1. VUSE EECS LAB ASSESSMENT SYSTEM
CHRIS POPP, CLAYTON DAVIS, AIMAN SHAHARUDDIN, SYUKRI SHAHARUDDIN
Project Overview
Hardware Design
We have developed a customized grading software system for the Vanderbilt department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science
Why?
Because :-
All EECS students must take lab courses
Individual TAs grade students differently
TAs may look for different errors or have a different interpretation of report requirements
Need a standard, fair grading system across all students
Development Server
Temporary server used to develop database system and website
Dr. Dozier’s server in FGH 258
- Dell PowerEdge 1300
- Pentium 3 Xeon processor
- 512MB RAM, SCSI JBOD array
Gentoo Linux
Apache httpd server
PHP Hardened
MySQL
Hosted on eecsgrades.vuse.vanderbilt.edu
Deployment Server
Permanent sever to host completed database and website
Administered by EECS department (Hampton Albert)
Microsoft Windows Server 2003
- Microsoft Internet Information Server 6.0 (IIS)
- MySQL
- PHPMyAdmin 2.8.2
Hosted on eecs.vanderbilt.edu
Project Sponsor
Software Design
Lason L. Watai
Lecturer in Electrical Engineering & Computer Science
In charge of EECS Labs
Wants fair grading across all students
Developed set of specific, concrete criteria called the grading rubric
- Consists of individual questions that can be answered with a ‘yes’ or ‘no’
Wants a database system to store students’ results
- This system can show statistics of students grades by student, section, and course for evaluation purposes
Designed using PHP, HTML and JavaScript
System interface is accessed via web browser
Importing/Exporting
Method created to import grading rubric in comma-delimited CSV format
- CSV is a basic form of an Excel spreadsheet
- Same importing method can be modified to insert class rolls in the future
Method created to export grades information to Excel and Word format
Outside Resources
TableKit : Sortable, editable HTML table enhancements using Ajax
DD Tab Menu : Standards compliant, two-level tab menu
Chained Select Menu : Allows the “chaining” of any number of selection lists together in an interdependent manner, creating a multi-level form menu
Database Schema
Network Diagram
Project Requirements
Menu System
Flexible and expandable system that can be modified to fit future needs
Secure system that will protect all students’ grades and personal information
Easy to use system that can be used with elementary computer abilities
Efficiently organized and structured database schema
Statistical and evaluative methods to analyze students and courses
Provide useful analytics to assist with ABET documentation
Admin
Home
View Profile
View Users
View Courses
View Labs
Upload Rubrics
Grade Labs
Analysis TA
Home
View Profile
View Enrollments
View Students
View Labs
Grade Labs
Analysis
Instructor
Home
View Profile
View Enrollments
View Users
Analysis
Student
Home
View Profile
View Enrollments
View Grades
*Admin is authorized to add, delete, and edit data
*TA is authorized to view and grade labs
*Instructor and student are authorized to view only
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