Student Application System Essential Services and Assets

1. Student Application SystemEssential Services and Assets Timothy Mak - Team Leader James Zujie Shi Dali Wang Maria Stattel Andy Teng Hyoungju Yun John Rinderle Ron Urwongse 10.31.2001

2. Team Activities Weekly Meeting Recurring Team Meetings- Wednesdays from 1-2pm (as necessary) Team Meetings to Date 9.19.2001 First Team Meeting, assigned project roles 9.22.2001 Presentation discussion and layout 10.3.2001 Discussed requirements for part II 10.10.2001 Reviewed current status of part II 10.25.2001 Discussed contents of Presentation II

3. Project Timeline Client Meetings 9.21.2001 Meeting with Martha Baron, Director of Information Services 10.4.2001 Meeting with Martha Baron 10.25.2001 Meeting with Martha Baron Class Presentations 9.26.2001 Project Briefing 1 James Zujie Shi and Timothy Mak 10.31.2001 Project Briefing 2 Dali Wang and Maria Stattel 11.14.2001 Project Briefing 3 Andy Teng and Hyoungju Yun 12.5.2001 Project Briefing 4 John Rinderle and Ron Urwongse

4. Roles for Part II Team Leader – Timothy Mak Discussion Leader – Maria Stattel Scribe – Dali Wang Reviewers – all team members

5. Student Application SystemMission • To make Carnegie Mellon’s Student Services accessible online • “No-stop shopping” – Bill Elliot VP of Enrollment Result • Convenient and broad access to the CMU community

6. Services Provided to users Administration • Quick access to registration and administrative tools Admissions Board • Access to student information, scholarship information Faculty • Organized access to E-grades, course schedules, regulations Students • Access to course information, school account information

7. Essential Services and Assets • Marketing and Recruiting • Student Application for Admission • Acceptance Notification • Financial Aid • Billing • E-Grades • Graduation Eligibility Verification • Degree Certification • Academic Audit

8. Essential Services Accessed Through Web Server 1 • Marketing and Recruiting • Student Application for Admission • Acceptance Notification • Financial Aid • Billing • E-Grades • Graduation Eligibility Verification

9. Essential Services Accessed Through Web Server 2 • Certifying Degrees • Academic Audit

10. Usage Architecture

11. Network Traffic Flow CMU Network Backbone … Terminal Server 1 Terminal Server 5

12. Usage Scenario 1 – Applications on Server1 without Authentication • The user accesses the desired web page • Any data required from the database is retrieved and displayed

13. Usage Scenario 1

14. Access Student Application

15. Enter Application Information

16. Submit Application

17. Web server 2 Web server 1 Essential Service Trace Architecture Node Essential Component Communication Link Essential Service Scenario Trace (1) Web browser Acceptance Notification Student Application Degree Certification Authentication Server Financial Aid Marketing and Recruiting Academic Audit E-Grades Graduation Eligibility Verification Billing Terminal Firewall Database server

18. Usage Scenario 2 – Applications on Server1 with Authentication • The user accesses the desired web page • The user is prompted to supply a Kerberos password • If the user is authenticated, access is granted to the next web page • Any data required from the database is retrieved and displayed

19. Usage Scenario 2

20. Log-in Screen Requirement

21. Student Information On-line

22. Web server 2 Web server 1 Essential Service Trace Architecture Node Essential Component Communication Link Essential Service Scenario Trace (2) Web browser Acceptance Notification Student Application Degree Certification Authentication Server Financial Aid Marketing and Recruiting Academic Audit E-Grades Graduation Eligibility Verification Billing Terminal Firewall Database server

23. Usage Scenario 3 – Applications on Server2 with Authentication • The user accesses the desired web page. • The user is prompted to supply a Kerberos password • If the user is authenticated, access is granted to the next web page • Any data required from the database is retrieved and displayed

24. Web server 2 Web server 1 Essential Service Trace Architecture Node Essential Component Communication Link Essential Service Scenario Trace (3) Web browser Acceptance Notification Student Application Degree Certification Authentication Server Financial Aid Marketing and Recruiting Academic Audit E-Grades Graduation Eligibility Verification Billing Terminal Firewall Database server

25. Usage Scenario 4 – Access Database through Terminal Servers • The user gains access to the terminal • The user starts a telnet session through the firewall to the database

26. Web server 2 Web server 1 Essential Service Trace Architecture Node Essential Component Communication Link Essential Service Scenario Trace (4) Web browser Acceptance Notification Student Application Degree Certification Authentication Server Financial Aid Marketing and Recruiting Academic Audit E-Grades Graduation Eligibility Verification Billing Terminal Firewall Database server

27. Essential Components • Highest Priority • Database • Firewall • Secondary Priority • Authentication servers • Provide Kerberos services • Web servers • Web servers • Provide services to students, faculties, administrators and other people

28. Questions?