Online Tutor

U Ottawa Online Tutor

June 14th, 2005

Ms. Joelle Hamilton

Dean, School of Management

University Ottawa’s School of Management

136 Jean-Jacques Lussier Street

Ottawa, ON K1P 1C8

Dear Ms. Hamilton,

The following report is the report you requested on June 14th, 2005. It has proposal in regards to an online tutor database STS Consultant Firm developed to links students in need of academic assistance with potential tutors. Contained within the report is a detailed analysis of how the online tutor database benefits University of Ottawa and its students.

In order for University of Ottawa’s School of Management to accept STS Consultant proposal to endorse advertise through the School’s various communication channels. University must first understand all the benefits of online tutor database. Also, the report details challenges the University must consider before accepting the proposal. The report will also have a set of recommended actions that must be taken in order for School of Management to make full usage and maintain an online tutor database.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your time and co-operation. If you have any questions or comments, please do not hesitate to call me at (613) 262-2469.

Sincerely,

Danny Chow

Chief Information Officer

Online Tutor

For University of Ottawa’s School of Management

Prepared for

Joelle Hamilton

Dean, School of Management

University of Ottawa’s School of Management

Prepared By

Danny Chow

Chief Information Officer

STS Consulting Firm

June 14th, 2005

U Ottawa Online Tutor

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

It is recommended that University of Ottawa’s School of Management begin to advertise through the School’s various communication channels. However, before the university decides to advertise it must begin by decided how to implement and maintain the website.

In order for the online tutor service efficiently assess students, they will have to begin to implement the service to be online. Also, University of Ottawa (O.U.) will need to follow the recommendations in order to be able to successfully benefits the student. Advertise must be done to get the service out will be one of the steps that need to be taken in order for O.U. to successfully benefit the university, tutors and its students.

The report will outline and detail the benefits of online tutor service, as well as the actions necessary in order for U.O. to successfully implement an online tutor system.

Setting up an online tutor system enables students to search most desirable tutor on the database 24 hours a day. The database combined with today’s advanced technological tools to will help organize and service efforts. Student can create log in and search out tutors. Tutor candidate profiles can be viewed instantly in real-time, facilitating students quickly and accurately identify potential tutors to contact.

With an online tutor service implementation time is required to setup and additional expenses maybe incur and website maintenance. Securing the privacy of personal information is another risk to take into account.

U Ottawa Online Tutor

Introduction

Each year hundred of students at University of Ottawa are in need of academic assistance. Currently through the Student Federation of the university Peer Help Centre service. Students require tutoring may go in person fill up and submit application of the topic. After application submitted student would require waiting minimum of 2 days for the Peer Help Center search their database a best matches. A list of 3 best candidates will be forward to the students and from that point it is up to student to contact and arrange the time to both parties to meet. A process can take days before the students can actually receiving any tutoring. Time students cannot really afford giving the tight schedule students faces with amount of homework, midterms, and assignments.

At STS Consultant our mission is to provide an online resource for students to receive individual help from highly qualify tutors with the utmost timely manner. Our purpose is greatly reduced the time duration students actually receive tutoring through our website. The following report will analyze how an online tutor database STS had developed that link students in need of academic with potential tutors. An endorsement from the Undergraduate Committee at the University of Ottawa’s School of Management would create an opportunity to advertise through the School’s various communication channels to reach the max quantity of students.

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Online Tutor Database

Benefits

Efficiency of Services

At STS Consultant, the database is consisting of undergraduates and gradates student currently enrolled with University. Also contains non-student professional people in the working environment. However, all have expert knowledge in their special fields and some have precious teaching or tutoring experiences.

With the enhance database student need academic helps will be able to log in STS website to search by tutors by topic or course code. Once student