Web Interface to Dissertation Database Matt Rotundo, Arun Jose, Brian Richards, Patrick Stankard, and Diah Schur

PHP, MySQL, HTML, and CSS used Create web interface for DPS dissertation database system o Add/delete/modify tables and queries o Listing tables for queries Description of System

Summary of Specifications  Provide User Authentication and authorization  Provide an easy to use administration interface to Add/Edit/Delete data  Improve quality of existing reports

Aimed for simple and accessible design Visually-pleasing Print tables in an organized and easy-to- read manner No tradeoffs were required in designing web pages (HTML and CSS) o All customer requests were fulfilled Design Decisions and Related Tradeoffs

How to Address Changes in Requirements?  The system is made flexible to handle changes  Address critical issues immediately  Prioritize the change requests  Implement high changes based on priority and resource availability  Use Model-View-Controller (MVC) development methodology to create a readily modifiable application structure

Entity Relationship Diagram

Components Built / Planned Built: Interface to  View/Add/Edit People  View/Add/Edit Dissertations  View/Add/Edit External Publications Basic authentication User profile view

Components Built/ Planned (Continued...) Planned:  Multi-tier authentication  Validation of input data Potential: CSV / XML data export notifications Social media integration

System Components

Application Structure PHP Based MVC Structure Controllers o Authentication o Database abstraction Models o Person o Dissertation o External Publication o Category o Research Method

On to the application!

Possible Additions Input validation Advanced user administration roles Detailed user profile pages User profile admin (image upload, , login/pass reset) Send on action (edit dissertation, add user to system, etc.) Content uploading / storage (pdf/doc files) extend publication reference functionality Data export csv/xml Social networking integration front-end individual document views (not just tabular views)

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