Scope:
The scope of ETD includes the following:
* Front facing web application running with valid SSL certificate. Form to be used by graduate students to upload their thesis or dissertation once they have passed their defense;
* Workflow routing with automated email notification;
* Links added in My ASU for student to navigate to ETD tool;
* Ability to annotate documents and route back to student, committee chair(s) and/or Graduate College;
* Upload and retention of documents in a variety of formats, with assumption that base document is in PDF format;
* Capacity to store all documents related to student's thesis or dissertation. Estimated storage needs are 100 GB of space (500 documents per year x 50 MB per student x 3 years);
* Upon final approval, hand off documents to ASU Library KnowledgeNet and UMI/ProQuest for permanent retention using web services
