Dear Students:
Today you are going to generate ideas for the requirements of a computer-based system that is described in a document of a client who wants to improve the SIR JOHN A MACDONALD HIGH SCHOOL website http://sja.ednet.ns.ca/index.html.
You are going to use the power-only EPMcreate technique as the creativity fostering technique to generate your ideas.
The power-only EPMcreate technique consists of 5 mini brainstorming sessions. In each mini session, you will pretend to think from the viewpoints of two stakeholders(roles/users) STUDENT and PARENT, and for each pair of viewpoints, you will follow the steps 0-4 that are explained in the table below
Try to produce as many as possible, don’t evaluate any idea, and don’t inhibit anyone from participating. 
You have only two hours to carry out the steps, but you may end your session earlier if all of you agree that no more ideas are forthcoming.

0. Blank out your mind.	
1. Generate ideas for the requirements of the given system that are needed jointly by STUDENT and PARENT.  (30 minutes) 	
1.	Parent teacher meetings
2.	Grade reports
3.	General School Information and News
4.	Community Activities and Events
5.	Design a better Bus Schedule 
6.	Create link for both student and parent information to live
7.	able to filter to specific types of events (important dates vs Big Bunch calendar)
8.	Captions, Separate galleries for events
9.	assignments
10.	questions about homework
11.	study strategies
12.	health-food information
13.	feedback about food
14.	sports available, facilities available
15.	legacy/history of the programs	
2. Generate ideas for the requirements of the given system that are needed by STUDENT but are not wanted by PARENT.  (30 minutes)
	
16.	Contact Librarian service
  
17.	list of taken books, due dates, recall option, renewal
18.	reminders, fines
19.	Integrate site into main SJA site
20.	re-organize information, quick links for popluar information
21.	Academic Appeals process /information
22.	link to e-learning
23.	feedback for new sports to add to the program / intramural structure
24.	instructor led classes
25.	information section for helpful tips, etc.
26.	study guides, focus, recommended projects/ideas, tools for brainstorming
27.	when to reach out for help, who to ask
28.	volunteer opportunities
29.	- community groups	
3. Generate ideas for the requirements of the given system that are needed by PARENT but are not wanted by STUDENT.  (30 minutes)
	
30.	Grade reports
31.	student performance
32.	punishments, disciplinary actions, fines
33.	feedback from teachers to parents about student
34.	ability for conversation with teachers and administrators
35.	academic excellence
36.	teaching excellence awards, alumni of school successes
	
4. Generate ideas for the requirements of the given system that are not wanted by both of STUDENT and PARENT, but are needed possibly by other stakeholders. (30 minutes)

37.	lesson tools
38.	reporting misconduct
39.	Use the common calendar recommended to feed the Important dates area of the site
40.	Use a blog style interface for news and load where needed on pages
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