Criterion G & H: ITGS Project

Criterion G:
As Muslim females, we should dress modestly. However, it is very hard to find clothes that are both modest and stylish. Enter Nawal Hassouneh, a designer of fashionable modest clothing. Nawal designs clothes that fit the Islamic requirements for modest clothing, yet are appealing to those who wish to dress in fashion. These clothes, however, are only available to those who closely know Nawal, and know that she designs clothes. These designs are not available to the global female Muslim community. If her designs are published somewhere, they will be more accessible to people.

Criterion H:
Two possible IT solutions to this problem are a website or a brochure of her designs. The advantages of a website are that the website can be easily updated, it will be accessible to a global population, clear pictures with different views of the designs can be shown, the cost for making a website would be minimal. Some disadvantages include the fact that only people with computers and internet access will be able to view the site. Also, it might become troublesome to keep up with updating the website, and it may become outdated. Advantages of making a brochure are that it is easy to read, the pictures are clear, it can be read anywhere and distributed to local business willing to advertise. A disadvantage is that it would not reach as big a community as possible. Also, the printing costs for the brochures, especially if given away for free, could be quite expensive. Once the brochure is made, it is harder to update it or correct any mistakes. As a result, I have chosen to produce a website to display the designs. It can reach a larger amount of people, and is less expensive to produce.