Requirements Specification
for eClass
Version 0.1 - 28 September 2010
Version 0.2 - 08 October 2010
Version 1.0 - 09 December 2010

Contents

• 1. Introduction
  • 1.1. Problem Statement
  • 1.2. System Personnel
  • 1.3. Operational Setting
  • 1.4. Impacts
  • 1.5. Related Systems
    • 1.5.1. Elluminate
    • 1.5.2. GoToTraining
    • 1.5.3. DyKnow Vision
    • 1.5.4. Adobe Connect
    • 1.5.5. WiZiQ
    • 1.5.6. DimDim
    • 1.5.7. Feature Comparison Matrix

• 2. Functional Requirements
  • 2.1. User Interface Overview
    • 2.1.1. Instructor
    • 2.1.2. Student
  • 2.2. Preparing a Lecture
    • 2.2.1. Using the Lecture Editor
      • 2.2.1.1. Editing in Design View
      • 2.2.1.1. Editing in Code View
    • 2.2.2. Importing a Lecture
      • 2.2.2.1. From a Set of Images
      • 2.2.2.1. From HTML
    • 2.2.3. Details of Lecture Format
      • 2.2.3.1. Reserved HTML Elements
      • 2.2.3.1. Example of Proper Lecture Formatting
  • 2.3. Presentation
    • 2.3.1. Navigation
    • 2.3.2. Expanding and Collapsing
    • 2.3.3. Layers
  • 2.4. Viewing a Lecture
    • 2.4.1. Navigation
    • 2.4.2. Layers
    • 2.4.3. Notes
  • 2.5. Instructor/Student Interaction
    • 2.5.1. Communication Toolbar
    • 2.5.2. Student Question Asking
    • 2.5.3. Instructor Question Management and Control
    • 2.5.4. Multi-Participant Interactions
  • 2.6. Tool Details
    • 2.6.1. Drawings
    • 2.6.2. Overlays
  • 2.7. Managing the Roster
    • 2.7.1. Populating the Roster
    • 2.7.2. Menu Options
      • 2.7.2.1. Attendance
      • 2.7.2.2. Sorting and Views
      • 2.7.2.3. Grouping Students
    • 2.7.3. Right Click Options
      • 2.7.2.1. Granting Student Sharing
      • 2.7.2.2. Locking Students' Screens
      • 2.7.2.3. Edit
  • 2.8. Viewing Lectures Remotely and Offline

• 3. Non-Functional Requirements
  • 3.1. Performance
  • 3.2. Operational Environment
    • 3.2.1. In-Class Learning
    • 3.2.2. At Home Online Attendance
  • 3.3. General Characteristics
    • 3.3.1. Reliability
    • 3.3.2. Security and Privacy
    • 3.3.3. Portability
    • 3.3.4. Simplicity versus Power

• 4. Developer Overview

• 5. Formal Specification

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