Keith Kasperson and Dr. Gordon W. Romney 1. Description of Product The Student Digital Portfolio (StuDigiPort) capstone team shall provide a web application that provides students with a digital or electronic portfolio. A digital portfolio is a collection of student work that is organized similar to a hard copy portfolio. The purpose of the portfolio […]
DS3 Web Interface
Kevin Wong and Dr. Gordon Romney, Information Technology As digital media storage is growing ever more popular, security of this data is becoming more and more important. Intruders can relatively easily alter digital files and documents. Several customers, such as the Harold B. Lee Library, the archivist of the Dead Sea Scrolls, and the Director […]
Digital Signature Signing Server Project Management and Client Support
Frederick Penrose and Dr. Gordon Romney, Information Technology Proposal With the ever increasing move to electronic documents in every industry and field, digital security is becoming a greater concern for everyone. Various departments within BYU have the concern of distributing images to the public and in-turn persons from the public fraudulently change the images and […]
Digital Signature Signing Server Archiving Method for Secure Data
Hoan Do and Professor Gorden Romney, Information Technology In a world where digital information can be so easily altered it is essential to protect the original content of digital files from unauthorized changes. This is especially important with digital images such as maps or historical documents. If these images are provided to the world for research […]
Securing Engineering for the Future: An Inquiry-base Approach to Teaching Engineering in Grades 6-12
Ryan Anderson and Dr. Jared Berrett, School of Technology The basis behind inquiry-based learning is that questions are being asked and answers are being found. On that same note problems are being presented and solutions are being discovered. Inquiry-based learning and instruction allows for personal growth and choice in education on the part of the […]
A Model Worth a Thousand Pictures
Tyson Triplett and Professor Paul Skaggs, School of Technology, Industrial Design Model-making is an essential part of the Industrial Design profession. An idea, no matter how good, is only as valuable as you are able to present it to others. Model-making can be seen as a language by which we share and validate our ideas as […]
Thermal Management of Lithium Iron-phosphate Batteries
Nicholas V. Riedel and Professor Perry Carter, School of Technology The BYU Electric Vehicle Competition Team (EVCT) elected to use Lithium-iron phosphate batteries as the power source for their streamlined electric race car. This car will be used to attempt a land speed record for electric vehicles under 1800 lbs at the Bonneville Salt Flats in […]
The Effects of a User Interface on Productivity The Whiteboard LMS
Jeremiah Jackson and Dr. Barry Mark Lunt, Information Technology Common among modern universities, BYU included, is usage of Learning Management Systems, commonly known as LMS. LMS are electronic classrooms, often online, that allow for the learning process to continue outside of the traditional classroom setting. For several years, BYU has strived to use the Blackboard […]
Family Tree Mapper: Designing a User Interface for Online Mapping of Genealogical Data
Craig Fryer and Professor Richard Helps, Information Technology Designing and Implementing a web service for promoting genealogy and family history work requires a complex process of working with potential end users, designing a product that meets their needs, and testing it with the end users. I found that the greatest challenge to this process was including […]
PLASTICS FOR DESIGNERS
Colburn L. Jones Plastics for Designers is a basic survey of the industry of plastics specifically written to address the questions and needs of the industrial designer. It is interesting that most people understand and are much more familiar with materials such as wood, metal, glass, stone, etc., than they are with plastics. This is […]