Student Project: QBase-CL

Title: A Database System for Multiple-Choice Questions

Client

Name: University of Stockholm
Unit: Department of Computer Science
Street: Electrum 230
Town: Kista
Postal code: 164 40
Country: Sweden
Web page: http://www.dsv.su.se/eng-welcome.html
Fax: +46-8-7039025
Phone: +46-8-161601, +46-8-205254

Project Description

The aim of this project is to be first in the world with a big database of multiple-choice test questions, that are open to the public. There is a great demand for multiple-choice questions since client is in possesion of a multiple-choice test-kind examing system using it.

The questions will be open to everyone. Cooperation with teachers all over the world will allow to maintain and develop multiple-choice questions' database as a public service to schools in Europe.

The system will be used basically by teachers, but also by any students or any other persons wanting to exchange tests. It should allow:

  • Submiting a test file (containing questions, answers and grading rules) with very simple syntax.
  • Checking if the syntax of the file is correct.
  • Checking if the questions do not already exist in the database, to prevent submiting the same questions twice.
  • Downloading tests accordingly to specified rules and restrictions (eg. quality of submited questions, expiration date, area etc.).
  • Rating mechanisms, allowing system's users to vote for tests, accordingly to their quality, usability etc.
  • User authorization (eg. userId, password, e-mail).

The project has a good chance of beeing funded by the European Union once a first prototype is running.

Client Representative

Name: Harald Kjellin
Position/Job title: Teacher
Web page: http://dsv.su.se/~hk/Welcome.html
Fax: +48-61-8771525
Phone: +48-61-8782364
E-mail: hk@dsv.su.se

Project Supervisor

Name: dr Tadeusz Pankowski
E-mail: pankowsk@sol.put.poznan.pl
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Project Managers

Name: Michał Jasiński
E-mail: vitric@fanthom.math.put.poznan.pl , vitric@poczta.onet.pl
Phone: +48-606-955-066
Web: http://fanthom.math.put.poznan.pl/~vitric/
Name: Rafał Lichwała
E-mail: rafaello@fanthom.math.put.poznan.pl
Phone: +48-606-616-717
Web: http://fanthom.math.put.poznan.pl/~rafaello/

Quality Assurers

Name: Przemysław Wesołek
E-mail: jest@man.poznan.pl
Phone: +48-605-287-922
Web: http://www.man.poznan.pl/~jest/mse/
Name: Marcin Skoczylas
E-mail: kangaroo@poland.com
Phone: +48-606-375-088
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Regular Meetings

Day of the week: Tuesday
Hour: 16:45
Room: 17 (Professor Club)
Building: Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Piotrowo 3a

About the Project


Project home page: http://www.fanthom.math.put.poznan.pl/~vitric/qbase/

Technology: Classical

What is the operating system(s) the software should work on?

  • Windows'95
  • Windows'98
  • Windows NT
  • Linux

What are the programming languages likely to be used by the students in this project?

  • Java
  • JDBC
  • HTML

If the project fails, how big problem it will be for your organisation?
It could be a problem, because this is one of the best ideas there is today.

What is the likelihood that the required effort will be equivalent to writing 2-3 thousand lines of source code?
Project managers can decide how much programming should be done, concerning functions mentioned above. Important is to implement required functions. All other are less important.

If necessary, can the scope of the project be adjusted to fit the effort range mentioned above?
Yes

Resources

Will the customer representative be able to spend at least 4 hours a week in October and November working with the students on requirements?
Yes

Will the customer representative be able to work on the project at least 6 hours a month in the remaining months?
Yes

Is your organisation ready to prepare a computer with appropriate tools available for the students at the organisation's site?
Yes

How important for your organisation is to be the only owner of the results?
Important

Is your organisation ready to present each student with a reward of 200 zł in case of successful completion of the project (there are 6 students on a project team)?
Yes, if the basic features of the specification is fulfilled

Summer internship

Is your organisation ready to accept 2 students of the 4th year (MSE Programme) for a summer internship?
Yes

How long should the internship last? Is one month enough?
One month is enough

Can such an internship be organised around the proposed project?
Yes

Can your organisation pay for students lodging, meals, and travel from Poznan?
Yes

Remarks:
We will pay for all expenses related to the internship

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