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Assignment #2 - Site Outline

--Aki Kobashi
  • Business Plan
    • Motivation -- Currently, information regarding housing is spread across multiple sites, and is often too detailed for the typical student, or contains jargon that may be unfamiliar to some students.
    • Site development costs -- Initial site development will be costly because a large majority of the information will be on subjective matters, such as how good the food is.
    • Site maintenance costs -- Maintenance costs are minimal, as the site only needs to be tweaked whenever housing policies change, which is not very often.
  • Consumer Motivation
    • Students will have a central place to look for most questions regarding their potential residences
    • It will also act as an addressbook for  major contact points
    • Most users will probably be frustrated with the currently available resources (Stanford Housing site, and other documents that litter the Residential Education sites)
  • Site Structure
      • Introduction to Dorm Life at Stanford
        • Dorm culture
        • What people do in dorms.
      • Housing Options -- for Freshmen
        • FroSoCo
        • SLE
        • Ethnic housing
        • Regular
      • Housing Options -- for Upperclassmen
        • Branner
        • Toyon (sophomores only)
        • Crothers
        • Lagunita Court
        • Okada, Zapata
        • Manzanita Court
        • Roble
        • Fraternities, Sororities
      • Off-Campus Housing
        • By yourself
        • Oak Creek
      • The Draw
        • The Short Story
        • The Complicated Story
          • Preassignments
          • In-house draw
          • Fraternities, sororities
          • Greek houses
        • Deadlines
      • Tutorials
        • Completing Your "Approaching Stanford" Form.
        • Selecting Your Drawing Tier
        • What's Different This Year?
        • Housing, Financial Aid, and Your Stanford Bill
        • Decorating and Personalizing Your Room
        • Checklist Before Leaving Your Home
        • Checklist Before Moving Out Of Your Dorm
        • Shopping For College
        • Dorm Life Necessities
        • Your Computer
        • Enabling Internet Access
      • Find Out More
        • From Your Peers
          • Reviews
          • Virtual tours of their rooms
          • Schedule tours
        • From RFs
      • Glossary
        • RA
        • RT
        • RWT
        • PHE
        • RF
      • FAQs
        • What should you do when...
        • You do not get along with your roommate(s)
        • There are too many parties in your dorm and you cannot function properly
        • Your neighbors are very noisy
        • You are locked out
        • Can I stay in my dorm during the breaks?

Last edited April 18, 2009.