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UC Reviews is a full-stack web application that my team of three others and I developed as part of our senior design capstone project at the University of Cincinnati over the course of one academic year (three semesters) under the supervision of Professor Dyllon Dekok and Professor Rebekah Michael in the Information Technology department at CECH. We identified that the university lacked an accurate and actionable system for measuring student feedback. The existing feedback mechanism was limited to a simple “happy or not” kiosk (physical terminals where users could only select a smiley-based rating). This lacked written feedback or contextual insights.
To address this limitation, our team developed UC Reviews, a responsive web and mobile application that allows students at the University of Cincinnati to leave detailed reviews across various aspects of campus life, including housing, dining, faculty, and campus facilities. By providing a platform for in-depth feedback beyond simple ratings, UC Reviews addresses limitations in existing methods, such as the HappyOrNot kiosks, which lack contextual insights. By implementing features such as liking and disliking reviews, as well as reporting mechanisms, UC Reviews aims to foster a supportive community, encouraging genuine feedback that can guide actionable improvements across the campus. UCReviews was built using Angular, C#, Entity Framework, and Microsoft SQL Server, following a layered architecture to ensure scalability, security, and maintainability. The project received a final thesis grade of 100% and was presented at the University of Cincinnati IT Expo in April 2025.
The project was showcased at the University of Cincinnati IT Expo (2025), where it received 100% in the technical evaluation, under the supervision of Professor Dyllon Dekok and Professor Rebekah Michael.
Note: This is a forked repository, to showcase my bachelor's final project on my profile. The original repository of our team can be found here:
Elliott03/UCReviews
Full final analysis of the project is available in the report below:
- Authentication – Login via Google, Apple, or UC credentials
- Entity Listings – Professors, Dorms, Dining Halls, Parking Garages
- Individual Pages – Each entity has its own detail page with reviews
- Review System – Add textual reviews, star ratings, likes/dislikes
- Reporting Tools – Flag inappropriate or irrelevant content
- Anonymous Posting – Option to contribute privately
- Admin Dashboard – Manage reported reviews, track analytics, moderate content
- Pagination – Smooth navigation for large review datasets
- Responsive Design – Accessible on desktop and mobile browsers
- Data Security – Secure login, salted hashing, parameterized queries, minimal attack surface
Home / Login
Professors
Parking Garages
Dorms
Admin Dashboard / Backpanel
This application consists of three components:
- Backend – A RESTful API built using C# and Entity Framework
- Frontend – Built in Angular
- Database – Powered by Microsoft SQL Server
The backend interacts with the database and handles requests from the frontend. It consists of:
- Controllers – Each entity has a dedicated controller that handles HTTP requests and delegates logic to services.
- Services – Contain application logic and serve as intermediaries between controllers and repositories.
- Repositories – Abstract database operations, ensuring clean data access.
Diagram
UC Reviews was designed around common UC community roles:
- Student Persona – Wants to find reliable information about dorms, dining halls, professors, and parking.
- Faculty Persona – Reviews professor feedback to improve teaching quality.
- Administrator Persona – Uses the admin dashboard to moderate flagged reviews and track trends.
The system supports multiple interactions:
- Students – Login, browse listings, submit reviews, upvote/downvote reviews, report inappropriate content.
- Admins – Moderate flagged content, view analytics dashboard, manage users if necessary.
Diagram
- Node.js + Angular CLI
- .NET SDK
- Microsoft SQL Server
cd WebClient
ng serve
# Navigate to http://localhost:4200/. The app will auto-reload on changes.
# Build
ng build
# Build artifacts are stored in the dist/ directory.
# Unit Tests
ng test
# End-to-End Tests
ng e2e- Provide comprehensive student feedback across UC campus life
- Improve student experience through data-driven insights
- Ensure privacy and safety with anonymous and moderated reviews
- Deliver a responsive and intuitive interface
- Pratik Chaudhari
- Adam Tulloss
- Elliott Phillips
- Chase Staggs
- Analytics dashboard for trends in reviews
- Machine learning–based sentiment analysis of reviews
- Presented at the University of Cincinnati IT Expo 2025
- Awarded 100% technical evaluation score
- Project completed under the supervision of Professor Dyllon Dekok
© 2025 Adam Tulloss, Chase Staggs, Pratik Chaudhari, Elliott Phillips
This project was developed for academic purposes at the University of Cincinnati.
Please refer to the original repository for licensing details.