Mission Statement: Gradient

Introduction

While there are a number of "grade book" applications that are designed for instructors/teachers/profesors, none are designed for students. We at SagaciousMedia recognize that students would like to keep an independent record of their grades and that instructors/teachers/professors, who want to ensure that their grades are corrct, have an interest in this as well.

Gradient is our first attempt to address this need.

Vision

Conceptually, Gradient is not the first product of its kind. However, it is unique. In particular, unlike other products in this category, Gradient will be used by both the people assigning grades and the people receiving them.

Target Market

We intend to:

License a version of Gradient to educational institutions of various kinds that are the "providers" of grades.
Distribute a free version of Gradient to the "recipients" of grades.

Constraints Definition

Gradient must initially run on MS-Windows, OS X, and Linux. Ultimately it must also run on mobile devices.

Business Requirements

Gradient must be usable by people with limited computer skills after only 5 minutes of on-line training (i.e., after reading a short description).