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.	view days that the school is unexpectedly closed (snow days)
2.	view student grades
3.	view student attendance
4.	view class schedule
5.	view event calendar
6.	view exam schedule
7.	view sports (games/practices) schedules
8.	search the library for a book/article/etc
9.	view results for sport games (standings against other teams, etc.)
10.	find out what books are checked out in the library
11.	find out what resources are available (computers, science labs, auto shop, wood shop, etc)
12.	contact staff/admin (perhaps even an on page place to send comments -- as opposed to _just_ e-mails)
13.	discover staff/admin roles (ie what each person does).  Who is the principal?
14.	share event photos
15.	find extra curricular activities (incl. sports)
16.	a page that displays statistics about the school (interesting facts, etc.)
17.	sign up for events (or view events already signed up for)
18.	get directions to the school, a map indicating where the school is.
19.	a map of all the school buildings (perhaps tied in with the schedule).  where are the classrooms are, lockers are, etc.
20.	a frequently asked questions page
21.	website needs some more technical direction.  There are some places where text overflows over borders 
22.	view school policies
23.	take exams online
24.	online interactive learning software
25.	teacher histories (ie in case they did bad things in the past)
26.	ability to evaluate teachers and courses and the school as a whole.
27.	book a room for a social event	
2. Generate ideas for the requirements of the given system that are needed by STUDENT but are not wanted by PARENT.  (30 minutes)

28.	student social network (+/-) some parents might want this.  Others may not.
29.	have a place where students can talk about teachers (and rate them).  Some parents ay support this, others may not.
30.	more information on being a young adolescent (ie drugs, sexuality, alcohol, etc.).
31.	where the local party is tonight
32.	suspensions/expulsions of other students
33.	scandalous information about teachers (ie that teacher that beat up the kid in Halifax recently)
34.	place to discuss other students
35.	place to discuss school secrets
36.	place to discuss problems at home with parents

3. Generate ideas for the requirements of the given system that are needed by PARENT but are not wanted by STUDENT.  (30 minutes)
	
37.	view child's grades
38.	view child's attendance
39.	view child's class schedule
40.	view child's detentions/suspensions/expulsions
41.	view comments or concerns from teachers about child
42.	ability to add address, phone number, or other forms of contact if trouble arises
43.	parent might want to know about "bad things" that happen at the school -- where the safety of his/her child is in question
44.	ability for the parents to monitor a "social" network.
45.	ability for parents to monitor a child's e-mail
46.	ability for parents to find out due dates for homework, projects, etc.
47.	ability for parents to see which books the student has checked out of the library
48.	ability for parents to watch classes via web cams to see his/her child or the teacher
49.	ability for parent to find out information about another student that his/her child might be hanging around with
50.	ability to contact teachers about a student or problem, etc.
51.	parenting help/tips/guides; resources for parents on how to deal with problems (specifically related to being a parent)
52.	compare child's performance to another student or the class average
53.	book a meeting with staff
	
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)
	
54.	place for teachers to discuss students
55.	access to e-mail 
56.	open access to student information/grades/etc.
57.	list of students
58.	ability to monitor student and parent e-mails
59.	compare students performance against other students
60.	compare schools performance against other schools
61.	list of expulsions/suspensions
62.	list of horrible parents
63.	list of horrible students
64.	number of student failures
65.	number of students held back
66.	number of students who go to post-secondary education
67.	access to student information (who parents are, address, etc.)