Terrier News Situation: Terrier

Terrier News Situation: Terrier News is a monthly newsletter devoted to various breeds of terriers and topics of interest to terrier owners and breeders. Annie West, the editor and publisher, asked you to help her design a system to enter and manage the hundreds of classified ads that Terrier News publishes. Some ads are for dogs wanted; some are for dogs for sale; and some offer products and services. a. Design a suitable source document for ads that are telephoned or mailed in. b. Suggest at least four user interface design guidelines that could be used for the new system. c. Suggest several types of controls that might be used on the switchboard you plan to design. Explain why you chose each control, and create a storyboard that shows the switchboard layout. ======================================== North Shore Boat Sales Situation: North Shore Boat Sales sells new and used boats and operates a web-based boat brokerage business in Toronto. The company has grown, and North Shore needs a new information system to manage the inventory, the brokerage operation, and information about prospective buyers and sellers. Dan Robeson, the owner, asked you to design samples of computer screens and reports that the new system might produce. a. Design a switchboard that includes the main information management functions that North Shore might require. b. Create a storyboard with a design layout that allows customers to perform the following functions: obtain information about new boats, obtain information about used boats, send an e-mail to North Shore, learn more about the company, or review links to other marine-related sites. c. Suggest reports that might be useful to North Shore’s management.