Clinical Coordination System Project

Overview
Scope
Client
Duration
Technologies

Overview

The purpose of Clinical Co-ordination System is to manage the student clinical allocations for the nursing department of the Australian Catholic University (ACU). The paper-based system currently employed to manage this task is ineffective. This project’s overall goal is to improve this task by developing a product that is more effective, efficient and easier to use then the current system.

Scope

The Coordination System will be delivered as a Java application that will be installed on client machines. This will connect to a database which may reside on a server hosted by the client. Also as part of the final product, user and administration training and manuals will be delivered. The process of installation of the software on the client hardware is within the scope of this project. The functionality of the final product will encompass the ability to:

Add new records (students, placements etc.)
Add, modify, delete and search for records
Generate reports in a printable format
Generate logs of user activity
Archive records no longer required

Data stored and manipulated by the final product will be:

Student details
User details and privileges
Placement details
Course details
Unit details
Agency details

Once the final application has been installed at the client location and signed off by the client, the client will be responsible for the maintenance of the product. All ongoing maintenance of the software is outside of the scope of the product

Client

Nursing Department at Australian Catholic University

Duration

Two semesters

Technologies

Waterfall Software Developemnt Life Cycle
Java SDK 1.5
Standard Widget Toolkit for OS native Look and Feel
JavaDB database