Moving into Design and Architecture Design

Post your responses to the following discussion topics:

Suppose that your university were interested in creating a new course registration system that could support Web$$based registration.

Question

What should the university consider when determining whether to invest in a custom, packaged, or outsourced system solution? What is the reason for this choice? What would be your last choice and why?

Would you select an n$$tiered architecture over a two$$tiered architecture?