Final Project for CSCI-33 Spring 2020
| File Name | What it does |
|---|---|
| about.html | Landing page for user's that are not signed in. |
| error.html | Landing page for any failed operations. Displays variable error message. |
| following.html | Displays the schools a user is following. |
| inbox.html | Displays the different chat boxes (sent & inbox). |
| index.html | Displays available programs for each school if a user is logged in. |
| layout.html | Sets the basic format for all other pages. Every page extends this page. |
| login.html | Allows returning users to login. |
| profile.html | Displays info about a paticular school. (I could have added more details here but I wanted to focus on features) |
| program.html | Displays info about a paticular program. Again could be extended easily with more details like cost, students, etc. |
| register.html | Allows user to register, select if they are part of a paticular program, and if they are a mentor. |
| success.html | Generic page for displaying a success message following a successful database update. |
| userprofile.html | Displays info about a user. Has a shortcut to the messages section. Allows for adding/removing mentors/mentees. |
| inbox.js | Does most of the logic/rendering of info for the Messages/Chat feature. |
| admin.py | Declares models so the admin can manually alter them via the Admin portal. |
| models.py | Sets up the User, Program, School, and Message Classes. |
| urls.py | Creates the different URL paths for this application. |
| views.py | Handles most of the logic for the application: renders pages, updates the databse, etc. |
There was no other meaningful work done in any other file.
In a sentence (or list of features), define a GOOD outcome for your final project. I.e., what WILL you accomplish no matter what?
- Ability for mentors/students to sign up
- Breakdown of all the different schools for students
- Chat feature for students/mentors (Using JavaScript)
- Profile for mentors
Main public feed that shows successful mentored students- (Switched to have the main feed be newly added programs)
In a sentence (or list of features), define a BETTER outcome for your final project. I.e., what do you THINK you can accomplish before the final project's deadline?
Calendar integration so mentors and students can set up times to talk- Upon further investiagtion, the "Date Input" html attribute is not universally supported by browsers (like Safari) so I decided to remove this feature.
- Better CSS to make the site more friendly and modern (this is a weak point for me as I am not very good at designing User Interfaces)
In a paragraph or more, outline your next steps. What new skills will you need to acquire? What topics will you need to research?
I plan to start things off simply. I want to get the User Signup for Students and mentors set. Then I will create the ability for mentors to add Schools and subsequent programs at those schools. These will be visible to students.
After that, I will add the mentor profiles which will allow me to set up a review process for the mentors so that after the student's connect, they can review said mentor. Once the profile is setup, I will then allow the student to actually contact a mentor for a particular school/program. This is when I will integrate the text based chat for the student/mentor.
The "relationship" between the student and mentor will have three states: in progress, ended-bad, and ended-good. Ended-good state relationships will show up on the main public feed that is visible without signing in along with a required student testimonial.
I think the biggest thing I will need to focus on is the user interfaces. I am not very good at (and truthfully not very passionate about) making the interfaces all pretty and refined so I am going to have to push myself to make it so this App does not look bland and boring.