UNC CS PortalSASHA KARPINSKIANDREW PARKDANYAL FIZAELI 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

1. Project Marketplace2. Get Hired3. 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

Architecture

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!!!