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| ASP.Net 2.0 | SQL Server 2005 |
| Visual Studio 2005 | Java Script |
| HTML 4.0 | FCKEditor |
| IIS 6.0 | Ajax Control |
- User Management
- Courses
- Events
- Packages
- Venues
- Booking
The customer
The customer of the project is FourS. FourS provides educational services that enables schools to develop their core business and become first class at learning. The creation of VT Four S Ltd. (Four S) is a significant development in terms of public service reform. Four S is part of the Education and Skills Division of the VT Group. The Division also includes a large careers, information and advice service and the UK's largest vocational training service.
Challenges - Requirements
The requirement of the client was to develop the FourS Course Authoring and Online Booking site that will allow the courses to be administered, booked and paid for online. The site included modules like User Management with role based access on every form, creating Courses, Events, Packages, Package Instances, Venues, Tutors, Bookings and Payments and integration of course information to FourS website.
The clinet's major requirements are:
- User Management
- Courses
- Events
- Packages
- Package Instances
- Venues
- Tutors
- Booking
The Solution
User Management
Users in the site are categorized in seven different categories like Super User, Training & Development Manager (TDM), Team Leader (TL), Course Organizer (CO), Procurement, School Administrator, and School Staff. The first five users are FourS admin roles and the remaining are the end users of the site. The basic task of the Super User is to Create/Edit user profiles based on the roles, managing the User Profiles.
Courses
Course is an entity that refers to the topic or subject that is created by a FourS admin like ".NET 3.0 framework". Course can be created by TDM, TL or CO. If the course is created by TL or CO, it goes for its approval. The status of that course is either approved or rejected depending on its immediate supervisor's recommendation.
Events
Event refers to an entity on which the site users or FourS users can book for. The Event is an instance of a particular course. Event can span multiple dates as well as multiple venues. Events also follow the same approval process as the course module.
Packages
Package is a collection of courses. Package can contain 2 or more courses. Package is a good option for the end user to purchase in bulk with reduced cost. Packages also follow the same approval process as the course module.
Package Instances
Package Instance is an instance of a Package. A Package Instance contains one and only one event for each course selected for that respective Package. Package Instances are designed to offer bulk purchases of events with reduces price. Package Instances also follow the same approval process as the course module.
Venues
Venue refers to an entity on which an particular event is going to be performed. FourS members can create venues based on their needs for arranging events. Procurement is the member of FourS which approves any venue created by other FourS members.
Tutors
Tutor is a member of FourS team. Their basic role involves delivering or performing on respective events. It also includes an Associate tutor role which helps out the actual Tutor in carrying out any particular event.
Booking
Booking is the place where the site user can book for an Event/Events and/or Package Instance/ Package Instances. School Admin can book for their staff members for Events and/or Package Instances. School staff can also book for his/her own but needs to be approved by his/her respective School Admin.
Value Addition
- Ajax Controls : Used Ajax controls for creating a more customized and user friendly appearance of the controls on the website. Ajax controls are useful as they allow the modification of any part of the control without having to refresh the whole page.
- Booking Process : In the Booking process, the user can select multiple events as well as multiple packages for Booking it. This gives the user flexibility for booking on more than one event.
Lessons Learnt
In this project, DIV based designing is used which helped to open new horizons in the designing side.
Due to this project, we were able to get the domain knowledge of education.