Abstract
The academic landscape, particularly in higher education, has long been characterized by a blend of tradition and innovation. One of the enduring traditions is the thesis defense—a key moment in a student's academic journey. At The College of Wooster, scheduling these defenses has traditionally been inefficient, managed manually or via Excel spreadsheets. This study introduces WoOral, a web application designed to streamline this process through modern user interface design principles and full-stack development technologies. WoOral was developed using the XAMPP stack, which includes Apache (web server), PHP (server-side processing), and MariaDB with phpMyAdmin (database management), along with HTML, CSS, jQuery, and Bootstrap for client-side development. The application emphasizes key UI design principles such as discoverability, feedback, conceptual models, affordances, signifiers, mapping, constraints, and error prevention. By adhering to well-researched design principles and focusing on user needs we developed an effective scheduling system designed for people, with people in mind.
Advisor
Visa, Sofia
Department
Computer Science
Recommended Citation
Enkhtur, Turbat, "Developing "WoOral": A Full Stack Web Application for Streamlined Thesis Defense Scheduling with User Interface Design Focus" (2024). Senior Independent Study Theses. Paper 11121.
https://openworks.wooster.edu/independentstudy/11121
Disciplines
Graphics and Human Computer Interfaces
Publication Date
2024
Degree Granted
Bachelor of Arts
Document Type
Senior Independent Study Thesis
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