Final Project

The Mail Order Company

A new mail order company is forming. The owners want to create a program that can be used by operators to select an item from the catalog by Id number or name. In the case of name a list of possible choices should appear on the screen. In any case the number of items in stock should appear (for now assume only one operator). The inventory should be updated after every transaction. The warehouse should be able to get a list of orders (with customer information) and list all items whose stock is low. Customer records must be maintained. Each customer should have at least an id number, name, address and balance due. We want the business office to be able to send out bills and record payments. Access for each part of the program should be controled through one menu.

The Schedule

1. Week 1 Decide on company and get a stock list (you might just get something from a company on the Internet).
2. Week 2 Get formal specs from the client-me.
3. Week 3 Complete formal agreement between classes (set goals-Grade levels if you wish). Formalize the database design. Display the specs on your group homepage along with individual assignments and subgroup assignments. Create individual and subgroup pages where each person will display their part of the assignment.
4. Week 4 Display the interface on your group homepage with a link to a zipped copy of the interface program.
5. Week 6 The databases should be complete and available on the group homepage.
6. Week 8 Display each individual displays scripts, scenarios and class interfaces they are responsible for on their homepage.
7. Week 9 From this point on, each person should have a zipped copy of any code they are working on available from their homepage with latest upday day listed.
8. Weeks 12-15 Work in class on project.