Speaker: Bill Ross
Candidate for Bachelor of Arts Computer Information Science
Time: 6:10 PM
Place: Trustee Hall 216
Supervisor: Dr. Anthony Cassandra
Title: Constructing a Dynamic Home Decorating E-Commerce Solution

Abstract: Affordable Blinds and Home Interiors sell window treatments (Blinds and Shades) plus home decor items directly to consumers on the Internet. The price lists and home decor item’s information was statically embedded in each web page. Making changes to the information required web site and HTML knowledge. A dynamic web site’s pages will automatically be up to date if the information is changed in the database. The solution was to use a scripting language and a relational database management system to create dynamically updated user pages. Forms that allow the client to administer the information on the site were also implemented. The client can now add, change, or delete the product and pricing information without the intervention of a web programmer. The customer view of the pricing and products are dynamically generated from the data in the database. This presentation demonstrates the dynamic solution that was implemented and the ease of use for the web based administration.