Competitive Landscape Analysis for Riipen

Riipen, a company focused on connecting students with real-world projects, seeks to understand its position in the market by analyzing its competitive landscape. The goal of this project is to identify and evaluate key competitors in the educational technology and experiential learning sectors. Students will apply their classroom knowledge of market research and strategic analysis to gather data on competitors' strengths, weaknesses, market positioning, and unique offerings. This project will involve researching industry trends, analyzing competitors' business models, and identifying potential opportunities and threats for Riipen. By completing this project, students will gain practical experience in competitive analysis and strategic planning, enhancing their understanding of market dynamics. - Conduct market research to identify key competitors in the educational technology sector. - Analyze competitors' strengths, weaknesses, and market positioning. - Identify industry trends and potential opportunities for Riipen. - Provide strategic recommendations based on the analysis.

Pen Testing New Application

Riipen has recently created a whole new product for our users. You are currently on it! We would like a group of students to design and perform a pen test on this application. The final deliverable should include a written report detailing how the test was conducted, what tests passed, what tests failed, recommendations for mitigation strategies, and any further notes from the testers. For the actual testing, instead of using a live environment, a test environment will be provided to students so they can test without fear of actually damaging any real systems. A walk through of the UI portal, as well as the technical details of the API will be provided to students before they begin testing.

Cloud Infrastructure Review and Audit

The main goal of the project will be to take an existing cloud architecture for a modern web application, review and audit it against industry standards for security, scalability, availability and consider other factors such as pricing and produce either a proof of concept or a written report which details possible improvements and different services which can be better utilized to improve the cloud architecture.

Mobile App UI / UX Design & Prototype

Our company would like to explore designing a prototype for a native mobile application version of the Riipen platform ( app.riipen.com ). This prototype will need to cover the following basic user workflows: Signing up Logging in General navigation across the application Browsing content Chat Matchmaking Unique challenges in building a Riipen mobile application: Riipen has 3 different user type Riipen has a full scale messaging, meeting, and video chat system Riipen has heavily customized 'request' workflows for educators and employers Riipen has unique project management workflows for students