Overview “None of the students had much experience with Country or Region: United States mobile app development, but I knew that their existing Industry: Education—Higher education Visual Basic skills would be transferable to the Customer Profile development of Windows Phone apps.” Kennesaw State University (KSU) is the third-largest university in Georgia, with Solomon Negash, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Information Systems, Kennesaw State University approximately 23,500 students, 600 academic staff, and 1,400 administrative staff. Its main campus is located in For its new Mobile Application Development Lab, Kennesaw Kennesaw, Georgia, which is State University (KSU) needed a mobile platform that allows approximately 20 miles northwest of Atlanta. students to develop a real-world mobile app in one semester and learn about other aspects of the development process, Business Situation KSU needed a mobile platform and tool including source code control, testing, build management, and set that would enable students to team coordination. KSU chose Windows Phone and the develop a mobile app in one semester and learn about other aspects of Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 development system—including application lifecycle management. Visual Studio Team Foundation Server 2010 for application Solution lifecycle management. A powerful mobile platform and KSU chose Windows Phone and the integrated tool set for all aspects of application lifecycle Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 development system, including Visual management will help students build a mobile app in a single Studio Team Foundation Server 2010. semester and teach them other essential aspects of software Benefits development. With assistance from Wadeware and its Minimal learning curve participation in Microsoft programs for higher learning, KSU was Rapid mobile app development Comprehensive application lifecycle able to get its new lab up and running quickly and at a minimal management cost. Real-world experience from a qualified partner Low implementation costs
Overview Country or Region: United States Industry: Education—Higher education Customer Profile Kennesaw State University (KSU) is the third-largest university in Georgia, with approximately 23,500 students, 600 academic staff, and 1,400 administrative staff. Its main campus is located in Kennesaw, Georgia, which is approximately 20 miles northwest of Atlanta. Business Situation KSU needed a mobile platform and tool set that would enable students to develop a mobile app in one semester and learn about other aspects of application lifecycle management. Solution KSU chose Windows Phone and the Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 development system, including Visual Studio Team Foundation Server 2010. Benefits Minimal learning curve Rapid mobile app development Comprehensive application lifecycle management Real-world experience from a qualified partner Low implementation costs “None of the students had much experience with mobile app development, but I knew that their existing Visual Basic skills would be transferable to the development of Windows Phone apps.” Solomon Negash, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Information Systems, Kennesaw State University For its new Mobile Application Development Lab, Kennesaw State University (KSU) needed a mobile platform that allows students to develop a real-world mobile app in one semester and learn about other aspects of the development process, including source code control, testing, build management, and team coordination. KSU chose Windows Phone and the Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 development system—including Visual Studio Team Foundation Server 2010 for application lifecycle management. A powerful mobile platform and integrated tool set for all aspects of application lifecycle management will help students build a mobile app in a single semester and teach them other essential aspects of software development. With assistance from Wadeware and its participation in Microsoft programs for higher learning, KSU was able to get its new lab up and running quickly and at a minimal cost.