The “ iTCU ”Project

Extending online services

to a unified mobile portal

Do TCU students want mobile services?

Goals of the Project

1. Establish foundation for a unified mobile portal.

2. To better gauge demand from the TCU communityfor a mobile portal. (>4,200 downloads since 9/14/09)

3. To better understand challenges developing and maintaining a mobile portal.

Why the iPhone?

Market Share RIMM/Blackberry = 19% iPhone = 13% Windows Mobile = 9%

Growth

(Thousands of units)

Why the iPhone?

The App StoreDate # of Apps # of Downloads

11-Jul-08 500 0

14-Jul-08 800 10,000,000

9-Sep-08 3,000 100,000,000

22-Oct-08 7,500 200,000,000

5-Dec-08 10,000 300,000,000

16-Jan-09 15,000 500,000,000

17-Mar-09 25,000 800,000,000

23-Apr-09 35,000 1,000,000,000

8-Jun-09 50,000 >1,000,000,000

14-Jul-09 65,000 >1,500,000,000

28-Sep-09 85,000 >2,000,000,000

iTCU – Suite of Applications

Suite Approach

iTCU – Suite of Applications

DirectoryStudents Name, Email

Employees

Name, Email, Title

iTCU – Suite of Applications

Athletics -

iTCU – Suite of Applications

CourseCatalog

iTCU – Suite of Applications

Maps

GPS Enabled Searchable Map

iTCU – Suite of Applications

Events

iTCU – Suite of Applications

News

iTCU – Suite of Applications

Videos

Where could we go from here?

Where could we go from here? Enhance Existing Apps:

Athletics – Live scoring, detailed statsCourses – “My Classes”, enrollment, add/dropEvents – Register, provide feedback, events by locationMaps – Searchable departments, key locations “e.g. Admissions Office”

Feedback App – Affiliation to TCU, email, suggestions, problems

Admissions – Incorporate virtual tours, ask for a counselor to follow up

Academics – Course content integration

Shuttle Bus – Track shuttle buses, map of paths, schedule of stops

KTCU – Listen to KTCU on the iPhone.

Student Life – Orientation, Frog Camp, Transitions, Career Services

Blackberry Support

iTCU on iPhone and Blackberry

http://m.tcu.edu

iTCU on iPhone and Blackberry