on Release Two requirements.  I talked to Ted and discussed what I have been working on and any concerns I have for Release Two.  He was able to give me many pointers and words of encouragement.  I feel that I am ready and confident for Tuesdays Release and Walkthrough.

Tuesday March 16, 2010
    - Bad news, the lab is closed all of Spring Break and the library has limited  hours!  I guess most students don't plan on working on their projects.  I was able to take some time to work on my project today.  Therefore, I worked from open to close in the library to get everything complete for Release One which will happen on Tuesday.  I also worked on getting everything complete for my walkthrough.  I will be gone to the SIFE Regional competition Sunday through Monday, and because of the walkthrough and release being on Tuesday, I have to be ready for it before I leave.
     - I was able to accomplish alot today with the code so the rest of the week I can focus on any bugs and test the changes.

Thursday March 11, 2010
    - I met with Carole this morning and discussed what I would be implementing for the first release.  This was helpful in order to show her how I was going to implement these changes.  The changes I will be implementing focus on the easier changes and it will help to see if she has thought of any other changes.
    - This week has been hectic because I had two exams today.  Therefore I have not been able to work on this project very often because of my focus on the exams.  I am excited for the ability to work on my project over spring break.

Friday March 5, 2010 
    - I met with a student that works in the office, this student works with the Tutor Database system. It was nice to hear what she does with the system and what could make her job easier. Therefore, I was able to get a few ideas from her. I finished up by business requirements for Carole and scheduled an appointment with her for Thursday to review the changes that I will implement for the first release. I was able to look at the business requirements and finish a few of those tasks. The only problem I ran into was that I started to implement a few of the tasks for the second release so I had to go back a few versions, but at least I have the code that I will need for later.

Thursday March 4 , 2010
    - Today I worked on getting more of the business requirements completed.  I have to admit, I am very frustrated with myself that this is not complete, but with the tutors and myself having busy schedules it was hard to find times to meet.  Tomorrow I will be meeting with another tutor and I will drop off my requirements to Carole as well. Also, although I am frustrated with the requirements, I have started implementing changes to the system, so I don't feel that I am completely behind, I just feel that I could be further ahead.
    - I spoke with Ted tonight. I was able to see his screen, meaning that I was able to see what the database looks like. He also helped me transfer the website over and point the website to tutor_mk. We also discussed the tasks that I put together in a spreadsheet and discussed ideas for the first release. It was very helpful to talk with him because, as you can see from above, I was getting frustrated with myself, so without even knowing that I was frustrated the ideas he provided to me were incredibly helpful.

Wednesday March 3, 2010
    - I met with one tutor tonight and she provided me with ideas from both her and her roommate.  I explained to her what I was doing with my project and what I hope to accomplish.  I have added her ideas to Version 1.2 of my document. My next tutor meeting is on Friday. I will FINALLY have all the requirements together.  Luckily, I have certain requirements that have to be complete because of bugs so I have been able to work on those in the process.

Monday March 1, 2010  &  Tuesday March 2, 2010
   - Once again I worked with making changes on both Monday and Tuesday.  I feel that it is hard to make decisions at times when trying to improve an existing project.  For example, I don't know if I should create a new form or if I should just improve where everything currently is. I began creating the capability of adding a new module by creating a new form.  I ran into some issues with adding a new modules because of how it is implemented in the code.
   - There are some tasks that I have started to implement and accomplish, but afterward they do not seem to fit correctly with the system.

Friday February 26, 2010
  - I was not able to work on my project for very long today, but I did get to work out a few problems I was having.  I tested opening the document and printing it as well as adding the connection and not printing it. 
  - I was also able to close the actual application, before this I was able to generate and close the document, but not able to close the application.  Now when it says you want to print, but you don't want to make changes you can see the document being generated and then automatically close.

Thursday February 25, 2010
  - Today I worked on minor changes in the system. I was able to print the tutor letter to a word document where Carole will be able to change it. I also created a new message box that asks her, when she clicks print, if she wants to make changes if yes, then it show the document, if no, the document is generated and then prints. It was great to get something working and to see it visually!! - I have been having too much fun making changes to the system, but I have to get the requirements complete. I am going to put together the list that I believe I can accomplish and send that out to Ted and Ryan tomorrow.

Tuesday February 23, 2010
  - I emailed Carole because she was concerned about a problem she was having. When she clicked to print the current connections is was coming out on multiple pages, rather than just one page.  I also asked her for the names of tutors, both new and experienced. I asked her for the names of new tutors because I want to know of any problems they had while running the website for the first time, also parts of the website that may not be as clear as they would like them to be. I also wanted to meet with the experienced tutors because they have been working with the website for a while and therefore may have the same problems each semester.
   - I also met with Dr.Pankratz today to discuss the project again.  I have emailed Ted and Ryan to answer some questions that we have about getting me permissions for MySQL.

Thursday February 18, 2010
   - I met with Dr. Pankratz today to discuss where my project was headed. This is important because I like to know if I am on the right track and where I am suppose to be.
  - Tonight Ted set up a phone conference between the three of us. We discussed my plan for the semester, plans for installation (1st release in March), and the plan to get all environments set up for me. This communication was very helpful because it allowed us to come together to make sure we were all on the 'same page'. It also helped us all realize what our next steps are. For example, I will be scheduling time with tutors to hear their thoughts on the website and system. So my next step is to navigate through the website in becoming a tutor and see if there is anything that I find is a problem. From there, I will meet with tutors to hear their thoughts.

Tuesday February 16, 2010
    -Today I sent my revised spreadsheet to Ted and Ryan. This spreadsheet shows the difficulty and priority of the tasks.  I based the priority off of what Carole seemed to really want or need changed, while the difficulty I based off of the current code.  I figured that some of the code may be similar would be easier because it would serve as a guide.  I have reviewed the code and am starting to understand VB6 and PHP!  Previous courses have really come in handy to pick up on new languages and the similarities.  

Spreadsheet:Version 1.1

Thursday February 11, 2010
   - I added my ideas to the spreadsheet and also the difficulty that I believe they are.  The difficulty is hard to predict since some may actually be more difficult that I expected, and some may be easier than I expected.  At least thinking about the difficulty has provided me with some ideas of how I might implement that task.  Some of the changes may be dependent on another change, so my next task is to order them by dependency and priority.  I also met with Dr. Pankratz today to see how my project was progressing and to make sure I was on the right track.  Planning is a huge part of this project because it is working with a client and the needs of the client are important.  A new spreadsheet will come shortly with the tasks prioritized and a business requirements document will also come shortly.

Spreadsheet:Version 1.0

Tuesday February 9, 2010
  - Today I met and talked about improvements with Carole.  She gave me many ideas of what she would like improved.  Since she is the primary user of the system, she would know the best about improvements that should be made.  Tonight I created a spreadsheet of the changes.  She had many ideas about changes that would be beneficial.  I plan to email Ted and Ryan to get their input on the changes once the spreadsheet is complete.

Friday February 5, 2010 
  - I started some of the 'little' things that are needed for this website.  I would like to complete the pages of my website, except the ongoing journal, so I can devote all my time to working on my project.  I was hoping to post the new website tonight and look into the system in more detail, but  due to the weather I decided to safely travel home earlier, rather than slide home later.  By the end of the week my goal is to have the website complete, the system reviewed, and a time scheduled to meet with Carole.

Sunday January 31, 2010
   - Welcome to my website!!!  I will try to keep you as updated as possible on my project throughout the semester.  So far, I have completed my Home Page and Journal Page.

Wednesay January 27, 2010
   - This morning I talked with Ryan about the system and provided me with documentation.  Ryan and Ted are also looking into getting a test environment set up for me.  Talking with Ryan gave me the opportunity to ask some questions and he was able to step me through installation in order for me to begin to become acquainted with the system. Ryan also showed me how to run the program and explained which database was live and which was test.  I will be able to start looking over the documentation and program to find improvements and suggestions.

Monday January 25, 2010
   -  The start of my final semester at SNC.  I met with Dr. Pankratz and was assigned my project.  I will be upgrading the Academic Support Tutor Monitoring and Scheduling System.  My contacts of Alumni Mentors are Ryan McLaughlin and Ted Trisco.  I have contacted Ryan to find more information.
   - I am not sure what to expect from the project since the project description and requirements are to obtain improvements, but I am excited to start the project and learn from it.