1. Drupal based Scholarship Application
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Final Presentation
05/01/2012
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Team Members
Team Members:
Koushic Babu Thirukonda Surendran
Neeraj Jadhav
Krishna Sravanthi Tatta
Instructor
Dr.Kwok Bun Yue
Mentor
Mr.Dilhar De Silva
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Koushic Babu Thirukonda
Abstract
Problems with Existing Systems
Content Management System
Search
Apache Solr
Apache Solr Integration
Taxonomy
Neeraj Jadhav
Krishna Sravanthi Tatta
Problems faced
Lessons Learned
Future Enhancements
Conclusion
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Goal of the project
The overall goal is to create a content management based web application that will assist the college students to plan early and take control of their educational and financial future
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5. Problems with existing systems
Less search optimization to refine the scholarships
Lengthy registration process
Broken links to the scholarship website
No proper alert notification to the users
Irrelevant information
Solution is MyFuPa
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6. Content Management System
END USER
PUBLISHER
Database
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Comparison of CMS
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Drupal Flow
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9. Drupal Modules Important Modules Used
Modules are add-ons for the Drupal CMS
The primary function of modules is to extend the core feature list of Drupal
Important Modules Used
Content Construction Kit
Views
Apache Solr Search Integration
Taxonomy
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10. Content Construction Kit (CCK)
Basic Node Properties
Type
Title
Body
Author
Publish State
Content Construction Kit
Text Fields
Text Area
Checkboxes/Radio Buttons
Links
Date and Time
Customized Content Types
Scholarship Articles
Financial Articles
Shopping Articles
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Views
New View Created
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Views
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Search
Keyword Search
Faceted Search
Filter Search
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15. Apache Solr Search Integration
Provides keyword search
Also provides Faceted Search
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Taxonomy
Optional core module
Helps categorizing contents based on taxonomy terms
Used for filtering content that will enhance the search
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17. Vocabularies and terms
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Drupal Cron Jobs
Site maintenance
tasks
Modules
Check for internal and external broken links using linkchecker module
Site indexing by search module
Check for Modules and Libraries updates
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Challenges Faced
Selecting Drupal version
Developing Website UI
Replacing default Drupal search with Apache Solr
Integration of Apache Solr search to Views
Align search filters to fit our theme
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Lessons Learnt
How CMS works
Creating a website using Drupal
Choosing right Drupal modules to fit the requirements
Interacting with the end clients
How software development process works in real world
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Future Enhancements
Adding video tutorials and advising for financial management
Displaying news and advertisements blocks for commercial purpose
Automate the content selection and upload process
Enhancing shopping functionality of the site
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References
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Firepug.2002.Organizing content with taxonomy [Internet].Drupal; 2002 [cited 2012 Mar 22]. Available from:
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Yched.2006.Content construction kit [Internet].Drupal; 2006 [cited 2012 Mar 11]. Available from:
Apache solr [Internet].The apache software foundation; c2011 [cited 2012 Apr 02]. Available from:
Drupal [Internet]. Drupal; 2001 [cited 2012 Feb 18]. Available from:
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