pairup project
find a partner easily for your class projects
* features (big picture)
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privacy control, protect user information, phone# and email address
show project page
show all open ticket for a project
send email when somebody comment or apply for your ticket
* functionality (some detail)
see also detailed use case in docs/use_case (very detailed)
** as a student,
join a course, meaning I'm taking this course
show projects which is open
hl projects which is open and you haven't got a partner/group
show open tickets for all courses I'm taking and I haven't got a partnership yet
open a ticket for a project, look for a partner
comment on existing ticket, both the owner and other users can leave comments
apply for partnership in a open ticket
close a ticket, either by accept an application
ticket will be closed automatically when valid date has past
add comments and attachments for a existing project
** as a instructor,
create a course
create a project, set/edit deadline for a project
mark project as open/active
mark project as closed
show all pairs/groups
show isolates
show all open tickets
** as a user(any type),
comment on existing ticket
add attachments to ticket just like a BTS system.
* implementation
** acl, access control
*** role instructor
an instructor can see the user's contact information if the user has joined
his/her course.
an instructor can create project
an instructor can delete empty project, no ref yet.
an instructor can edit project due date
*** role student
a student can open a ticket
a student can view all previous and current partners' contact information
a student can view other students' availability
** implementation how-tos
see docs/how_to
* thinkings and todos
integrade with ut eid account login or openid login
integrade with ut unique id for class
should it be more like wiki (open-access) or controlled (clear restriction)?
** why not use trac?
pros
trac components as projects
trac has perfect ACL and email settings
cons
trac can't track pair information
trac can't set due date or valid date for components and targets
timeline?