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UNC CS Portal. Sasha Karpinski Andrew Park Danyal fiza Eli Encarnacion. Introduction. Purpose & Components. A resource to benefit students academically and professionally as well as to be a forum to help connect students in a rapidly growing department Project Marketplace
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UNC CS Portal Sasha Karpinski Andrew Park Danyal fiza Eli Encarnacion
Purpose & Components • A resource to benefit students academically and professionally as well as to be a forum to help connect students in a rapidly growing department • Project Marketplace • Get Hired • Study Tools
Project Marketplace • A tool where clients can post project opportunities for students; Students can complete projects for experience and also to build a work portfolio for future employers • Clients can post project proposals on the board • Students can respond to proposals • Students can easily filter proposals based on criteria such as technologies used, paid/unpaid, etc.
Get Hired • A forum where students can share information about the interview process and job offer details during the job search • Students can create a post detailing their interview experience with a specific company • Students can anonymously post job offer details in order for other students to better evaluate their job opportunities • Students can easily filter posts based on company, location, etc. and view the average job statistics for a certain company
Study Tools • A forum where students can arrange study groups and request/offer help in CS courses • Offering tutoring services • Seeking tutoring services • Arranging study groups
Technology • Web Framework • Django • Database Management System • PostgreSQL • Front End Technologies • HTML/CSS/Javascript • JQuery • Twitter Bootstrap • Other aspects • Maintains itself through auto-deletion of posts • Android- and iOS-friendly
Looking Ahead… • “For Students, by Students” • Open source possibilities • Extensibility • “Check-in” feature • Commenting on posts • Tie-in with CS Club • Become the social hub of CS at UNC!!!