4 pages paper due today at 5:30 pm

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Mashal Al Marzooqi, Jonathan Cruz, Maymi Myint.

Carol Ann Tillema

COM 2223

2 October 2019

Introduction

Every day, a huge traffic starts when the students travel from the north side of the campus

to the south side by crossing University Boulevard road. It mostly happens between the

ten-minute break when students transfer to other classes. At that time, heavy traffic begins, and

the cars cannot move due to the enormous amount of pedestrians using the road, which causes

traffic delays. The traffic affects everyone who is on the road, either students or cars because

they will be late for what they are trying to reach.

What makes the traffic worse is that some students cross the road without checking cars

while they are riding their skateboards or bicycles. It is dangerous to cross the road without

paying attention because you could be hit by a car. Even though cars must stop when pedestrians

walk across the road on the zebra crossing lines, students should yield before they pass the road.

This scenario tends to happen a lot in campus especially during the ten-minute break, students

who ride skateboards and bicycles do not care about the drivers can cause an accident which can

end up in a permanent injury. There are two possible solutions that might reduce the traffic

between the ten-minute break: they are hiring at least two officers, who will be on sight at that

specific time to regulate the traffic and installing traffic lights.

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Proposed Tasks

Task 1: Hiring more security officers

One solution for the traffic jam is that the cooperation of the security department between

the students and the drivers. Since the 10 minutes break after class proceeds into a traffic

problem, cars and students can take turns under the guidance of security officers. The plan is

two security officers will be on each side of the road; they will give thirty seconds for the

students to cross the road and thirty seconds for the cars to continue their trip. Moreover, one

more officer will stand by there to give a helping hand when in need, and he will keep an eye on

the people who do not follow the officers’ guidelines. We interviewed Mr. Golembiowski, who

is one of the security officers of FIT related to the traffic jam problem. According to him, we

learned that there are only six officers working for both on campus and off campus. In order to

resolve this issue, we need to hire at least three more security officers who will handle the traffic

in the University Boulevard road. Therefore, we need to prepare a job offer to post it on Job.com

so that people who would like to join can easily apply for job.

Task 2: Traffic light

Another solution to maintain vehicle traffic flow smoother and safer is to install traffic

lights. It allows students and vehicles to use the utilize the road alternately. Moreover, pedestrian

signs will be installed at each side of the road with a set of countdown timer module. Pedestrians

would need to push a button to receive the walk signal; as a result, traffic will stop, allowing

pedestrians to cross. Similarly, a don’t-walk signal will be placed since it appears to prevent

pedestrians to cross and permits vehicles to continue. The time limit for the signals should be

about thirty seconds each.

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Schedule

Tasks Dates of Tasks (by Days)

Meeting with Teammates

Interviewing an officer

Performing a Research

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September

Figure 1: Schedule of Project Tasks

Budget

We performed some research about how much this project would cost.

Description Minimum Cost per Year

Maximum Cost per Year Cost unit

Hiring Security Officers $37400 $50500 Each

Posting Job Offer $199 $395 Each

Figure 2: Budget for Hiring Security Officers

Description Minimum Cost per Year Maximum Cost per Year Cost unit

Traffic Light $250,000 $500,000 Each

Countdown Timer Module

$190 $1930 Each

Pedestrian Signal $130 $10,000 Each

Signal Face $130 $800 Each

Signal Head $100 $1450 Each

Signal Pedestal $490 $1450 Each

Pedestrian Push Button $150 $1000 Each

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Figure 3: Budget for Building Traffic Lights

Qualification and Experience

We are students who are enrolled at Florida Institute of Technology and specialized in

different fields.

Jonathan Cruz, a computer science student, is a member of the Phi Theta Kappa Honor

Society (PTK) and Upsilon Pi Epsilon Honor Society (UPE). He is currently volunteering to help

students at the CS help desk. He has strong analytical and problem-solving skills. He is fluent in

two languages, English and Spanish, and he is currently learning a third language, Chinese.

Mashal Al Marzooqi, civil engineering student, is a member in the Oman Photography

Club (OPC) and Oman Automobile Association (OAA). He is capable of fixing cars and doing

modifications on different types of engines. He is able to work on several types of cars

mechanically without referring to a mechanic. Moreover, he joined OPC 4 years ago to improve

his photography skills. He is good at taking pictures and editing them, so he edits them

professionally on Photoshop and Lightroom.

Maymi Myint, pre medical biomedical science student, is attending labs and science

courses at FIT. She can perform experiments and dissection related to her major. She works at

Publix for customer service, and she knows how to communicate with people patiently and

kindly. Moreover, she has a plan to continue her career by attending medical school after she

obtains her bachelor degree.